What NHS's terms say
NHS's terms of service and privacy policy have 17 rated points: 1 serious, 5 bad, 4 worth knowing and 7 good. 14 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 3 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use NHS
Bad 4
Third-party cookies are used for statistics
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors
The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Worth knowing 3
No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided
The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
Security incidents are reported to the authorities
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Good 7
A list of all cookies used by the service is provided
A list of all cookies set by the website is provided
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
The data retention period is kept to the minimum necessary for fulfilling its purposes
This service claims that your personal data is not being sold
Your personal data is not sold
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
You aren’t forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
If you have a NHS account
Serious 1
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
Bad 1
Your provided identifiable information is actively checked by the service
Worth knowing 1
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
The documents
- Terms and conditions ↗
- Your privacy on the NHS website ↗
- Cookies on the NHS website ↗
- Governance of the NHS website ↗
- Content policy ↗ account holders
- Requests for research support ↗
- Linking from the NHS website ↗
- Comments policy ↗
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.