Terms and conditions
The use of OnlineNI.net is subject to the following terms and conditions.
OnlineNI.net is managed by Delivery and Innovation Division, part of the Department and Finance Personnel (referred to as 'We' below). In entering our site you as a user ('You') are accepting our terms and conditions. These terms and conditions apply whenever you access OnlineNI on whatever device (including world wide web, PDA or WAP phone).
Using OnlineNI.net
OnlineNI.net is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The access and use of OnlineNI.net featuring these terms and conditions constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this website.
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this 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 any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive or scandalous material, or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, likely to give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any law. We will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials on onlineni.net.
Information collected by us is used for internal review, to improve the content of Onlineni.net, to customise the content and/or layout of onlineni.net, to notify users about updates to onlineni.net, and to contact users for marketing purposes and is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes.
Data protection
OnlineNI.net complies with data protection laws. For further information, read the Onlineni.net privacy policy.
Linking to OnlineNI.net
If you wish to link directly to pages on OnlineNI.net please contact us. We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site; OnlineNI.net pages must load into the user?s entire window.
Intellectual property and © Crown copyright 2003-2006
The names, images and logos identifying OnlineNI.net are proprietary marks of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. If you wish to copy or use the OnlineNI logo, you must get prior approval from the copyright owner. Please contact us for permission to use the OnlineNI logo should be directed to the OnlineNI support team. Tell us how and why you wish to use our logos. Please include your contact details: name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.
The material featured on this site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The Crown copyright protected material (other than the Royal Arms and departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Where any of the Crown copyright items on this site are being republished or copied to others, the source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.
The permission to reproduce Crown protected 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.
For further information on Crown copyright policy and licensing arrangements, see the guidance featured on HMSO's website at www.hmso.gov.uk/guides.htm
Disclaimer
The OnlineNI.net website and material relating to Government information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, 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, reliability of the materials.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of Onlineni.net.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Northern Ireland. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Northern Ieland.
Links to external websites
Links contained in OnlineNI.net will lead to other websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.
We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.
Privacy policy
Our privacy policy explains how we protect and respect the data we collect from you.
Updated October 2006
We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check regularly. Continued use of OnlineNI.net after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.
