Privacy Policy

The Centre for Public Health Intelligence and Epidemiological Modelling (CPHIEM, "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or engage with our services.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

• Contact details (name, email address, organisation) submitted via our contact form
• Enquiry type and message content
• Any additional information you choose to provide

Information Collected Automatically

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URLs
• Anonymised IP address

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and communications
• Provide information about our services, research, and programmes
• Improve our website and user experience
• Comply with legal obligations
• Communicate updates relevant to your stated interests

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — where you have provided explicit consent (e.g. submitting the contact form)
• Legitimate interests — to improve our services and respond to enquiries
• Legal obligation — where required by applicable law

4. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data with:

• Service providers who assist in operating our website (under strict data processing agreements)
• Legal authorities where required by law
• Partner organisations with your explicit consent

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions are typically retained for up to 24 months.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@cphiem.org.

7. Cookies

Our website uses minimal cookies necessary for basic functionality. We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@cphiem.org
• General: info@cphiem.org