Privacy Policy
(The Website Operator) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy online.
This statement sets out our Privacy Policy and explains what we do with the Personal
Information that we collect from our Users. Please read the following to understand
our views and practices regarding Personal Information. If you have any questions
or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact us using the details given
at the end of this statement.
Please note that this Policy applies only to (the website operator's) web site and
not to the web sites of other organisations to which we may provide links. We are
not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third party sites
and you should make your own enquiries in respect of them.
What Information will be collected?
We will be able to collect and store information comprising the following:-
Address; Next of Kin; Training History; Promotion History; Medical Certificates;
Vaccination Details; Passport Details; Payslip History; Pension Details; Tax Code
Details; NI Details.
How is the Information used?
The information we collect is used to compile your payroll and employment related
record which is then available for you to consult and update on-line.
We may use "cookies" from time to time. Otherwise known as a type of tracking software,
a cookie is a small, unique, text file that is sent to your browser from a web server
and stored on your computers hard drive.Cookies will help us in session management
and also will also allow us to collect statistical information and to study how
users navigate around the site: this will help us manage and improve the site where
necessary.
A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other
sites and cookies do not damage your system. You can choose whether to accept cookies
by changing the settings on your browser so that is rejects them or notifies you
when a web site tries to send you a cookie. Rejecting cookies may affect the scope
of your utilization of a web site and may mean that some features do not operate
as intended.We do not use single-pixel gif images, sometimes referred to as "web
bugs" or "web beacons".
What Security will exist?
We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data as well
as to representing the Data Protection Acts of 1984 and 1998.
We use appropriate standards of technology and operational security to protect Personal
Information, including a Secure Server, network firewall connection and Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) protocol to encrypt your details as they are transmitted over the Internet.
Operationally, access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel
who are under a duty to maintain the confidentiality and security of such information.
Of course, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed totally secure
and we do not warrant that your information will be absolutely secure. Although
we will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personal
information, we shall have no liability for disclosure of data due to errors in
transmission or fraudulent or other illegal acts of a third party, such as "Hacking".
Any transmission of personal information on or through the use of our web site is
at your own risk.
Will my Personal Information be passed to a Third Party?
(The website operator) may also share your Personal Information with Third parties
but only in the strictly limited circumstances set out below.
We may supply your Personal Information to Third Parties (such as our internet service
providers) who help us administer this website. These Third Parties must at all
times provide the same levels of security for your Personal Information as (The
website operator) and, where required, are bound by a legal agreement to keep your
Personal Information private, secure and to process it only on the specific instructions
of (the website operator).
We may also supply your Personal Information to government bodies and law enforcement
agencies if: we are required to do so by the requirements of any applicable law;
or if in our good faith judgment, such action is reasonably necessary to comply
with legal process; to respond to any legal claims or actions; or to protect the
rights of (the website operator) its customers and the public.
How can I access my Personal Information?
You may request access to all your Personal Information that we collect online and
maintain in our database by emailing
ITHelpdesk@stena.com.
Can I have my Person Information held by you Destroyed?
There is an unsubscribe option on all the e-mails which are sent out to Users. If
you select this option no Personal Information will be stored and if you are an
existing User any personal information which we hold will then be destroyed.
What about Changes to the Privacy Policy?
We reserve the right to modify or amend this privacy policy at any time and for
any reason. Details of any changes will be posted at the top of the privacy policy
web page.