It is the policy of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) that personal information, such as your name, mailing address, email address or personal telephone number is private and confidential. By using this site, you consent to the terms of our privacy policy for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes set out below. We do not collect, use or disclose your personal information for any purposes other than those identified below, except with your consent or as required by law.

 

 

The information we collect includes:

1. Site Activity Data:  Each time a visitor comes to this website, we collect and log certain information for a reasonable period of time. This information includes, but is not restricted to your machine's TCP/IP address, date, time and the HFEA web pages you've accessed. We also collect information about the 'referrer' if you clicked on an external link that led you to our website. The information we collect is used solely for performance, site administration and security reviews. They are not sold or shared in any way with third party organisations.

2. Cookies: Portions of our website may use cookies for security and authentication purposes. This information is used solely to maintain your computer's session to our server. The information is not shared or sold to third-party organisations for any purpose.

3. Personal Information: Personal information such as your name, mailing address, email address or telephone number is collected only when you voluntarily provide it. Such information is received when you send an email through the site or make some other specific contact, such as completing an online form or registering to receive notifications. The personal information you provide is forwarded only to the person(s) equipped to handle your request and is used only to respond to your inquiry. Personal information will not be sold or shared with any third parties.

Any changes to our privacy policy will be communicated on this website. Policy changes will not alter how we handle previously submitted personal information.

 

Copyright

Images, text, software, documentation, electronic text and image files, audio and video files and clips and other materials on the HFEA website are protected by copyright laws and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The HFEA retains all rights, including copyright, in data, image, text and any other information contained in these files. The HFEA expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in copyright laws and as defined below.

Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, commentary and news reporting. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text, audio, video, image and other files from the HFEA website for such uses are welcome to do so with our express permission. Users must cite the author and source of this material as they would material from any printed work; the citation should include the web address or URL http://www.hfea.gov.uk/. By downloading, printing, or otherwise using text, audio, video, image and other files from this website, whether accessed directly from this website or via other sites or mechanisms, users agree that they will limit their use of such files to fair use and will not violate the HFEA’s or any other party's proprietary rights.
Unauthorised publication or exploitation of the HFEA's files is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior permission from the HFEA.

 

 

Linking

The HFEA's website may occasionally link to other sites that may be of interest to our users. We are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of the content on third-party websites, nor do we necessarily endorse the sites and their content.

If you would like your website to considered for linking on the HFEA website, please contact us.  We are under no obligation to provide reciprocal links and reserve the right to be selective in our linking practices.

 

 

Disclaimer

The HFEA does not provide medical advice to individuals. The content of this website is intended for information purposes only and is not meant to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

The HFEA makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that information on this website is accurate and up to date. However, the HFEA makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implies, as to the accuracy, completeness, suitability or reliability of any of the information or data contained in or omitted from this website, or for any action or inaction made in reliance thereon.

The HFEA will not be liable (save for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence) for any false, inaccurate, inappropriate or incomplete data or information published on this website, nor for any consequences arising from the use or any information that is or has been on the site.

You are granted access to this website conditional upon your agreement to indemnify the HFEA and not to hold it liable in any way for the results of any action you may take based on the information contained on this website.

Although the HFEA shall reasonably endeavour to keep the website functioning and accessible at all times, the HFEA takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable in the event that this website is unavailable at any time and for any period.

The HFEA shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising in contract, tort or otherwise (save for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence) as a result of the use or access of this website (including from any computer viruses or software defects), or from the inability to use or access this website, or from the use of any information or data contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this site or any data or information contained in it.

The HFEA reserves the right to remove, vary or amend any of the content of its website at any time and without prior notice.

The information that the HFEA publishes is a snap shot of data provided to us by licensed centres at a particular time. This information may be subject to change as individual centres notify us of amendments. Before publication, we perform a preliminary validation process on the data, and ask the centres to confirm its accuracy, for which they remain responsible.

Page last updated: 08 April 2009

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