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• Analysis of web traffic
• Informing you when you visit a particular site
• Retain personal data in line with our LIA (link) to support that understanding and advocacy, in particular data relevant to professional practice issues, though you may have your personal data deleted on request
• Allowing web applications to respond to you as an individual - tailoring its operations to your preferences
• Enabling us to monitor which pages of the website you find useful and which you don't