{"id":289,"date":"2022-05-20T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg-edinburgh\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-02-10T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:29:15","slug":"privacy-policy-cookies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/privacy-policy-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy &#038; Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fullstretch has-dark-accent-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb806a89 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull fullstretch cirgcover has-standard-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77863774b4bafa76017e3d0427e2b75c\" style=\"min-height:550px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-dark-accent-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/CIRG-Post-Logo.png\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background default-featured-img\" alt=\"CIRG Post Logo\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/CIRG-Post-Logo.png 880w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/CIRG-Post-Logo-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/CIRG-Post-Logo-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 style=\"margin-right:30px;margin-left:30px;\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color alignwide wp-elements-09e237a63bfe375a0171d5feb4e4df96 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-standard-white-color\">Privacy Policy &#038; Cookies<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color cirg-screen-excerpt wp-elements-657dd3814347baad505828ae04cf4996 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-standard-white-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Clinical Infection Research Group Edinburgh <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1280px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id289_b97097-3d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:35px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{position:relative;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b:not(.specificity){margin-top:-70px;margin-bottom:15px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column289_9bcd27-2b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Privacy and Data Protection Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>User Anonymity and Personal Information on this Website: Log files are maintained and analysed of all requests for files on the servers. Aggregated analyses of these log files are used to monitor website usage, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In combination with other information which is not collected by CIRG but which may be collected by suppliers of network services, it may in certain situations be possible to identify an individual user\u2019s use of this website. CIRG does not collect the additional information required and will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where explicit consent for this is given or where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, CIRG reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of this service. As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for CIRG to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining or attempting to gain unauthorised access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All log file information collected by CIRG is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party.\u00a0In certain cases, an CIRG participating website may implement a registration scheme which will allow usage to be tracked. CIRG policies do not permit this to be done except in cases where users have given informed consent for this to be done, and offending sites will be removed should CIRG become aware of any breaches of this policy. CIRG will endeavour to ensure that participating organisations have proper data-protection procedures in place in respect of the information they make available through their websites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Use of Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CIRG does not store any information that would on its own allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by CIRG are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">User Tracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Except as stated already, CIRG will make no attempt to identify individual users. You should be aware, however, that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network services provider. These entities may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. 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