Privacy Policy
Professional Boards Forum (PBF) will not collect any information about individuals, except where it is specifically and knowingly provided by them.
When you visit the PBF website, the web server collects some basic information such as your internet service provider's domain name, which pages you accessed on the site, and when.
We use this information only to analyse the use of our website to help guide improvements. We do not collect any personally identifiable information.
Cookies
When you visit the PBF website, it uses cookies, which are small pieces of information that allow them to maintain your connection to the website. This website may use cookies for detecting what kind of device you have in order to present content in the best way, for a language switch and/or for other purposes. These cookies do not collect or store any personally identifiable information. You can refuse the use of cookies.
Google Analytics
The PBF website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ('Google'). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help the website operators analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Sharing Tools
The PBF website uses sharing tools. Sharing tools allow you to share content through social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. When you use one of these buttons, the social networking site may place a cookie on your computer. This would be a third-party cookie set by the social networking site. If you have any questions about the use of these third-party cookies, you should check the relevant social networking site's cookie policy.
Refusing the Use of Cookies
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and 'keep me signed in' and 'remember me' features.
Registering for one of our Events and the Registration of Interest Form
If you submit data to PBF via one of our event registration forms, or the Registration of Interest Form on our website, the following applies to that data:
Information Access:
You have the right to access and receive a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you. If you wish to access any of your Personal Information please contact us giving details of the information you require.
Information Accuracy:
If you would like to correct and/or update the Personal Information we hold in relation to you, please contact us at keepintouch@boardsforum.co.uk
Information Erasure:
You have the right to ask that we delete your Personal Information.
Information Use:
The information submitted via our event registration forms will be added to our database and used by PBF to register you for the event, including the preparation of all event materials and your profile for the post-event publication. We will also use your registration information to keep you informed of future PBF events and possible future NED opportunities.
Information submitted via our Registration of Interest form will be used to invite you to future events and to inform you of possible future NED opportunities.
If at any time you no longer want to receive invitation or NED opportunity emails from us, you may contact us at keepintouch@boardsforum.co.uk. We will comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
Security
We use appropriate organisational, technical and administrative measures designed to protect Personal Information within our organisation. Please also be aware that we use third-party cloud service providers that provide hosting, data storage and other services. These service providers apply security measures that we consider adequate for the protection of information within their systems, taking into account the nature of the Personal Information they process.