Legal
The information contained on this site is for general guidance only. You should neither act, nor refrain from action, on the basis of any such information. You should take appropriate professional advice on your particular circumstances because the application of laws and regulations will vary depending on particular circumstances and because laws and regulations undergo frequent change. CIOT does not take any legal responsibility for advice given to you in response to a request for help or information.
Whilst CIOT make every reasonable effort to ensure that the information on this site is current and correct, CIOT shall not be liable for any loss or damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of income or business or increased liabilities) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this site, or any information contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this site or any such information. Whilst taking every effort to avoid viruses, CIOT does not 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. Users are strongly urged to ensure they have suitable anti-virus protection on any machine used to access this site.
Third parties are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this site complies with appropriate law. CIOT will not be responsible for any error, omission or inaccuracy in the material submitted by third parties.
CIOT accepts no responsibility for the availability or content on any site to which a hypertext link from this site exists. The links are provided on an "as is" basis and CIOT makes no warranty, express or implied, for the information provided within them.
All material on CIOT’s website is owned by CIOT or is licensed to CIOT and is protected by copyright and trade marks or other proprietary rights and laws. The CIOT logo is a registered trademark. If you wish to reproduce the CIOT logo please submit your application here. You are permitted to access, print and download extracts from this site on the basis that the use of all material on this site is for information and non commercial or personal use only; any copies of these pages saved to disk or to any other storage medium may only be used for subsequent viewing purposes or to print extracts for non-commercial or personal use.
By accessing any part of this site, you shall be deemed to have accepted these terms in full. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
Accessibility
Whilst the CIOT shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that this site is normally available 24 hours a day, the CIOT will not be liable if for any reason the site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
Access to this site may be suspended temporarily and without notice in circumstances of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond the control of the CIOT.
CIOT recognises the importance of providing a website that is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. We make every effort to ensure that what we have created and published online complies with current accessibility standards. However, some older material may not have the same accessibility standards. If anyone has difficulty accessing our documents, please contact comms@ciot.org.uk
Confidentiality
CIOT will not disclose personal information to anyone, apart from authorised staff and volunteers, and only if this is needed to help and advise you, or unless we are under a legal obligation to disclose it.
Data protection
CIOT is committed to following the principles of the Data Protection Act. The purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 is to protect the rights of individuals with respect to the processing of their personal data, and to ensure that organisations which process personal data do so in a fair and proper way. Processing includes the collection, storage, retrieval, use, or disclosure of personal data. Further information on the Data Protection Act principles and obligations can be found at The Information Commissioner's Office.
You have the right at any time to know what information we hold about you, and to see it. If you wish to exercise this right, please write to The Data Protection Administrator at CIOT, First Floor, Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RT.
