We are committed to preserving your privacy. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information obtained from those visiting RightSpeciality.Org.

By using the Site you consent to the collection/retention and use of your personal information in accordance with this policy.

Information that we collect from you

  We collect information about you:

• when you provide us with your personal details (such as your GMC Number, gender, e-mail address etc) by registering with us or submitting an enquiry via the Site;
• from your usage of the Site and any other information you post on the site, e-mail or otherwise send to us.

Use of your information

  We use your information:

• to ensure that content from the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
• to analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support and improve and develop the Site;
• to provide you with information or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes;
• to notify you about changes to our service.

Storage of your information

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Disclosure of your information

Authorised personnel within RS will be able to access the information you provide to us.

Unless required or permitted do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

IP addresses and cookies

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type. This information is statistical data about users' browsing actions and patterns, does not identify any individual. It is used to inform improvements to the website, for system administration, and to report aggregate information to third parties.

For the same reasons, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. We use this information to track your movements through the Site, to find out how the Site is being used and to assess its usefulness. Personal information about you is not collected during the tracking process.

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You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you use our service.

Security

We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on the Site.

Your rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information held by us in our records in return for which we charge a small fee.

The Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

This article was published on July 24, 2010