Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS or “We”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website and the choices you have associated with that data.

Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to improve your experience on our website.

  • Personal Information: When you register for workshops or a competition on our website, we may collect personal information such as your name, address, and email address, your affiliation and your research interests.
  • Your activity on the website, such as which web pages you visit.

Use of Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To register you for workshops and the competition.
  • To send you important information about the workshops and competition, including registration confirmations, updates, and reminders.
  • To communicate with you regarding our activities.
  • We may ask you to evaluate events you have attended and to inform you about other IAS events and opportunities.

Disclosure of Your Information

We will not share or sell your personal information to any third party without your consent. However, we may disclose your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • To comply with legal obligations or legal process.
  • To protect our rights and property.
  • To prevent or investigate potential wrongdoing in connection with the Website.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

You can access and update your personal information or request that we delete it by contacting us at ias@surey.ac.uk.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is ever completely secure.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at ias@surrey.ac.uk.

 

Last updated: 27 May 2024