The Nuffield Trust makes every effort to keep the information on its website up-to-date and correct. However, we do not provide any warranty regarding its accuracy or completeness and we are not liable for any loss or damage suffered by you, either directly or indirectly, by making use of the information on this website. We reserve the right to make changes and corrections to this site at any time and without prior notice. Users downloading materials from this website or accessing materials through this website do so at their own risk. The Nuffield Trust accepts no responsibility for any damage to computer systems, software or any resulting loss of data.
Although every effort is made to keep this website up and running smoothly, we take no responsibility for the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with this website.
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright in all material published on this website belongs to The Nuffield Trust. You may download, print or reproduce material from this website for educational and non-profit use if the source is clearly acknowledged in full. All material acquired from this website must be copied completely without any modifications. None of this material may be used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from the Nuffield Trust.
Links to other websites
The Nuffield Trust provides links to third party websites to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of such websites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Privacy policy
Under the Data Protection Act, the Nuffield Trust has a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you.
To subscribe to our email update you must provide us with your name, organisation and email address. This information allows us to add you to our database. The Nuffield Trust is the sole owner of the information collected on this website; We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law. Your information will be used for our administrative purposes only. By signing up for our email updates you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as set out above. The Nuffield Trust reserves the right to amend these provisions at any time without notice.
We also analyse log file information from all visitors to our website and use it to make changes to the layout of the site and to the information contained within it. These log files do not contain any personal information and they cannot be used to identify any individual patterns of use of the site.
These terms and conditions cover only the Nuffield Trust website at www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk and do not cover links within this site to other websites.
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What does FAQ stand for?
It stands for Frequently Asked Questions and is a place where most common questions are answered so read on and you may find the answer you need right here…
What is a blog?
The word blog is a shortened form of weblog (web log). It is a ‘log’ of someone’s thoughts and opinions. They have in the past mostly been text based but increasingly they display pictures, video and sound.
Can I post Comments?
Yes you can reply to any blog entry by clicking the link under the entry. We may occasionally close comments on a post partly for reasons of spam. All comments are view approved for posting by a Nuffield Trust blog moderator.
What should I put in my comments?
Please try to keep your comments short and relevant to the post in question.
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House Rules
We reserve the right to fail messages which:
• Are considered likely to attack or offend others
• Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
• Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
• Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
• Advertise products or services for profit
• Are seen to impersonate someone else
• Repeatedly post the same or similar messages ('spam')
• Are unrelated to the topic
• Include contact details such as telephone numbers and postal or email addresses
• Are written in anything other than English - Welsh and Gaelic may be used where marked
• Contain links to other websites which break our Editorial Guidelines
We may also close comments on a post if we think the discussion has become irrelevant or out of date.
We want to keep our blog as focused as possible. For this reason, messages not relevant to the post may be rejected.
Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about individual members of the public or people who work for the Nuffield Trust may be considered harassment. We reserve the right to remove such messages and take action against those responsible.