SEPA's Privacy Policy
Disclaimer
SEPA seeks to ensure that the information published on its web
site is up to date and accurate. However, the information on the
website does not constitute legal or professional advice and SEPA
cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use. SEPA
cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced
by an external link.
Privacy
Any personal data collected through this website will be used
solely for the purpose stated and will not be passed on to third
parties in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection
Act 1998.
SEPA and the Data Protection Act 1998
The Data Protection Act provides for any individual to request
copies of their personal information that SEPA holds and details of
any processing or disclosure that has been made.
If such a request is made it should be in writing and contain
sufficient information to allow reasonable identification of the
data required. The information received from the data subject
should be sufficient for SEPA to:
- be satisfied as to the identity of the person making the
request; and
- to locate the information that the person seeks.
To request personal data which SEPA may hold on you, please
complete the Subject
Access Request Form 
(67k)
You can also view SEPA's Data Protection Notification on the
Information Commissioner's website. Click here 
and search for "Scottish Environment Protection Agency" or
under our Registration Number: Z6161946
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that can be used by web sites to
make a user's experience more efficient. This site uses different
types of cookies.
We use Google Analytics, a popular web analytics service
provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us to
analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of our
website (including your IP address) will be trasmitted to and
stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use
this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our
website, compiling reports on website activity 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 undertakes not to associate
your IP address with any other data held by Google.
If you have Adobe Flash installed on your computer (most
computers do) and you use any audio or video players on this site,
Google Analytics will try to store some additional data on your
computer. This data is known as a Local Shared Object or Flash
cookie. This helps us to analyse the popularity of our media files.
We can count the total number of times each file is played, how
many people watch videos right to the end and how many people give
up half way through. Adobe's website explains how to
control Flash cookies on your computer.
If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your
computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management
software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. You
can access them through some types of browser. Search in your
cookie folders for SEPA and the Google analytics cookie if you wish
to delete them.
More information about cookies, including how to block them and
delete them, can be found at AboutCookies.org
Feedback
If you have any questions about any of the above please contact
feedback@sepa.org.uk