This website is operated and controlled by Glasgow City Council (Museums). Glasgow City Council is a local authority incorporated under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and having its chief office at City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU, United Kingdom. Glasgow Museums has its main office at Cultural and Leisure Services, 20 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5ES.
In terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, Glasgow City Council (refererred to in this privacy policy at 'the Council', 'we' or 'us') is the data controller of personal data (information relating to identifiable living individuals) collected or obtained by or through this Web site.
Any personal data collected through this website will be treated as confidential under the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. You can find out more about the Data protection Act 1998 from the following website: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm
Glasgow City Council is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and as a data controller (notification number Z4871657); the register entry can be inspected at http://www.dpr.gov.uk/
The site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and session info such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics which Glasgow City Council (Museums) uses to evaluate use of the site.
We do not currently use cookies for collecting user information from the site. If we introduce cookies at some point in the future, you will be notified of this and asked whether you want to accept the cookie. This privacy policy will be updated to explain what any cookies will do.
Online transactions
When completing an online transaction through this site, your personal details and payment card details will be held by WorldPay, which is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. More information about WorldPay can be found on the website: WorldPay. Your personal details will also be held by Glasgow City Council as a record of the transaction. Glasgow City Council will not hold payment card details.
Enquiries
If you make an enquiry to Glasgow City Council (Museums), either through the online feedback form or via the email address, you will be asked to provide some limited personal information. This information will be restricted to details which may help us provide better services to you through the website. By providing this information, you consent to Glasgow City Council (Museums) using these details to help provide you with services or answers to queries, as appropriate.
Glasgow City Council (Museums) does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
If you are aged 12 or under, please get your parent or guardian’s permission before you provide personal information through this website.
The information provided on this website is believed to be accurate at the time of writing but Glasgow City Council (Museums) accepts no liability for the contents, and anyone relying on these contents does so at their own risk. Nothing on this website is to be construed as binding Glasgow City Council (Museums) or constituting an offer on behalf of Glasgow City Council (Museums).
This privacy policy only covers the Glasgow City Council (Museums) website at www.glasgowmuseums.com and at www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Visitors/MuseumsGalleries/photolibrary.htm and any extensions of these sites. Links within these sites to other websites are not covered by this policy and individuals should check the terms of the privacy policy of those other sites for their terms. Glasgow City Council (Museums) is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this website.
Summary of terms used
Browser
Used to locate and display web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
Cookie
Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name the next time they visit the site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, email address and interests.
IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another, and that the messages are understood.
IP address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.
Disclaimer
Glasgow City Council (Museums) makes no warranties, representations or undertakings about: any of the content of this website (including, without limitation, the quality, accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of such content); or any content of any other website referred to or accessed by hypertext link through this website (‘third party site’).
See also our Copyright Policy and our User Statement.
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