Privacy Policy

Your privacy

The UKIACR respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any personal information, which you volunteer to the UKIACR, will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality.

The UKIACR does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information which you volunteer (for example by e-mailing us or by using our online forms). Any information, which you provide in this way, is not made available to any third parties, and is used by the UKIACR only in line with the purpose for which you provided it.

What is a cookie?

The UKIACR website uses cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data sent your computer that your web browser stores when you visit some websites. Cookies allow a website to recognise a user’s device e.g. computer, mobile phone.

The EU cookie directive

The law on website cookies changed on 26 May 2011 and requires that sites state which cookies are being used and their purpose. It also makes clear that cookies only be used with your consent. You can find out more information about this law by visiting the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

Which cookies does the UKIACR website use?

We use Google Analytics to help improve user experience of the site and measure website traffic. The following cookies are set to enable this:

Name: _utma
Details: stores each user’s number of visits, time of visit etc.
Expires: two years

Name: _utmb
Details: checks approximately how long a user stays on the site
Expires: 30 minutes

Name: _utmc
Details: checks approximately how long a user stays on the site
Expires: end of browsing session

Name: _utmz
Details: stores where a visitor came from
Expires: six months

Name: WT_FPC
Details: User stats - used on this site only.
Expires: 12 years

Name: has_js
Details: to check whether user has javascript enabled to facilitate how certain parts of the site function
Expires: at end of session

Can I disable cookies?

Google offers a tool that you can use to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics. You can add this plugin to your browser by going to Google. For further information about cookies including how to disable them in your browser visit the All About Cookies website.

Acceptance of this Privacy Policy

By using the Web site or any services provided through the Web site, you expressly consent to the use and disclosure of information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy Revisions and Notifications

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently.

If you've got any general questions about the way we use cookies or other aspect of our privacy policy, don't hesitate to contact us.