UKWAC Privacy Statement

The UKWAC web site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the Web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics, which UKWAC uses to evaluate use of the site.

We do not use cookies for collecting user information.

The UK Web Archiving Consortium invites you to provide feedback. UKWAC will only use the information you supply for the purpose of hearing your views and, if appropriate, replying to you or contacting you for clarification or further explanation. Your details will not be given, sold or otherwise traded to anyone or any organisation outside the UK Web Archiving Consortium without your permission.

Terms

Browser - A software program used for searching and viewing various kinds of Internet resources such as information on a web site. Examples of Internet browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

Cookie - A piece of information sent by a web browser by a web server. The browser saves the information, and sends it back to the Web server whenever the browser returns to the Web site. The Web server may use the cookie to customize the display it sends to the user, or it may keep track of the different pages within the site that the user accesses.

IP Address - A unique number that is assigned to every computer connected to the Internet is known as an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

UKWAC - United Kingdom Web Archiving Consortium, six organisations collectively archiving web based material in the UK. For more information see www.webarchive.org.uk