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The Cambridge-Manchester Innovation Partnership is a collaboration between The University of Cambridge, and The University of Manchester, and their respective associated initiatives Innovate Cambridge and Unit M. The University of Manchester is the lead organisation for the partnership and is responsible for determining how personal data are processed. Accordingly, the University of Manchester is the data controller for personal data processed in connection with the Partnership’s activities.

The University of Manchester is committed to looking after any information that is made available to us when you visit our websites in accordance with data protection law.

This notice outlines what categories of information we retain from this website, specific to the Cambridge-Manchester Innovation Partnership and how we use it.

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Personal data

You don’t have to create an account or provide us with any personal information to access this website. However, we may ask for some personal details if you wish to access some of our services, for example:

•  to tell us you are interested in running an event for us;
• to request to join one of our local activation groups;
• to sign up to our mailing list;
• to field any general enquiries.

The vast majority of the personal information we hold about you will be obtained via our websites’ formsor if you contact us by email.

Some of the personal data we may store and process could include:

• biographical information consisting of your name, title and gender
• your contact details including location, email address and phone number
• your professional activities and affiliated organisation
• current interests and preferences

When you provide us with your contact details you may be asked whether you wish to receive any further communications from us.

We will ensure that all personal data you supply is held in accordance with data protection law. We do not sell or otherwise transfer personal data to any third parties unless you have consented to this or it is permitted by law.

Visiting this website

This website was built by Blumin Ltd and is hosted by Webflow Inc. As part of providing hosting services, Webflow may collect and process certain technical information about your visit, including your IP address, browser type, and pages viewed. This data is known as web server logs and is stored on servers located in the United States. We use this information strictly to analyse how the website is used by our visitors and we may archive this information in an anonymous form for historical records.

Cookies

'Cookies' are text files placed on your computer which help us understand how you use our websites. We use cookies and similar technologies on our website only after you have given your explicit consent. You may refuse non-essential cookies (such as analytics, advertising or personalisation cookies) without impacting the core functionality of the site.

Email marketing

If you have supplied information to tell us you are interested in hearing the latest news about the Cambridge-Manchester Innovation Partnership, we are keen to keep you updated on information related to the partnership and its affiliated organisations. We may do this by providing further information to you via email.

You can unsubscribe from partnership comms by emailing info@cambridge.manchester.com and making a request to be removed from our mailing list.

You have a right to request copies of the personal data held about you by the University. To make a requestor to exercise any of your other data protections rights, please contact the Information Governance Office – read more about  your rights.

Tools may be used to help us improve the effectiveness of our communications with you, including tracking whether the emails we send are opened and which links are clicked within a message.

Statement

This privacy notice applies to content on this website only. Please note that some other sites related tothe University may collect and use data differently. These sites will have a local privacy notice explaining these practices.

The University of Manchester’s full website privacy notice is available to read on its website.

If the user leaves this, or another University website and visits a website operated by a third party, The University of Manchester cannot be held responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that users provide when visiting such third-party websites. Accordingly, users should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

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Last updated: 21^st October 2025