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Privacy Policy


This notice explains more about how we use your personal information.

Your personal information

The University of Lincoln collects personal information about you to monitor engagement with the scheme, improve its effectiveness, and for research purposes. This notice explains more about how we use your personal information.

This notice explains more about how we use your personal information.

What information we collect about you

We collect information about you when you register to download the Work From The Pub marketing pack.

The information we collect includes:

  • Pub name
  • Owner names
  • Postcode and address
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • Feedback and any electronic communications

This data helps us assess engagement with the scheme and improve its effectiveness. We will also keep a note of any changes you tell us about, such as updated contact details.

Keep your details up to date by contacting vellisvowles@lincoln.ac.uk

How we use your information

We collect information about you to improve the Work from The Pub scheme, conduct research to assess the impact and effectiveness of the initiative and contact you for feedback and provide updates (if you have given consent). We process your data based on legitimate interest, as it helps us assess engagement with the scheme. If you opt-in to receive updates and feedback requests, we will process your data based on your consent.

The University occasionally uses cookies and other technologies on its website that collect data about you when you use them. Where this occurs, further information is available in a cookies policy. The University of Lincoln’s cookies policy can be found here: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/termsconditions. Similarly, the Work From The Pub website uses cookies to enhance user experience and provide relevant services. You can review its cookie policy here: https://workfromthepub.co.uk/about-us/how-we-use-cookies/.

Information we may share with other organisations

Your data may be shared with the following organisation. However, we will anonymise personal data where possible:

National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise Data may be shared for research and evaluation purposes to assess the impact of the scheme.

We use a number of suppliers who process personal information on our behalf. These include suppliers of software services. These act strictly on our instructions and must not use the information for their own purposes.

In exceptional circumstances we may be asked to share your information with police or other investigators if it would prevent or detect crime or safeguard a person’s wellbeing. Each instance will be judged on its own merit and any sharing of information will be done within the law.

Information processed abroad

We do not transfer your personal data outside of the UK or European Economic Area (EEA). If this changes, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

How long we keep your information

We will retain anonymised data for research and evaluation purposes for a minimum of five years, after which it will be securely deleted or archived. If you opt-in for updates, we will retain your contact details until you withdraw your consent.

If you access additional University services, these may keep a record of your contact and will provide you with details of how long they keep your information.

Accessing your information and other rights

You have a number of rights relating to your personal information. These include:

Access You have the right to request a copy of any personal information we hold about you.
Portability If you have provided information on the basis of your consent or for a contract then you can request a digital copy so you can send it to another organisation.

To request a copy please contact the Information Compliance team on the details below. The team will process your request within a month.

Correction If any of the information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete then please let us know. You have the right to have your information corrected so that we hold accurate records about you.
Erasure This is also known as the right to be forgotten. You can request that your personal information is erased if it is no longer necessary for the University to keep it, or you withdraw consent that you have previously provided, or you object and there is no overriding grounds to keep it or if it is unlawful to continue to keep it.
Restriction You can request that the use of your personal information is limited to storage only and that we use it for no other purpose. This applies where you contest the accuracy of the personal information we hold, or our use of the information is unlawful, or we no longer need the information except in relation to legal claims, or you object to the use of your data and we need to verify whether or not our purpose for keeping it overrides the grounds of your objection.

The Information Compliance team can be contacted by email on compliance@lincoln.ac.uk or by post at: Information Compliance, Secretariat, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS.

How to contact us

For general enquiries please call 01522 88 2000 or write to University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS.

You can find contact details for individual teams and staff by visiting http://staff.lincoln.ac.uk.

If you have a query about your personal information rights then please contact the Information Compliance team by email on compliance@lincoln.ac.uk or by post at Information Compliance, Legal and Compliance Services, Lawress Hall, Riseholme Park, Lincoln, LN2 2LG

How to complain

If you feel that we have let you down in relation to your information rights then please contact the Information Compliance team by email on compliance@lincoln.ac.uk or by post at Information Compliance, Legal and Compliance Services, Lawress Hall, Riseholme Park, Lincoln, LN2 2LG

You can also make complaints directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO is the independent authority upholding information rights for the UK. Their website is ico.org.uk and their telephone helpline number is 0303 123 1113.