Terms of use
General
USING THIS WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE CONDITIONS THEN YOU ARE NOT AUTHORISED TO USE, OR TO CONTINUE USING, THIS WEBSITE.
Neither content of this web site nor any element thereof, including without limitation text, graphics, images, or any other materials, may be copied, re-purposed, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or redistributed, unless otherwise stated, or written agreement between The Association of UK University Hospitals and you.
The materials on this site are copyrighted and any unauthorised use of any materials it contains may violate copyright laws. All rights, title, and interest in and to this website are owned by The Association of UK University Hospitals. The website is protected by relevant copyright legislation.
Any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be reproduced by The Association of UK University Hospitals to further its cause, unless you inform us otherwise in writing.
The Association of UK University Hospitals does not take any responsibility for materials on those websites this site links to.
The Association of UK University Hospitals is not responsible for, and does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice, statement, recommendation or other information, unless it has been posted by one of our representatives.
Any reliance by you on any such opinion, advice, statement, recommendation or other information shall be at your sole risk.
Your Privacy
What information do we collect?
We may want to collect information from you if you complete specific forms on our website or if you contact us by phone with a comment or specific requests.
What do we use personal information for?
If you choose to complete any of our on-line forms, we may use the personal information you provided to us for statistical purposes unless you tell us otherwise.
Email Messages
If you have provided your email address to us, you may receive occasional e-mail messages from The Association of UK University Hospitals on matters that we consider to be of interest to you.
Use of cookies
When you visit our website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored.
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Google Analytics |
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Used to determine the visitor session times on our sites. Each time you visit a new page on the site the cookie is set to expire within 30 minutes, if it does not find an existing cookie, a new one is created. |
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Google Analytics |
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Used to determine the type of referral used by each visitor to arrive at our site. The cookie determines if the user has come directly to the site or via a search engine, email or email campaign. We use this data to understand how our users arrive at the website.<TD" / |
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You Tube |
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Used to store user preferences when viewing pages containing video content. |
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Used to store user preferences when viewing pages containing video content. |
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Google maps |
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Used to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. |
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How to reject or delete these cookies
Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer can be found on http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ under the "manage cookies" section.
Disclosure of personal information
The Association of UK University Hospitals may disclose personal data to the following:
- employees and third-party service providers who perform services on behalf of The Association of UK University Hospitals;
- to persons as required by law or other court order.
We collect web statistics automatically about your visit to our site. This information is used to help us follow browsing preferences on our site so that we can regularly improve our website. These statistics do not contain personal data and cannot be traced back to an individual.