Terms and Conditions
1. Disclaimer
2. Terms and Conditions of Use and Statement of Privacy Policy
By using this Website the User agrees to be bound by the “Terms
and Conditions of Use”
September 2004
Ref: FI 533/168/CT/MB/DD
INTERNET DISCLAIMER
The City of London Police is the Police Force for the City of
London Police Area (The Square Mile) whose Chief Officer is the
Commissioner of Police for the City of London and whose
Headquarters are situated at Wood Street Police Office 37 Wood
Street London EC2P 2NQ (telephone 0207 001 2222). The Police
Authority for the City of London Police Area is The Mayor and
Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London in Common Council
("the Corporation of London").
This Website belongs to the City of London Police Force (City of
London Police).
The City of London Police is committed to the highest standard and
quality of information and every attempt has been made to present
up to date accurate information.
However the City of London Police give no warranty as to the
accuracy of the information on this Website and accepts no
liability for any loss damage or inconvenience caused as a result
of reliance on such information
The information on this website does not constitute legal or
other professional advice.
Although the City of London Police take all reasonable measures
to ensure that the information provided to it from third parties is
accurate and not defamatory or offensive it cannot and does not
control the content or take responsibility for pages maintained by
external providers or linked pages.
CONDITIONS OF USE CITY OF LONDON POLICE WEBSITE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Security
1. In accessing information from this Website the User agrees to be
bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use as set out below
2. This Website contains proprietary notices and copyright
information the terms of which the User agrees to observe and
follow
3. The User assumes full responsibility for the protection of
his computer system including computer hardware, software and
stored data on his computer system including hardware, software and
stored data of third parties who may access or be otherwise
connected to the User’s computer system. The User will assume the
responsibility of ensuring that programmes or other data downloaded
or otherwise received from this Website are free from viruses,
worms, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature.
4. The City of London Police will take reasonable steps to
ensure that data transmitted electronically to them via the site or
otherwise and stored by them is not accessed by unauthorised third
parties. The User accepts the risk that data transmitted
electronically to the City of London Police via this Website or
otherwise may be intercepted before reaching the City of London
Police or accessed from their data storage by third parties not
authorised by the City of London Police and may be exploited
unlawfully by such unauthorised third parties.
5. The City of London Police make no representations as to the
security, quality or propriety of any Website which may be accessed
through this Website and accept no liability for the content or for
any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused by the use
of or reliance on information contained in such Websites or goods
or services purchased therefrom. Connected Websites accessed
through the Site are independent Websites over which the City of
London Police does not exercise any control whether financial,
editorial or of any other kind and are not in any way endorsed by
the City of London Police.
Errors
6. Information contained in this Website may contain technical
inaccuracies or typographical mistakes. Information may be changed
or updated without notice and any queries relating to the
information including queries as to its recency and accuracy should
be addressed to the person or persons stipulated on the appropriate
pages relevant to the information or services sought
Warranty and Liability
7. All information made available from within this Website is
provided “as is” for information purposes only and without warranty
of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to
any warranties as to accuracy or completeness or non-infringement
of rights
8.1 The City of London Police accepts no responsibility
whatsoever for any data corruption interception or delay or any
inaccuracies or errors that may occur and any liability in respect
thereof is excluded to the full extent permitted by Law.
8.2 In no circumstances will the City of London Police be liable
to the User for any direct, indirect, consequential, special or
other damage howsoever resulting from the use of this Website or
any other Website connected to the Website by means of a hypertext
link or otherwise. This shall be the case whether such damage is
caused by transmission from this Website (or a connected Website)
to the User’s computer system of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or
other destructive items, corrupted data or data incompatible with
the User’s computer system or of third parties’ interception of or
access to data of whatever nature. “Data” includes (without
limitation) personal data and credit and payment card information
transmitted by the User electronically to the City of London Police
or otherwise. Such damage shall include (without limitation) lost
profits, interruption to business, loss of the whole or any part of
a program or programs or any data howsoever stored whether saved on
a computer system or otherwise.
9. The City of London Police accept no liability whatsoever in
connection with the User’s use of this Website whether in contract,
tort, negligence or breach of Statutory Duty or otherwise
10. Nothing in these terms shall exclude the City of London
Police’s liability for death or personal injury arising from the
negligence of the City of London Police, its employees agents or
contractors resulting from the use of this Website
11. The City of London Police publishes the data, images and
information on this Website in good faith but accepts no liability
for the accuracy or decency thereof. The City of London Police will
use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that all intellectual
property rights are respected and that the data, information and
images are accurate and neither defamatory or offensive
Copyright etc
12.1 This Website belongs in all respects to the City of London
Police.
12.2 All intellectual property rights including copyright
Database Rights and First Publication Rights, patents, Registered
Trade Marks, know-how, intellectual or industrial property rights,
including format, art direction, look and feel and content
subsisting throughout the World shall vest in the City of London
Police.
