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The Island Games Result’s site does not store or capture personal
information, but merely logs the user’s IP address
which is automatically recognised by the Web server.
We do not use cookies for collecting user
information from the site and we will not collect any information about you
except that required for system administration of the Web server.
This privacy policy only covers the Natwest Island Games Results Website at
http://www.rhodesresults2007.com.
Other links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.
Summary of terms
Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software
application. The most popular ones are Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet
Explorer.
Cookie
Message given to a web browser by a web server. The
message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each
time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A
cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by
customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time
they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to
provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and
interests.
IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the
technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for
making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are
understood.
IP address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one,
for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.
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