Privacy Policy
- Data Protection Act 1998
- The personal data we collect from you
- Personal data - the information we obtain from you on our website and how we use it
- Sensitive personal data - what it is and how we use it
- sign a copy of our Terms and Conditions letter to confirm your acceptance of our usage
- if you are not our client but are a DNA sample donor we will ask you to consent to our use of your sensitive personal data when you sign our Consent Form.
- Keeping your personal data and sensitive personal data
- for as long as the law requires;
- in order to fulfil all of the services you have requested; or
- as long as necessary to enforce or defend any legal claims.
- we will not keep DNA samples for longer than three (3) months; and
- we will not keep our Reports for longer than twelve (12) months.
- Who can access your personal data
- How we protect your information
- Information about our website
- Links to other websites
- Cookies - How we monitor use of our website
- Our documents
- Your queries
- Access
- Updating
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 we have a duty to protect any personal information which we collect from you. This page gives you details of the way in which we, Crucial Genetics Limited, will use, store and protect any personal information which we collect from you (our "Privacy Policy"). We are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy.
THIS SECTION SETS OUT HOW WE WILL USE, PROCESS AND PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH WE COLLECT FROM YOU. THIS SECTION MUST BE READ BY ALL OUR CLIENTS AND ALSO BY ALL DNA SAMPLE DONORS.
Any personal information that you give to us will be used by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When you request a brochure, appointment or any information regarding our services from our website (www.crucialgenetics.com) we will request from you personal data - your name and title, your contact address and telephone number(s) and your e-mail address. We will use this information to provide you with our brochure, an appointment or any other information you have requested. In giving us this information, you are consenting to us, Crucial Genetics Limited, using it in the ways specified in this Privacy Policy.
We will use this information to provide you with our brochure, an appointment or any other information you have requested.
In giving us this information, you are consenting to us, Crucial Genetics Limited, using it in the ways specified in this Privacy Policy.
Sensitive personal data is data which concerns (amongst other things) your mental or physical health, your race or ethnic origin or your sexual life.
In providing our services to you (for example, in taking DNA samples), we may collect from you sensitive personal data. Any sensitive personal data will be kept secure by us and will only be used in the carrying on of our services to you.
In order for you to consent to our use of your sensitive personal data, we will ask you to either:
or
In particular, we will keep your personal data and sensitive personal data:
We will only retain your personal data and sensitive personal data for as long as is reasonable in all the circumstances.
Please note that, unless specifically required to do otherwise by English law, or unless otherwise agreed in writing with you [and any separate sample donor(s)]:
We will not give your personal data or sensitive personal data to any third parties (unless required to do so by law) except insofar as such sensitive personal data forms a part of our Report, which will be circulated in accordance with our Terms and Conditions. Only our employees and sub-contractors have access to your personal data. If, in the future, our business is sold to, or merges with, another business entity your data may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.
We take the protection of your personal data and your sensitive personal data seriously. All information which we receive from you is stored by us in a secure environment. We operate using a secure network accessible only by a limited number of password-authorised personnel. All our personnel are subject to strict confidentiality obligations under their contracts of employment.
We also enforce a rigorous security policy at our premises, regularly reviewing our security policies and annually employing security experts to audit our security.
This website contains links to websites which are not run by us. We are not responsible for the data protection policies of those other websites. If you use the website links, please ensure that you read the privacy policies on those websites to which you may give personal data.
This website uses cookies. A cookie is a very small text file which we store on your computer when you have visited our website. By sending a cookie to your computer, our computer servers can recognise you if you visit our site again, and this enables us to build up a picture of use of our website.
We only use anonymous cookies to track use of our website and do not store any personal information traceable to individuals in our cookies. If you wish to disable cookies, you can change your browser's security settings. If you want to know more about the use of cookies and for information on how to disable cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please find below links to our Terms and Conditions and Consent Form:
Should you have any queries about our Privacy Policy or the way in which we handle your personal data, please contact us via email at info@crucialgenetics.com, via our telephone helpline 0870 88 88 0 88 or in writing addressed to Data Protection Enquiry, Crucial Genetics Limited, 191, West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LD.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you have a right to obtain a copy of the information we hold about you. Should you wish to obtain your data from us, please contact us in writing:
Data Protection Act Request, Crucial Genetics Limited, [F1 House, Road 4, Winsford Industrial Estate, Winsford, Cheshire, England, UK, CW7 3QN]. Please note that we are legally entitled to charge a small fee for providing your data to you. Given the sensitive nature of our services, please note we may request proof of your identity before we can comply with your request.
We will update this Privacy Policy as is required by law or changes in circumstance from time to time.
Last updated: February 2007