Terms & conditions
The use of and access to pages of this website is subject to the disclaimer and conditions set below. By using or accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Privacy Statement
The Scottish Health Information Network (SHINE) fully respects your right to privacy. Any personal information which you supply to SHINE will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality.
Collection and Use of Personal Information through website
SHINE does not collect any personal data about you on this website, apart from information that you volunteer, either by emailing us or by using the online enquiry forms. Any information, which you provide by way of this website, is not made available to any third parties. Any information provided would only be used by SHINE for the purpose for which you provided it.
Collection and Use of technical information
This website does not use cookies, apart from temporary session cookies which enable a visitor's web browser to remember which pages on this website have already been visited. A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. Cookies can contain user identification data. Visitors can use this website with no loss of functionality if cookies are disabled from the web browser.
Disclaimer
Every effort is made to ensure that the information provided on the SHINE website is accurate. However, this cannot be guaranteed, and no liability is accepted for any information or advice given here. The information on this website does not constitute legal advice.
Links Policy
The provision on the SHINE website of a link to another website does not constitute any authorisation to access material held at that location. Links to sites are provided for informational purposes only and no responsibility is accepted for the quality of resources to be found on such websites.
The contents and material made available on linked sites are completely outwith our control and as such no liability is accepted for any damages resulting from accessing or failing to access these sites. No endorsement is expressed or implied by the presence of a link on the SHINE website.
The contents of a linked-to website may change without our knowledge and as a result, links may break or may terminate on pages which were not the original targets of a link. No responsibility or liability for the privacy of personal information is accepted for linked to websites, as these are beyond our control.
Warranties
No warranty is given that files downloaded or accessed from this website are free from computer viruses. No warranties are made as to fitness for purpose, quality or completeness of information. SHINE excludes any liability for errors in or omissions in information provided on or linked to from this website.