British Transport Police is committed to safeguarding your
privacy online.
Cookies
An HTTP cookie (or simply, “cookie”) is a text
string sent back and forth between a web browser and the server it
accesses. Cookies are used to distinguish one user from another and
to store information about users’ web sessions.
We use Google Analytics to help analyse use of
our website. This analytical tool uses cookies to collect standard
internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an
anonymous form.
Google Analytics sets or updates cookies only
to collect data required for the reports. The information generated
by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP
address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to
evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical
reports on website activity.
We will only use this information to optimise
the site for our visitors. We will never allow Google Analytics,
nor any third-party, to use this information to track or collect
any personally identifiable information. Likewise, Google will not
associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Neither British Transport Police nor Google
will link (or seek to link) any IP address with the identity of a
computer user.
To opt out of being tracked by Google
Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
If we wish to collect personally identifiable
information through the British Transport Police website (an online
survey, for example), we will always inform the user of its
intended use. We will never use this information for any other
purpose than that stated, nor will we hand this information out to
any third-party.
We collect this information in a way which
does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out
the identities of those visiting our website.
Contact information
If you contact us via this website your email address is
automatically supplied to us and it’s possibly that other personal
details are as well. British Transport Police will not store this
information or pass it on to any other party. Your details will be
retained long enough for us to respond to your query or comment. It
will not be held on file or put to any other purpose other than to
respond direct to you. Afterwards, your details will be deleted
from our system. Under no circumstances will we sell, trade, rent
or otherwise disclose your details to others.
Children under 16 years of age should not submit any information
to any website without the consent of a parent/carer.