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Recent significant changes to this policy

For version 2 - following the introduction of Google Analytics code onto the site the privacy section has been rewritten to include a section on “Cookies”.

Use of our website

The EPSRC website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. Access and use by you of this site constitutes acceptance by you of these Terms and Conditions that take effect from the date of first use.

Intellectual property

The names, images and logos identifying the EPSRC are proprietary marks of The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Copying or our logos and/or any other third party logos accessed via this website are not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright owner.

We are happy for our logo to be used to publicise EPSRC-supported research work. If you are from a commercial organisation, please request permission from us first. Please see EPSRC logos to download

Hyperlinking policy

Hyperlinking to us at EPSRC

You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this site. We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site. However, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The EPSRC pages must load into the user's entire window.

Hyperlinking by us at EPSRC

It is our policy to obtain permission to link to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

Virus protection awareness

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

Privacy

This website automatically collects a small amount of non-personally identifiable data from you when you visit. It also collects information about what browser and operating system you are using and what domain (internet address) you originate from.

Collection of this information is purely for statistical purposes within the Strategy Unit which allows us to further improve the user experience.

Cookies

Depending on your browser's security settings, websites may be allowed to create and store small files called 'cookies' in a specific directory on your computer to help with the functionality of the site. Cookies cannot harm your computer in any way. Only the website that created the cookie can subsequently reuse it.

There are two types of cookies:

• A persistent cookie remains on your computer for a period of time to allow a website to recognise you when you return and present you with the appropriate customised pages
• Session-specific cookies are deleted when you shut down your browser. These are used on sites where you log in; the cookie ensures that you stay logged in throughout that visit

The EPSRC uses both types of cookie for Google Analytics. However, the site can still be used if cookies are refused by your browser.

Data Protection

EPSRC complies with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 with regard to the collection, processing, storage and disclosure of personal information.

A copy of the act can be found on the Office of Public Sector Information website.

Summary of terms

Browser

Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari.

Cookie

Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, email address and interests.

IP (Internet Protocol)

All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.

IP address

If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 123.456.789.101

Web server

Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.