The following are the terms and conditions of use of the www.watercommission.co.uk Website (the "Website"). Please read these terms and conditions carefully before you use the Website.
By using the Website you indicate that you accept these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms and conditions you must not use the Website.
1. The Agreement
This Agreement is made between you ("You") and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, having its registered office at Ochil House, Springkerse Business Park, Stirling, FK7 7XE ("WICS").
The contents of this Website are copyright of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland 2008. You are welcome to print these pages, link to them, or reproduce the information contained on them so long as You do not disturb the information contained there or do so for financial gain. You must acknowledge the Water Industry Commission for Scotland as the source of the information.
WICS reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. All amendments to these terms and conditions will be posted on line. You may terminate the Agreement by written notice to WICS if You do not wish to be bound by such new terms and conditions. Continued use of this Website will be deemed to constitute acceptance of the new terms and conditions.
2. Provision of the Service
Use of the Website is subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement as amended from time to time.
The Website is made available to You solely for the purposes of communicating information. WICS will not be party to any transactions between You and any suppliers or any other third party and all such transactions are subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant supplier or third party and WICS shall in no circumstances have any liability whatsoever in respect of such transaction. WICS will not responsible for any loss, cost or damage incurred by You arising out of or in relation to the transaction with the supplier, or attempt to enter into a transaction with a supplier (including but not limited to failure to transmit or deliver any services, products or goods).
WICS does not warrant and, so far as permitted by the applicable law, excludes all liability in respect of the accuracy, completeness, fitness for purpose or legality of any information accessed using this Website or otherwise sent and You agree that sole responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, fitness for purpose or legality of information relating to any third party's information, goods or services shall rest with that third party.
WICS does not guarantee to provide this Website free of fault. In the event of a fault in the Website, You should report it by telephone on the support number provided in Clause 7 of these terms and conditions.
WICS does not warrant that the use of this Website will not be interrupted and does not warrant that any messages or information transmitted via this Website will be transmitted accurately, reliably, in a timely manner or at all. WICS reserves the right to make this Website unavailable at any time, or to restrict access to parts of it without notice.
3. Disclaimer
The Website and information, products and services (and third party information, products and services), is provided "as is", without any representation or endorsement made and without any warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties (except to the extent that any implied warranties cannot lawfully be excluded). WICS does not warrant that the functions contained in the site will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free from viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials. In no event will WICS be liable for any loss or damage to You or to a third party including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.
4. Intellectual Property
All intellectual property, including, without limitation, all copyright, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, designs (whether registered or unregistered) in the Website, information and content on the Website and any database operated by WICS or its licensors shall remain the property of WICS and You shall not obtain, and shall not attempt to obtain any title to any such intellectual property rights.
5. Data Protection
WICS shall comply with all applicable data protection laws in the United Kingdom. For a description on how WICS uses personal data You should refer to this Website's privacy policy.
6. Virus Protection
WICS shall make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always recommended that You run an anti-virus programme on all material downloaded from the internet. WICS cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer systems which may occur whilst accessing this Website or material derived from this Website.
7. General
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership or agency relationship between You and WICS and neither party shall have the right or authority to incur any liability, debt or cost or enter into any contracts or other arrangements in the name of or on behalf of the other.
You shall not assign or delegate or otherwise deal with any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement. WICS shall have the right to assign or otherwise delegate all or any of its right or obligations under this Agreement to any other person or entity.
This Website contains links to other sites that are completely unrelated to this Website or WICS. The Agreement does not apply to any of these external sites nor is WICS responsible for the content and practices of these websites.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland and both You and WICS hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Scotland.
If you experience any problems using the service please email webteam@watercommission.co.uk or telephone us on +44 (0)1786 430200 or fax us +44 (0)1786 462018 and we will provide you with any necessary advice or assistance.
PRIVACY POLICY
We take the privacy of our users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalised service. This Privacy Policy explains our data processing practices. This privacy statement relates to (www.watercommission.co.uk) (the "Website"). External websites to which the Website links are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Information collected
We collect information automatically about your visit to our site through the use of cookies (see below) and email addresses. The information obtained in this way, which includes demographic data and appraising patterns, is only used in aggregate form.
This site uses an online measuring package, Google Analytics which uses cookies to identify repeat visits.
Use of personal information
We may disclose your information to our agents and other service providers although any additional disclosures to third parties shall only be made where you have provided your consent to us. (Except in the circumstances set out under "Law Enforcement" below).
We also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified) to: (a) build up marketing profiles; (b) to aid strategic development; (c) to manage our relationship with advertisers; and (d) to audit usage of the site.
Use of Cookies
We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit our site and to enhance your experience of the site. Cookies are small files that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies for remembering user names and preferences, tracking click streams and for presenting members with personalised versions of the site. You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies.
Communications
To keep you informed about our latest information, we may notify you through one of our e-mail newsletters or by mail of new information and any new additions to our Website. If you wish to receive such communications please complete the form at:
http://www.watercommission.co.uk/view_Email_Update.aspx
Further, if you wish to unsubscribe from our email newsletters and correspondence, please click 'unsubscribe' on the following link:-
http://www.watercommission.co.uk/view_Email_Update.aspx
If at any time you wish to withdraw your consent for third parties to contact or for disclosure to third parties you please send your notification to:-
Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Ochil House
Springkerse Business Park
Stirling
FK7 7XE
We may ask you to voluntarily complete surveys in order to improve our services to you. Survey answers are confidential. If you do not wish to participate in a survey you are free to decline.
Email Alerts
If you sign up to receive email alerts we will use the information you give us to provide the service(s) you have requested. We may occasionally contact email alert subscribers to help us evaluate and improve the service that we offer.
If you subscribe to the email alert service, you can cancel your subscription at any time and we will remove you from our mailing list. Please contact us if you would like us to delete your details from our records.
We will not disclose your information to third parties without your prior consent.
Feedback
If you provide feedback on our Website through our feedback form we will only use this information to develop and improve the site or our services.
Law enforcement
We fully co-operate with the police in identifying those who use our service for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to the police any activities that we reasonably believe to be unlawful.