Terms
of Use
Privacy
Policy
Data
Protection Act 1998
Freedom
of Information
Disability Equality Scheme
Privacy Policy
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a Special Health Authority within the NHS, responsible for managing the National Blood Service, UK Transplant and Bio Products Laboratory. We are committed to protecting the privacy of information provided by visitors to the blood.co.uk website ("Website").
In addition, you may find details of our commitment to protect the confidentiality
of personal data of registered blood donors in our “Data Protection
– A guide for donors” leaflet, which may be downloaded by clicking
here.
Collection of personal information
You may use the Website without providing any personal information. However,
if you wish to contact us using the online form, you are requested to provide
certain contact details, such as your name, e-mail and postal address and
contact telephone number. Amongst other things, the online form provides
a means for you to enrol as a blood donor, request further information or
raise medical queries. In some cases you may add comments or queries which
might also contain personal information.
You may request the removal of your personal information from our systems
at any time by contacting us at the address below or by sending an email
to dpofficer@nbs.nhs.uk
We also use ‘cookies’ on the Website, which are described here.
Cookies record on your computer details about the particular web pages you
visit and services you utilise. You may disable the use of cookies but this
may limit the functionality of our Website or your access to it.
Our use of personal information
Personal information collected by us via the Website is stored and used
by us as appropriate to administer your enrolment as a blood donor, to respond
to specific queries or comments and to provide further information relating
to the activities of the National Blood Service relating to blood donation.
Any sensitive personal details contained in comments or queries which are
sent to us via the Website, such as your religious beliefs, racial or ethnic
origin, physical or mental health or condition or sexual life, will be held
and processed in confidence by the National Blood Service and shall only
be used for the purposes of responding to the query or comment in question.
[Once we have responded to your query or comments, your sensitive personal
data will be deleted from our records.]
Unless we are required to do so by law, we will not disclose any personal
information collected via the Website to any person other than as set out
above.
Right of access
Under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to
a copy of any personal information held by us. To request a copy, please
contact us at the address below or by sending an email to dpofficer@nbs.nhs.uk.
A fee is chargeable for providing such information.
Security
The Website and our computer systems have security measures in place with
the aim of protecting the loss, misuse or alteration of personal information
held by us.
Linked Sites
The Website may contain links to other Internet sites which are outside
our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. We are not responsible
for data which you provide through any such linked websites.
Who to contact
Please send any comments or questions relating to this privacy policy or
personal information held by us to the address below, or by email to dpofficer@nbs.nhs.uk.
Customer Services
National Blood Service
Colindale Avenue
Colindale
London
NW9 5BG
July 2006
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