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Privacy Policy1. At Jonathan Osborne Limited, the ultimate owner respectively of www.UKGardens.org and its related websites (hereafter the "www.UKGardens.org websites"), we are committed to protecting your privacy and compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its relevant subordinate legislation when handling any personal information. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy we will treat any information we obtain about you arising from your use of the www.UKGardens.org websites as confidential.2. Use by you of the www.UKGardens.org websites constitutes an acceptance of this Privacy Policy which forms part of the Terms and Conditions of Use of the www.UKGardens.org websites. 3. This Privacy Policy only extends to the www.UKGardens.org websites and does not extend to your use of, provision to and collection of any data on any website not connected to www.UKGardens.org or Jonathan Osborne Limited to which you may link by using the hypertext links within the www.UKGardens.org websites. 4. We collect information when you use the www.UKGardens.org websites, when you register and log in, and when you respond to requests to submit personal information about yourself in order to provide details of other services offered by www.UKGardens.org or other members of the Jonathan Osborne Limited or other third parties. 5. When you visit our websites we may issue a "cookie" or unique code that allows us to identify your computer. A cookie is used to note the different areas of the service recently accessed through your computer - this can only be done in relation to these website services and not in relation to any other sites you may visit. Information collected in this way is used to ensure that our websites are both interesting and relevant and to develop and manage our online services. Cookies in themselves do not identify the individual user, just the computer used. However, when you register or log in to the discussion group part of the www.UKGardens.org websites (if any) the cookie will be combined with the personal information that you have provided as part of your registration. If you wish to reject cookies, you can use the process set out below in point 13. 6. We will ensure that any information will be held only as long as is necessary to ensure that our service runs smoothly. We use up to date industry procedures to keep personal data as safe and secure as possible and to protect against loss, unauthorised disclosure or access. 7. It is your responsibility to protect your user name, password or PIN where you use services on the www.UKGardens.org websites requiring you to provide such information and you must not share or disclose your user name, password or PIN with any other party. 8. We will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its relevant subordinate legislation and we will comply with the principles set out in that Act. When you supply any personal information to us we will meet our legal obligations towards you in the way that we deal with that information. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 we have to collect the information fairly and to let you know how we will use it (see paragraph 4) and whether we will pass the information on to anyone else. 9. Where you have submitted personal information about yourself we may from time to time provide you by e-mail with an update of information about our services and products. Please click here at any time to send an e-mail if you do not wish to receive this information. You may also "opt out" by clicking on unsubscribe links provided in subsequent communications. 10. We may wish to supply your personal information to third parties so that we may enhance our service and the services that we can offer to you through the www.UKGardens.org websites. If you are not happy for us to do this, please ensure you check the appropriate box when you supply us with your details. There may be other opportunities on the www.UKGardens.org websites for you to "opt in" to allow us to pass your personal information to third parties. At any time you can send an e-mail using this link if you do not wish to receive this third party information. 11. You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. We charge a fee of £10.00. Please address requests using the following link. Jonathan Osborne Limited 12. We may edit this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on the www.UKGardens.org websites. 13. How to find and control your Cookies If you're using Netscape 6.0 On your task bar, click: 1. Edit, then Preferences 3. Click on advanced 4. Click on Cookies If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0 1. Choose Tools, then Internet Options 3. Click on the Privacy Tab 4. Click on Custom Level 5. Click on the "Advanced" Button 6. Check the "override automatic cookie handling" box and select 7. Accept, Block or Prompt for action as appropriate If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0 or 5.5:
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General Terms and Conditions General 1. We Jonathan Osborne Limited, the ultimate owner of www.UKGardens.org and its related websites (hereafter the "www.UKGardens.org websites") offer the www.UKGardens.org websites to you. Your use of the www.UKGardens.org websites constitutes your agreement to all the terms and conditions of use contained in this document, the Privacy Policy that forms part of these terms of use, and any additional terms made known to you by us. 2. The information that is made available on the www.UKGardens.org websites is intended for general information purposes only. Neither we, nor any of our subsidiary, holding or associated companies accepts any liability for any loss arising as a result of reliance on the information contained on the www.UKGardens.org websites or for any material posted to those sites by any other person. 3. While we try and ensure that all information on the www.UKGardens.org websites is accurate, errors may occur and we accept no liability for such errors. If we discover an error we will amend the www.UKGardens.org websites as soon as reasonably possible. Copyright And Other Intellectual Property 4. The www.UKGardens.org websites are owned by us and are protected by trademark, copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that all copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights (registered or unregistered) used in providing these services shall remain the property of ourselves, our subsidiary and associate companies or licensors, as appropriate, at all times. 5. You shall not copy, adapt, exploit or otherwise use the information contained on the www.UKGardens.org websites in any way, save for the downloading and temporary storage of one or more of the www.UKGardens.org websites pages for the purpose of viewing on a personal computer or terminal. 