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Every effort is made to ensure that the information provided on this site is accurate and up to date, but no legal responsibility is accepted for any errors, omissions or misleading statements.
We do not accept any liability for the use made by you of the information; neither do we warrant that the supply of the information will be uninterrupted. The website is provided on an “as is” basis. All material accessed or downloaded from the website or links to other websites is obtained at your own risk. It is your responsibility to use appropriate anti-virus software.
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Contextual links are provided to such sites where appropriate to our business. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the accuracy of, information on sites that we do not manage; nor should the inclusion of a hyperlink be taken to mean we endorse the sites to which it points.
Privacy notice
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Visitors to our websites
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Use of cookies by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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| Name | Content | Description | Expires |
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| __utmz | Randomly generated number and information on how the site was reached | Stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach the website, whether via a direct method, a link, search or an ad campaign. | 6 months from when set / updated |
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