PrivacyPolicy

We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you.  For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is SSE plc (SC117119) having its registered address at Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3AQ and its group of companies.

The information we collect and how we use it 

• In order for you to use this website we need to know some of your personal information.
• We need this information so we can administer your account. 
• We may collect the following information:
• Name 
• Contact information including email address
• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we collect

• We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
• Internal record keeping. 
• We may use the information to improve our products and services. 
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.  
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

• We may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help us develop the site. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual.

Our use of cookies and other information gathering technologies

• We may create and access cookies on your PC. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. 
• We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. 
• Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 
• You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

How we protect your information 

• We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure:
• we endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal data including the use of 128-bit encryption technology; and
• we will also keep your information confidential.  Our internal procedures cover the storage, access and disclosure of your information.

• Our site may contain links to other websites.  However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website.  Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and their data policies, procedures or their content and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy.

Controlling your personal information

• You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at sponsorship@sse.com.

• We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. 
• You have the right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to access the information we hold on you. You may submit a request to us in writing to Synergy Sponsorship, 60 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7RT accompanied with the applicable £10 fee.  
• If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Your consent 

• By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this privacy policy. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the website, so you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.