Terms and Conditions
The use of and access to pages of this website is subject to the disclaimer and terms and conditions set below. By using or accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Disclaimer
NHS Education for Scotland uses its best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of information on this website. However, no guarantees are made that the information contained on this website or associated, or linked to web-sites is accurate, complete and current at any given time. Information presented on this website or associated sites may change at any time. Any views expressed on this website are those of the writer and not of NHS Education for Scotland. Any information appearing on this website is issued as general information and is not warranted by NHS Education for Scotland, or any other health organization, nor should it be taken as advice. No responsibility can be accepted by NHS Education for Scotland or any other health organisation for action or inaction as a result of information contained on this website.
Copyright
Content on this website is copyright © of NHS Education for Scotland and its agents unless otherwise stated and is covered by the Copyright, Design and Patents Act of 1988. You may download material for private research, study or in-house use only. You must not copy, distribute or publish any material from this website. Any other use of copyright material belonging to NHS Education for Scotland requires the formal permission of NHS Education for Scotland.
Links to Other Websites
The provision on this website of a link to another website does not constitute any authorisation to access material held at that location. Links to sites are provided for information purposes only and no responsibility is accepted for the quality of resources to be found on such websites. The contents and material made available on linked sites are completely outwith the control of NHS Education for Scotland and as such no liability is accepted for any damages resulting from accessing or failing to access these sites. No endorsement is expressed or implied by the presence of a link on this website. No responsibility or liability for the privacy of personal information is accepted for linked websites, as these are beyond the control of NHS Education for Scotland.
Warranties
No warranty is given that files downloaded or accessed from this website are free from computer viruses. No warranties are made as to fitness for purpose, quality or completeness of information. NHS Education for Scotland excludes any liability for errors in or omissions in information provided on or linked to from this website.
Data Protection
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) holds and manages personal data for the administration and evaluation of training and education of healthcare professionals, for the employment of staff, for research and for pursuing related legitimate activities in support of our core purposes
The NES Data Protection Policy (Word) explains how we will manage the processing of your personal data to ensure compliance with Data Protection principles.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, NES is registered as a data controller registered with the Information Commissioner. This registration describes the kind of information we may hold about you, how it may be processed and with whom it may be shared. Our registration is Z7921413 which can be viewed at:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/search.asp
NES holds personal information in electronic systems such as computer records and databases as well as on paper files. Personal data will be held for no longer than necessary in line with our records retention policy.
User Anonymity & Personal Information on SHOW and the NES website
NES are part of the SHOW network and use SHOW to host their site. Log files are maintained and analysed of all requests for files on the SHOW servers. Aggregated analyses of these log files are used to monitor website usage. These analyses are made available to NES to allow them to measure, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.
In combination with other information which is not collected by SHOW but which may be collected by suppliers of network services, it may in certain situations be possible to identify an individual user's use of the NES website. SHOW does not collect the additional information required and will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where explicit consent for this is given or where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, SHOW reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of the SHOW service. As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for SHOW to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining or attempting to gain unauthorised access.
All log file information collected by SHOW and passed onto NES is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party
Use of Cookies
NES does not store any information that would on its own allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by NES are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Governing Law
The terms and conditions of use of this website shall be governed by the laws of Scotland.
