Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Scottish Road Works Online Website
Terms of Website Use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE
These terms of use (together with our Privacy Policy) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website https://www.roadworksscotland.org (our site). Use of our site includes accessing, browsing, or searching our site.
Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site, as these will apply to your use of our site.
By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.
If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site.
About us
The Scottish Road Works Commissioner is an independent public official established under section 16 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 and is accountable to the Scottish Ministers and ultimately the Scottish Parliament.
Reference to the Commissioner in these terms of use includes the Scottish Road Works Commissioner and their representatives.
The Commissioner's aim is to improve the planning, co-ordination and quality of road works throughout Scotland.
The Commissioner monitors performance, promotes and encourages good practice across both utility companies and roads authorities.
To contact the Commissioner please see the Contact Us section of these terms of use.
Changes to these terms of use
The Commissioner may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page.
Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes made, as they are binding on you.
Changes to our site
The Commissioner may update our site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date or otherwise inaccurate at any given time, and the Commissioner is under no obligation to update it or to correct inaccuracies.
The Commissioner do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.
Accessing our site
Our site is made available free of charge.
We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
Intellectual property rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations or any graphics (including map data) separately from any accompanying text.
You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
No reliance on information
We only publish information provided by authorised third parties on our site, and therefore we are not responsible for the accuracy or content of such information.
The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
Permitted use
You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct and any content you upload to our site while using our site and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use our site only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance with these terms of use and any applicable policies or guidelines that we may make available.
Using our search facility
You are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information you use to populate our search facility. We are not responsible for this information in any way or the results it generates.
Limitation of our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by Scottish law.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.
We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage (including without limitation, any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss of revenue, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, whether in contract, delict (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise) even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
- use of, or inability to use, our site; or
- use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, 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 content on it, or on any website linked to it.
We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
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 site will cease immediately.
Linking to our site
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.
Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Applicable law
These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims), are governed by Scottish law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.
Contact us
To contact us, please email enquiries@roadworks.scot.
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