This web site is owned and operated by North Somerset Council, Trading Standards Service at Somerset House, Oxford Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1TG
This Policy describes the terms and conditions under which the Council will process any personal data that it obtains through the operation of this site.
We do not generally store or capture personal information during the routine operation of this web site, although the Internet Service Provider logs the user's IP address, which is automatically recognised by the Web server.
We do not use cookies for collecting user information from the site and we will not collect any information about you except that specifically identified in the notes below.
This privacy policy only covers the Website at www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/northsomerset/, links within this site to other web sites are not covered by this policy.
Notes:
There are specific examples where visitors to www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/northsomerset/ may submit information via forms and in so doing they are deemed to have consented to the collection, processing and storage of that information.
These forms are only used for processing requests for publications & requests for information and advice.
Information submitted will be stored by the webmaster as an e-mail message and used to process the request, it will be retained for a reasonable period. Where a business transaction is then enacted commercial records registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 may be retained for up to seven years.
Contact information may be transferred to business partners and associates who may have a common interest in the subject material or a potentially relevant product or service.
The processing of information collected via this site is not registered under the Data Protection Act, however the principles of fair processing will be applied and should you have any concern regarding collection, processing, storage or disclosure of information submitted via this web site please do not hesitate to contact webmaster@n-somerset.gov.uk.
As any web site is potentially available in many countries it is possible that information submitted to this site will be transmitted via servers and networks that are outside the UK.
In submitting information to this site the act of clicking on the submit button is taken as explicit consent to use of the information as described in this statement.
Since no authentication of visitors is provided on this site we cannot be held responsible for any acts of impersonation and will assume all information submitted is genuine unless there is reason to doubt its authenticity. Should you suspect that a false entry has been made using your identity please advise us and appropriate corrective action will be considered.
Disclaimer
We have taken care in compiling information and material for the web site and the information is published in good faith.
However the content is not guaranteed and details can change and we disclaim liability for injury, loss or damage arising from inaccuracies, omissions or interpretation of its content. We cannot accept liability either expressed or implied in regard to any statements therein. If you believe any content to be inaccurate please contact us.
Links contained in www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/northsomerset will lead to other web sites which are not under our control. Links are provided only as a convenience. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability or accuracy of the linked pages.
Copyright
© Copyright to North Somerset Council, 1998-2008.
These pages, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved.
Using the Site
This site has been designed to be comprehensive and useful rather than technically sophisticated. Our principal intention is to make the service more accessible.
Links
We regularly check that our site has no internal broken links, but sometimes errors can occur , if you find any links that do not work, then please let us know by emailing trading.standards@n-somerset.gov.uk
External Sites
We try to ensure that all links to external sites work, however, they can change and we are rarely informed. Links are provided only as a convenience and we are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability or accuracy of the linked pages.
IF you find a link to an external site is broke, please let us know by emailing trading.standards@n-somerset.gov.uk
Viewing the site
The site has been designed to be viewed with Version 4 browsers at 800x600 resolution. While this site has been tested on a variety of browsers, we are still keen to hear comments and feedback about the website. Please tell us how we can make the site more accessible and of any problems you have found with it.
This site is updated on a regular basis; the section 'What's new' will show anything new or major amendments made.
If you have any other queries about the site please email trading.standards@n-somerset.gov.uk
PDF
We use Adobe Acrobat software to create PDF (Portable Document Format) files. PDF files are platform independent (designed with the Internet in mind) and facilitate efficient distribution of large, complex documents. They are used to represent and exchange printable documents electronically.
A PDF file preserves the format of an original document, and contains all the original fonts, images & graphic information, layout and formatting.
A PDF file can be viewed and printed without format loss from any operating system.
You will need the appropriate version of Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader to view, navigate, and print PDF files. Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader is freely available for all major computing platforms. You can dowload a copy from the Adobe web site.
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