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Copyright

You are welcome to print these pages, link to them, or reproduce information contained on them so long as you do not distort the information contained there or, unless otherwise provided, do so for financial gain. You must acknowledge the OFT as the source of the information. We welcome your comments on any aspect of this service.

Please remember that the information on these pages can only provide general guidance and should not be read as a substitute for the law.

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Linking to this site

We don't have any objections to other sites linking to ours, provided that the information contained therein is not distorted and that it is clear that the OFT is the source of the information, as we like the information we produce to be spread as widely as possible. However, as we are a government department we do not allow the link to be placed anywhere on a site where it suggests an endorsement of any kind, nor do we allow our logo to be used as a graphical link. 

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Privacy statement

Information we collect from visitors
We collect several kinds of information from visitors to oft.gov.uk depending on the part of the site being visited: email addresses, site usage information and, in a few cases, personal details such as your name and postal details if you order publications.

Feedback
If you provide feedback on the OFT website through our feedback form we will only use this information to develop and improve the site.

Comments and questions
If you send an enquiry by email to a specific contact on the OFT website it may not always be possible for the OFT to provide the information requested directly. In such circumstances we may pass your enquiry to another government department so that they can respond to your information request.

Email alerts
If you sign up to receive email alerts we will use the information you give us to provide the service(s) you have requested. We may occasionally contact email alert subscribers to help us evaluate and improve the service that we offer.

If you subscribe to the email alert service, you can correct, update or remove any personally identifiable information directly, via our internet pages. You can also inform us that you wish to cancel a subscription and we will remove you from our mailing list and delete your details from our records.

We will hold the information you have provided for as long as you require access to the service requested.

Site usage information
This site uses an online measuring package called SiteStat which uses cookies to identify repeat visits.

Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit a site, and contain a unique, anonymous number. They are stored in the cookie directory of your hard drive, and do not expire at the end of your session.

Cookies do not contain any personal information about you and cannot be used to identify an individual user. Cookies on this site may safely be turned off by users without affecting how pages are displayed.

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