General personal information collected on our website
As a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Enterprise website is hosted on the Managed Web Service with the University Information Service (UIS). For more information about the privacy policy that the UIS adheres to please refer to http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-this-site/privacy-policy.
When you visit the Cambridge Enterprise website domain we hold certain information about you for service and security reasons. We use a third party service, Matomo, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. For information about how Matomo uses your personal information, please see https://matomo.org/faq/general/faq_146/.
We also collect the request made by your browser to the server hosting the website which includes the IP address, the date and time of connection and the page you ask for. We use this information to ensure the security of our websites and we delete it after a maximum of 3 months. We may use and disclose it as necessary in the event of a security concern or incident.
For information about how we use cookies on our website, please see our Cookie Policy.
Specific personal information collected on our website
Our website also collects some specific personal information and we use it in ways that are compatible with your individual rights and freedoms. Where you enter your personal information into an online form on our website for any specified purpose, you will be told about the use we will make of that information (e.g. to send you newsletters or to enable your attendance at an event).
The www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk website asks you to provide information about yourself in a number of places:
Application Form for Jobs | Cambridge Enterprise collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants in order to process your job application. Please see How we use your personal information – Job applicants for further information.
We use Teamtailor for handle recruitment. Teamtailor is a third-party service that is not owned or managed by Cambridge Enterprise. Please refer to the privacy policy on our careers site that refers specifically to Teamtailor privacy policy for further information. |
Getting in touch/ scheduling a meeting/ contact form | We offer ways of you getting in touch with us to explore whether we can collaborate with you. We use this personal information with your consent which you can withdraw at any time by contacting us on our contact page, with the subject header ‘Data Protection’. |
Disclosure Forms (Consultancy, idea, invention, reagent, software & copyright) | In order to provide the service of advising you on a commercialisation prospect, we collect personal data. At this stage we use this personal information with your consent which you can withdraw at any time by contacting us on our contact page, with the subject header ‘Data Protection’. If your relationship with us progresses and we need to use your data in a different way we will inform you at that stage. A privacy statement with further information can be found here. |
Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs) | When working with us to commercialise your research you will share confidential information and wish to put a confidentiality agreement in place. We have an online version of this agreement which includes personal data, and you can find out more in a privacy statement here . |
Available technologies enquiry | We welcome contact from companies who are interested in licensing available technologies from the University of Cambridge. We offer ways for companies to get in touch with us to explore licensing opportunities. We use this personal information with your consent which you can withdraw at any time by contacting us on our contact page, with the subject header ‘Data Protection’. |
Subscription Preferences | We collect information about you when you opt-in to receive communications from us in connection with topics you have selected, such as news and/or events. The information you provide will be used to send you these communications.
Your subscription preferences can be managed at any time.
All marketing email communications will incorporate a link enabling you to unsubscribe from receiving further communications. You can also contact us directly to request that you are removed from our mailing list.
Please see How we use your personal information - Subscribers to digital newsletters and updates for further information. |
Cambridge Enterprise Venture Partners | We collect information from you when you make an enquiry, submit an application form or register to attend an event. The information you provide will be used to process and manage your application or event booking. We may also contact you to undertake post-event evaluation.
Please see How we use your personal information – Cambridge Enterprise Venture Partners for further information.
Where online transactions are required in connection with membership registrations or event bookings, these may be undertaken via the University of Cambridge e-sales system. For further guidance please refer to https://www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk |
Event Booking | We collect information from you when you register to attend an event. The information you provide will be used to process and manage your event booking. We may also contact you to undertake post-event evaluation. Please see How we use your personal information – events participants for further information.
We use Eventbrite for online registration. Eventbrite is a third-party service that is not owned or managed by Cambridge Enterprise. Please refer to Eventbrite’s terms of service and privacy policy as we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies.
Where online transactions are required in connection with event bookings, these may be undertaken via the University of Cambridge e-sales system. For further guidance please refer to https://www.information-compliance.admin.cam.ac.uk |
Cambridge Enterprise will keep a record of the details you provided and additional details provided by you.
We will collect:
- Your name, address and contact details, including email address and telephone number
For further information on the specific types of data we collect for the areas listed above, please refer to How we use your personal information.
We maintain:
- A record of your enquiry form and supporting documents
- A record of your electronic communications with us, including feedback, questions for and information provided by Cambridge Enterprise
- A record of any communications (including electronic) with and feedback from your mentoring interactions with the academics, researchers, staff, students and alumni facilitated by us
- A record of your preferences to receive marketing communications with us for any opportunities that we offer
We do not collect your communications with third parties. We record, store and securely transmit your personal information in paper and electronic formats, in email and voice recording. We limit access to your personal information to your personal information to our employees and those at the University who have a need to know. They will only process your personal information on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We may combine the information you submit with other information we have collected from you, whether online or offline, and on your usage of our website.
We may collect certain information automatically as you navigate around our website.
Please see our Cookie Policy and How we use your personal information for further details.