This document was last updated July 1st, 2004.
At Services ("GALENA") we understand that using services online involves a great deal of trust on your part. We take this trust very seriously and make it a priority to protect the confidentiality of the personally identifiable information ("PII") you provide to us. (PII includes information that can be linked to you as a specific individual, such as your name, address, phone number, or e-mail address.) Sometimes we need information to provide services that you request, and this Privacy Statement explains what information we will collect and how we will use it. By using this site, you consent to the information practices described in this Privacy Statement.
This Privacy Statement applies to the GALENA Services Online Website.
Information collected about you
GALENA occasionally collects personally identifiable information ("PII") about you that you specifically and voluntarily provide. PII includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, phone number, or e-mail address. On all GALENA pages that collect PII, we specifically describe what information is required in order to provide you with the product or service that you have requested.
GALENA collects PII when you:
- Request information via the Website
Request information via the Website
Using the contact form provided on the Contact Us page, we collect your name, email address and phone number. This is used solely so we can get in contact with you and is not passed to any other business or agency.
Computer Information
GALENA collects certain technical information from your computer each time you request a page during a visit to the GALENA website. This information is collected from your computer's Web browser and may include your IP address, operating system, Web browser software (e.g. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), screen resolution, and referrer Website. Wireless users: Please check with your wireless company if you are using your cellular phone to access the Internet to understand whether PII may be used to identify you.
Cookies and Other Web Technologies
A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and cookies set by GALENA can only be read by GALENA. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other websites that you visit.
GALENA may serve you cookies to personalize your site experience, authenticate your identity to the site, and store your language and site settings.
Use of Your Information
GALENA will use your information for one of four purposes:
- To store your information for you and deliver it to you when you request it.
- To help you quickly find services or information on the GALENA website.
- To help us create and deliver content most relevant to you.
- To learn about how our products fail and fix such problems.
Sharing Your Information
GALENA does not sell or rent your personal information (PII) to anyone.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Statement, personal information you provide on this site will not be shared outside of GALENA without your permission. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including answering customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Our Legal Obligations
GALENA may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on GALENA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of GALENA and its family of Websites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of GALENA, its Websites, or the public.
Other Web Sites
There are several places throughout GALENA that may link you to other Websites that do not operate under GALENA's information privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of Websites you choose to link to so that you can understand how those Websites collect, use, and share information. GALENA is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Websites outside of the GALENAhr.co.uk domain.
Use of Web Beacons
GALENA Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs - that allow GALENA to count users who have visited those pages. GALENA may include web beacons in e-mail messages in order to count how many messages have been opened and acted upon. Web beacons are not used to access your personal information on GALENA Website; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about Website usage.
Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides.
Control Over and Access to Your Information
When you give us personal information, GALENA will not share
that information with third parties without your permission,
other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It
will only be used for the purposes stated above.
Please be aware that this Privacy Statement and the privacy
choices you make on this site will not necessarily apply to
personal information you may have provided to GALENA in the
context of other, separately operated, GALENA products or
services.
Deciding What Communications You Receive
GALENA may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service issues related to a product or service you requested. You can stop receiving these e-mails and delete personal information about you by following the instructions included with each e-mail.
Protecting Your Information
GALENA helps to protect the security of personal information and honours your choices for its intended use. Our goal is to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this Privacy Statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Statement. For material changes to this Privacy Statement or how GALENA will use your PII, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our Website or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Statement and any updates.
If you have questions about our Privacy Statement, please contact us.
Contact information
GALENA welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that GALENA has not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please contact us by e-mail or postal mail and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
