Here are the terms and conditions for the use of the
North Somerset Council website.
The site is owned by North Somerset Council and is managed by the
Marketing and Communications Department (referred to as we
below).
Using our site
In entering our site you as a user (you) are
accepting our terms and conditions.
The website is maintained for your personal use and viewing.
The access and use of the site featuring these terms and conditions
constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
They take effect from the date on which you first use this
website.
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes and in a manner
that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the
use and enjoyment of, this site by any third party.
Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation,
conduct which is unlawful or which may harass or cause distress or
inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or
offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within
this site.
You are prohibited from posting or transmitting via this website
any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive or scandalous material
or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would
be considered a criminal offence, likely to give rise to civil
liability, or otherwise violates any law.
We will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or
court order lawfully requesting or directing us to disclose the
identity of anyone posting any such information or materials on
this website.
Information collected by us is used for internal review to:
- Improve the content of this site
- Customise the content and/or layout of this site
- Notify users (with their consent) about updates to this
site
- Contact users (with their consent) for marketing
purposes
Information collected is not shared with other organisations for
commercial purposes.
Privacy and Data Protection
When completing forms you may be asked for personal information
such as name, address, postcode etc. It is only when you supply
this type of information that you can be personally identified.
Information may be collected:
- To fulfil your request for information or services.
- As input to improving our site
- As part of the process of consultation
We are registered with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the
purpose of processing personal data in the performance of its
legitimate business. Any information held by the Council will
be processed in compliance with the principles set out in the
Act.
Disclaimer
Our site and material relating to government information, products
and services (or to third party information, products and
services), is provided as is without any representation or
endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties
of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose,
non-infringement, compatibility, security, completeness and
accuracy.
We do not warrant or represent that the functions contained in the
material available on this site will be uninterrupted or error
free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the
server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the
full functionality, accuracy or reliability of the materials.
In no event will we be liable for any expense, loss or damage
including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or
damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use,
or loss of use, of data, or loss of profits, arising out of or in
connection with the use of our site or reliance on its
content.
No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally
secure.
Whilst we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and
cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to
us.
Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is
transmitted at your own risk.
Our site is not a substitute for independent professional advice
and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice
relevant to their particular circumstances.
The material on our site may include the views or recommendations
of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of HM
Government or indicate its commitment to a particular course of
action.
We assume no responsibility or liability arising in respect of any
such third party material.
Governing law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and
Wales.
Links to external websites
We are not responsible for the content of any linked site.
Links on our web site will lead to other websites which are not
under our control.
Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any
kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content.
We cannot guarantee these links will work all of the time and have
no control over the availability of the linked pages.
Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of
production.
You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which
you employ for accessing our site does not expose you to the risk
of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference
which may damage your own computer system.
It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all
material downloaded from the internet.
We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or
damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst
using material derived from our site.
Variation
We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice
and you should check them regularly.
Continued use of our site after a change has been made is your
acceptance of the change.
General
We accept no liability for any failure to comply with these terms
and conditions where such failure is due to circumstance beyond our
reasonable control.
If we waive any rights available to us under these terms and
conditions on one occasion this does not means that those rights
will automatically be waived on any other occasion.
If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid,
unenforceable or illegal for any reason the remaining terms and
conditions shall nevertheless continue in full force.