This Website (https://ccsnetworkcode.co.uk/) is brought to you by Gemserv on behalf of the Transport and Storage Companies (T&SCos) acceded to the Carbon Capture & Storage Network Code (“the Code”). We take the privacy of our website users very seriously. We ask that you read this Legal and Privacy Statement (“the Privacy Statement”) carefully as it contains important information about how we will use your personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 or the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). For the purposes of relevant Data Protection Legislation, Gemserv are data controllers on behalf of the T&SCos acceded to the Code.
Our use of any information we collect about you when you visit the Website will be governed by this Privacy Statement. This Privacy Statement should be read in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website.
We typically collect personal information when you use the Website for the following:
The types of personal information collected when you do any of the above could include, for example:
We will use your personal information for the purposes described to you at the time you provided your data to us. These purposes include:
Your information may be disclosed to any or all of the following:
We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data in accordance with legal requirements under the GDPR. Additionally, we do not allow third parties to use your data for purposes other than those we have specified.
We will only contact you by e-mail about our work and its progress if you have asked us to do so. If you have changed your mind and would prefer us not to contact you, then you can opt out at any time. See further “Your Rights” below.
We use cookies on the Website to distinguish you from other users of the Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website and also allows us to improve and monitor use of the Website.
This is a list of the cookies set by our website, and what each is used for:
We then use the information gathered to compile reports to improve the functionality and user experience of our website. All information collected is anonymous.
We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised manner, altered or disclosed. Whilst we will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal data, you acknowledge that the use of the Internet is not entirely secure and for this reason, we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data or other information that is transferred from you or to you via the Internet.
Additionally, we have put into place procedures to deal with any suspected data breach and will notify you of such when we are legally required to do so.
If any of the information that you have provided to us changes, please let us know the correct details by sending an e-mail to CCS@Gemserv.com.
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we have collected it for (as outlined above), or as long as we are required to maintain it by law.
Gemserv cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other non-CCS Network websites, even if you accessed the third-party website using links from our Website or you linked to our Website from a third-party website.
We recommend that you check the policy of each website you visit and contact the owner or operator of such website if you have any concerns or questions.
We may need to transfer your personal information to countries located outside of the European Economic Area for the purposes of providing our services to you. Rest assured that we will always ensure any such transfer is subject to appropriate security measures to safeguard your personal information.
You have several rights in relation to your personal information. In particular:
You can write to us to request access to your personal information and other rights at:
CCS Network Code
Data Protection Officer
77 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0AS
We will require proof of your identity before responding to any request from you.
In addition, if you have any enquiry about this Privacy Statement or data protection practices, please write to the Legal Department at the above address.
You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on any data protection issues.
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. You should check this Statement occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version that will apply each time you access the Website.
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and you, and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) determines how we process personal data (information relating to living people). The regulation means you can ask to access the information we hold about you. These requests are called Subject Access Requests. You have the right to access your information. It’s free and requests will be processed within one calendar month. Gemserv processes subject access requests for information held on our system.
To submit a subject access request, please visit the Gemserv website.
