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Legal disclaimer and terms of use

1. Copyright

   Timber Recycling Information Centre Website
   The Timber Industry Environment Trust (TIET) is the owner of all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Timber Recycling Information Centre including its design, text, graphics and their arrangements, and the underlying source and executable code.

   Extent of permitted use
   You may download the content only for your own personal, non-commercial use. This permission does not extend to any material on this site that is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained directly from the copyright holder(s) concerned.

   In all other cases, and other than as permitted by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 SI 1997 No 3032, you may not copy or reproduce any part of the website without written permission from the Timber Industry Environment Trust.

   If you reproduce or copy an item without permission, you will be liable for any damage to the interests of the owner of the rights.

   Trademarks
   Product and company names that are mentioned on this website may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. If you use, reproduce or copy a trademark without permission, you will be liable for any damage to the interests of the owner of such rights.

2. Liability

   The information on this site is provided on an 'as is' basis and the Timber Industry Environment Trust cannot guarantee its accuracy or the fitness for purpose of any items described on the site. The views and opinions expressed on the 'news and views' pages of this site are those of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the Timber Industry Environment Trust. The Timber Industry Environment Trust shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from the information or the use of information contained on these pages.

3. Links

   The Timber Industry Environment Trust accepts no responsibility for, nor does it endorse, any information contained in pages linked from this site. The Timber Industry Environment Trust has no control over the content, technical specification, or availability of websites linked from this site.

4. Terms, conditions and criteria governing the submission of news and events items

   Suitability criteria
   The Timber Recycling Information Centre aims to encourage, inform, and enable users and specifiers of timber to reduce the amount of timber in the waste stream and to implement more sustainable waste management practices. Therefore, the site's Project Manager will only consider items that in their opinion enable the site's users to:

   • better understand the impact that timber has on the waste stream
   • use timber residue more effectively
   • improve waste management processes.

   Process, terms and conditions
   The Project Manager will consider each submitted news article or event notification. The decision of the Project Manager about what to publish, when and in what format will be final. The Editorial Broad will not conduct discussions or correspondence about its decisions.

   The Project Manager will not publish articles or event notifications that simply promote the products and services of individual companies or organisations. The Project Manager reserves the right to alter the written style of an article/event notification to reflect the house style of this website.

   When you press the 'submit' button on the 'Submit news and events' page you:

   • warrant that you own the copyright/intellectual property rights in the article/event notification being submitted, OR, that you are a duly appointed representative of the owner of the copyright/intellectual property rights and that you have the owner's permission to submit the article/event notification
   • warrant that use of the article in the Timber Recycling Information Centre will not infringe the rights of any third party
   • agree to indemnify the Timber Industry Environment Trust against all costs claims liability or expenses arising out of or in connection with any breach of the preceding warranties
   • grant the Timber Industry Environment Trust a non-exclusive license to use the article on its web pages for up to one calendar year from the date of submission.

   In return, the Timber Industry Environment Trust warrants that it will not publish or disclose to third parties the personal and company information compulsorily supplied in the course of making the submission without your written permission.

5. Privacy Statement

   As we gather certain types of information about visitors to our website, we feel it is essential that you know what is gathered and how it is used.

   Personal information
   When completing the Timber Recycling Information Centre's online surveys, users will be asked to register information about themselves. This information will be used only for the purposes stated when you fill in the form.

   The Timber Industry Environment Trust will use any information given voluntarily via the feedback mechanism to help it develop the site and to enhance the visitors' experience when using the site.

   Usage tracking
   The Timber Industry Environment Trust tracks user traffic and usage patterns throughout the site but this information is not correlated with data about individual users. The Timber Industry Environment Trust analyses traffic and usage statistics, including the domain name and browser type of visitors to the site, to ensure that the Timber Recycling Information Centre website and its content is meeting the needs and the interests of the majority of visitors.

   Sharing of the information gathered
   The Timber Industry Environment Trust will only use the information gathered for the purposes outlined at the point of registration and in line with current data protection legislation. The Timber Industry Environment Trust does not share information about individual users with third parties; however, it may share general statistical information from time to time.

   Correct/update policy
   The Timber Industry Environment Trust does not currently offer a means for users to automatically delete personal information established at the time of registration. Should you experience problems or have questions, you should make contact with the Data Protection Compliance Officer for The Timber Industry Environment Trust. The Data Protection Compliance Officer can be contacted at The Timber Industry Environment Trust, Chiltern House, Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK HP14 4ND