The GovNet News and Events portal , 'Search the Public Sector' (STePS™), 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 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, 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 from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the GovNet News and Events portal or Search the Public Sector (STePS™) .

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.

The links and documents reproduced in this portal are obtained by passive scanning of information that is already freely available in the public domain. 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 all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

Requests for permission to use our logo should be directed to:

Ed Irving
0161 211 3024
ed.irving@govnet.co.uk.

Tell us how and why you wish to use our logo(s). Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.

PRIVACY STATEMENT
If you are a user with general public and anonymous access the GovNet News and Events portal and Search the Public Sector (STePS TM)) do not store or capture your personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address that is automatically recognised by the web server.

In these circumstance we do not use cookies for collecting user information and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of our web server, however if you opt to register for our free personalisation package we shall ask you for your email address which will be verified and stored.   Similarly, if you choose to register with the site you will be offered the option of accepting a cookie that will enable you to automatically log in thereafter, though this cookie will only contain your log-in name and password.

This privacy statement only covers the GovNet News and Events portal and Search the Public Sector (STePS™) at http://www.govnet.co.uk . This statement does not cover links within this site to other websites, nor the other websites themselves.

USE AND STORAGE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
When you supply any personal information to govnet.co.uk  we have legal obligations towards you in the way we use those data. We must collect the information fairly, that is, we must explain how we will use it and tell you if we want to pass the information on to anyone else.

In general, any information you provide to GovNetwill only be used within GovNet. Your information will onlybe disclosed where we are obliged or permitted by law. We will occassionally use this information to provide you with news about new products or services being offered by GovNet.  You can opt out of this service by emailing website@govnet.co.uk  stating 'I do not  wish to receive news about products and service being offered by GovNet'Also, if you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to GovNet.co.ukor otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on GovNet.co.uk, GovNetcan use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing relevant third parties such as your employer, e-mail/Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.

We will hold your personal information on our systems for 18 months. We will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998."

ADDITIONAL COMPANY INFORMATION

Govnet.co.uk is the trading name of Partnership Media Group

Partnership Media Group is a company registered within England and Wales with company number 3307092

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