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Terms and Conditions – February 2006

1. Use of the UK Trade & Investment website

1.1 Use of the UK Trade & Investment website (www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk) is subject to the following terms and conditions. www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk is managed by UK Trade & Investment the organisation that supports both businesses in the UK trading internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to locate in the UK. In entering and using our site you as a user (‘You’) are accepting our terms and conditions.

2. Using UK Trade & Investment website

2.1 www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The access and use of www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk 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.

3. Intellectual Property and Crown Copyright

3.1 The content featured on this site is subject to Crown Copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The Crown Copyright material may be reproduced for research for non-commercial purposes, private study or for internal circulation and use within an organisation only. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where the material is being published or issued to others, the sources and copyright status should always be acknowledged.
The permission to reproduce Crown copyright material does not extend to any material on this site that is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material would need to be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. For further details on the licensing of Crown Copyright, see current guidance issued by the Office for Public Sector Information – http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ .

4. Hyperlinking policy

4.1 Hyperlinking to us at UK Trade & Investment

You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this site. We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site. However in making such links you should not imply endorsement by UK Trade & Investment. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The UK Trade & Investment pages must load into the user’s entire window.

4.2 Hyperlinking by us at UK Trade & Investment

It is our policy to obtain permission to link to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Linking should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

5. Virus protection

5.1 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 programme 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.

6. Disclaimer

6.1 This website is provided by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, acting through UK Trade & Investment, as an information guide only and should not be relied on as a substitute for your own research or independent advice. The Secretary of State accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage caused to any person as result of any error, omission or misleading statement in the information on this website, or due to using the website or relying on that information. The Secretary of State is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Linking shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. The Secretary of State does not guarantee that links will work all the time and has no control over the availability of linked pages and cannot take responsibility for the consequences of your using the information or services on linked websites. This does not affect the application of any statutory provisions, which may be relevant.

7. Privacy statement

7.1 Privacy Policy: Data Protection Act 1998 and The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003

This Privacy Policy covers the treatment of personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) which you submit to us. We will process any personal data you provide in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will also comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.

7.2 Collection of personal data

In order for you to request or submit information to us, we may ask you to provide personal data such as your name, postal address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address. When you submit personal data to us, you understand and agree that this data will be supplied to UK Trade and Investment and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform who will take appropriate steps to ensure that personal data is protected from unauthorised use and kept in a secure manner either electronically or on manual records.

7.3 The data is to be collected for the purpose of promoting UK business competitiveness, to help secure overseas sales and investments and to support and develop UK inward investment.

7.4 In order to provide you with advice, further information or support, the personal data may be passed to your local UK Trade & Investment team in England (or your equivalent in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or the Regional Development Agencies in England (and the Development Agencies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) or to a carefully selected UK based Trade Association or Chamber of Commerce.

7.5 When you accept the UK Trade & Investment’s website’s Terms and Conditions and submit personal data to us, you understand and agree that:

  • This may involve the information being used by UK Trade and Investment or the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for direct marketing and other activities for trade & investment purposes.
  • Your local UK Trade & Investment Team (or your equivalent in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland), the Regional Development Agencies in England (and the Development Agencies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), or a selected UK based Trade Association or Chamber of Commerce may also contact you directly in the future in relation to offering related services.
  • It may also involve the transfer of data outside the European Economic Area to our overseas offices.
  • UK Trade & Investment may send you marketing information about UK Trade & Investment by e-mail.

7.6 If you do not want your details to be used in any of the ways described in paragraph 7.5, please change your Data Protection permissions, once you are registered on the website. To do this, log into the website using your username and password. From the menu on the left, click ‘My Account’ and then ‘Change Account Details’. You may change your Data Protection permissions in this way at any time once you are registered on the website.

7.7 Use of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit a site, and contain a unique, anonymous number. They do not contain any personal information about you and cannot be used to identify an individual user.
You can choose not to accept cookies by changing the settings in your Internet Browser – refer to your Browser’s help files for instructions. Please be aware that if you decline the use of cookies set by UK Trade & Investment you will be unable to register or use the personalized areas of the site.
You can also delete any cookies from your computer – refer to your Internet Browser’s help files.
UK Trade & Investment may use session cookies where necessary for the functionality of our websites. Session Cookies are temporary, are used only during a browsing session. When you close your browser the session cookie set by the web site is destroyed and no personal information is held which might identify you

7.8 Updating your personal information

You have the right to access, correct or remove the personal information retained by the website. To do this, log into the website using your username and password. From the menu on the left, click ‘My Account’ and then ‘Change Account Details’
For help, please contact our General Enquiry Unit on +44 (0)20 7215 8000 or email enquiries@uktradeinvest.gov.uk

7.9 Change to privacy policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by updating this page. Your continued use of the site will mean you accept those revisions.

7.10 Data Controller

The data controllers are the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. You can write to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s nominated Data Protection Officer at:
Room LG139
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET.

8. Registration and security

8.1 You can register and enrol as an individual or on behalf of an organisation for the UK Trade & Investment website using the online form on this website. If you register and enrol on the UK Trade & Investment website the details you provide to enrol for the website service may be further verified by UK Trade & Investment. Subject to satisfactory verification your details including your name and email address would be stored securely on the UK Trade & Investment system in accordance with our privacy policy. You can view our privacy policy at paragraph 7 above.

8.2 As part of the registration process for this website, you will select a user name and password to access the UK Trade & Investment website. You shall provide us with accurate and complete information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account. You hereby agree to inform UK Trade & Investment or its agents of any changes of the information, when such changes occur or requested by UK Trade & Investment or its agents, by following the steps described in paragraph 7.8 above.

8.3 You may not select or use as your Account ID a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if UK Trade & Investment has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, UK Trade & Investment has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the service (or any portion thereof). We reserve the right to refuse registration of or cancel your Account at our discretion.

8.4 UK Trade & Investment has the right to delete, retract and erase all (or any part thereof) of your information from databases forthwith upon written notice to you stating the reason for such action. UK Trade & Investment agrees to provide to you free of charge within a reasonable time upon written request a copy of your information contained in the databases.

9.Termination

You agree that UK Trade & Investment in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the service, and remove and discard any content within the service, for any reason, including, without limitation, lack of use or if UK Trade & Investment believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the terms and conditions. UK Trade & Investment may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the service under any provision of this terms and conditions may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that UK Trade & Investment may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/ or bar any further access to such files or the service. Further, you agree that UK Trade & Investment shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the service.

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