We are committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most accessible and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy governs data collection and usage. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

This page explains how we use 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 at the time, (for example an FAQ enquiry) 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. Log files allow us to record visitor's 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. If you provide feedback on our website we will only use it to develop and improve the site.  For further information visit our Cookies page.

Statement coverage

This privacy statement only covers this website, it does not cover links within this site to other websites.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss and alteration of information under our control.

Changes to the statement

If the privacy statement changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/about-us/privacy