Privacy policy

This website belongs to the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts ("NESTA") of 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE, UK.

This privacy policy explains how NESTA uses personal information which we collect via this site.

1. What kind of information do we collect?

If you register on this site, we may ask for personal information such as your name, email address and photograph. We may ask you for feedback on our events or to complete surveys for us. We may detail your activity and personal preferences when visiting our sites (see "Cookies", below). If you post content on the site or communicate via the site, we may store and monitor your content and communications.

2. What do we do with information we collect?

We will use your personal information to:

• operate this site
• if you register with us, to provide you with newsletters and information about us, our partners and our events
• carry out analysis and research to improve our sites, events and activities
• prevent and detect fraud and abuse of our site and protect other users

Please make sure that any personal details which you give us are accurate and up to date, and let us know about any changes. Please get consent first before giving us information about anyone else.

3. How to unsubscribe

If you don't want to receive any more communications from us, please change the preferences on your account or click the unsubscribe link on any email from us.

4. Who else has access to your information?

We may share your information with our partners and with companies who help us to host and operate this site. Some of these organisations may process your information in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as the United States, where data protection laws are not the same as in the EEA. If you are not happy for us to transfer your information in this way, please don't access and use our websites.

Comments, blogs and other information which you upload may be displayed publicly and to other users. Please be careful when disclosing personal information which may identify you or anyone else. We are not responsible for the protection or security of information which you disclose in public areas.

We may disclose your personal information if required by law, or to protect or defend ourselves or others against illegal or harmful activities, or as part of a reorganisation or restructuring of our organisation.

5. Cookies

This site may contain cookies. Cookies are small text files that a website sends to your computer to record your online activity. Cookies may be used on this site to help personalise your visit, to improve how you use the site and to record your online activity. You can disable cookies by adjusting your browser settings, but some functions of the site may not work correctly.

6. Security

We take steps to protect your personal information and follow procedures designed to minimise unauthorised access to or disclosure of your information. However, we can't guarantee that we will eliminate all risk of misuse. If you have a password for your account, please keep this safe and don't share it with anyone else. You are responsible for all activity on your account and must contact us immediately if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your password or other security breach.

7. Contacting us

You are legally entitled to know what personal information an organisation holds about you and how that information is processed. If you would like to know what information we currently hold about you, please write to the Head of Legal at NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE, UK. We will ask you for proof of identity and may charge a £10 fee.

NESTA is also subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Requests for information under the Act should be sent to the address above or emailed to information@nesta.org.uk with your name and email/postal address and details of the information requested.