CPMS Privacy Notice

The information we collect

The CRNCC collects your personal data on behalf of and as directed by the Department of Health and Social Care.

The CRNCC collects information directly and indirectly. When you use CPMS, we use technology to collect information indirectly - such as your internet address. This is commonplace across all internet services to enable the investigation of issues such as malicious use. This information is then kept in our internet access logs. 

We collect information directly from you in a number of ways. One way is by using cookies. Cookies are small files of information that save and retrieve information about your visit to our site, such as how you entered our site, how you navigated through the site and what information was of interest to you. This information is collected for a number of reasons, for example, to help develop the website and associated services. 

The cookies we use identify you only as a number. If you are uncomfortable about the use of cookies, you can disable them by changing the settings in the preferences or options menu in your internet browser. However, disabling cookies may affect our ability to provide services to you: if certain cookies are disabled you may not be able to access the service.

See our separate Cookies statement for more information on the cookies we use. 

Data stored on CPMS will  include cookie ID, IP address or device identifier information that the system collects when you access the system. Specifically:

• Navigation data – data on how you move around our site and the hyperlinks you click upon

• The IP address of your device and, if applicable, the website you originated from

• Personal information, specifically your email address is held within your CPMS Profile.

Your data will be stored on the Amazon web services.

The personal data we collect may vary depending on the nature of your interaction with CRN. Specifically, we may capture the following information about study contacts (including Research Activity Coordinators, Study Coordinators and Chief Investigators):

- Title

- First Name *

- Last Name *

- Business Email Address *

- Organisational affiliation

- ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)

- Business Address, including postcode

- Business Telephone number

- Business Mobile number

- Affiliations with studies on the portfolio, including the role that the person plays in that study 

* Fields are mandatory

However, we always protect your personal data within the terms of this Privacy Notice.