The Official HSE Health and Safety App
Privacy Policy
The full HSE books privacy policy can be found here: https://books.hse.gov.uk/HSE-Books-Help-Pages/Privacy/
This page contains the privacy information specific to your use of "Official HSE Health and Safety App", and will help you understand how the full HSE books privacy policy relates to your use of the App.
TSO may change this policy from time to time in the future. Any such changes will be posted here and, where appropriate, notified to you in writing. We advise you to check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
Purpose and scope
Name of mobile application: Official HSE Health and Safety App
The data controller is 'The Stationery Office Limited, 55 Wells Street, London, W1A 3AE (TSO)
The data processor is 'The Stationery Office Limited, 55 Wells Street, London, W1A 3AE (TSO).
Information we may collect from you
Information you give us:
- Direct correspondence e.g. e-mail or telephone. This includes information when you report a problem or provide feedback on the App via TSO.
- This information may include your name e-mail address and phone number.
Information we collect about you
Each time you use the App we may automatically collect the following information:
- Technical information, including the type of device and your location;
- Details of your use for any of the App including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.
- Google Analytics - We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use this App. We do this to help make sure the App is meeting your needs and to help us make improvements. When you first open the App a pop-up notification will ask whether you agree to your App usage information being collected. You can change your answer at any time by switching 'Usage info' 'on' or 'off' in Settings. We do not allow Google Analytics to share your data. Google Analytics stores information about:
- what device and operating system you are using
- how long you spend on the App
- which sections of the App you use
- what you click on while you are using the App
- the external links you visit from this App
- the tests you take, questions you answered and whether these were correct
- your geographical location
Uses made of the information
We use information held about you and the way in which you use the App to help make sure that the App is meeting your needs and to help us make improvements to the App.
Disclosure of your information
Category of data: (all information detailed
above)
Recipient: Google Analytics
Category of data: Name, email address and telephone
number
Recipient: The Stationery Office
