Terms and conditions of use
Any use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions, which are correct as at the date of the last review by the editors but are subject to change at any time. These terms and conditions are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Copyright
All rights reserved. All materials (including without limitation all articles, text, images and logos) are Copyright NCCHTA (National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment). The text and layout of HTA publications is Copyright Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. See our Copyright page for more details.
Disclaimer
NCCHTA has tried to ensure that the contents of this website are accurate. NCCHTA will not be liable (to the fullest extent of the law) for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising as a consequence of any use of or the inability to use any information on this site. Visitors who use this website and rely on any information do so at their own risk. NCCHTA does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via the website is accurate, complete or up to date. Price and availability of information is subject to change without notice.
All HTA content is provided for information and education and not as a substitute for the advice of a health care professional. The NCCHTA assumes no responsibility or liability arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information contained herein.
NCCHTA takes no responsibility for the contents of linked websites and links should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. NCCHTA has no control over the availability of the linked pages.
Freedom of information
Information held by us is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and subordinate legislation. This Act provides individuals with a right of access to recorded information, of any age, which the NCCHTA holds, subject to certain exemptions. Further details are available from our Freedom of information page.
Data protection
Any information provided by persons accessing the HTA website shall be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and subordinate legislation. The data controller is the University of Southampton, unless otherwise stated.
Privacy
Some sections of our website may require you to provide personal information to us in order for us to provide a particular service e.g. email alerting, ordering reports, responding to queries. By providing this information you are consenting to us processing your information for the purposes for which it was provided and for any other purposes to which you may have agreed.
Information collected from you will not be passed to any third party without your consent, except where we are under a statutory obligation or entitled to do so by law.
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Cookies
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Log files
We log your IP address which is automatically recognised by our web server. We will only collect information that is relevant to providing the service. Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. They enable us to make changes to the layout of the site and to the information in it, based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information or information about which other sites you have visited.
Links
There may be web sites linked to and from this site that are operated or created by or for organisations outside of the NCCHTA. Those organisations are solely responsible for the operation and information (including the right to display such information) found on their respective web sites.
Linking to or from this site does not imply on the part of the NCCHTA any endorsement or guarantee of any of the organisations or information (including the right to display such information) found on their respective web sites.
If you think NCCHTA would be interested in linking to your website please email us at hta@hta.ac.uk
Accessibility
We are committed to making this website as easily and widely accessible as possible, irrespective of the browser you are using. Our central website has been designed to conform to Section 508 and W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) standards. Further details on our policy and how to change the format of the website are available with the accessibility tools.
Graphics/logos
The HTA logo is available for download from this website. If you would like to use any other graphic or logo from this website, you must request permission. Please contact hta@hta.ac.uk
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