Privacy and use of IVFpredict policy
This statement outlines the information gathered during your visit to the IVFpredict central web servers and expalins how this information is treated. Where you actively provide personal data to IVFpredict [for example, by completing a web form] this data will only be used for the service you have requested and further improving the model unless you consent otherwise at the time of submitting the data.
Data Protection Act
The gathering, storage, use, release and disposal of personal information is regulated by the Data Protection Act 1998. The University's policy and guidelines with respect to the Act, are available at:www.gla.ac.uk/dataprotection/
Web Forms
You may occasionally be asked to provide personal information to gain access to specific services. By supplying such information the client consents to the University storing the information for the stated purpose. The information is held by the University in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Medical Use
The indivualised prediction generated by IVFpredict is based on the work published in the paper by Nelson and Lawlor in PLOS Medicine. They are not responsible for the individual choices regarding treatment that you make based on the calculations using IVFpredict. Patients should always discuss their options for treatment with trained clinicians