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Privacy notice

How Thoracic Endo Co CIC collects, uses and protects personal information.

Who we are

Thoracic Endo Co CIC (company number 17447782, registered in England and Wales) is the controller for personal information described in this notice. Our registered office address is shown at the foot of every page. Contact us at [email protected].

What information we collect

  • Information you provide through contact methods such as email or via social media. This may be your name, email address, subject and message, for example.
  • Survey and research information. Please refer to our current patient survey for more information.
  • Technical information created when you use the site, such as IP address, device and browser information and security logs, depending on individual configuration.

Who receives the information

We may use carefully selected service providers for website hosting, email, cloud storage, survey tools, security and professional advice. We do not sell personal information.

How long we keep it

Data from our patient survey: raw survey responses will be retained securely for two years after the survey closes. Anonymised aggregate findings may be retained indefinitely for statistical, educational and advocacy purposes.

Email contact may be kept for up to five years.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances and lawful basis, you may have rights to be informed, access your information, correct it, request erasure or restriction and object to use.

Complaints

Contact us first at [email protected] so we can try to resolve your concern.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK’s data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113.