Terms of use

If you believe that the content located on, or linked to the Service, is offensive or violates these Terms of Use, please contact the Council at policyandinsight@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Service. By continuing to use this website and the Service you accept and agree to abide by these Terms of Use.

Responsibility of Service Visitors

The Council makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information on this site, but will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, harm or inconvenience arising in any way whatsoever from your use of the Service or from material made available through, or downloaded from the Service or through any websites to which the Service links or that link to the Service.

The listing of sites and links to them should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind by the Council. The Council does not accept responsibility for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites, nor does it accept any liability for their accuracy or content.

You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content.

Responsibility for Contributions

You are responsible for any Content which you post and are entirely responsible for any harm resulting from that Content.  Content means links, audio, video, text, images, software or any other content.  You should not post Content unless you hold the copyright for it or have obtained permission from the copyright holder.

By making Content available, you confirm that your contribution is your original work and complies with our Moderation Policy.

The Council retains the right to remove Content which is offensive, threatening, defamatory or which may breach copyright. The Council also has the right to terminate or deny access to and use of the Service where the Council believes that you have not complied with these Terms of Use.

You should also be aware that the posting of inappropriate Content may give rise to civil or criminal legal action against you, depending on the nature of the Content.

Changes

The Council may revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page.  You should check this page periodically for changes as you will be deemed to have accepted a variation if you continue to use the Service after such change has been posted. The Council may in the future also offer new services, tools, features or resources which shall be subject to these Terms of Use.

Termination

The Council may with or without notice terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause. All provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Council makes no warranties of any kind in relation to the provision or availability of the Service.  You understand that you download from, or otherwise access content or services through, the Service at your own discretion and risk.

Limitation of Liability

With the exception of liability for personal injury and death, the Council will not in any way be liable for any loss incurred with respect to these Terms of Use. The Council will not be liable  for any failure or delay due to matters beyond its reasonable control.

General Representation and Warranty

You represent and warrant that:

  • your use of the Service will be in strict accordance with the Privacy Policy, these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations; and
  • your use of the Service will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Council, its contractors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs, claims and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of, or in connection with, your use of the Service, including but not limited to any violation by you of these Terms of Use.