Content Disclaimer
Please read this disclaimer information carefully before
using the information on this website. In proceeding to access this website you are deemed
to accept the following terms and conditions.
General
Use of The Highland Council website: This website is intended to supply general
information on a variety of subject matter to the public. In the preparation and
maintenance of the website, reasonable efforts have been made to present accurate,
current, correct, and clearly expressed information and data. The Highland Council, (its
respective employees and their contractors, sub-contractors, agents and affiliates and the
employees of such parties) cannot guarantee that the information, subject matter or
content contained on, accessed from, linked to or distributed through this website is
accurate.
The Highland Council does not warrant that this website will
be uninterrupted or error free or that any information, software or other material
available on or accessible through this website is free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses
or other harmful components. You hereby acknowledge that by accessing this website you
agree that The Highland Council will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special, punitive or consequential damages arising from your use of or inability to use
this website or from any information, subject matter or content contained on, accessed
from, linked to or distributed through this website. The Highland Council also reserves
the right to make changes to or remove information, subject matter or content at any time
on this site without notice, and or prior consultation.
Links to other sites
The Highland Council makes no representations whatsoever
about any other website that may be accessed from this website. Furthermore, a link to a
website from The Highland Council does not mean that The Highland Council endorses the
information, content, proprietor or host organisation of that website. In sum, The
Highland Council does not intend links on its website to be referrals or endorsements of
the linked entities. The Highland Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy,
content or source of information found on any websites maintained by other organisations
or the content of any file the user might choose to download from an other website that
has been linked to from The Highland Council website. It is strictly your responsibility
to take appropriate action to ensure that you protect yourself against viruses, worms,
Trojan horses or other harmful components. When you access a web site from a link on The
Highland Council website, please note that it is independent from The Highland Council,
and that The Highland Council has no influence or authority over the information or
content of that web site. The Highland Council welcomes links from other websites to The
Highland Council website home page.
Material featured on this site is subject to
The Highland Council copyright protection unless otherwise stated. Apart
from The Highland Council logo, copyright protected material may be
reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring specific
permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and
not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where
material is being published or issued to others, the source and copyright
status must be acknowledged.
The permission to reproduce material does not
extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the
copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be
obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
This statement explains how The Highland Council
uses any information you give to us, and the ways in which we protect your
privacy. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the
Data Protection Act
1998.
Under the Data Protection Act, we have
a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We take
appropriate security measures to safeguard your data and apply security
standards & controls to prevent any unauthorised access to it.
When you visit this website, your IP
address, browser and version, operating system and the site you came from
are stored in a log file. This information is only used for statistical
purposes to help improve this site. Log files do not contain any personal
information
We do not use cookies for collecting personal
information and we will not collect any information about you except that
required for administration of the web server.
If you send us an e-mail message or
complete an on-line form, we will use your e-mail/postal address and any
information you provide to deal with and respond to your query or comments.
This information may be disclosed to the appropriate office of the Council
in order to deal with or respond to your message.
We may collect information that you give
to us in consultations, surveys, competitions or questionnaires.
Whenever we do this we will inform you of what your information will be used
for and to whom it will be disclosed. We may share non-personal statistical,
or summary information with organisations working in partnership with us,
such as health authorities or other local councils.
We occasionally provide bulletin boards,
message board and news group facilities. Please remember that any
information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and
you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose information about
yourself.
This privacy statement applies only to
websites belonging to and operated by The Highland Council. We are not
responsible for the content or privacy practices of third party web sites
that may be linked to our web pages.
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