This page explains how and why we collect, and use, your personal information when you visit the Population Health Improvement UK (PHI UK) website.
Data controller
This is the website of Population Health Improvement UK (‘PHI UK’, ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’). The site is operated by the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge which provides the coordinating Directorate for PHI UK.
The University of Cambridge thereby acts as the controller and responsible for your personal data.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights as set out in this privacy policy, please contact: phiuk@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
You can also contact the University of Cambridge Data Protection Officer at data.protection@admin.cam.ac.uk
Data we may collect about you
For site security and performance
When you visit our website, we use cookies and page-tagging techniques to collect the request made by your browser to the server hosting the website. This includes your IP address, the date and time of connection, the version of the web browser you are using, and the page you ask for. We use this information to ensure the security of our websites and we delete it after a maximum of 3 months. We may need to use and disclose it as necessary in the event of a security concern or incident.
To improve our service to you
When you visit our website, we use the third-party Google Analytics service to collect standard internet log information. We use Google Analytics 4, which does not log or store individual IP addresses. We use analytics to find out how visitors use our website and to improve its usability. The data is anonymised before it is stored and before we see or use it for analytics processing. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our site. For more information about how Google Analytics uses this information, please see the Google privacy policy.
At times, we may use a third-party service, Qualtrics, to gather answers to survey questions that we may ask about how you use our website. We collect your IP address if you submit a response, or if you do not wish to reply and ask us not to ask you again. For more information about how Qualtrics uses your personal information, please see Qualtrics’ privacy statement.
To remember marketing preferences
Third-party services that we embed on some of our webpages – such as YouTube videos – may set cookies to measure how you use their services and record what advertising you see during your use of their service. This will only happen if you interact with the embedded content.
What you should expect to happen with the information
The use of your personal information in the ways described above is necessary for the legitimate interests of PHI UK in operating and improving this website, analysing its use and ensuring its security.
We are committed to respecting the information you trust us with. We do all that we can to keep your data secure. We have established systems and processes to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure of your data - for example, we protect your data using varying levels of encryption. We also make sure that any third parties that we deal with keep all personal data they process on our behalf secure.
Where we do need to collect or transfer any additional personal data not listed above via our website, you will be told at that time about the use we will make of that information. For example, you may need to complete an online form in order for us to send you newsletters or to book to attend an event.
Where your data is processed and stored
We design, build and run our systems to make sure that your data is as safe as possible, both while it’s processed and when it’s stored.
We may need to transfer your personal information outside of the United Kingdom in order to provide you with the services and products you require or as necessary for our legitimate interests. Any such transfers are carried out with safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality and security of your personal information. Transfers are protected either by 'adequacy regulations' issued by the UK Government (declaring the recipient country as a 'safe' territory for personal data) or by standard contractual clauses issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (which give obligations for the recipient to safeguard the data).
All the personal data you submit is processed by staff at the University of Cambridge in the UK. In addition, subject to your specific consent, data may also be shared with other PHI UK consortia and their relevant data controllers.
Sharing your data within the PHI UK Network
Personal data collected by this website is processed by staff at the University of Cambridge in the UK. In addition, subject to your consent, data may also be shared with other PHI UK consortia and their relevant data controllers.
Who are the relevant PHI UK data controllers?
The full list of PHI UK data controllers is: Healthy Urban Places: Bradford Institute for Health Research based at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Liverpool. Population Mental Health: King’s College London. Local Health and Global Profits: University of Bath. Policy Modelling for Health: University of Glasgow. PHI UK Coordinating Directorate: University of Cambridge