Please read this carefully. By
accessing the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Website ('the Site') you are agreeing to the Terms that
appear below. If you have any questions, email copyright@ukho.gov.uk.
These Terms were last updated 10 April 2002
Use Of The Site
This Site is owned and operated
by the UKHO. The material on the Site (the 'Content') is
protected by Crown Copyright unless otherwise indicated.
However, you may retrieve and display content from the Site
on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but
not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form
on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected
to a network).
Except as expressly set out above, you may not reproduce,
modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content.
In particular, but without limiting the general application
of the restrictions contained in the preceding sentence,
you may not do any of the following without prior written
permission from the UKHO:
- redistribute
any of the Content;
- remove
the Copyright or Trade Mark notice from any copies of
the Content made under these Terms;
- create
a database in electronic or structured manual form by
systematically downloading and storing all or any of the
Content.
Further information on Copyright can
be found within the 'Services' section of this Site.
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer
Any arrangements made between
you and any third party named on this Site are at your sole
risk and responsibility. The Site is provided on an 'as
is', 'as available' basis and the UKHO does not guarantee
the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness
for a particular purpose of the Site or any content. All
implied warranties are excluded from these Terms to the
extent to which they may be excluded as a matter of law.
Additionally:
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The UKHO will not be liable for any losses, costs, claims
or damages (including without limitation, damages for
loss of profits) arising in contract, tort (including
negligence and breach of statutory authority) or otherwise
from your access to, or use, or inability to use the Site
or any Content or from any action taken (or refrained
from being taken) as a result of using the Site or any
Content.
- This
Site contains links to other World Wide Web sites, either
directly or through frames and, where possible, we will
make clear where such links are being made. Those sites
are provided by independent third parties and the UKHO
is not responsible for their availability or content.
Privacy Policy
The UKHO has a firm commitment to
maintaining the security and confidentiality of personal
information collected on the Site. It is registered under
the Data Protection Act 1998.
Forms on the Site may require users to give some personal
information, such as contact information. This information
is used to contact the user when necessary, for example,
if the user is interested in a job opportunity. Where personal
information has been given in an EasyTide Registration Form,
this may be used to provide information on new products
and services, except where a user has indicated otherwise.
In any case, personal information will not be passed to
a third party. Users may, on request, view the information
we hold about them and request that we update, correct or
delete it.
Restricted Access Areas
Certain areas of the Site are only
open to you if you have been provided with a relevant password.
The UKHO reserves the right to suspend or terminate your
access and use of the Site at any time.
Changes To These Terms
The UKHO reserves the right, at
its discretion, to make changes to any part of the Site,
including these Terms. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing information posted online to obtain timely notice
of such changes. Your continued use of this Site after changes
are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, English Law, and subject
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Trade Marks
The Trade Marks, service marks
and logos (the 'Trade Marks') used and displayed on this
Site are registered and unregistered Trade Marks of the
UKHO and others. Nothing on this Site should be construed
as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any
licence or right to use any Trade Mark displayed on this
Site without written permission from the UKHO. The Trade
Marks of the UKHO, including its name, may not be used in
any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining
to materials displayed on this Site without prior written
permission.
General
You may not assign, sub-license
or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by
any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity
of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force
and effect. Failure by either party to exercise any
right or remedy under these Terms does not constitute a
waiver of that right or remedy.
