Terms and conditions

These terms and conditions tell you how the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) website is managed and how you are protected when you are using our site. If you do not agree with these terms, then you should leave the site immediately.

LEGAL NOTICES

Using our site

The CSCI website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. Access and use by you of this site constitutes acceptance by you of our Terms and Conditions, which take effect from the date of first use.

Permitted uses

You are permitted to download documents and reports for personal use, in any format or medium for research, private study or for internal circulation within an organisation.

This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context.

• see our copyright page for further details

Links to external websites

The Commission for Social Care Inspection is not responsible for the content of any linked external website (with the exception that the Commission for Social Care Inspection is responsible for the content of the main Commission for Social Care Inspection website and the Children's Rights Director website). Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content of such sites. We cannot guarantee that links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Linking to Us

1. Listing and linking of external websites should not be taken as endorsement of any kind.
2. External websites must have a clear aim, be highly relevant to the CSCI audience and must, in the CSCI's opinion, contain quality content.
3. Sites for which there are grounds for doubting the accuracy of the content will be excluded. A site may be excluded if the professional reputation of the site owner is unknown and/or there are grounds for doubting the accuracy of the content or suspecting critical bias.
4. Sites that push particular agenda or interests that might run counter to government policy or main messages will be excluded.
5. At this time, the CSCI only links to organisations that fit the following criteria:
   • Government and public sector agency sites – ie departments or non-departmental government bodies
   • Statutory bodies
   • Educational establishments
   • Sites that have some connection with government or established authority – eg BBC, Stationery Office
   • Selected voluntary bodies and charities with advocacy functions
   • Selected trade, professional associations and unions
6. Private sector sites that promote company products or services will not normally be included.
7. The CSCI reserves the right to refuse the inclusion of links to any website.
8. Although we will endeavour to maintain links to other websites, we cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over the availability or reliability of linked pages.

Disclaimer

The CSCI website and material relating to the CSCI, information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), 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, or 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 the CSCI website.

Privacy statement

If you are a user with general public and anonymous access the CSCI website does not store or capture personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address which is automatically recognised by the web server.

We do not use cookies for collecting user information and we will not collect any information about you without your permission, except that required for system administration of our web server. Please be aware that some systems on the CSCI website require the use of cookies. If this is the case we will state that we are using cookies.

The CSCI will only collect personal information volunteered by you, such as survey information, online forms, email address and your preferred means of communication. The CSCI will only use personal information about you for these purposes and will not include it in survey reports or share it with other organisations without your permission.

The CSCI are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to third parties.

The CSCI will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information, except where you have given your explicit permission to do so. Any details you give us will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The CSCI will take any necessary steps to ensure that your information is treated securely. We strive to protect your personal information.

This privacy statement covers the CSCI site and the Children's Rights Director website . This does not cover links within this site to other websites.

Virus protection

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 computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

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