Data Protection and Cookie Policies Clients’ or prospective clients’ personal information is not shared with any third party, but clients completing the enquiry form should note that their contact details will be securely submitted to me via Google Forms. Focus Statistics does not use clients’ or prospective clients’ personal information for marketing purposes and information is not retained beyond any period of service. Aggregated and anonymized data relating to users of this website are provided to me by Google Analytics for the purposes of improving the visibility of the website in Internet searches. Focus Statistics does not place cookies on the computers of users of this website. The only cookies that will be placed on website users’ computers are those placed by Google Analytics for the purpose mentioned in the above paragraph. However, clicking links to external websites or sharing links to the website using social media platforms may result in these external websites and social media platforms placing cookies on a user’s computer. Please note that the above policies do not require Focus Statistics to obtain website users’ consent under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Other Terms and Conditions Before making contact please read the terms and conditions of service (making contact implies acceptance of these terms and conditions).

1. On this website the terms ‘I’, ‘my’ and ‘me’ refer to Focus Statistics and its owner John Charlton. 2. The terms ‘clients’, ‘prospective clients’ and ‘users’ refer to any person browsing and using the website or my services. 3. By using this website or my services you, the client, prospective client or user, enter into an agreement that you understand, will adhere to, and be legally bound by, these Terms and Conditions. 4. If you object to any of the terms and conditions in this agreement you should not use this website or my services. 5. All clients and prospective clients must read, understand and agree to my Terms and Conditions before formally requesting service. 6. I reserve the right to change any part of this agreement without notice and clients, prospective clients, and users should regularly check the Terms and Conditions on this page. 7. I reserve the right to modify or remove any part of this website without warning or liability arising from such action. 8. Users assume all risks when using this website and agree that I shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with use of the site. 9. While I aim to provide the best advice and service, academic judgement is subjective and by arranging to receive services from me clients acknowledge that I cannot be held responsible in any way for any failure experienced by them as a result, or otherwise, of services provided by me. 10. Where any advice or services provided by me with respect to any piece of work is / are critical to the academic success or failure of a client, it is strongly recommended that clients consult the member of staff responsible for assessing the work (or, if this person is unavailable, another suitable member of staff from the institution attended) as to the suitability of my advice for successful completion of the work concerned. 11. By agreeing to my provision of services, clients acknowledge that I am not liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special, punitive or similar damages arising from the use of my services, or any errors or omissions in the content of any advice given and / or comments and corrections made. As a client you specifically waive any and all claims arising out of the use of my services. 12. Prices, terms and methods of payment are as stated on the relevant page of this website. 13. On this website links are provided to websites operated by other parties. To the best of my knowledge the parties operating the aforementioned external sites are of good repute. However, I do not control these external sites and I take no responsibility for, and will not incur any liability in respect of, their content. The inclusion of links to such websites does not imply any agreement with information, views or statements contained in them. 14. This agreement will be governed by the laws of England and clients, prospective clients and users hereby agree to be bound exclusively by the jurisdiction of English courts without reference to rules governing choice of laws. 15. Services are provided on a strictly confidential basis.

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