Using the Manchester Book Award website

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party.

Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive or scandalous material, or any material that constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, likely to give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any law.

We will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials on the Manchester Book Award website.

Statistical information is collected by us for use internally to:

• improve the content of the website
• customise the content and/or layout of the website
• notify users about updates to the website
• contact users for marketing purposes

Information collected is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes.

Linking to the Manchester Book Award website

We welcome and encourage links to the Manchester Book Award website.

You do not have to ask permission to link, but please link only to the home page at www.manchesterbookaward.com.

Please contact us if you require an image for the link.

Links to external websites

Some links on the Manchester Book Award website will take you to websites which are not under our control.

Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content of external websites. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site.

Though we do weekly checks, we cannot guarantee that all links will work all of the time as we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Disclaimer

The information on the Manchester Book Award website is provided ‘as is’, without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of www.manchesterbookaward.com.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Viruses

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.

We cannot 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.

Data protection

Any personal information you supply to Manchester Book Award via this website will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used by Manchester Book Award and it’s partners to deliver the services we provide.

The information is held by Manchester City Council and access is controlled by Manchester Library & Information Service and Manchester Digital Development Agency, both of whom are part of Manchester City Council.

If you have any concerns about data protection, the Information Commissioner can provide assistance and more help.

Get Safe Online

We recommend you check out Get Safe Online for information and advice on how to protect yourself against internet threats.

Copyright

Except where credited or otherwise clearly implied, the content of this website is copyright © Manchester City Council, Manchester Library & Information Service and Manchester Digital Development Agency.

Contact us

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us.