Privacy Policy

EIP Conference and its associates are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing the highest possible quality of service. This policy explains how we will use and manage your personal information under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Who we are

In this privacy policy references to we, us and our, are to EIP Conference. References to our Website or the Website are to www.eip-conference.co.uk.

EIP Conference is the name of the organising group of the Association of Chief Police Officers, Excellence in Policing Conference. Part of this group is an organisation that administers the bookings process, takes payment and manages the personal information collected. This organisation is Webtech Systems Limited who trade as “The Information Edge”.

The data controller as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 is the Association of Chief Police Officers, with associates processing personal data on their behalf.

What information we collect and how

The information we collect may include.

1. Any personal details you knowingly provide us with; through form, email, or by telephone such as name, address, telephone number etc.
2. Your IP Address, this is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor usage of the Website so that we can improve the site for future visitors.
3. Data recorded by the Website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings, this saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the site. Such data is recorded locally on your computer through the use of cookies. Most browsers can be programmed to reject, or warn you before downloading cookies, information regarding this may be found in your browsers help facility. For more information on cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

What we do with your information

Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. The details we collect will be used:

1. To process your application for a place on the conference your personal details will be used by EIP Conference and its associates to fulfill our obligations to you.
2. You may have consented to receive information on future conferences or events being administered by EIP Conference. You may opt out of receiving such information at any time. Each contact made with you will describe how you may opt out of further contact.
3. Your personal information will only be provided to third parties with your explicit consent or where legislation requires the release of personal information, e.g. in the prevention or detection of crime.

Your Rights

You have the right to request a copy of any information that we currently hold about you and to opt-out of any further communications which you previously agreed to. To do either of these, please contact us at info@eip-conference.co.uk.

Other Websites

The EIP Conference website may link to other websites. This policy only relates to the EIP Conference website and we encourage to read other web sites’ privacy policies before parting with any personal information.

More information on your personal privacy rights may be found at www.ico.gov.uk