This privacy statement explains how Royal Holloway University of London processes personal information in pursuit of our legitimate interests in developing the Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
To carry out our work it is necessary for us to process and store personal information relating to academics and business partners according to the principles of UK GDPR.
For the purpose of engaging in the Knowledge Transfer Partnership, we may process the following personal data about you:
- Name, title
- Contact details including postal address, email, phone number and links to social media accounts, together with your communication preferences
- Records of communications sent to you or received from you
- Financial information
- Occupation
- Company name and company details
- Media articles about you
- Information on your engagement with Royal Holloway via meetings, events, groups, or networks
- Personal data provided by you for a specific purpose (e.g. disability and dietary preferences for event management purposes)
- Information about your use of Royal Holloway resources or facilities (e.g. the library)
All data is held securely and will be treated confidentially to enable us to further the work of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership at Royal Holloway, University of London and better provide services to our academic colleagues and business partners. We aim to be always clear about how and why we collect your personal information, and not do anything that you would not reasonably expect. We try to ensure that the data we hold for you is up to date, reasonable and retained for no longer than necessary.
This statement is in addition to Royal Holloway’s Data Protection Policy. If you have any queries about this privacy statement or how we process your personal data, please write to dataprotection@rhul.ac.uk.
