The Understanding Slavery Initiative respects the privacy of every individual who visits our websites. We operate in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your information

Information about you will not be collected when you visit our website either by automatic tracking devices or when you sign in to use ‘My scrapbook’. Your sign in username and password are only necessary for you to use ‘My scrapbook’.

Cookies

In some areas of our site, a cookie may be placed on your computer. A cookie is a small file that resides on your computer’s hard drive that allows the Museum to improve the quality of your visit to our websites. If your browser permits it you can set your computer to reject cookies, although this may affect the quality of your visit.

The Flash version of the Home Page also requires cookies to work correctly.

If you are concerned about the use of cookies, we suggest you set your browser’s privacy settings to ‘high’. This setting will block cookies that collect personal information without your explicit consent while allowing you to fully enjoy the features of the websites.