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Privacy policy
About Us
This is a privacy policy for Intute.
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:
Intute Executive
MIMAS
Manchester Computing
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 0620
Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals
We have the following privacy seals:
- Data Protection Act: All personal data is collected and stored in line with the Data Protection Act 1988.
Data Collection
P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 4 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained separately.
Group "Basic information"
We collect the following information:
- Click-stream data
- HTTP protocol elements
- Search terms
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Website and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered).
Group "Cookies"
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
- HTTP cookies
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Research and development.
- One-time tailoring.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Cookies are used to track visitors to our site.
Group "Mailing registration"
We collect the following information:
- Physical contact information
- Online contact information
- Demographic data
- Preference data
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:
- Delivery services.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
This information is collected so that we can send you news and other information which is relevant to your needs and interests.
Group "Evaluation"
We collect the following information:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Website and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Website. A cookie is an element of data that a Website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- User targeting
- Research and development
Policy Evaluation
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.
Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.
Satisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.
Opting out
If you have any concerns regarding the data held about you by Intute, please contact us:
Intute Executive
MIMAS
Manchester Computing
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 0620