6. For the avoidance of doubt you shall not be entitled to reproduce, permanently store, or retransmit the contents of the www.UKGardens.org websites without our prior written consent. Links 7. Whilst we retain the right to establish any hypertext links between the www.UKGardens.org websites and any third party website at our discretion, you agree that you will not create any hypertext links or deep links between this site and any third party site without our express written consent. 8. If you choose to use such a link as detailed in Clause 7 then you will leave the www.UKGardens.org websites. Once you leave the www.UKGardens.org websites, whether or not you realise that you are leaving, we are no longer in any way responsible for the material on the other website that you enter and we have no responsibility in respect of any transactions you may enter into in visiting any such other website. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with or as a result of such external website material causing any damage, costs, injury of financial loss of any kind. Personal Data And Privacy 9. Any personal information that we collect about you will be held in accordance with out Privacy Policy or otherwise as agreed between us. We endeavour to process personal data only in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its relevant subordinate legislation. If you use services on the www.UKGardens.org websites requiring you to provide personal information about you please ensure we are informed of any relevant changes so we can ensure that the information we hold is accurate and up-to date. 10. When you visit our websites we issue a "cookie" or unique code that allows us to identify your computer. The cookie is used to note the different areas of the service recently accessed through your computer - this can only be done for the www.UKGardens.org websites and not on any other sites you might visit. "Forum" 11. When you use any forum services now on or at any time in the future introduced to the www.UKGardens.org websites (together "the Forum") you agree that you will not:
Important. If you are under 18 please get your parents permission before you use the Forum. Additional Obligations Owed To Us 12. You agree that you will only use the www.UKGardens.org websites in a manner that is consistent with these terms and conditions and in such a way as to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In particular, you will not use the www.UKGardens.org websites to transmit or post any material which is defamatory, offensive, or of an obscene or menacing character, or which may, in our judgement, cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety to any person. 13. To the extent to which your use, or the use by any person who may be authorised by you or for whom you are responsible (for example as an employer or as the parent or guardian of a child) causes loss or damage to any person, you agree to indemnify us immediately on demand in relation to any such losses or damages attributable to Jonathan Osborne Limited, including where necessary any legal and administrative, or technical charges that may arise from such use. 14. The www.UKGardens.org websites are intended to appeal to a wide range of audience and as such not all of the www.UKGardens.org websites may be suitable for use by children. Parents and guardians are reminded of the importance of supervising young children's use of the www.UKGardens.org websites. Parents or guardians of children shall be responsible for the actions of any such children. 15. Where applicable, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and the password assigned to you on registration of any service offered on www.UKGardens.org. As a result, you are fully responsible for all activities which occur under them. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of which you become aware by using this link. 16. You agree that the material and content contained within the www.UKGardens.org websites or provided by Jonathan Osborne Limited is for your use only and may not be distributed commercially without our permission. You may not display the contents of the www.UKGardens.org websites or any part of them in a frame surrounded by other material not originated by us. Storage Of E-mail Or Other Content 17. Where we provide you with e-mail facilities, web hosting or other services which involve us providing storage space on our computers we hereby reserve the right to impose limits on the storage space provided. Such limits may be by reference to the physical amount of space made available to you, the number of e-mail messages held, the size of any attachments sent or any other method we may specify. We reserve the right to vary these limits from time to time and we will keep you informed by e-mail. We reserve the right to refuse to accept material and/or to delete material which exceeds the relevant limit. This limit is currently 10Mb or 100 emails, whichever is the greater. Limitations on Liability 18. Jonathan Osborne Ltd's entire liability to you in respect of all matters associated with the www.UKGardens.org websites shall be limited as follows:- (i) Nothing excludes our liability for death or personal injury arising from the negligence of Jonathan Osborne Limited (ii) Nothing excludes any other liability which is prohibited from being excluded by law. (iii) Save as set out in (i) and (ii) above Jonathan Osborne Limited accepts no liability for and hereby excludes any liability for any consequential or indirect losses, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of goodwill or any form of special damages. (iv) Our liability for direct losses shall (subject to sub paragraphs (i) and (ii) above) be limited to the amount actually paid by you to Jonathan Osborne Limited and all conditions, warranties or other terms whatsoever inconsistent with the provisions of this sub paragraph are excluded. (v) In the event that (iii) should prove for any reason ineffective to exclude any liability referred to in that sub paragraph, any such liability shall, subject to (i) and (ii) be limited to the amounts actually paid by you to Jonathan Osborne Limited; (vi) each of sub paragraphs (i) to (v) above shall be a separate and severable limitation and if any one or more of them shall prove for any reason ineffective to exclude any liability referred to in the relevant sub paragraph(s) the remaining sub paragraphs shall remain in full force and effect. Disclaimer 19. We are only responsible for information and material on the www.UKGardens.org websites provided by our employees strictly in accordance with and in the course of their employment. Withdrawal or Termination of the www.UKGardens.org websites 20. We may withdraw or terminate the www.UKGardens.org websites or any pages or services provided thereon at our absolute discretion. Law and Jurisdiction 21. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. If you have any queries regarding the www.UKGardens.org websites or the information contained on it, please use this link to contact us. |
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