Privacy Policy

About Us

This is a privacy policy for Medilink West Midlands and its divisions. Our homepage on the Web is located at 
http://www.medilinkwm.co.uk.

The full text of our privacy policy is available on the Web at www.medilinkwm.co.uk

Users may go to www.medilinkwm.co.uk

For information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information. We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy.

You may contact us by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You may call us at 0121 452 5630.

Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms in place. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern. Anyone who is concerned about the statement or practice of Medilink West Midland's privacy policy should address their concern to:

Mr Chris Dyke
4 Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham,UK
B15 3BE
or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Additional Information

This policy is valid for 5 days from the time that it is loaded by a client.

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.
  • Web site 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.
  • Anonymous user analysis.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

  • Others following the same practices. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.
  • Others following different practices. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.
  • Unrelated third parties. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you.

Group "Membership registration information"

We collect the following information:

  • Physical contact information
  • Organization Name
  • Contact Information for the Organization
  • Current location data
  • URI stem
  • Request timestamp

At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:

  • Preference data

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Completion and support of the current activity.
  • One-time tailoring. The user must opt-in to this usage.
  • User analysis. The user must opt-in to this usage.
  • Contacting visitors for marketing of services or products. The user must opt-in to this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

  • Others following the same practices. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.
  • Others following different practices. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.
  • Unrelated third parties. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
This information relates to an individual, a group or a company. The information need not be provided, but registered visitors gain privileged access

Group "Project Profiles"

At the user's option, we will collect the following data:

  • Organization Name
  • Department or division of organization
  • Contact Information for the Organization

This data will be used for the following purposes:

  • Other purposes
  • Information concerning member project voluntarily submitted with the intention of generating collaborative networks.
  • The user must opt-in to this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents. In addition, the following types of entities will receive this information:

  • Others following the same practices. The user must opt-in to this data sharing.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Information concerning member project voluntarily submitted with the intention of generating collaborative networks. The extent to which this data can be shared among the membership is defined by the member who publishes it

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site 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
  • Pseudononymous analysis
  • Research and development

Compact Policy Summary

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The compact policy is sent by the Web server along with the cookies it describes. For more information, see the P3P deployment guide at www.w3.org.

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.

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