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Legal Terms of Use
for The Scottish Arts Council Touring Resources
Terms and Conditions
Please read our conditions of use carefully
as by using the Website you will be taken to
have agreed to be bound by them. We reserve
the right to vary the conditions of use at any
time. You are advised to review the conditions
of use on a regular basis, as you will be deemed
to have accepted variations if you continue
to use the Website after they have been posted.
1.0 Disclaimer
We take every care and precaution to ensure
that information published on the Website is
accurate when posted and regularly updated,
but neither do we guarantee its accuracy. You
are advised to verify the accuracy of any information
before acting upon it. We may change the information
at any time without notice.
We publish the Website "as is" without
any warranty of any kind, express or implied,
as to the operation of our Website, the accuracy
of the information or the products or services
referred to on the Website (in so far as such
warranties may be excluded under any relevant
law). We shall not be liable for any losses
or damage that may result from use of the Website
as a consequence of any inaccuracies in, or
any omissions from, the information, which it
may contain.
2.0 Applicable Law
The laws of Scotland govern these conditions
of use and you agree that the Scottish courts
shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute.
Copyright Statement
1.0 The Copyright
All copyrights in this website are strictly
reserved to The Scottish Arts Council.
All copyrights in this website including illustrations,
pictures, sound, scripts, animation and other
material appearing on this website, otherwise
known as “content” belong to The
Scottish Arts Council or third parties authorising
The Scottish Arts Council to use the copyrights.
In accessing the Scottish Arts Council Touring
Resources Website, you agree that you will use
the contents for your own private use. You may
not make alterations, copy, store in any medium
(including other websites), distribute, transmit
any part of the website without the prior written
permissions of The Scottish Arts Council in
accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988.
2.0 Accuracy
The Information could include technical inaccuracies
or typographical errors. We have made reasonable
efforts to ensure that the Information is accurate
at the time of inclusion. However, like any
printed material, the Information may be out
of date at the time of access by the visitor.
We shall not be liable for any error or omission
in, or any failure to update, such Information
and any decisions based on the Information are
the sole responsibility of the visitor.
We reserve the right to make changes to this
Website at any time without notice.
3.0 Links to External Websites
Certain links on this Website lead to other
Websites that will have separate privacy and
data collection practices. We have no responsibility
or liability for those third party policies.
Privacy Policy Statement
1.0 Statement of Intent
This is the Scottish Arts Council website policy
relating to the personal information that you
may be asked to provide when using this website.
This includes personal data, e-mail address
and other pieces of specific personal data to
you. We wish to express in this Privacy Policy,
our respect for your privacy and have set out
below our specific guidelines below to inform
you of how we retain your information and for
what purpose.
2.0 What Information do we collect?
The information we collect from you when registering,
or as part of an online service is exclusively
for the use of The Scottish Arts Council. This
may include your email address and perhaps your
first and last names. Under the Data Protection
Act you have the right to request a copy of
all personal information we hold for you. All
such requests should be sent to,
Web Services Manager,
Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DD
An appropriate fee will be payable on the disclosure
of this information. Should any of the data
be incorrect or incomplete, a written statement
should be sent to the same address where The
Scottish Arts Council will endeavour to amend
the data promptly.
3.0 Site Statistics
We do gather non-personal data regarding site
visitors to our website. This is provides to
use statistical information on visits to pages,
type of browsers being used to view the site,
paths taken through the site and other general
information. Under no circumstances can this
be linked to a particular person.
4.0 Cookies
A “cookie” is a small text file,
which helps the server to identify your computer
but not the individual. The cookies help us
to make your visitor session more personal,
and enriching experience. If you wish not to
have this facility you are able to disable cookies
using that option in your particular browsers
settings.
5.0 Disclosure of Information
In addition to these safeguards, your personal
data is protected in the UK by the Data Protection
Act 1998. This provides amongst other things
that the data we hold about you should be processed
lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate,
relevant and not excessive. The information
should be kept up to date, where necessary,
and not retained for longer than is necessary.
It should be kept securely to prevent unauthorised
access by other people.
6.0 Removing subscription to mailing lists
If at any time our site contains subscription
mailing lists there will always be the option
to remove you from the aforementioned list.
Normally this, “unsubscribe” option
will appear at the bottom of the most recently
sent email newsletter.
7.0 Security
The Scottish Arts Council is bound by the Data
Protection Act 1998 and will comply with its
requirements. Any details you give will remain
completely confidential. Having gained access
to the client’s area, we would strongly
recommend that you do not divulge your username
or password to anyone. Please always remember
to log out of your account and close your browser
window when you have finished using them. This
ensures that others cannot access your personal
data especially when using a shared, or public
access computer terminal.
8.0 Changes to Privacy Policy
The Scottish Arts Council reserves the right
to modify and update the terms and conditions
of this website. In continually striving to
improve our service for our clients we need
to be able to enhance the site in ways deemed
appropriate.
9.0 Further Information
For further information regarding any of these
points please contact scottishartstouring@scottisharts.org.uk
© 2002 The Scottish Arts Council. All
rights reserved.
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