Privacy Policy

This policy outlines what personal information may be gathered when you visit this website and how this information will be used, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. We hope this will help you to make an informed decision about using this website.

Please note that this policy only applies to the MaDOx website (www.madox.org). You should check any affiliated or associated websites directly for their privacy policies. MaDOx is not responsible for the content of any websites or resources which may be linked to from this website.

This policy has been developed in line with the University of Oxford's Privacy Policy. Any queries regarding this privacy policy should be sent to ruth.davis@dphpc.ox.ac.uk MaDOx website manager.

Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on this webpage.
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What information is collected?

Logged information

In common with most websites, this website automatically logs certain information about the requests made of it. This information is used for system administration, for bug tracking, and for producing usage statistics. The logged information may be kept indefinitely.

The following data is automatically logged for each request:

  • The name or network address of the computer making the request. Note that under some (but not all) circumstances it may be possible to infer from this the identity of the person making the request. Note also that the data recorded may be that of a web proxy rather than that of the originating client;
  • The date and time of connection;
  • The HTTP request, which contains the identification of the resource requested;
  • The status code of the request (success or failure, etc.);
  • The number of data bytes sent in response;
  • The contents of the HTTP Referrer header supplied by the browser; and
  • The content of the HTTP User-Agent header supplied by the browser.

In addition, the servers on which the website is hosted keep records of attempts (authorised and unauthorised) to use them for purposes other than access to the website. This data typically includes the date and time of the attempt, the service to which access was attempted, the name or network address of the computer making the connection, and may include details of what was done or was attempted to be done.

Online Forms

On some parts of this website, you may be asked to provide some limited personal information, If you are unsure, or unable to complete a form, please contact the team at madox.primarycare@dphpc.ox.ac.uk for assistance.

How the information collected is used

Personal information provided to MaDOx by you will only be used for the purpose stated at the time when the information was requested. Personal information will not be passed to third parties, or provided to direct marketing companies or other such organisations without your permission.

Summary statistics are extracted from the logged data and some of these statistics may be made publicly available, but those that are do not include information from which individuals could be identified. Demographical and statistical information about user behaviour may also be extracted and used to analyse the popularity and effectiveness of the MaDOx website. Any disclosure of this information will be in aggregate form and will not identify individual users.

Last edited 27th April 2010