Information collection and use

Our privacy policy applies solely to North East Strategic Health Authority and this website.  It does not cover all the links within www.northeast.nhs.uk to other websites, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another website and make sure you read the relevant privacy statements. 

North East Strategic Health Authority does not store or collect any personal information about site users without their consent. The system will record your email address and other information only if volunteered to us by you (for example, via application forms and contact forms). This information shall be treated as confidential. It may only be used for internal review and to contact you regarding any feedback.

The website will log a user's IP address that is automatically recognised by the web server. This information is used for statistical purposes only.

The Data Protection Act

Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.  We do not pass on your details to any third party or other government department.

Cookies

Our website uses temporary cookies called session cookies to improve your web browsing and searching experience.

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website transfers to the user's hard drive while they are visiting a particular website. It contains simple information about the user's identity but no personal information.

We do not use cookies for collecting user information and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of our web server.