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Legal and Privacy Policy

This Policy applies as between you, the User of this website and the Sunniside Partnership who own and provide this website. This Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us in relation to your use of the website and any Services or Systems therein.

1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • “Account” means collectively the personal information used by Users to access Material and/or any communications System on the Web Site;
  • “Content” means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Web Site;
  • “Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer by us when you visit certain parts of this Web site. This allows us to identify recurring visitors and to analyse their browsing habits within the Web Site.
  • “Data” means collectively all information that you submit to the website. This includes, but is not limited to, Account details and information submitted using any of our Services or Systems;
  • “Service” means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that we make available through the website either now or in the future;
  • “System” means any online communications infrastructure that we make available through the website either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links;
  • “User” / “Users” means any third party that accesses the website and is not employed by us and acting in the course of their employment;
  • "website” means the website that you are currently using and any sub-domains or equivalent domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

We are committed to protecting the personal information of all website visitors.

We recognise our obligation to keep personal information secure and believe it is important for you to know how we treat information about you.

Use of collected information
Generally, visitors are informed of the use of their personal information at the time of collection. Normally, personal information provided or collected is used to respond to enquiries or to process requests.

Security of collected information

Sunniside Partnership maintains strict physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to protect users' personal information from unauthorised or inappropriate access. Workers, affiliates and business partners who misuse a user's personal information are subject to legal or disciplinary actions.

Data security is of great importance to us and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected online. In the case of the Share Smarter car-sharing system, data security is provided by a third party who will store data securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Cookies
We may set and access Cookies on your computer.  A Cookie is a small file that resides on your computer’s hard drive and often contains an anonymous unique identifier and is accessible only by the web site that placed it there, not any other sites.

You may delete Cookies, however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Web Site more quickly.

You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your web browser. By default, your browser will accept Cookies, however this can be altered. For further details please consult the help menu in your browser. Disabling Cookies may prevent you from using the full range of Services available on the Web Site.

Changes to this Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Web Site and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Web Site following the alterations.

Accessibility
The Sunniside Partnership are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.

This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant XHTML/CSS code meaning any future browsers will also display it correctly.

Whilst The Sunniside Partnership strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website.