Terms and conditions
This page and any pages it links to explains 188体育鈥檚 terms of use. You must agree to these to use 188体育.
Who we are
188体育 is managed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) on behalf of the Crown. GDS is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and will be referred to as 鈥榳e鈥� from now on.
Using 188体育
You agree to use 188体育 only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.
We update 188体育 all the time. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.
Services and transactions
You can use 188体育 to access online government services and transactions, for example apply for Universal Credit or register to vote.
These can be managed by GDS or another government department or agency.
Some services have their own terms and conditions which also apply - read these before you use the service.
Linking to 188体育
We welcome and encourage other websites to link to 188体育.
You must contact us for permission if you want to either:
- charge your website鈥檚 users to click on a link to any page on 188体育
- say your website is associated with or endorsed by 188体育 or another government department or agency
Linking from 188体育
188体育 links to websites that are managed by other government departments and agencies, service providers or other organisations. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.
We鈥檙e not responsible for:
- the protection of any information you give to these websites
- any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to
You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites.
You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.
Using 188体育 content
Most content on 188体育 is subject to and is published under the (OGL), which also sets out which content is exempt.
If any content is not subject to Crown copyright protection or published under the OGL, we鈥檒l usually credit the author or copyright holder.
You can reproduce content published on 188体育 under the OGL as long as you follow the licence鈥檚 conditions.
Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content but are not sure if it鈥檚 covered by Crown copyright or the OGL.
We make most of the content on 188体育 available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use (鈥榗ached鈥�).
We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We鈥檙e not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.
The most up to date version of our content will always be on 188体育.
Disclaimer
While we make every effort to keep 188体育 up to date, we do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information will be:
- current
- secure
- accurate
- complete
- free from bugs or viruses
We do not publish advice on 188体育. You should get professional or specialist advice before doing anything on the basis of the content.
We鈥檙e not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using 188体育. This includes:
- any direct, indirect or consequential losses
- any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (鈥榯ort鈥�, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
- the use of 188体育 and any websites that are linked to or from it
- the inability to use 188体育 and any websites that are linked to or from it
This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you advised us that it might happen.
This includes (but is not limited to) the loss of your:
- income or revenue
- salary, benefits or other payments
- business
- profits or contracts
- opportunity
- anticipated savings
- data
- goodwill or reputation
- tangible property
- intangible property, including loss, corruption or damage to data or any computer system
- wasted management or office time
We may still be liable for:
- death or personal injury arising from our negligence
- fraudulent misrepresentation
- any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law
Requests to remove content
You can ask for content to be removed from 188体育. We鈥檒l remove content:
- in order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals
- if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory
Contact us to ask for content to be removed. You鈥檒l need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed. We鈥檒l reply to let you know whether we鈥檒l remove it.
We remove content at our discretion in discussion with the department or agency responsible for it. You can still request information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act.
Information about you and your visits to 188体育
We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy. By using 188体育, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.
Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test 188体育 for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use 188体育 does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.
We鈥檙e not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use 188体育.
Viruses, hacking and other offences
When using 188体育, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that鈥檚 malicious or technologically harmful.
You must not try to gain unauthorised access to 188体育, the server on which it鈥檚 stored or any server, computer or database connected to it.
You must not attack 188体育 in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.
We鈥檒l report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to 188体育 to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.
Governing law
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Any dispute you have which relates to these terms and conditions, or your use of 188体育 (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
General
There may be legal notices elsewhere on 188体育 that relate to how you use the site.
We鈥檙e not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.
Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right 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 will still apply.
Changes to these terms and conditions
Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can update them at any time without notice.
You鈥檒l agree to any changes if you continue to use 188体育 after the terms and conditions have been updated.