Privacy Policy


We take your privacy concerns seriously. We abide by the UK and EU Rules on Data Protection. If you have any further queries regarding privacy, please contact our customer service team via the Contact Us link on our website.

British Skull Base Society (hereinafter collectively referred to as “The Organisation ” “us” “we” or “our”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out our practices. Please take the time to carefully review this Privacy Policy as it tells you how we will treat your personal information. By using our site and services, you unconditionally and irrevocably agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. We want to offer you the best possible user experience, and therefore, from time to time we will incorporate additional functions, features, products and services into our web site. Because of this and our commitment to protecting your privacy there may be occasional changes to this Privacy Policy, so please remember to refer back to this Privacy Policy regularly to review any amendments.

Any questions regarding our Privacy Policy should be directed to the us.

Why do we collect and use personal information?

In order to:

  • Process membership or applications submitted by you
  • Customise the service we provide to you
  • Carry out our obligations in relation to any agreement you have with us
  • Verify your identity (for example, in the event of a course or conference)
  • Anticipate and resolve problems with any services supplied to you
  • Carry out market research and tracking of sales data
  • Send you information about products and services

If we need to collect and process personal information about you (including your name, a user name, gender and date of birth. In case you ever lose or forget your password, we will also ask you to provide the answer to a question, which only you would know, such as your mother`s maiden name. We may ask you for this information through our Site, or via one of our customer service staff.

We may also ask you for other optional information such as the sort of device/s you use (eg. a mobile phone or PDA), and what general subjects interest you. If you choose to give us this information it will help us provide you with the best possible service, personalised to your needs and preferences.

Although we do not make it compulsory for you to give us every item of information we ask for, the more information you volunteer and the more accurate it is, the better we can tailor our services to you.

If you choose to take part in any of our surveys, courses or conferences we may sometimes collect additional information from you. We will use this to help target relevant information that we feel you would like to know in the areas of the Organisation.

Some of our services may be offered in conjunction with other organisations and they may need to see personal information from you too. Whenever this occurs, we will tell you when you first go to use that service. Please note that certain services may be unavailable if you do not disclose the personal information you are asked for.

Log files/IP addresses

When you visit our site, we automatically log your IP address. This is the unique address that identifies your computer on the Internet and which is automatically recognised by our web server. We use IP addresses to help us administer the Site and to collect data for broad research use. Where possible we link IP addresses to personally identifiable information that helps us evaluate how we might be able to improve our service.

Non-personal information

We may automatically collect non-personal information about you such as the type of Internet browsers you use, or the site from which you linked to our site. You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on our site. We may from time to time supply the owners or operators of third party web sites that are linked to our site, with information relating to the number of users linking to our site from their site. You cannot be identified from this information.

Information placed on your computer

We may store some information (commonly known as a “cookie”) on your computer when you look at our Sites. This information facilitates your use of our Sites and helps us to provide you with the best level of service. For example, cookies ensure that you do not need to re-enter your details every time you visit our Sites and help us to show you advertisements and general content that is relevant to your interests.

If you wish, you can erase or block cookies from your computer. Your help screen or manual should tell you how to do this, however, certain services may not work correctly if you set your browser to not accept cookies.

Disclosing your information to others

Other than the disclosures referred to in this policy:

(i) we will not disclose any personal information without your permission unless we are legally entitled or obliged to do so (for example, if required to do so by court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime); and/or

(ii) in the event that we undergo re-organisation or are sold to a third party, in which case you agree that any personal information we hold about you may be transferred to that re-organised entity or third party.

Security

We have done our utmost to implement the latest technology and policies to safeguard your privacy from unauthorised access and improper use, and will continue to update these measures as new technology becomes available.

Third party sites

We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other web sites even if you access them using links from our site. Therefore we recommend you check the policy of each site you visit. In addition, if you linked to our site from a third party web site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners or operators of that third party site. Again we recommend you check the policy of that third party site and contact its owner or operator if you have any concerns or questions.

Transferring your personal information outside the European Economic Area

As part of the services offered to you through our site, the information you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EEA or one of our service providers is located in a country outside of the EEA. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. If we transfer your information outside of the EEA in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

In addition, if you use our services while you are outside the EEA, your information may be transferred outside the EEA in order to provide you with these services.