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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE BELFAST PORTAL WEBSITE
Belfast City Online, hereafter referred to as the “Belfast Portal Website”, is managed by Belfast City Council, hereafter referred to as “The Council”. In entering the site you, hereafter referred to as “You”, accept The Council’s terms and conditions.
Using the Belfast Portal Website
The Belfast Portal Website is maintained for Your personal use and viewing. When You visit, access and use the Belfast Portal Website, Your usage constitutes Your acceptance of The Council’s terms and conditions. These terms and conditions apply on the date You enter, access or use the website for the first time.
You agree to use the Belfast Portal Website for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, the 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 office, likely to give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any law. The Council will co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or Court order lawfully requesting or directing to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials on the Belfast Portal Website.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Council does not capture nor store any personal information about individuals who access this website, except where You voluntarily choose to give The Council personal details by means of email or an online form, or enquire about any of The Council’s services. In these circumstances personal information which You supply will only be used to answer Your query. Unless otherwise indicated, personal information is not disclosed to third parties. You do not have to give us any personal data or private information about yourself to visit the Belfast Portal Website.
Under the Data Protection Act The Council has a legal duty to protect any personal information which You give.
LINKS TO EXTERNAL WEBSITES
The Belfast Portal Website contains links to and from other websites. The Council is not liable or responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any linked site. The Council does not own the intellectual property on any linked site. The Council does not support or endorse the services or business provided on any linked site. If You decide to access third party linked sites from the Belfast Portal Website, You are accessing external material where The Council does not exercise any editorial control or ownership.
DISCLAIMER
The Belfast Portal Website and material about The Council, including information, products and services, or third party information, products and services, is provided “as is”, without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether expressed 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.
The Council uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information given is accurate. The Council cannot accept any liability for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever rising from use, or loss of use, or data or loss of profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the Portal, or reliance on its content.
The Council does not warrant or represent that the functions contained in the material available in this site will be uninterrupted or error free; or 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.
No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. The Council endeavours to protect such information. The Council does not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which You transmit to The Council. Accordingly any such information is transmitted to The Council at Your own risk.
The material on this website may include the views or recommendations of third parties which do not indicate The Council’s commitment to a particular course of action nor reflect the views of The Council. The Council accepts no responsibility or liability arising in respect of any such third party material.
LAWS OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Northern Ireland.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright of the Belfast Portal Website is owned by The Council. All intellectual property rights are reserved. The reproduction of any text, graphics, images, films or sound files, code, design or logo is forbidden without The Council’s written permission. The Council’s copyright and other intellectual property rights are protected by the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 and Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005.
VARIATION
The Council may at any time vary these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement without notice. If you continue to use the Belfast Portal Website after a change to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement has been made, Your usage shall be deemed to be Your acceptance of the changes.
GENERAL
The Council accepts no liability for any failure to comply with these terms and conditions where such failure is due to circumstances beyond The Council’s reasonable control.
If The Council waives any rights available to The Council under these Terms and Conditions on one occasion, this does not mean that those rights shall be waived on any other occasion.
If any of these terms and conditions shall be held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions shall continue in full force.
