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The content of this website is the copyright of AVERT.
AVERT hopes that the information provided on its website pages is helpful to readers. Nothing on this website constitutes advice, nor does the transmission, downloading or sending of any information create any contractual relationship. The information is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice.
All information made available by AVERT on this website is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied. AVERT accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss or damage suffered by any user who relies on the information contained on this website. AVERT shall not be responsible for the content of any other website which is linked either to or from its website.
Any pages on this website may be downloaded or printed for personal use provided that no alterations to any of the pages are made and that where pages are shown to be part of a numbered set, the full set are printed and used together, and that no use is made of any of the pages in any other work or publication in whatever medium stored. None of the website pages may be distributed or copied for any commercial purposes.
If any material shall be downloaded or printed for educational purposes, it shall be the responsibility of the person or body so doing to comply with the laws of the state or nation within which the material shall be used.
The terms of this disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and both AVERT and the individual users submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) defines a cookie as "a small file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded on to a device when the user accesses certain websites". Cookies are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
We are currently using a cookie on our website to prevent our Friend of AVERT Campaign pop-up from appearing on your screens more than once within three consecutive days. If you keep on seeing the pop-up more often than once in three days then you have settings that disallow cookies. It is your choice whether you want to enable cookies or disable cookies. Our cookie is only looking for your device so that the pop-up does not reappear within three days. We are not storing any other personal information with this pop-up. We are required by law to provide you with this information.
You may find more information about cookies on the ICO's website (http://www.ico.gov.uk/). The ICO is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
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AVERT regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information as important to our successful operations and to the maintenance of confidence of those with whom we deal. This statement applies to any user of our services, irrespective of which country they inhabit.
We will ensure that our staff use and disclose personal information lawfully and correctly. To this end we fully endorse and adhere to the principles of data protection, as set out in the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act").
AVERT will:
- Observe the conditions in the Act regarding the fair collection and use of personal information (please see below regarding personal information collected via our website)
- Meet our legal obligations to specify the purposes for which we process personal information, this information being set out in our data protection notification particulars which can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.dpr.gov.uk
- Collect and process appropriate personal information, only to the extent that it is needed to fulfill our operational needs or to comply with any legal requirement
- Ensure the accuracy of any personal information kept by us
- Apply checks to determine the length of time personal information is held by us
- Ensure that the rights of people about whom personal information is held, are able to be exercised fully under the Act
- Take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to safeguard personal information
If we collect personal information via our website, prior to finally
submitting any personal information to our website, we will endeavour
to ensure that you are informed as to:
- The purpose for collecting the information
- What the information will be used for
- How you can request copies of any personal information we hold on you
Please note that where our website contains links to other websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and this statement applies solely to any personal information collected by our website.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We only use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer our website, track general user movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Furthermore please be aware that we use cookies on our website. We use cookies to track the interests of our users so that we can subsequently enhance their experience on our website. If your browser rejects a cookie, you may still use our website.