Privacy Statement
The Central Science Laboratory (CSL) website (www.csl.gov.uk) and any subsidiary websites in the domain csl.gov.uk are owned and operated by CSL. CSL does not automatically collect personal information from visitors to this site, unless it is freely provided.
Some non-personal information is collected by the CSL webserver, in order to continually improve the site and tailor it to the needs of visitors to the site.
Information tracked includes the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g. Netscape©, Microsoft © Internet Explorer), the type of operating system (e.g. Apple Macintosh©, Microsoft Windows©) in use by the visitor and the domain name of the visitor's Internet Service Provider (e.g. AOL©) or corporate domain.
By having this information, CSL is able to review the number of visitors to the site but only in an aggregate and non-personally identifiable form.
Email addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors to this site are known to CSL only when voluntarily submitted.
CSL will only collect personal information with consent of users of the site. Cases may include but are not limited to the following:
- (i) registration for additional information
- (ii) subscription to parts of the site.
CSL may use such information for the purpose of communicating with the user in the future (to the extent that is explained when visitors provide the information).
Use of Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier by saving basic contact information whilst at the CSL site. The use of cookies is an industry standard �they can be found at most major websites.
By showing how and when guests use the site, cookies help CSL see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on data such as total number of visitors and pages viewed. This information is most easily tracked with cookies. If you accept a cookie from www.csl.gov.uk, it will not only help avoid having to fill out multiple forms as the site is traversed, but it will also help CSL to learn how to continue improving the site based on the experiences of the users.
Examples of how www.csl.gov.uk uses cookies:
- A cookie lets the computers remember that you have registered on the site for any given site visit, which allows CSL to speed up additional activities at the site during that visit.
How www.csl.gov.uk does not use cookies:
- www.csl.gov.uk never uses cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in a cookie.
- Except as described below, www.csl.gov.uk does not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is the information shared with any third parties whatsoever.
- www.csl.gov.uk does not use cookies to identify specific individuals, except in cases such as demo registration (where a cookie allows you to register once to download a demo without registering again each time you download subsequent demos in the same session).
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some parts of the site will not function properly if you do so.
By using this site, you signify your acceptance of the CSL Privacy Policy. CSL reserves the right to make updates to its privacy statement at its sole discretion, and you are advised to check these conditions regularly.