Privacy policy and cookies
This page explains our Terms and conditions, our Privacy policy and our use of cookies on this website.
Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions. Muscular Dystrophy UK reserves the right to seek any legal remedies for any violation of these Terms and Conditions. The information provided on this website is for general and educational purposes only. Muscular Dystrophy UK accepts no responsibility or liability for the completeness, accuracy or reliability of any information contained on or downloaded from the website. You are advised to verify the accuracy of any information on the website before relying on it and any reliance you place on it is done at your own risk.
Muscular Dystrophy UK is not responsible for content placed on the website by users. However, Muscular Dystrophy UK reserves the right to block or remove any person deemed to use abusive or offensive language, or images, on the website.
Muscular Dystrophy UK will not use any personal data collected on this site for any purpose other than that specifically stated. Muscular Dystrophy UK will not use personal contact details unless you agree to the data protection opt in supplied. If you agree to receive, or sign up for, further information from Muscular Dystrophy UK you can unsubscribe from receiving any future communications at any time. Muscular Dystrophy UK subscribes fully to the Data Protection Act (1998) and the E-communications Act (2003). Muscular Dystrophy UK will never intentionally misuse or allow others to misuse any personal data it collects or holds.
Privacy policy
Muscular Dystrophy UK does not sell or pass on personal contact details to any organisation for commercial purposes and will not do so in future without asking you for a specific opt-in to that scheme.
We may pass your details to one of our suppliers but only to deliver products/services that you have requested from us. In this event data will be sent in a secure, encrypted format and used solely for the purpose for which it was intended. Our suppliers also subscribe fully to the Data Protection Act (1998) and the E-communications Act (2003).
Muscular Dystrophy UK does collect standard log files on its web server. These log files do not collect personal data but rather collect information which assists Muscular Dystrophy UK in assessing the use and usability of it various sites. This information may include the IP address of your computer. Muscular Dystrophy UK will not attempt to trace that IP address to you personally, nor will it allow that information to be tracked by outside agencies.
How we use cookies
This website uses short term ‘session’ cookies which exist while you are on the site and assist Muscular Dystrophy UK in tracking the use and usability of the site.
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device,for example, computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example:
- enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information several times during one task
- recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested
- measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast.
For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Developers website.
Third party websites
This website may contain links to websites which are not under the control of Muscular Dystrophy UK. Muscular Dystrophy UK does not accept responsibility or liability for the operation or content of such websites. Inclusion of these links is for your convenience only and does not imply any endorsement by Muscular Dystrophy UK. You are responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of use of any linked site. No third party is permitted to link any other website to this website without obtaining the prior written consent of Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Copyright
This website and the materials on it are owned by Muscular Dystrophy UK. The information and materials on this website may be printed and used for stated purposes only. You may electronically copy or print extracts of materials from this website for such purpose only and without alteration, addition or deletion. Any other use requires the express written permission of Muscular Dystrophy UK. All rights reserved.
Restrictions on use
You may not access, use, download, copy, print, display, link, frame, store for subsequent use, transmit or distribute any information from this website except as expressly provided for in these terms and conditions.
Modification
Muscular Dystrophy UK may at any time modify these Terms and Conditions. The new version will be posted on this website. Your continued use of the website constitutes your agreement to these terms and conditions.