Terms and conditions
Using our website
The Community Engagement in Policing website is maintained for your personal use and viewing . Access and use by you of this site constitutes acceptance by you of these Terms and conditions as varied from time to time and which take effect from the date of first use. Please note that these terms and conditions may be changed without notice.
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The names, images and logos identifying the Home Office, APA and ACPO are proprietary marks of the Crown/APA/ACPO. Copying of our logos and/or any other third party logos accessed via this website is not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright owner.
Requests for permission to use the Home Office logo should be directed to Sharon Sawer: Telephone 0207 0353922 ; email Sharon.Sawer@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk. Requests for permission to use the ACPO logo should be directed to Hannah Gardiner ( Hannah.Gardiner@acpo.pnn.police.uk) and requests to use the APA logo should be directed to the APA ( apa.info@lga.gov.uk) . You should state how and why your wish to use the logo(s). Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.
Return to top Hyperlinking to the Community Engagement in Policing website
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, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The Community Engagement in Policing pages must load into the user's entire window.
Return to top Hyperlinking from the Community Engagement in Policing website
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. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work and we have no control over the availability of linked pages. A link from this website to that of any other organization or from another site to this one does not imply a particular relationship between two parties.
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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 program 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.
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The Community Engagement in Policing website and material is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty 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 and accuracy.
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in 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 loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of the Community Engagement in Policing website.
Return to top Privacy statement
The Community Engagement in Policing website does not store or capture personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address that is automatically recognised by the web server. We do not use cookies for collecting user information but we may store the following information for internal purposes: the domain name from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, terms entered into our search engine, and the Internet address of the website from which you direct-linked to our site. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to our visitors.
From time to time, we may ask for further information about you (such as your name, job title, postal address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address) as part of online surveys/services. This information will be used to enable us to improve our website. It may also be used occasionally to inform you about important changes to the website and its functionality. We will always provide an opt-out clause for this usage of the data.
This privacy statement only covers the Community Engagement in Policing website at http://www.communityengagement.police.uk. This statement does not cover links within this site to other websites.
This site contains a form inviting you to provide feedback. We will record your email address and other information if volunteered to us by you. This shall be treated as confidential. It may be used for internal review and to notify you about updates to the Community Engagement in Policing website.
Return to top Links to third-party websites
We are not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing 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 the linked pages.
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Use of the Community Engagement Database
The Community Engagement database of effective practice examples is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The database has been developed for interest and as a means of sharing examples of practice. The examples have not been independently investigated, endorsed or evaluated. Use of the database is at Practitioners discretion. We reserve the right to remove text which may be offensive or unhelpful. Examples contained in the database have not been verified and therefore users are advised to contact the relevant person(s) to authenticate any necessary information before replicating a particular approach or course of action in their locality. The purpose of the database is to share effective practice; therefore, any person entering an example does so in the knowledge that their information may be used by a third party.
Return to top Use of the Community Engagement Forum
In providing the Community Engagement in Policing discussion forum, it is the our intention to maintain a service that is free from verbal abuse, violations of privacy and other harmful activities. The posting of threatening, libelous, or other material that would violate any law is prohibited. By using this site you agree not to post any information that may infringe upon or violate any third party's rights. Please be aware that you are solely responsible for your content or other information you distribute, post, include, or otherwise upload to the Website. We have no liability related to the content of any forum posting or any other user-created content on its Website. Information has not been independently verified and we recommend that you confirm all information you obtain from other users of the forum. All views expressed are personal.
Messages posted are not pre-screened. We, or any third party organisation whom we may appoint to moderate the forum, each reserves the right, although it does not have the obligation, to monitor content and to remove any content which we or such third party organisation, in its sole discretion, determines to be harmful, offensive or defamatory or which is otherwise inflammatory; which may create liability; or is unrelated to the intention of the community. If you are aware of such content please inform the webmaster immediately.
Return to top Jurisdiction
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.
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