Privacy Policy

Introduction

The Public Health Collaboration ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website phcukconference.org (the "Site").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when you:

• Register for the conference
• Sign up for our newsletter
• Interact with our website
• Communicate with us via email or forms

The types of information we may collect include:

• Personal information such as name, email address, and phone number
• Billing information when purchasing tickets
• Dietary preferences or medical information you choose to provide for event planning
• Information about your browser, IP address, and how you use our website

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Process your conference registration
• Communicate with you about the conference
• Improve our website and services
• Send you marketing communications (with your consent)
• Comply with legal obligations

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

Types of cookies we use

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Examples of necessary cookies we use:

• cookie-consent-necessary: Records your consent for necessary cookies
• cookie-consent-set: Records that you have set your cookie preferences
• cookie-consent-date: Records when you set your cookie preferences

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website based on how visitors navigate and use the site.

Examples of analytics cookies we use:

• _ga, _ga_*: Google Analytics cookies that help us understand how you interact with our website, what pages you visit, how long you spend on the site, and other usage patterns
• cookie-consent-analytics: Records your consent for analytics cookies

Managing cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

You can also manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" button at the bottom of our website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can opt out of Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Cookie consent preferences are stored for 180 days, after which you will be asked to renew your consent preferences.

Your Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of your personal information
• The right to request erasure of your personal information
• The right to object to processing of your personal information
• The right to request restriction of processing your personal information
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@phcuk.org.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@phcuk.org.