Cookie policy

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What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies help websites work properly and can be used to improve your experience by remembering preferences or understanding how the website is used.

Cookies do not give us access to your computer or any information about you beyond what you choose to share with us.

How the trust uses cookies

The trust uses cookies on its websites to:

  • ensure the website works correctly
  • improve the performance and usability of the website
  • understand how visitors use our website so we can improve our services.

We do not use cookies to identify you personally, and we do not use cookies for commercial advertising.

Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security and access to secure areas of the website.

These cookies are always used and cannot be switched off.

Analytics (performance) cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting information such as:

  • which pages are visited most often
  • how users move around the website
  • whether users experience any errors.

The information collected is anonymous and is used only to improve our website.Analytics cookies are used only if you give your consent.

Functional cookies (where used)

Functional cookies remember choices you have made, such as cookie preferences, to improve your experience. These cookies are only used if you agree to them.

Third party cookies

Some pages on our website may include content or services from third parties (for example, embedded videos or maps). These third parties may set their own cookies.

We recommend that you review the privacy and cookie policies of these third party websites.

Managing your cookie preferences

When you visit our website, you will be given the option to accept or reject non essential cookies. We use a cookie to remember your cookie preferences, so you are not asked to make the same choice on every visit.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie settings link on our website.

You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions.

Guidance on managing cookies is available from https://www.aboutcookies.org 

Changes to this cookie policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, guidance or how we use cookies.

Any updates will be published on this page.

For information about how we process personal data more broadly, please see our Privacy Notice.

This Cookie Policy is available in alternative formats on request.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact the Data Protection Officer at mtw-tr.information-governance@nhs.net  

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