Disclaimer and Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
This site is provided by the South Edinburgh Health Forum. While the information is provided in good faith it accuracy is not guaranteed.
No representations are made about any other web site which may link to this site nor about any web site which you reference through this site.
South Edinburgh Health Forum has no control over any other site and takes no responsibility for the contents on these sites.
If you use standard e-mail for communication with South Edinburgh Health Forum you should be aware that the Forum cannot guarantee that it remains confidential whilst in transit.
Privacy Statement
This site does not automatically capture or store personal information. The Internet Service provider may log the user’s IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics.
We do not use cookies for collecting user information from the site.
Any personal data collected through this website will be treated as confidential in line with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Summary of Terms
Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Cookie
Message given to a web browser a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.
IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.
IP Address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.