Privacy and data protection

For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 it is confirmed that the proprietor of the website located at bucks.tv (the “Website”) is Buckinghamshire New University, of Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2JZ, United Kingdom (the University of for these purposes “Bucks Television”).

Bucks Television is committed to protecting the privacy of each user and contributor to the Website (“you,” “your,” “yourself”) and sets out Bucks Television’s Privacy Policy below in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

In general, you can access and browse the Website without identifying who you are or revealing any personal data about yourself. Bucks Television will ensure that any personal data received from you, whether whilst submitting multimedia content to the Website or otherwise, will be processed in accordance with the eight principles in the Schedules of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Collection of personal data

The Website allows users to browse multimedia content on the Website and submit multimedia content of your own to the Website. You may also be able to use other functions on the Website such as contributing to the Website’s forums, community blogs and other functions. When you upload multimedia content to the Website, such content may contain personal data and/or you may be required to provide certain personal data about you to Bucks Television. This personal data may be provided online via the Website. Personal data about you may also be collected by Bucks Television if you contact Bucks Television with queries or to request further information about the Website and facility provided by the Website.

The types of personal data you may provide to Bucks Television or may be required to provide to Bucks Television in such circumstances may include name, address, telephone number, email address, contact preferences, photographs or film footage of you or other living individuals.

Purpose specification and authorisation

Bucks Television collects your personal information for the purpose of managing the facility provided on the Website, and contacting you about queries relating to the Website. Specifically, Bucks Television may use your information to set up contributor’s records in relation to the multimedia content contributed by you to the Website and to provide you with access to information about third parties. Bucks Television may also use your personal data to better understand who uses our Website and the pages they access so as to be able to improve the Website from time to time.

In addition, from time to time, Bucks Television may also use your personal information to contact you for research or survey purposes. Bucks Television will always give you the opportunity to opt-out of such research and surveys.

Bucks Television will otherwise ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to other organisations, institutions and authorities unless required by law. Furthermore, Bucks Television will not collect information about you from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.

You hereby agree to and authorise Bucks Television to use the personal data you provide to Bucks Television for the above purposes. If Bucks Television would like to use your personal data for a purpose other than those above, Bucks Television will request your permission first.

Furthermore, you also agree that if Bucks Television transfers management, ownership or hosting of the Website to a third party Bucks Television may also transfer your personal data and any other information about you to such third party without your further or additional permission from you, provided that such third party agrees to the same terms of this Privacy Policy going forward.

Transmission and storage of personal data

Personal data provided by you to Bucks Television via the Website will not be transmitted via secure transmission method, unless otherwise indicated on the Website. Even where personal data is transmitted via the internet in encrypted form there can be no absolute guarantee that any information carried over the internet is secure. Information and data transmitted via the internet may be intercepted by third parties, lost, redirected, corrupted and changed.

If Bucks Television does collect your personal data, Bucks Television will employ reasonable security measures in the storage of your personal data to guard against any unauthorised access to or disclosure of your personal data and wherever possible Bucks Television will use adequate security software and secure login procedures to ensure this, except where such information is provided by you to be published on the Website.

Websites of third parties

Parts of the Website contain hyperlinks, banners or icons which upon clicking enable a direct link to third party websites, web pages or portals. If you use these hyperlinks, banners or icons you will leave the Website immediately and you will be responsible for this action. When you access a third party website, web page or portal you acknowledge and agree that Bucks Television does not control the content of such third party websites, web pages or portals and Bucks Television is not responsible or liable for the privacy practices of that third party website, web page or portal.

The privacy policies of each website, web page or portal that you access via hyperlink from the Website will govern the privacy practice of the relevant website, web page or portal and you are encouraged to read such privacy policies immediately upon access thereto. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those third party websites hyperlinked to the Website. Third party websites may send their own cookies to users, collect personal data, or solicit personal information and you acknowledge that Bucks Television has no control over such activities.

Automatic collection of personal data

Subject to the provision on cookies below, Bucks Television has not set up the Website to automatically collect or store personal data other than by logging your IP address. An IP address is a string of computer code which identifies the PC you are using to access the internet and tells the internet that you are connected to it. Bucks Television does not link information automatically logged in this way by any means with personal data about specific individuals.

Bucks Television may use cookies for collecting personal information on the Website. Cookies are messages given to an internet browser by an internet server. The browser then stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same website.

Subject access rights

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, Bucks Television must provide you with a readable copy of all personal data which Bucks Television holds about you, within 40 days of receiving your written request for such copies. The Data Protection Act 1998 allows Bucks Television to charge a fee of 10 pounds for this. Evidence to prove your identity (for example passport, driver’s licence or current bills) will be required before any personal data will be disclosed to you. To make a subject access request contact Bucks Television on the contact details below.

Updating personal data

Bucks Television needs to be sure that Bucks Television stores and retains accurate personal data about you. If the data Bucks Television holds on you is inaccurate in any way, where appropriate, you may have the data completed, rectified, amended and/or deleted.

You should contact Bucks Television to update any of your personal information or to request access to your personal data via:

Bucks Television
Marketing, Communications & Recruitment Directorate
Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ

Email: contact@bucks.tv

Bucks Television reserves the right to refuse to provide you with a copy of any of your personal data, subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Bucks Television will give you full reasons for its refusal and allow you to challenge its decision.

Questions and feedback

If you have any feedback or questions about Bucks Television’s use of your personal data or about Bucks Television’s Privacy Policy, please contact Bucks Television by email at contact@bucks.tv

When you email Bucks Television please remember that the content of your email is not secure and could be intercepted. Accordingly, please keep the amount of confidential information to a minimum and Bucks Television will do likewise when Bucks Television replies.to respond to your email or for any other such purpose intended by such email. Whenever you email Bucks Television, or give Bucks Television your email address, Bucks Television will keep a record of it. Bucks Television will not give your email address to any unauthorised third parties.

Amendment to this Privacy Policy

Bucks Television may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time and such amendments will apply by Bucks Television publishing the Privacy Policy, as amended, on the Website. Regardless of any changes made to this Privacy Policy, Bucks Television will always use your personal data in accordance with the current Privacy Policy, unless you give your express consent for Bucks Television to do otherwise.

Governing law

This Privacy Policy will be governed by English law and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.