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Information Governance Team
Governance and Legal Services
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Campus
Riccarton
Edinburgh EH14 4AS

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Dear applicant

Thank you for your information request dated the 29^th October 2019 which
has been handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
(FOISA).

As requested I enclose a copy of the Corporate Gift Register with entries
dating back to 20112.  This is in compliance with our ethical business
policies all of which can be found on our website.

I also include a list of donations made over the past 10 years as
requested.  Where individuals have donated sums, we are the releasing
details for the donation  and the amounts.  We have not however released
the names of the majority of individual donors because: we either do not
have their consent to release their names to a third party; they do not
expect to have their names published on a random website; or indeed,
because they wish to remain anonymous as is their right.  We consider
their names as personal information and so exempt from release under
Section 38(1)(b) of FOISA.  Where a company has made a donation, then it
has been disclosed.

Your right to seek review of our decision

If you are not satisfied with our response or our reasoning set-out above,
you have forty working days from today in which to request a review of our
decision. Any request should be put in writing and should be sent to Ann
Jones, Head of Information Governance, at the address detailed at the
bottom of this email. The request should:

(a) detail your request for a review of our decision to be undertaken;

(b) describe the nature of your original request; and

(c) explain the reasons why you are dissatisfied with our response.

If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been
dealt with, you also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether we have handled your request
properly.

Information relating to your right to seek review is available from the
Scottish Information Commissioner's web page at:

[1]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourR...  

or by contacting the Scottish Information Commissioner's Office at the
following address:

Scottish Information Commissioner,

Kinburn Castle,

Doubledykes Road, St Andrews,

Fife KY16 9DS

Telephone: 01334 464610

Fax: 01334 464611

E-mail: [2][email address]  

Website:
[3]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/home/...
 

Contact us

Finally, should you wish to discuss the contents of this email, please do
not hesitate to contact us via [4][Heriot-Watt University request email]

Information Governance Team

Governance and Legal Services

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh Campus

Riccarton

Edinburgh EH14 4AS

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