Data Protection and Confidentiality Therapeutic consumption project

In accordance with data protection law, The University of Manchester is the Data Controller for this project. This means that we are responsible for making sure your information is kept secure, confidential and used only in the way you have been told it will be used. All researchers are trained with this in mind, and your data will be looked after in the following way.

All information gathered for this project is anonymous and all data collected will be stored securely on password-encrypted cloud storage (a shared outlook folder) that only the researchers will be able to access. It will be held for five years after project completion and then destroyed.

What if I have a complaint?

If you have a complaint that you wish to direct to members of the research team, please contact:

• Emma Banister: emma.banister@manchester.ac.uk
• Kathy Hamilton: Kathy.hamilton@strath.ac.uk

Or any other member of the research team.

If you wish to make a formal complaint to someone independent of the research team or if you are not satisfied with the response you have gained from the researchers in the first instance, then please contact The Research Ethics Manager at: research.complaints@manchester.ac.uk or by telephoning 0161 306 8089.

If you wish to contact us about your data protection rights, please email: dataprotection@manchester.ac.uk

You also have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office about complaints relating to your personal identifiable information by telephone: 0303 123 1113

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