We are committed to your right to privacy. By submitting identifying data, a visitor to our website is agreeing to this Privacy Policy and Petrology's use of such data as described in this Privacy Policy. Should you have questions however, feel free to direct these to enquiries@petrology.com. Generally, we only collect identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by a visitor to our website. A visitor to our website may choose to provide this information to apply for a position, or make an enquiry. When a visitor provides this type of identifiable information to us, we use it solely for the purposes for which it was provided. Our policy is not to share personally identifiable information with third parties, unless required by law, or unless explicitly requested by a visitor. We recognise that your information is valuable and we take all reasonable measures to protect your information while it is in
our care.
Privacy Policy
Effective from 1 March 2007
Petrology Ltd controls data collected through this website.
Company Registration Details
Registered Office:
Petrology Ltd
River Clyde House
Erskine Ferry Road
Old Kilpatrick
Glasgow
G60 5EU
Scotland
Company Registration Number SC78566
Data Collection
We collect only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors. We receive limited identifiable information, such as name, Title, company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers, from Web site visitors. Typically, identifying information is collected to:
- Enquire for further information
- Submit CV's or make application for a position.
Demographic information, including gender and occupation, is not actively sought, but may be submitted when a visitor makes contact with us. It is our policy to limit the information collected to only the minimum information required to complete a visitor's request.
Our intention is not to seek any sensitive information through our Web site unless legally required for recruiting purposes. Sensitive information includes a number of types of data relating to: race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or other similar beliefs; trade union membership; physical or mental health or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, we accept your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this privacy policy.
Information attained by the site is used only for the intended purpose. This data is not shared with a third party. If there is an instance where such information may be shared, the visitor will be asked for permission beforehand.
Data Retention
Some of the information we receive
is not retained. Information, which is retained, will
be kept as long as the information is required to
completely service the contact request or until a
user requests that we delete that information. CV's
are disposed of when they are considered dated by
our Human Resources departments or requested by the
visitor.
Third Parties
Our Policy is to only
disclose information to third parties under the following
circumstances:
- as required by
law
- when explicitly
requested by a visitor
- when required
to deliver information requested by a visitor
- when required
to facilitate conferences or events hosted by a
third party.
We do not collect or compile personally
identifying information for dissemination or sell
to outside parties for consumer marketing purposes,
or host mailings on behalf of third parties.
Third Party Links
Where this website links to other
websites Petrology's Privacy Policy no longer applies.
We encourage visitors to review each site's privacy
policy before disclosing any personally identifiable
information.
Access
Each visitor has the right of access
to personal data they have submitted through the website.
Enquiries about the accuracy of identifying
information previously submitted through this website
or requests to have outdated information removed,
should be directed to: enquiries@petrology.com. We
are committed to providing reasonable and practical
access to visitors to allow them the opportunity to
identify and correct any inaccuracies. When requested
and practical, we will delete identifying information
from current operational systems.
When personally identifiable information
is retained, we assume responsibility for keeping
an accurate record of the information once a visitor
has submitted and verified the data. We do not assume
responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy
of the content of personal information. When practically
possible, if informed that any personal data collected
through this website is no longer accurate, we will
make appropriate corrections based on the updated
information provided by the authenticated visitor.
Transborder Transmission
It may from time to time be necessary
to transmit data to our staff working in foreign countries.
By submitting data, the visitor is providing explicit
consent to the transborder transmission of data collected
on the website for the fulfilment of their voluntary
requests.
Security
We have generally accepted standards
of technology and operational security in order to
protect personally identifiable information from loss,
misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorised
personnel are provided access to personally identifiable
information.
Children
We understand the importance of protecting
children's privacy especially in an online environment.
Our website is not intentionally designed for or directed
at children 13 years of age or younger. It is our
policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information
about anyone under the age of 13.
Modifications
We reserve the right to modify
or amend this Policy at any time. The effective date
will be displayed at the beginning of this statement.
To keep visitors informed of changes to our Privacy
Policy we will prominently display a notice for a
period of not less than two weeks on our home page
informing visitors of the changes.
