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The Data Protection Act 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998 (hereafter referred to as "The
Act") is a statutory act of the government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Act defines what types of data are
allowed to be collected, how they should be stored and what can and cannot
be done with that information. In particular The Act states that personal
data relating to individuals must be stored securely and only used for
legitimate purposes. Full text of The Act can be found here.
Definitions:
"Us" means "The Sequencing Service" as defined
elsewhere on this website.
"Customer" means anyone who requests services from us and has
entered in a contract with us.
"Contract" means the contract between us and the customer
covering the supply of services by us to the customer.
Personal Data Collected (Part 1)
The following customer data is collected by us as part of the formation of
a contract between our customers and us and is necessary for us to enter
into said contract with the customer. In addition, some of this data is
also collected each time customers request information from us (either via
our web site or via written purchase orders):
The customer's full name
The customer's full mailing address
The customer's email address
The customer's invoice contact and address if different from 1 and 2
What the above information is used for:
The information collected above is used solely to implement our contract
with the customer (Setting up of an account with us, supplying of goods by
us and the issuing of invoices by us) and is not disclosed to any third
party or used for any other purpose.
Where the above information is kept:
The above information is maintained on an electronic database used solely
by us and only available to us.
Personal Data Collected (Part 2)
The following information is logged by our web and mail servers when
customers contact us by these means:
The internet protocol address (IP address) of the computer used to send
the request.
The version of web browser and the computer operating system used to send
the request.
The email address of the requestee.
What the above information is used for:
The information collected above is used solely for the purposes of
implementing the contract between us and the customer, monitoring web and
mail usage and the diagnosing and rectifying of problems that may occur.
Where the above information is kept:
The above information is maintained on the server logs and is used solely
by us and only available to us.
If you have further questions or want to see the personal data we hold:
If you require further information or clarification of any of the
statements made above, please contact us. We respect the personal privacy
of our customers and their right to access the information held about them
by us. Any customer wishing to obtain a copy of the information about them
held by us should contact us (in writing) asking for the information.
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