Privacy Policy

The Borders Carers Centre respects the privacy of every individual who visits our website. This Privacy Policy outlines the information we may collect on our website and how we may use that information.

Personal Data

We will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (e.g., your name, address, telephone number or email address) through our website unless you have provided it to us voluntarily. If you do not want your personal data collected, please do not submit it to us.

We will only use the information you supply for the purposes of improving our service, or to contact you if you request it. We will not use the information for any other purpose, nor will we disclose it to any third party.

Additional Information, Collected Automatically

In some cases, we may automatically (i.e., not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to our site that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site.

Use of Cookies

When you view our website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.

Use of IP addresses

We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our website. Your IP address is used to gather broad demographic information such as the number of visitors from a geographic area.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Borders Carer Centre, you can e-mail us at: centre@borders.carers.net.

Copyright Statement

The contents of this site, unless stated otherwise, are copyright the Borders Carer Centre and Scottish Borders Council, Social Work Services © 2004 - 2005.

You may download and make copies of the content of this site for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright notices in the content. Unless expressly noted on the page, you may not copy or store any content from this site for redistribution, reproduction, or publication for any purpose whatsoever, without prior written permission from the author.