Website Terms and Conditions
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) takes every effort to ensure that the information published on this web site is accurate. However, the DWI cannot accept any liability for the accuracy or content. Visitors who rely on this information do so at their own risk.
Copyright and neighbouring rights
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 SI 1997 No 3032.
Most of the material featured on the DWI Web site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The Crown copyright protected material may be downloaded free of charge to file or printer without requiring specific permission. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where this material is being issued to others, the source (including URL) and copyright status must be acknowledged.
This permission to reproduce Crown copyright protected material does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the Copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained directly from the copyright holders concerned.
Any other proposed use of the material would be subject to the approval of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Applications should be made to The copyright Unit, HMSO, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ. Telephone 01603 62 1000: Fax 01603 72 3000; or complete the on-line application form.
For further details on the licensing of Crown copyright see current guidance issued by HMSO.
Logos
The copying and use of the DWI logo and other DWI-related logos is not permitted without prior approval of the DWI. Permission requests should be directed to the Chief Inspector. Tell us who you are, the organisation you represent (if any), how and why you wish to use our logo. Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail.
Ordnance Survey maps
Maps are reproduced on the DWI Web site with the permission of the Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of HMSO, Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceeding. When a viewer wishes to reproduce OS material, in any way, they will be directly responsible for obtaining prior permission from the Ordnance Survey.
Hyperlinking
To us...
You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on the DWI Web site. We do not object to you linking directly to our information.
However, we do not permit the use of our logos as promotional or hypertext objects. Please see the paragraph above on logos.
By us...
It is our policy to obtain permission to link to other Web sites. The DWI is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. 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 the linked pages.
Virus protection
The DWI makes every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for users to run an anti virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.
The DWI cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material off the DWI web site.
Updated 11 July 2001
