Harper and Keele Veterinary School is dedicated to protecting your privacy online. Any data collected is securely stored, and only used for the purpose it was collected. This privacy policy sets out how Harper and Keele Veterinary School uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.
Harper and Keele Veterinary School is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Harper and Keele Veterinary School may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from May 2018. You can view our full Data Protection Policy (PDF) in Section 5 of our Publication Scheme.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is stored securely. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Using our online forms we may collect information such as email address, postal addresses or phone numbers and may wish to contact you using these means in order to provide you with further information we think you may find interesting. If you wish to receive this information, please tick the box provided to opt in.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. A list of groups we share information with can be found in our Data Protection Layered Notice (PDF).
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us: dpo@harper-adams.ac.uk.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
We may link to external websites to provide you with more information, in this case we are not responsible for the content of the third-party website.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer (via your web browser) used by nearly all websites. The Harper and Keele Veterinary School uses cookies to save preferences and remember them when you return to our website.
Our cookies never store personal data about you - items such as card details and address information is stored securely and only used for the purpose it was collected.
Although none of our pages contain advertising - the Network Advertising Initiative gives you the option to opt out of many mainstream ad network cookies, this may be useful for your wider internet browsing. You can find the opt out options on their website.
We are providing this information as part of our drive to improve clarity about your privacy on the internet as part of a wider effort to comply with recent legislation.
Here is a list of the main cookies we use on the Harper Adams website, and what they are used for.
| Cookie name | Cookie use |
|---|---|
| cookiemessage | Used to determine whether visitors have already seen the cookie notification message. |
| _ga, _ga_<container-id> | These cookies enable Google Analytics to function. This software, provided by Google, allows us to analyse visitor numbers, browser usage and identify navigation problems. This information allows us to improve the website by identifying difficult to find areas and making the content relevant to the reader and the device they are using. |
Should you choose to block cookies, either for a specific website or all websites, your web browser has many easy ways to do this. To find out more visit the All About Cookies or About Cookies websites where you can find detailed instructions, along with more information about how cookies are used on the web.
Please note that disabling cookies will adversely affect your browsing experience - shopping websites will have no way of knowing what you have put in your basket, and you may not be able to login to some websites.
If you aren't sure which web browser you are using, click on the 'Help' icon on a PC (or press 'F1' on your keyboard), or click on the Apple icon on a Mac and select 'About'.
In order to make sure your security is assured on the web, we recommend always updating to the latest version of your browser. Some browers such as Chrome or Firefox handle the updating process for you and will automatically download the latest security updates.
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