PRIVACY POLICY OF WEST CORNWALL HEALTHWATCH
1 WHO WE ARE
West Cornwall Healthwatch (WCHW) is a voluntary independent non-political campaigning organisation concerned about healthcare in West Cornwall. We are not associated with any organisation of a similar name.
Where this site contains links to other sites, information and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. WCHW are not responsible for their contents and it does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any other organisation or individual .
Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
This policy may change from time to time, so please check this page periodically.
2 What information about you we collect.
We only collect personal information from you if you agree to share it with us for the purpose assisting WCHW in its campaigning. If information relates to a story or details of an incidence you have bought to our attention this information may be retained while relevant. It can be deleted from our records upon your request by contacting us.
Upon receipt of information by WCHW you will be informed of your rights regarding the information about you.
3 We may email you.
By submitting your contact details we may from time to time contact you giving you information relating to campaigns relevant to WCHW. You can unsubscribe from these communications at any time by contacting us.
4 Confidentiality of information.
No information you have given or we hold about you will be shared with any other organisation or individual without your written permission . This permission can be given by either letter, email or our CONTACT US page. We will confirm receipt of this information and any action taken.
5 Seeing what we hold about you.
You have the right to see all the information that we hold about you. If you wish to see what we hold please contact us.
6 Withdrawing consent.
You can withdraw your consent for us to hold this information at any time by contacting us. We will confirm to you within 5 working days that we have deleted your records. If you wish to amend your records with us, for instance a change of address , please contact us with new details.
7 Security of your data
Please note that if information is exchanged by email over the normal internet this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure and Is used at your own risk. Once we receive your information we make our best efforts to ensure it is securely held.
8 You have the right to complain
If you have any concerns about how we hold and share the information you have given us, please let us know. If you are unhappy with our actions please contact us