PRIVACY POLICY – HEALTH INNOVATION LEEDS INCUBATOR, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS 

PRIVACY POLICY – HEALTH INNOVATION LEEDS INCUBATOR, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS 

This notice tells you how the Leeds Academic Health Partnership (hosted by the University of Leeds) uses the data of Health Innovation Leeds Incubator members. 

  1. THE HEALTH INNOVATION LEEDS INCUBATOR 

A member of the Health Innovation Leeds Incubator is someone who:  

  • Registers their interest in the programme 
  • Becomes a participant of the programme 
  • Completes the programme and becomes an alumni 
  1. WHERE DOES THE UNIVERSITY GET YOUR PERSONAL DATA FROM?

 We obtain data about you when you: 

  • Register your interest in the programme 
  • Submit an application to the programme 
  • Complete and return surveys or forms (by email or via the website) 
  • Share it with a member of the programme delivery team  

We also obtain data from our partner organisations that assist us with recruiting participants (e.g. Community leaders and representatives or the West Yorkshire Combined Authority). We have data sharing agreements in place with our partners to safeguard data about you. 

  1. CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA BEING PROCESSED
  • Your name 
  • Your contact information (including telephone number and email address) 
  • Your business details (including business name, address, positions) 
  • Access requirements if you attend an event 
  1. WHY WE PROCESS DATA ABOUT YOU 

We will process information about you to: 

  • Administer and deliver the programme 
  • Report on programme impact 
  • Promote events and activities that may interest you 
  1. LAWFUL BASIS FOR PROCESSING DATA ABOUT YOU

We process information about you to administer the delivery and evaluate the impact of the programme as a task in the public interest and will process access requirements with your explicit consent. 

We will contact you to let you know about events that we think are relevant to your interests.  We will only do this if you give us your consent and you can unsubscribe at any time. 

  1. KEEPING YOUR DATA UP TO DATE

We will update the data we hold on you from time to time (e.g. if you provide us with new contact details). If you would like your data to be updated, please email [email protected]      

  1. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA SECURE?

Your data is held securely on University systems including Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics. Access is strictly controlled and all staff receive training on data protection and information security. 

We employ a third party organisation to provide web services for the Health Innovation Leeds Incubator. These experts will provide their services in accordance with the strict instructions of the University. 

Delivery Partners 

Your data may be shared with the delivery partners as a part of the onboarding process and programme management. Partners include: 

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority   

As the funder of the programme, some of your anonymised data will be shared with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the purposes of communicating impact and ensuring the best programme of support is provided.  

  1. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
  • Withdraw consent at any time where that is the legal basis of our processing 
  • Access your personal data that we process 
  • Rectify inaccuracies in personal data that we hold about you 
  • Be forgotten, that is your details to be removed from systems that we use to process your personal data 
  • Restrict the processing in certain ways 
  • Obtain a copy of your data in a commonly used electronic form 
  • Object certain processing of your personal data by us 

Please be aware that these rights are subject to certain conditions and exceptions as set out in the data protection legislation. 

You have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the way in which we process your personal data. Please see the ICO Website 

  1. DATA RENTENTION

Data will be retained indefinitely unless you tell us otherwise so we can continue to contact you with opportunities we think will be of interest.  

  1. CONTACT DETAILS

If you have any questions regarding the way your personal data is being processed, please contact the Programme Team ([email protected]), or you can contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]. 

  • Our general postal address is University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Our data controller registration number provided by the Information Commissioner’s Office is Z553814X. 
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