Hereford and Worcester is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology
that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the Hereford and Worcester site and governs data collection and usage.
By using the Hereford and Worcester site, you consent to the data practices described
in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Hereford and Worcester collects personally identifiable information, such as your email
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Hereford and Worcester also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by Hereford and Worcester. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This
information is used by Hereford and Worcester for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the Hereford and Worcester site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through Hereford and Worcester public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Hereford and Worcester
does not read any of your private online communications.
Hereford and Worcester encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Hereford and Worcester so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. Hereford and Worcester is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Hereford and Worcester
and Hereford and Worcester family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Hereford and Worcester collects and uses your personal information to operate the Hereford and Worcester
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Hereford and Worcester also uses
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from Hereford and Worcester and its affiliates. Hereford and Worcester may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
Hereford and Worcester does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Hereford and Worcester may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Hereford and Worcester
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services to Hereford and Worcester, and they are required to maintain
the confidentiality of your information.
Hereford and Worcester does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such
as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Hereford and Worcester keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within
Hereford and Worcester, in order to determine what Hereford and Worcester services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising
within Hereford and Worcester to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
Hereford and Worcester Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Hereford and Worcester or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of Hereford and Worcester; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of Hereford and Worcester, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Hereford and Worcester Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Hereford and Worcester pages, or
register with Hereford and Worcester site or services, a cookie helps Hereford and Worcester
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same Hereford and Worcester Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Hereford and Worcester
features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the Hereford and Worcester services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Hereford and Worcester secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. Hereford and Worcester secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Hereford and Worcester will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Hereford and Worcester encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Hereford and Worcester is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
Hereford and Worcester welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that Hereford and Worcester has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact Hereford and Worcester at gerald.ncube@hee.nhs.uk.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.