Section 1 - What do we do with your information?

If you choose to fill in a contact form on our website, we will store that information for 6 months and only use it for the purpose of contacting you in relation to that enquiry.

When you browse our site, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.

Section 2 - Consent

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information we ask you to explicitly consent to our collection and usage it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mailing us at: Scottish Drugs Forum, 91 Mitchell St, Glasgow, G1 3LN.

Section 3 - Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so.

Section 4 - Data Storage

Your data is stored through an external company - Southside Technology.

Section 5 - Third-party services & links

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

When you click on links on our site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Section 6 - Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your personal information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we implement generally accepted industry standards.

Section 7 - Cookies

We use cookies on our website and you need to “accept” cookies on our website. You can always opt-out by altering your web browser’s settings to reject cookies.

Section 8 - Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

Questions and contact information

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mailing us at: Scottish Drugs Forum, 91 Mitchell St, Glasgow, G1 3LN.

You can edit your name, password, email address, job title, organisation, project/department, contact number, sector and local authority area by logging into our website, though “My account” and choosing “My profile” from the drop-down menu.