12.3 None of the data, information, images or content found on
this site may be reproduced, published, distributed, posted or
transferred modified or linked to another site without the express
written permission of the City of London Police (Data Protection
Officer). Any trade mark, logo, crest or other identifiable emblem
displayed on this website shall remain the property of the City of
London Police or other owner at all times and no licence or right
to use any of the same shall be granted or implied in any way
13 The Website is for public information only and non-commercial
use only. Users may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, reproduce, publish, licence or create derivative works or
sell any data or information obtained from the Website. Users may
download information or images for private non-commercial purposes
only and in accordance with any specific conditions appropriate to
the information, data or services required which appear on the
relevant page of the Website
Availability of Web-Site
14. It is acknowledged by the User that it is not technically
possible for the City of London Police to provide a completely
fault free service and the City of London Police give no guarantees
or warranties express or implied as to the quality or reliability
of access to this site
15. The City of London Police reserve the right to suspend or
cancel this site or otherwise refuse access to it immediately and
without notice for any reason including but not limited to
maintenance repair or updating at any time at its absolute
discretion
Enforcement
16. The failure by the City of London Police to enforce any term or
condition hereof or of the Conditions of Sale shall not be deemed
as a waiver of the right to enforce such term or condition
Jurisdiction
17. This Website is situated in London England and all the terms
and conditions of use shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of England and Wales and subject to the
jurisdiction of the English Courts
PRIVACY STATEMENT
This is the current Privacy Statement for the City of London Police
Web-Site which came in
into effect on the 08th day of September 2004. If this privacy
statement changes we will place an updated version on the
Website.
Policy and Personal Data
1. The City of London Police will use all reasonable endeavours to
ensure that the User’s privacy is protected. When the User contacts
the City of London Police, requires information or data or provides
information or data the City of London Police will/may require to
know the name, delivery address, e-mail address and telephone
number. This information allows the City of London Police to
forward information and data and notify the User of the status of
any appropriate action taken.
2. The City of London Police may ask the User to answer various
general questions about themselves including any areas of
information in which the User is interested so that appropriate
information can be provided.
3. The City of London would like to use the User’s information
for the purpose of providing the User with information about any
special features of the City of London Police’s Website which is
believed may be of interest to the User and for related marketing
purposes. However, the User’s information will only be used in this
way if the User consents to such use.
I would like to be provided with information about special
features Yes/No*
I wish to receive third party marketing material Yes/No*
*Delete as appropriate
4. If at any time the User wishes to receive information about
any other areas which they currently do not receive or wishes to
stop receiving any information the User may request amendment or
removal of their preferences by e-mailing us at
postmaster@city-of-london.pnn.police.uk
In the event of any queries about how to use the Website please
e-mail us
margarita.de.pablo@city-of-london.police.uk
5. In the event that personal data is collected by the City of
London Police about the User through their access to this Wesbsite
such data will be evaluated periodically to determine whether it
should continue to hold such data. The User will be notified from
time to time [through mailings] of the continued use of personal
data and be given the opportunity to notify the City of London
Police if the User does not wish data to continue to be held or if
such data has changed. For the avoidance of doubt data held for the
purposes of criminal investigations is not covered by this
provision.
6. The City of London Police does not intend to export User data
outside the European Union (subject to the provisions of Clause 11)
and will only be storing the information supplied through this
Website together with details of the activities the User has
undertaken with the City of London Police and mailings that have
been sent
7. Whilst the City of London Police does not sell, trade or rent
the User’s personal data to others at present, it may wish to do so
in the future with trustworthy third parties. However, the City of
London Police will always e-mail the User prior to doing such a
thing in order to gain the User’s specific permission to transmit
the City of London Police data in such a way.
Statistics
8. The City of London Police may provide aggregate statistics about
traffic patterns and related site information to appropriate
authorities, Government agencies and other police forces but these
will not include any personally identifying information
Monitoring of User Traffic
9. The City of London Police may monitor User traffic on an
aggregate basis in order to help it develop and improve the Website
for the benefit of all Users.
Security
10. Users are advised that the Internet is not a secure medium. The
City of London will use reasonable endeavours to keep User
information confidential and store it on a secure server which is
password protected and hidden behind a firewall from the outside
world. Internal procedures cover the storage access and disclosure
of User information. The City of London Police will not sell or
pass User information on to any third parties without first
obtaining the User’s consent
11. Use of Cookies
The Website uses a cookie in order to gather the statistical
information referred to in paragraph 8 above. The cookie is stored
on the User’s hard drive and records no information other than a
single unique user number to identify return visits to the Website.
However, Users can turn off cookies within the internet browser
options and still be able to view all the information on the
Website.
Transmission of Data Outside the EU
12. Because the Internet infrastructure is global and it is not
possible to predict the routes that information sent over the
Internet will take, the information the User provides may be
transferred temporarily via a route which takes it outside the
European Economic Area as it passes between the User and the City
of London Police. By submitting your information you consent to
this transfer
Disclosure
13. The City of London Police may disclose personal information if
required to do so by Law or in good faith believes it is required
to do so by any order of the Courts or other competent body or
agency or may do so to protect or defend the rights or property of
the City of London Police or to protect the personal safety of
User's employers or the public at large
Links
14. The City of London Police Website has links to other Websites
which will have different privacy trading and use policies and
conditions and the User should familiarise himself with the same.
The City of London Police has no control over such linked websites
or their policies or practices. NB the recruitment website
www.policecouldyou.co.uk is operated by the Home Office and has a
separate Privacy Policy.
Data Protection Act 1998
The City of London Police is notified and fully complies with the
Data Protection Act and the following principles
1) Personal data should be processed fairly and lawfully This
means that individuals should not be deceived or misled into
supplying information
2) Data should only be obtained for a specified purpose and
should not be used for any other purpose
3) Personal data should be adequate relevant and not excessive
in relation to its purpose
4) Personal data should be accurate and up to date where
necessary
5) Personal data should not be kept longer than is needed for
its intended purpose
6) Personal data should be processed in accordance with the
rights of the individual which the information concerns
7) Appropriate measures should be taken against unlawful
processing or destruction of records Computer systems should have
back up facilities and security provisions
8) Personal data should not be transferred outside the European
Economic Area (the EU states plus Lichtenstein Iceland and
Norway)
For more information on the Data Protection Act, you can call
(UK) 01625 545 700 or alternatively you can visit
http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk