MATTHEWS INTEGRITY HUB

WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND GDPR STATEMENTS

The following terms and conditions apply throughout your use of this website and any related communications with our staff

MATTHEWS Integrity Hub: HEAD OFFICE (MIH) is a trading name of Matthews Engineering Training Ltd (METL), a registered company in England.

MIH is a website for informal discussion of technical and career issues in the asset integrity and associated industries. It is not a formal career advice service and does not act or advise on behalf of any employer or employee.

ACCESS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.1 Use of website

By using the MIH website and associated social media groups (The Website) you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

MIH and its officers accepts no liability for:

• any damages or claims arising from your use of the website
• loss of access to the website due to routine or emergency maintenance on the system, or due to excessive demands for the service
• loss of data including both data sent and other data held by or on behalf of you
• delay or failure in receipt of data provided by you or to you

We have endeavoured to ensure that all information is accurate and regularly updated; however, we make no submission that all information is free from mistakes or omissions and cannot be held liable for the information that you obtain from this website or from links and/or hyperlinks that MIH has posted or used for your convenience and leisure. MIH holds no liability for the accuracy of information posted on third party sites.

Reliance on any information from the website and/or links or hyperlinks is at your discretion and the MIH holds no responsibility in connection with your use of this information and/or any consequence that may follow.

1.2 Copyright and trademarks

MIH has the right to use all material featured on the website through ownership or license. This includes, but is not limited to; written copy, images, logos and names. It is for you as the user to ensure that you comply with the relevant copyright laws.

MIH consents to users printing from the website and/or copying content from the website for personal use but not the public distribution of any material from the website or any form of commercial use.

If any of the above copyright and/or trademark conditions are breached, MIH reserves the right to block your access to the site.

1.3 Cookies

This service puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) on to your computer. Most websites do this.

These cookies are used to:

• help us understand how you use the service, so we can improve it
• remember what notifications you’ve seen so you’re not shown them again
• temporarily store the information you enter.

The cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They’re put on to your computer to make the service work better for you. You can edit or delete the cookies. By using and continuing to use the website you consent to the use of cookies.

1.4 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use this website. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.

You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies. If you wish to do this, please inform us.

2 GDPR POLICY

2.1 GDPR Compliance

MIH operates in full compliance with the Data Protection Act and GDPRs 2018. In recognition of this, MIH is focused on ensuring your personal information is not shared or used for any purpose for which it was not intended.

2.2 GDPR Privacy Statement

We take care to protect the privacy of users of the Matthews Integrity Hub. We take our obligations under privacy and data protection law very seriously. This privacy statement explains how we collect, store and use your personal data. Please read this privacy statement carefully.

In this privacy statement, references to ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ means references to the organizers/owners of the MIH website and associated services. References to ‘you’ or ‘your’ means the person using this Website whose personal information we collect, store and use. This privacy statement applies between you and MIH, the owner and operator of this Website.

References to ‘the Website’ mean www.matthewsintegrity.co.uk (including any relevant sub-domains unless this privacy statement is expressly excluded from their own terms and conditions).

References to ‘Data’ mean all personal information that you submit to us via the Website.

We may change this privacy statement from time to time. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with the up to date version.

Data that we collect

The Data we may collect includes, but is not limited to:

• Your name and your organisation’s name;
• Your gender, age and employment history
• Your contact details including your address, email address and telephone number;
• Information on your career history, aims and abilities
• Any other information that you may provide to us (through our contact form or telephone discussions or otherwise);
• Any information in documents that you may upload to this Website.
• Brief discussion notes following telephone or face-to-face discussions
• Answers and results to online quizzes etc

We will only collect and use this Data in accordance with this privacy statement.

How your Data is used

All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the relevant principles of data protection law.

Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third-party disclosures specifically set out in this statement, your personal Data will not be disclosed to any third parties.

The Data listed above may be required by us from time to time in order to understand your needs and provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website.

In particular, your Data may be used for the following purposes:

• improvement of our product and services;
• to manage our relationship and discussions with you;
• to answer any queries that you may have about our product, the Website or other related queries;
• to help improve the Website;

Who is your personal Data shared with?

In the course of our discussions with you, we may need to share your personal Data with companies who provide training services that we have discussed with you. We will only do this with your agreement and/or if you request it.

From time to time, we may also ask for your consent to share your personal Data with third parties who provide services to us which are necessary for the operation of our business. Any such third parties will also be under a duty to keep your personal Data secure.

Third party websites

From time to time, this Website may also include links to third parties’ websites for your interest. This privacy statement does not extend to any third-party websites that can be accessed from this Website. We do not accept liability or responsibility for any third party’s use of your data or their use of cookies.

Rights regarding your personal Data

• You have the right to request details of the personal Data which we hold about you under the GDPRs. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us.
• You have the right to rectify any incomplete or inaccurate information about you
• You have the right to ask us to delete any Data and information we hold about about you
• You have the right to withdraw consent from us using your personal Data and information

Contact details

Matthews Integrity Hub is a company registered at Burton Sweet, Cornerstone House, Midland Way, Thornbury Bristol BS35 2BS. If you have any questions regarding this privacy statement please contact us initially on help@matthewsintegrity.co.uk

Last updated 01 August 2018