All rights, including copyright, in the content of these Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU) web pages are owned or controlled for these purposes by PHRU. 
 
In accessing PHRU's web pages, you agree that you may only download the content for your own personal non-commercial use.
 
You are not permitted to copy, download, store (in any medium), transmit, show in public, adapt or change in any way the content of these web pages for any purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of PHRU.
 
Privacy policy
This page explains how the Public Health Resource Unit uses any information you give to us, and the way we protect your privacy. Protecting the privacy and personal data of the visitors to our site is of the utmost importance to us.
 
The Data Protection Act
In accordance with the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you.  We will only use your information for the purpose as described and we do not pass on your details to any other government department or third party unless you have given us permission to do so.  You have a right to access your personal data and rectify any inaccuracies.
 
Site usage
We do not use cookies for collecting user information.  Cookies are files containing information about visitors to a web site (e.g. user name and preferences).  This information is provided by the user during the first visit to a web server.  The server records this information in a text file and stores this file on the visitor's hard drive.  When the visitor accesses the same web site again the server looks for the cookie and configures itself based on the information provided.
 
Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site to enable us to enhance the future layout of the site.  The data we gather in this way does not contain any personal information or information about which other sites you have visited.  Log files are files created by a web or proxy server which contains all of the access information regarding the activity on that server.
 
If you provide feedback on our website we will only use it to develop and improve the site.  We will keep the actual feedback for six months after which it will be deleted but analysis of feedback may be kept.
 
Statement coverage
This privacy statement only covers the Public Health Resource Unit website at http://www.phru.nhs.uk.  It does not cover links within this site to other websites.
 
Changes to the policy
If the privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.  Regularly reviewing the page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
 
Contacting us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, you can contact us at enquiries@phru.nhs.uk
 
 
Terms and conditions - July 2004
The use of www.phru.nhs.uk is subject to the following terms and conditions.  www.phru.nhs.uk is managed by the Public Health Resource Unit (PHRU), referred to as 'We' below.  In entering our site you as a user ('You') are accepting our terms and conditions.
 
Using www.phru.nhs.uk
www.phru.nhs.uk is maintained for your personal use and viewing.  The access and use of www.phru.nhs.uk featuring these terms and conditions constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.  They take effect from the date on which you first use this website. 
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site. 
 
Log information collected by us is used for internal review, to improve the content of www.phru.nhs.uk, to customise the content and/or layout of www.phru.nhs.uk, to notify users about updates to www.phru.nhs.uk, and to contact users for marketing purposes and is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes.
 
Linking to www.phru.nhs.uk
Please let us know if you wish to link directly to pages on www.phru.nhs.uk by emailing us at enquiries@phru.nhs.uk.  We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site.  We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site.
PHRU reserves the right to move or change its website URLs at any time in order to meet changing business needs and to continually improve its online service.  External websites link to www.phru.nhs.uk at their own risk. 
 
Intellectual property
The names, images and logos identifying www.phru.nhs.uk are proprietary marks of PHRU.  If you wish to copy or use the PHRU logo, you must get prior approval by emailing your request to enquiries@phru.nhs.uk and tell us how and why you wish to use our logos and include your contact details: name, address, telephone number, fax number and email. 
 
Disclaimer 
www.phru.nhs.uk website and material relating to third party information, products and services, is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. 
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials. 
 
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of www.phru.nhs.uk. 
 
Although we may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chat, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards and the like on www.phru.nhs.uk, we are under no obligation to do so and assume no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, omission, infringement, defamation, obscenity, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on www.phru.nhs.uk.
 
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.  Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. 
 
Links to external websites 
Links contained in www.phru.nhs.uk will lead to other websites which are not under our control.  We are not responsible for the content of any linked site.  Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content.  We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
 
Email disclaimer 
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that people who communicate with PHRU understand the way in which electronic mail (e-mail) should be used.  Its aim is to ensure that e-mail is used effectively for its intended purpose without infringing legal requirements or creating unnecessary business risk. 
 
The statement below applies to all incoming and outgoing e-mail messages to or from PHRU:
"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential.  If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this e-mail is prohibited and may be unlawful.  If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received. 
The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PHRU. 
 
Internet e-mail is not a secure medium.  E-mails sent via the Internet could be intercepted and read by someone else.  Please bear that in mind when deciding whether to email PHRU. 
 
You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing or forwarding e-mails and their contents. 
 

Attachments to e-mail messages may contain viruses that may damage your system.  Whilst PHRU has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept any liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of these factors.  You are advised to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment." 

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production.  It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.  We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website. 

Updated July 2004

We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check regularly.  Continued use of www.phru.nhs.uk after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.

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