This privacy notice tells you how we will treat the personal data which you may provide to us when you use this website. This is to comply with both the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
This notice contains important information on how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data, your rights in relation to your personal data.
This privacy notice also tells you about other information which you may provide to us when you use this website. Most of this information is provided automatically by your browser.
Please note that we may change this privacy policy from time-to-time so you should periodically check this page.
External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites which are owned and controlled by third parties. These third-party websites are outside our control and will have their own privacy policies which you should review. You use third-party websites at your own risk and we accept no responsibility for them.
What information do we collect?
We do not currently collect any personal data (as defined by GDPR) on this website.
We collect the following anonymised data:
Technical Data - includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website;
Usage Data - includes information about what pages you visit, how long you stay, and when you use our website.
We use Google Analytics to collect the above information.
How we use the information we collect
We use anonymous Google Analytics data to monitor website traffic and performance. You cannot be identified from this data, and it is never revealed to any third party.
We never share your personal information or associated data with any third party.
How we use cookies
We use cookies (small pieces of text stored for an extended time on your device) to identify your device (but not your personal details) for the purposes of tracking your activity and the performance of the website using Google Analytics.
Google Analytics uses cookies to monitor usage, but it sets and updates cookies only to collect the limited anonymous data required for its reports.
Additionally, Google Analytics uses only first-party cookies. This means that all cookies set by Google Analytics for this website only send data to the VSC servers. This makes Google Analytics cookies private to the VSC servers, and the data cannot be altered or retrieved by any non-VSC website or service.
If you disable cookies in your browser, then the Google Analytics cookies will not be stored on your computer (or other device).
We do not pass the information collected through the use of cookies to a third party.
Acceptance
By continuing to use this VSC website you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree, then you should not use this website.