Disclaimer
This web site is made available for public viewing on the basis that West Sussex County Council excludes to the extent permitted by law all liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of, or reliance upon, information contained within this web site.
We are not responsible for the content or reliability of web sites to which we link. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work at all times, as we have no control over the availability of linked pages.
Data Protection Act 1998
In accordance with our responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, you should be aware that the personal information you choose to provide will not be passed to any person or organisation outside West Sussex County Council (unless we have your consent, or where we have a legal obligation or have the statutory powers to do so). Your personal information will be held by staff in the service area relevant to your comments who may contact you to tell you about other council services that might be of interest.
The Council will not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
This web site has security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under its control.
It will be understood by West Sussex County Council that, in providing personal information, you agree to its use by the Council under these conditions and to the extent described in this and succeeding clauses of this Disclaimer.
Information use
It is only when you complete a form that requests personal information or when you email WSCC that you can be identified. When completing forms you may be asked for a variety of personal information such as name, address, postcode etc. Where you voluntarily choose to give us your personal details that data - within the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 - will be used exclusively for providing you with the information or service you have requested. If there is a need to share your personal information with any other system or third party then consent for us to do this will be requested at the point of data collection.
West Sussex County Council automatically receives and records information from your browser in server logs. The Council monitors the IP addresses of visitors only to assess which pages are the most popular. These IP addresses are not linked to any personal data so all visitors to our site remain by default anonymous.
Posting content
All content submitted for publication on the site is moderated and anything which is pornographic, exploitative, offensive, discriminatory or criminal will be rejected. If you are posting material onto the site, you should ensure that it does not breach the copyright of a third party.
Cookies
You can visit our site and use the majority of its services without telling us who you are or giving us any person-identifying information.
'Cookies' are pieces of data that are often created when you visit web sites, and which are stored in the cookie directory of your computer. The Council does not use cookies for the general running of the site. However, cookies may be used on some interactive pages to provide additional
functionality or when it is absolutely necessary to maintain the unique identification of your browser while you use those pages.
Downloading
WSCC will take reasonable steps to ensure that downloads from this site are virus-free but cannot take such steps in respect of third party sites.
The downloader is responsible for virus-checking all material and the Council does not accept any liability for damage caused by downloading material from this or any other linked site.
Copyright
Logos and Artwork: The logos and artwork on this web site are the copyright of its information providers and use of them is strictly prohibited without prior authorisation.
Text: Any use of text provided on this web site is allowed within the Fair Dealing terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, i.e. for research and private purposes. If the text is changed in any way, resulting documents cannot be credited to West Sussex County Council.
If commercial or public use is required of any of this web site's content, application must first be made to West Sussex County Council.