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Privacy Statement

Edinburgh Research and Innovation Limited (otherwise known as "ERI") is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the University of Edinburgh, responsible for pre-award research support services, management of technology transfer activities, consultancy services, company formation, incubation facilities and management of the University science park.

Registered in Scotland Number SC148048
Registered Office Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
VAT Registration Number 592 9507 00

ERI recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of anyone who visits the ERI website. This privacy statement sets out the policy of ERI towards the collection and use of information obtained from those visiting and using the ERI website. By using the ERI website you consent to the collection/retention of your personal information in accordance with this policy. Although the policy has been developed to take account of changes in internet technology, it is subject to change and any such changes will only be notified on this page.

General undertaking

ERI will:

• Respect your privacy and confidentiality;
• Only record your personal details in the manner and for the purposes set out in this privacy statement;
• Keep your personal details secure from unauthorised access, use or disclosure; and
• Not sell, rent, trade or otherwise knowingly share or provide your personal information to any third party except insofar as legally obliged to do so or as specified below.

What information is collected?

In order to use the ERI website, you are currently not required to register or provide any personal information about yourself. Any personal information collected from visitors to our website is on a purely voluntary basis, through the feedback or contact forms. However, by supplying this information, you are consenting to ERI (or the University of Edinburgh) keeping it for a reasonable period of time and using it for the purposes set out below.

In order to use most of the ERI website, you are currently not required to register or provide any personal information about yourself. However, if you wish to purchase a licence to use any of the University of Edinburgh’s technology, through our Click–Thru Licensing System, you will be required to register with us by providing some personal information (such as your name, organisation and contact details, such as postal address, telephone and e-mail address). Any personal information collected from visitors to other sections of our website (for example, through feedback or contact forms) is on a purely voluntary basis.

By supplying this information (whether through the registration process for our Click-Thru Licensing System or through the feedback or contact forms), you are consenting to ERI (or the University of Edinburgh) keeping it for a reasonable period of time and using it for the purposes set out below.

When you use the ERI website our web server automatically sends your computer with a small piece of code (a 'cookie') that enables the webpages to be displayed correctly and obtain standard information about your computer for logging web traffic. The information that the cookie provides allows us to manage and improve the services on the website - this cookie does not however contain any personally identifying information. When you view our webpages, as with most other websites, our web server builds logs of activity, which contain information about your location in the world and even your computer's IP address. In addition, on some pages, small visible graphics are used to build and enhance this logging system.

What we do with the information?

Any personal information that you provide to us will only be used for the purpose stated at the time we request it.

We will not sell, license or trade your personal information to others. We do not provide your personal information to direct marketing companies or other such organisations.

However, if you use our Click-Thru Licensing System and choose to purchase a licence using our electronic payment option, we may pass your personal information to a third party payment facilitator in order to facilitate your payment.

Personal information provided by you, and any other information relating to you, may be held by ERI and used for its own marketing purposes.

We may disclose your personal information to the University of Edinburgh or any other subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh, for the purposes disclosed in this privacy statement.

We regularly analyse demographic and other statistical information about user behaviour to analyse the popularity and effectiveness of our website. In performing such analysis and in the course of our business we will only ever disclose such information in an aggregated form that is not capable of identifying an individual user.

To comply with statutory requirements, we may sometimes be required to share your personal information with external agencies, particularly for the purposes of detection or prevention of crime or fraud.

Emails

Where you have provided your email address, ERI may occasionally send you, via email, information which ERI considers would be of use or interest to you. Such information may also include details of changes or updates to the services provided by ERI via this website or otherwise.

In any such email, ERI will provide instructions on how to discontinue this service if you would prefer not to receive any future information from ERI.

Access to Information

ERI will provide you with a copy of all information maintained about you upon written request to:

Data Protection Officer
Edinburgh Research and Innovation
The University of Edinburgh
1 Roxburgh Street
Edinburgh EH8 9TA
Scotland, UK

Or by email to Research.Innovation@ed.ac.uk.

Any user may require that this information be removed from the ERI database by writing to the above postal addresses. ERI will correct any inaccuracies in such information as soon as practicable after being notified of them in writing.

Any questions?

If you have any queries or concerns about privacy on the ERI website, please contact us at Research.Innovation@ed.ac.uk.

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Terms of use

This website is aimed at research-based companies, research-active universities, technology-based companies, SMEs (especially Scottish), government/not-for-profit agencies and investment companies that are looking to collaborate or invest in research and commercialisation activities within the University of Edinburgh. ERI has attempted to provide accurate and current information on this website; however, ERI makes no representations about the suitability of the information contained or published on this website for any purpose.

All such information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. No warranty or representation is made, express or implied, that the information contained or referenced herein is accurate, current or complete. Furthermore, ERI shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for direct, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages resulting for the use of, or inability to use, this information or any information provided through linked websites.

This website contains third party information. Such information is, wherever reasonably possible, marked with the name of the source. Such third party information does not represent the views or opinions of ERI, and ERI takes no responsibility whatsoever for such information.

Links to external internet sites

This website contains links to third party websites. ERI is providing these links only as a convenience and the inclusion of any such links does not imply endorsement by ERI of such third party websites. ERI does not have any knowledge of or control over the information contained in such third party websites, and therefore, does not take any responsibility whatsoever for any information or content contained in such third-party websites, links contained on such third-party websites or changes to such third-party websites.

Feedback

Should any viewer of this website provide feedback, information or data, whether in the form of questions, comments, suggestions or otherwise, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential. ERI shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information, and shall be free to use any information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever and to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute such information to third parties without limitation. (Note that our privacy statement above covers personal contact information only).

ERI reserves the right to alter the content of its website in any way, at any time and for any reason, without prior notification, and will not be liable in any way for possible consequences of such changes or for inaccuracies, typographical errors or omissions in the contents hereof.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, personal bar or otherwise any license or right under any patent, trademark or copyright of ERI, the project partners or any third party. The use or misuse of any such trademarks, patents or copyrights provide hereunder, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited.

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Copyright

All aspects of the ERI website design, text, graphics and all software compilations, underlying source code, software (including applets) and all other material on this website are the copyright of Edinburgh Research and Innovation Ltd.

ERI grants permission for the browsing of material it has published on its website pages. It also grants permission to electronically copy and to print one copy only of any page for personal reference only.

The distribution or copying of the content of this website for any commercial purposes is specifically prohibited other than with the express written consent of ERI.

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Disclaimer

To the fullest extent permitted at law, ERI is providing this website, its contents on an "as is" basis and makes no (and expressly disclaims all) representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this website or the information, content, products or services included in this site including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

In addition, ERI does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this website is accurate, complete or current.

In no circumstances, to the fullest extent permitted at law, shall ERI nor any of its officers or employees be liable for any loss, additional costs or damage howsoever arising suffered as a result of any use of this website or the information, content, or products.

The information contained herein does not form an invitation or inducement to engage in an investment activity under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.