Legal Disclaimers

Website content

Although we make every effort to ensure that the information published on this website is accurate, we cannot accept any liability for the accuracy or content. Visitors who rely on this information do so at their own risk.

Some of the material used on this website is copyright and where this is the case the source (including URL) must be acknowledged if, and when, it is reproduced.

We are not responsible for the content or reliability of linked websites and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

Whilst we makes all effort to prevent viruses, visitors to the site are responsible for ensuring that all material downloaded is virus free. We cannot accept any responsibility for any damage or losses that may happen to visitors' computer system or data.

Third Party Software

Some of the information on this [website] (the “Information”) may be accessed only by using certain software provided by third parties; this is done for your convenience only, and our provision of Information in this way does not constitute any approval or endorsement of the software concerned. Please note that if you choose to install any such software, you do so entirely at your own risk. Before doing so you should check that the software is entirely compatible with your software and hardware. We accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any defect of any nature that may be contained in or caused by any such software, or for any loss or damage that may be caused to you directly or indirectly by the installation or use of any such software, and we hereby disclaim and exclude to the maximum extent permitted by law any and all such liability. The Information on this [website] is made accessible to you on the condition that you accept these terms (including this disclaimer and exclusion of liability), and your use of any such software to access any such Information will be deemed to constitute acceptance of these terms.

Social networking services and the online discussion forum.

For the purpose of the disclaimers, the pages containing content published by Darlington Borough Council within social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube will all be referred to as "profiles". 

The threads within the online discussion forum that is managed by Darlington Borough Council will also be referred to as "profiles".

General Disclaimers

The content of this profile has been produced for and on behalf of Darlington Borough Council (“we”, “us”, “our”), and we own the copyright in it. You may not republish, retransmit, or redistribute this [Profile] or any part of it or any material downloaded or obtained from it, without our express prior written consent.

We are providing this Profile on an ‘as is’ basis, and make no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this Profile or its contents, and we disclaim all such representations and warranties. In addition, we make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the information and related graphics published in this site. The information contained in this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. All liability of (site owner) howsoever arising for any such inaccuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

As a condition of your continued use of this [Profile], we hereby disclaim and exclude all liability for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with this Profile, and your continued use of this Profile will be deemed acceptance of this condition. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the exclusions and limitations set out in this disclaimer or anywhere else on this [Profile] are intended to limit any rights you may have as a consumer under local law or other statutory rights which may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit any liability that we may have to you for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees or agents.

Confidentiality

Please remember that neither the Internet nor this profile are secure. By clicking on any link you may be providing information to third parties. We do not own or have any control over the computer servers that this Profile is hosted on, nor do we have any control over [the Social Netowork Services’s] privacy or data protection policies or practices. Information posted on or sent to us via this [Profile] will not be encrypted, and could easily be accessed by [the Social Network Service] and by others. We cannot therefore guarantee your privacy or the confidentiality of any information that you post or send to us on or via this Profile. We advise you to consider this carefully before you use this Profile to communicate with us or to send any information to us.

We therefore strongly advise you not to send us any sensitive or confidential communications or information via this Profile.

Links

This profile contains links to other profiles and websites. Please note that any hyperlinks provided on this [Profile] to any other profile or website are provided for your convenience only, and we assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any contents or information provided on any profile or website linked to this [Profile], or for any products or services advertised or sold on any such profile or website. Please note that our use of hyperlinks to other profiles and websites does not indicate that we approve of or endorse those profiles or websites, nor does it indicate that we approve of or endorse any of the information, products or services provided or advertised on any of those profiles or websites.

Please note that we are not responsible for the data collection or privacy practices on this or any other website, and advise you to read the privacy statements and consider the data collection and privacy policies of any website that you visit.