Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) is a UK-registered charitable company (Nr. 11174449) dedicated to the study of surveillance in all its forms and the free distribution of scholarly information. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website, become a member, or register for our events.
Topics:
What data do we collect?
How do we collect your data?
How will we use your data?
How do we store your data?
Communication
What are your data protection rights?
What are cookies?
How do we use cookies?
What types of cookies do we use?
How to manage your cookies
Privacy policies of other websites
Changes to our privacy policy
How to contact us
How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?
Our organisation collects the following data when you register for our membership, events, and newsletter:
Personal identification information (Name, email address, affiliation, etc.)
All the payment data are handled by a third party, depending on your payment platform of choice.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide our organisation with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
Register online for our membership, events, and newsletter
Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
How will we use your data?
Our organisation collects your data so that we can:
Process your membership and registration and manage your account.
Email you with member- or conference-related news and updates
How do we store your data?
Our organisation securely stores your data on our WordPress cloud through our membership plugin. Your membership data will remain in our database unless you decide to delete your account.
Communication
Our organisation sends you updates regarding your membership or event registration. You can manage your subscription to our newsletter at any time.
What are your data protection rights?
Our Organisation would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request our organisation for copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that our organisation correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request our organisation to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that our organisation erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that our organisation restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our organisation’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that our organisation transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: contact@surveillance-studies.net
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Our organisation uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
Keeping you signed in
Understanding how you use our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
Functionality – Our organisation uses these cookies so that we recognise you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Our organisation website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our organisation keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 11 March 2024.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our organisation’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: contact@surveillance-studies.net
