Privacy Statement

This page explains how www.alcoholchallenge.com uses the information you give to us and the ways in which we protect your privacy.

The Data Protection Act

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party or government department unless you give us permission to do so.

What information do we collect?

We collect three kinds of information from visitors to this site: Personal details in connection with any challenges you might take part in, and site usage information from session cookies and log files.

Personal details for Challenges

If you choose to take a Challenge, the information we collect is your name and email address. This information is stored to allow us to send you an email reminder about the Challenges you chose.

A copy of this information is kept securely by the Scottish Government and our technology suppliers, Whitespace and will be held until such time you inform the Scottish Government otherwise: Alcoholenquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk. This information is also stored on back-up tapes to avoid loss of data.

Site usage information log files

Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. Whitespace (the technology provider for the website) puts together web server log file information from all our visitors, which we use to inform changes to the layout of the site and to the information on it, based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information.

Changes to this privacy statement

If this privacy statement changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.

November 2008