Terms and conditions and Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Terms and conditions for use of the Race Online 2012 website.
This page was last updated on 19 March 2010.

About Us
www.raceonline2012.org is a site operated by Digital Inclusion Limited ("We").

We are registered in England and Wales under company number 6960661 and have our registered office at 6-10 Lexington Street, London, W1F 0LB

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website, whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the website. By using our website, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our website.

Use of the Race Online 2012 Website

The Race Online 2012 website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The access and use of the Race Online 2012 website 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.

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict, or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this website by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this website.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting via this website any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive or scandalous material, or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, likely to give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any law. We will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order lawfully requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials on this website.

Information collected by us is used for internal review to:
(i) Improve the content of Race Online 2012
(ii) Customise the content and/or layout of Race Online 2012
(iii) Notify users (with their consent) about updates to Race Online 2012
(iv) Contact users (with their consent) for marketing purposes and for further details on involvement in the Race Online 2012 challenge

Information collected is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes.

Online Government Services or Transactions

When using Race Online 2012 you may access an online government service or transaction that is delivered by government department or agency. Each of these services will have its own terms and conditions or end user licences that apply only to that service. Users of any service should ensure they have read the relevant terms and conditions before completing that transaction.

Linking to Race Online 2012
Race Online 2012 welcomes and encourages other websites to link to the information that is hosted on these pages. You do not have to ask permission to link but we can provide wording and linking graphics.
E-mail us at info@raceonline2012.org for more details.

Using Race Online 2012 content

The material featured on this website is subject to copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. Read the copyright notice below for more information.
Your use of the Race Online 2012 website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions.

Copyright Notice

All materials published on the Race Online 2012 website ('Materials') are protected by copyright and owned or controlled by Race Online 2012 or the party credited as the provider of the Materials. The service provided on the website ('Service') is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation pursuant to United Kingdom, European, and US laws and international conventions and other copyright laws. All such rights are reserved.
The Materials and the Service are made available solely for personal non-commercial use of Race Online 2012 website users ('Users'). Users may not download (except where stipulated) or copy any of the Materials and may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer, sell, reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Materials or the Service in whole or in part. Where content is specifically provided for download, this content and the use of the Race Online 2012 logo must only be used within the specified brand and usage guidelines

Liability

While every effort has been made to ensure that all information on this website is accurate any commentary, information and other materials posted on our website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Disclaimer
The Race Online 2012 website and material relating to government information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty or guarantee of any kind whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security, completeness and accuracy.

We do not warrant, guarantee or represent that the functions contained in the material available on this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy or reliability of the materials.

In no event will We be liable for any expense, loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, or loss of profits, loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goodwill, wasted management or office time or for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above arising out of or in connection with the use of the Race Online 2012 website, or reliance on its content.

No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Whilst we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant or guarantee and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk.

The Race Online 2012 website is not a substitute for independent professional advice and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

The material on this website may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of Race Online 2012, or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action. We assume no responsibility or liability arising in respect of any such third party material.

Information About You And Your Visits To Our Website
We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Governing Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Links To External Websites
We are not responsible for the content of any linked site.
Links on Race Online 2012 will lead to other websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production.
You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Accessibility
We have made considerable effort to make Race Online 2012 accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.
The website's layout takes into account users who are blind or visually impaired and we are working to make sure it is fully compatible with popular screen reading software.
If you have difficulties using a mouse, the website can be navigated using only a keyboard.
In technical language, all pages on this site should be valid to Hyper Text Mark-up Language (XHTML) 1.0 Transitional and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

This website conforms to the UK government guidelines for websites. It also follows the Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, and we will be working towards achieving all level double-A checkpoints.
Maintaining an accessible site is an ongoing process and we are continually working to offer a user friendly experience. However, if you have any problems using this website please contact us at info@raceonline2012.org. Please note, some sections of this website are controlled by third parties and so it has not been possible for the same standards of accessibility to be applied to them.

Variation
We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check regularly. Continued use of the Race Online 2012 website after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.

General
We accept no liability for any failure to comply with these terms and conditions where such failure is due to circumstance beyond our reasonable control.
If We waive any rights available to us under these terms and conditions on one occasion, this does not means that those rights will automatically be waived on any other occasion.
If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions shall nevertheless continue in full force.

Privacy Policy

The Data Protection Act
Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.

What Information Do We Collect?
We collect and process the following data about visitors to Race Online 2012 submitted by visitors either interested in services and sites available on-line that may be of benefit to them, or visitors interested in information on how they can help raise awareness of Race Online 2012 and get people online:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website www.raceonline2012.org. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our website, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our website.
• If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
• We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
• Details of transactions you carry out through our website.
• Details of your visits to our website and the resources that you access.

Feedback
We welcome your feedback.
Should you send an email to us seeking advice or information that we are not in a position to give, we may pass your email to the appropriate government department, executive agency or Non Departmental Public Body who may be able to assist you further.

Where We Store Your Personal Data
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. Digital Inclusion Ltd. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses Made Of The Information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
• To ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• To provide you with information or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts or arrangements entered into between you and us.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
• To notify you about changes to our service.
• To publicise our business-to-business partners on the Race Online 2012 website displaying the partner name, logo and digital promise.
• To publicise our business-to-business partner Promises in Action on the Race Online 2012 website displaying the partner name and story.

We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our partners, but we may provide them with aggregate information about our users.

Site Usage Information

Cookies
Cookies are pieces of data that are often created when you visit a website, and which are stored in the cookies directory of your computer. Cookies are created when you visit Race Online 2012. Our cookies store a random number on your computer to help us count the number of times users return to our site. The cookies do not contain any personal information about you, and they cannot be used to identify an individual user. You can set your browser not to accept cookies.

Page Tagging
We use JavaScript to aggregate and analyse customer usage patterns on all websites that are part of the Race Online 2012 domain. This provides us with data on usability and behaviour. We use this information to make changes to the layout of the website and to the information in it. This does not collect any personal or identifiable information about users.

We sometimes tag pages on this website during promotion campaigns using pixel tags (which are sometimes called spotlight tags or web beacons). These tags enable us to find out which advertisements are successful in bringing users to our internet site(s). With this technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. You can disable JavaScript on your computer.

What Happens When I Link To Another Site?
We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.
Race Online 2012 contains links to other websites, both of government departments and of other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any other site(s) which collect personal information about you.
We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.

What Happens When I Access The Race Online 2012 Site Through Another Site?
Where you are directed to the Race Online 2012 site from another site (whether a third party site or a government site) we may receive personal information relating to you from the other site(s). You should read the privacy policies applicable to such sites as these will govern the use of any personal information that you provide when accessing such sites and which is provided to Race Online 2012.

Changes To This Privacy Policy
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.