Statement
User anonymity and personal information
Log files are maintained and analysed of all requests for files on this website’s web servers. Log files do not capture personal information but do capture the user’s IP address, which is automatically recognised by our web servers.
Aggregated analysis of these log files is used to monitor website usage. These analyses may be made to available to northshields173.org staff and partner agencies to allow them to measure, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.
Except as stated already, northshields173.org will make no attempt to identify individual users. You should be aware, however, that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network service provider. These entities may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. Such monitoring would be done by the provider of network services and is beyond the responsibility or control of northshields173.org.
northshields173.org will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, northshields173.org reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of northshields173.org web services.
As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for northshields173.org to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining, or attempting to gain, unauthorised access.
All log file information collected by northshields173.org is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party.
Use of cookies
This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.
We use cookies to:
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Enable certain features
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Provide you with a more personalized experience
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Protect the security of your account, the accounts of others and northshields173.org
Data protection and confidentiality
Some services on this website require us to collect personal information from you. To comply with the Data Protection Act, we have a duty to tell you how we store the information we collect and how it is used.
Any information you do submit will be stored securely and will never be passed on or sold to any third party.
Site Comments
Some areas of the website invite your comments or contributions. By using the Comments facility on this site, you understand that your comments will be moderated in advance and may be edited. Publication is not guaranteed and is at the decision of northshields173.org. By submitting your comments you agree that the site owners may publish them and/or quote from them for use on this site or any other related product.
Site Photos
All images on this site are copyright of various owners, including the Wilkinson Family, Kearney and Rickard families. Please ask for permission to use them. We rarely decline polite requests and simply ask that you credit this website as a courteous thing to do. For commercial use (including creating “local history” DVDs for sale at markets and on eBay) please ask us first. Thanks.