Last updated: December 2025

Women’s Online Wellbeing (WOW) is a research project website managed by Northumbria University (UK).

Privacy and data protection

Northumbria University is the Data Controller for this website and is registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). ICO Registration Number: Z7674926

We only collect personal data via this website where you choose to provide it (for example, by using the contact form). Full details are set out here: Privacy Notice

To exercise your data protection rights (including making a Data Subject Access Request), contact: dp.officer@northumbria.ac.uk

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies provided through Squarespace. You can manage your cookie preferences using the cookie banner/settings on the website at any time.

Accessibility

Our commitment

We want the Women’s Online Wellbeing (WOW) website to be accessible to as many people as possible. We aim to ensure that content is easy to find, read, understand and interact with, and that it works across a range of devices and assistive technologies.

Compliance status

The WOW website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA.

The site is built and hosted using Squarespace. While some elements are determined by the platform’s templates and third-party components, we take reasonable steps within these constraints to meet accessibility requirements.

What should work well

We aim for the website to:

• be usable on different devices and screen sizes

• allow text to be resized up to 200% without loss of functionality

• use clear headings and page structure

• provide alternative text for images

• support keyboard navigation

• meet colour contrast requirements

Known limitations

Some content may not be fully accessible, including:

• third-party embedded content (such as social media feeds or video players)

• linked documents (for example PDFs) that may vary in accessibility

Machine translation is available via Google Translate as an accessibility aid. Translations are automated and may not be fully accurate.

Where possible, we will provide accessible alternatives on request.

External websites

The WOW website may link to external websites or services (for example, event registration or research participation platforms). We are not responsible for the accessibility of third-party content, but we will seek to use accessible services wherever possible.

Feedback and contact

If you experience any accessibility barriers, or need information from this website in a different format (such as accessible PDF, large print, audio, or accessible HTML), please contact:

Email: [add WOW contact email or bc.digital.marketing@northumbria.ac.uk]

We welcome feedback and will aim to respond as soon as reasonably possible.

Enforcement

In the UK, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

If you need information in a different format or want to report an accessibility issue, contact: womensonlinewellbeing@outlook.com

External links and third-party services

The WOW website may link to external websites (for example, event registration or research participation platforms). When you follow an external link, the privacy notice and accessibility standards of that third party apply.

Disclaimer

Information on this website is provided for general information only. While we take reasonable care to ensure content is accurate, we do not guarantee completeness and we are not responsible for the content or availability of external sites.