GOV.GG Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Share this page This page (taken with the documents and pages it refers to) tells you the terms of use which you agree to when you use GOV.GG, which is managed by the States of Guernsey. Using the States of Guernsey Website The States of Guernsey website (www.gov.gg) is maintained for your personal use. 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. The States aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. By using this site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using this site. Online States of Guernsey services or transactions When using www.gov.gg you may access an online States of Guernsey service or transaction that is delivered by a States committee. 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Please be aware, however, that these are not States of Guernsey products. These applications may use versions of our information and guidance that has been edited or cached. The most up-to-date version of our information will always be that available on the GOV.GG website. The States of Guernsey does not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to the accuracy of any such third-party products and does not accept liability for loss or damage incurred by users of such third-party products under any circumstances. Disclaimer While the States of Guernsey make reasonable effort to keep GOV.GG up to date, the States of Guernsey doesn't provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the information on the site. The States of Guernsey doesn't accept liability for loss or damage incurred by users of the website, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether caused by tort, breach of contract or otherwise, in connection with our site, its use, the inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it. This includes loss of: income or revenue business profits or contracts anticipated savings data goodwill tangible property wasted management or office time This does not affect our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Requests to remove content In special cases, you can ask for content to be removed from GOV.GG, eg if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or includes material that may be considered obscene or defamatory. 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However, you must take your own precautions to ensure that the process that you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. The States of Guernsey can't accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system that may occur whilst using material derived from this website. Viruses, hacking and other offences You must not misuse this site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to this site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack this site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1991. The States of Guernsey will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and the States of Guernsey will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. Governing law These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Guernsey. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Guernsey. General The States of Guernsey accept no liability for any failure to comply with these terms and conditions where such failure is due to circumstance beyond our reasonable control. If the States waive any rights available to us under these terms and conditions on one occasion, this does not means that those rights will automatically be waived 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 shall nevertheless continue in full force. Revisions to these terms The States may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check these terms and conditions regularly, as continued use of the GOV.GG website after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change. This page was last updated on 12th November 2015 Was this page helpful? Yes No Somewhat Follow us on social media Accessibility Sitemap Privacy Terms and Conditions Access to Public Information Contact Us A-Z