Privacy Statement
Copyright
Except where otherwise stated, the Scottish Information Commissioner has copyright in relation to all material on this website. This includes layout, text, logos, photos, and other artwork. You may download or make copies of all such material on this site freely (except logos – see below) and you may reuse this material provided that it is not used in a misleading or inaccurate context.
Use of logos
The use of any of the Scottish Information Commissioner’s logos on any document or in association with any information signifies that the document or information has been prepared or approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The logos are used only on materials generated by the Commissioner’s Office or where the Commissioner’s Office has worked in association with an organisation preparing advice on freedom of information.
Use of any of the Commissioner’s logos without the Commissioner’s consent infringes the copyright held in respect of the logos. No permission will be granted for the use of the logos nor will reproduction of the logos in any form be allowed unless the Commissioner determines that the material on which the logos is to be used and the use of the logos on such material have been expressly approved by his office.
Disclaimer
We try to ensure that the information published on the Scottish Information Commissioner's website is up to date and accurate. However, the information on the website does not constitute legal or professional advice and the Commissioner cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use. The Commissioner cannot be held responsible for the contents or accuracy of any pages referenced by an external link.
Any personal data collected through this website will processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Privacy Statement
The Scottish Information Commissioner is committed to protecting your privacy in line with the Data Protection Act 1998. Any personal data you provide in completing an online form or signing up for our e-newsletter will only be used for that purpose and will be processed in accordance with that Act. Our list of e-newsletter subscribers is password protected to prevent unsolicited emails from being sent to people on the list and details will not be passed on to third parties.
General traffic data is collected via the Commissioner's website. Any statistics produced are based on aggregated data from which no details of any individual visitor can be traced. The Commissioner’s site does not automatically capture or store personal data from visitors to the site other than to record session information such as the most popular pages visited and the nature of the browser used. This information is used only for the administration of the site system and in the compilation of general statistics used by the Commissioner to assess the use of the site.
The Commissioner's website does not use tracking devices such as cookies which access and utilise information stored on a computer user's terminal equipment.
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