Website privacy policy and cookies

Visitors to our website

When someone visits www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site.

We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source.

If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

You should be aware that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your Internet or network services 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 outwith the responsibility or control of NHS Highland.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website.  They are used in order to make websites work (or work more efficiently) as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.  Cookies do a variety of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, helping identify trends for statistical purposes and generally improving the user experience.

The duration (expiry) of a particular cookie will have been set to: 

• the session - a temporary cookie which is deleted as soon as you close the site in your browser
• a set period - one day or one month, for example
• permanent - the cookie remains on your computer to be re-activated if you return to the same site

Any or all cookies stored in your browser can be deleted using your browser settings.

How do I change my cookie preferences?

Using our cookie control selector

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking or tapping the C icon (cookie control) in the black triangle in the lower right-hand corner of this browser.

• The I Accept Cookies button means you accept both our Necessary and Analytics cookies.
• The I Do Not Accept Cookies button means you reject our Analytics cookies.
• You can alternatively adjust the Analytics slider to On or Off. 

Using your browser preferences

Our necessary cookies are enabled by default in your browser. It is possible to refuse these cookies by adjusting the preferences in your browser, however this will prevent this website from functioning correctly.

If you do want to disable necessary or other cookies, most web browsers allow control of cookies through their settings.  Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Opera

More general cookie information

To find out more about cookies, including how to manage them, visit:

• AllAboutCookies.org
• AboutCookies.org
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
• YourOnlineChoices.eu