Privacy Policy
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Website.
We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Website. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection And Use
While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your email address, name, phone number, postal address, other information ("Personal Information").
Log Data
We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
In addition, we may use third party websites such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse this type of information in order to increase our Website's functionality. These third party website providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.
Cookies Policy
Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. The web site may retrieve these cookies from your web browser (for example: Internet Explorer, Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome) each time you visit, so they can recognise you, remember your preferences and provide you with a more secure online experience. Cookies are sent to your web browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive.
We use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.
Generally, cookies are very useful and are a common method used by almost every website you visit because they help to make your online experience as smooth as possible. For security reasons, many websites will not function at all without the use of cookies. Cookies generally do not hold any information to identify an individual person, but are instead used to identify a browser on an individual machine.
If you prefer, you can restrict, block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings but that may mean that the website won't work properly.
For more information about cookies and their impact on you and your browsing visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website, to provide the Website on our behalf, to perform Website-related websites or to assist us in analysing how our Website is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Communications
We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that we consider may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send, or by contacting us directly.
Fair Processing Notice
Please find available to download The NHS Benchmarking Network's Fair Processing Notice.
Terms of Use
If you continue to browse and use this website (including the members’ area and associated social media accounts), you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. These, together with our privacy policy, govern NHS Benchmarking Network’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
The term ‘NHS Benchmarking Network’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website, the term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website including the organisation they are employed by.
By using or subscribing to NHS Benchmarking Network, you agree to the following. You also acknowledge that this agreement may change from time to time without notice to you.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own choosing, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements is presented within the context it was intended to.
This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to the prohibition from future use by you the user and the organisation from which you represent.
From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, NHS Benchmarking Network takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Account Misuse
NHS Benchmarking Network reserves the right to close without warning any subscription accounts being used for any other purpose than for the provision of information held in the subscribers' area to the individual subscriber.
Possible forms of misuse include, but are not restricted to the following:
Data theft - information provided is for the benefit of the individual subscriber only, and must not be shared, published, or otherwise disseminated in any way;
Login Sharing - the sharing of login details is strictly prohibited without prior consent from NHS Benchmarking Network. Our system will detect and automatically suspend accounts being misused and / or accessed from multiple locations
Incorrect information - if the information you provide about yourself is false or incorrect you may be denied access to your account or your account may be closed.
NHS Benchmarking Network Twitter Guidelines
@NHSBenchmarking is the official Twitter account of the NHS Benchmarking Network (the ‘Network’). The Twitter account is run, monitored, and managed by the Network Support Team, on behalf of all colleagues and members across the country. Please read our Twitter guidelines for further information on use and abuse of the account.
Copyright Notice
This website and its content is Copyright © NHS Benchmarking Network 2024. All rights reserved.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the NHS Benchmarking Network as the source of the material
You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.
Subscription Refunds
No refunds will be given for any accounts closed due to misuse.
Refunds will only be given at the discretion of the Network Steering Group, and in circumstances where NHS Benchmarking Network has significantly failed to fulfil its obligations as laid out in this agreement.