1. Who we are
The Nordic Thoracic Oncology Group (NTOG) is a Nordic professional network supporting collaboration in thoracic oncology research, education, clinical development, and quality improvement across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
2. Scope of this policy
This privacy policy applies to the public NTOG website at ntog.org, including informational pages, research news, clinical resource pages, and browser-based educational tools hosted on the site.
3. Personal data collected by this website
The NTOG website is designed as a public information website. We do not use website forms to collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, patient identifiers, or other directly identifiable personal information from visitors.
Important: Do not enter patient identifiers, personal identity numbers, contact details, or other identifiable patient information into browser-based educational tools on this website unless your local institution has explicitly approved that use in a secure clinical setting.
4. Browser-based educational tools
Some NTOG pages include browser-based educational tools for study planning, simulated data, codebook development, and teaching workflows. These tools are intended for education and early planning only.
Users must not enter patient-level, identifiable, confidential, unpublished, or sensitive data into these tools.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise on the tool page, entered content is processed in the browser and is not intentionally submitted to NTOG.
5. Cookies and tracking
The NTOG website does not intentionally use advertising cookies, marketing cookies, or behavioural tracking technologies.
Some third-party services used to display fonts, external media, embedded content, or linked resources may process technical information according to their own privacy policies. NTOG does not control those third-party services.
6. Website hosting and technical logs
The website may be hosted by an external hosting provider. Like most websites, hosting infrastructure may generate basic technical server logs, such as IP address, browser type, requested page, time of access, and error information. These logs are used for security, troubleshooting, and website operation. NTOG does not use them to identify individual visitors.
7. Third-party links
The website contains links to external websites, including scientific journals, national guideline bodies, registry resources, educational programmes, LinkedIn, and other professional resources. NTOG is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or data processing of external websites. Read the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
8. Scientific and medical content
Clinical resource pages and educational tools on this website are provided for information, education, and research collaboration. They are not a substitute for national guidelines, local clinical protocols, clinical judgment, validated clinical decision support systems, or multidisciplinary team decisions.
9. Children
This website is intended for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, patient organisations, and members of the public seeking information about NTOG. It is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal data from children.
10. Changes to this privacy policy
NTOG may update this privacy policy when website content, tools, hosting arrangements, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
11. Contact
Questions about this privacy policy can be directed to the NTOG Chair, Secretary, or Web Editor through the NTOG Steering Committee page.