Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust uses cookies on this website. By using the site, you consent to the use of cookies.
Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.
What are cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the site or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the website more useful to you.
How the Trust uses cookies
When you use and access the site, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.
We use session cookies to provide analytics. When you close your browser, the cookies will be removed.
Third-party cookies and embedded content
We have blocked third-party cookies on this website. However, embedded content that is hosted externally (such as YouTube videos) will track visiting information such as viewership data.
What are your choices regarding cookies
If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
Declining cookies should not impact your use of this site.
Where can you find more information about cookies
You can learn more about cookies at the following third-party websites:
- AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
- Information Commissioner's Office: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) sit alongside the Data Protection Act and the UK GDPR. They give people specific privacy rights in relation to electronic communications.
As we only collect minimal cookie data, we believe that these meet the exception criteria in terms of:
| Communication | A log of error codes will be kept by the web server. |
| Strictly Necessary | We host embedded content such as YouTube videos. Please use a privacy / incognito mode if available before pressing "play". This may be available in app (on mobile) or in browser (on desktop). |
| Statistical Purposes | We use sessional cookies to track total visits and page visits. |
| Appearance | Information is collected regarding the visitor's screen dimensions to present the content in an appropriate way (i.e. for desktop, tablet, and phone usage). If you use the "ReciteMe" accessibility service, session information will be needed for translation and other features. |
| Emergency Assistance | Not applicable. |
