Terms and conditions
This page and any pages it links to explain the Support for social workers (the ‘service’) terms of use. You must agree to these to use this service.
Who we are
This service is managed by the Department for Education (DfE). DfE will be referred to as ‘we’ from now on.
Using the service
You agree to use this service 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.
Personal and sensitive information
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), sensitive personal information includes information about someone’s:
- race or ethnic origin
- political, religious or philosophical beliefs
- trade union membership
- genetic or biometric data
- health
- sex life or sexual orientation
Linking to the service
We welcome and encourage other websites to link to this service.
You must contact us for permission if you want to say your website is associated with or endorsed by the service or another government department or agency.
Linking from the service
The service 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’re 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.
Service content
We update the service all the time. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.
The content on the service is the intellectual property of DfE. You must not copy or reproduce this content for any purpose.
Disclaimer
While we make every effort to keep the service 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’re not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using the service. This includes:
- any direct, indirect or consequential losses
- any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
- the use of the service and any websites that are linked to or from it
- the inability to use the service 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 the service. We’ll 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’ll need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed. We’ll reply to let you know whether we’ll 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 the service
We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy. By using the service, 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 the service for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use the service does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.
We’re not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use the service.
Viruses, hacking and other offences
When using the service, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that’s malicious or technologically harmful.
You must not try to gain unauthorised access to the service, the server on which it’s stored or any server, computer or database connected to it.
You must not attack the service in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.
We’ll report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to the service 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 the service (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
General
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’ll agree to any changes if you continue to use the service after the terms and conditions have been updated.