ARK Citizen Science: Online Platform, including the ARK Riverfly System
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 17th November 2022

This Privacy Policy applies to the ARKCitizenScience.org website and by accessing and using any part of the ARKCitizenScience.org website you are agreeing to be legally bound by this Privacy Policy.

Whilst providing this website we may from time to time collect certain information about our subscribers and visitors to our website. By providing any of your details to us you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the provisions of this Privacy Policy that apply to the services that you are using. This privacy statement discloses the ARK privacy practices, and because maintaining the trust of our subscribers and website visitors is a priority to us, ARK is committed to respecting your privacy. ARK welcomes your feedback about this privacy policy and any questions or concerns regarding this privacy statement or our user terms and conditions should be sent to:
anna at riverkennet.org

Information Requests/Registrations:

The ARKCitizenScience.org website uses information requests or registration systems for some aspects of usage. If you submit a request for information or submit a Registration/Subscription sign-up, we will store all the information you send us in a database. This information may include your name, e-mail address, postal address and other information related to your use of ARK services. We use this information to build a better picture of the usefulness and target audience for our website, products and services. In accordance with Data Protection laws we do not offer for sale or make available to any third parties, any personal information, e.g. names and e-mail addresses. It should be noted however that since the internet does not recognise national boundaries, all web services on the net are accessible globally, therefore collection and transmission of personal data is not always confined to one country. You should be aware that by using the ARKCitizenScience.org website your personal data may be processed in or transferred to other countries, the USA for example, and you agree to your personal data being transferred or processed in this way.

Intellectual Property Rights

Action for the River Kennet (ARK), own the intellectual property rights for this website, except where client material is stored with their permission. This includes but is not limited to the Data for design, text, graphics, website structure, coding and database content.

You may make individual copies of the public Data on the web sites for your own non-commercial use, however, you are strictly prohibited from:

• Selling or trading in materials copied from the Data.
• Using or redistributing the Data for the purposes of compiling databases, lists or directories
• Permitting or allowing the Data to infringe or otherwise prejudice our or 3rd party proprietary rights
• Using the Data:
  • For any unlawful purpose or purpose that is likely to bring Action for the River Kennet (ARK) into disrepute or otherwise cause embarrassment
  • To send any message or communication which is offensive, abusive, indecent, obscene, or menacing
  • In any way that would be reasonably expected to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
  • As source targeting material for any kind of telemarketing, direct marketing, or other electronic marketing activity on your own behalf or on behalf of another party

Cookies

In addition we also make use of 'cookies' on our website - but this does not provide any information to us about individuals. More information about 'cookies' is available here