Borders Family History Society
Privacy, and Terms and Conditions of Website Usage and Sale
Privacy
The following statement describes the privacy practices for the Borders Family History Society web site:
- We collect personal information from our users only if they wish to contact us, to provide information on 'strays', or so that other persons interested in their enquiries or interests can contact them.
- IP addresses may be logged for aggregate statistics and diagnosis
- We don't share information with any other organisation
- We don't store membership details on our web site, with the exception that persons whose queries and interests are listed may be members of Borders Family History Society
- We do not use cookies to track any user information
The web site contains links to web sites that have been produced, and updated by other persons, companies, and organisations. We have included these links because it is our opinion that they may be of interest to visitors.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, the functionality, or the content of such Web sites, and we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information they portray.
Please note that we do not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed on these web sites.
This privacy statement applies only to Borders Family History Society.
The Society has notified its holdings of data to the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998.
We hold data for the following purposes:
administration of membership records
realising the objectives of a charitable organisation or voluntary body
information and databank administration
Details of our entry in the register is available at http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/search.asp.
Our Registration Number is Z7783358.
For any questions about this privacy statement, please contact the Webmaster using our Contacts Form - Comments about the website.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ('Google'). Google Analytics uses 'cookies', which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Terms and Conditions
Use of the Borders Family History Society web site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions which take effect on the date from which you first use the site.
Borders Family History Society reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online.
You are responsible for reviewing regularly information posted online to obtain timely notice of such changes.
Your continued use of the web site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.
Material may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use.
Any other use requires the prior written permission of Borders Family History Society (contact the Webmaster using our Contacts Form - Comments about the website).
You agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of the material contained in the web site or use it for any other purpose other than for your personal non-commercial use.
You agree to use the web site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the web 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 defamatory, obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within the Borders Family History Society web site.
The web site and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to Borders Family History Society, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided "AS IS" and on an "AS AVAILABLE" basis 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. All direct or indirect risk related to the use of the site is borne entirely by the user.
In no event will Borders Family History Society be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use, data, or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence or other delictual action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the site.
Borders Family History Society does not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in the web site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the web site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.
The names, images and logos identifying the Borders Family History Society or third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of Borders Family History Society and/or third parties. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any licence or right under any trade mark or patent of Borders Family History Society or any other third party.
All website pages are protected by copyright and database right © Borders Family History Society 1985-2006, All Rights Reserved.
If there is any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on the web site relating to specific material then the latter shall prevail.
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms and Conditions are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term or Condition is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining terms and conditions shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. Disputes arising here from shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.
If these Terms and Conditions are not accepted in full, the use of the web site must be terminated immediately.
Terms of Sale for Publications
All prices are in £ (pounds) sterling, and exclusive of postage charges. VAT is not payable.
We accept payment by cheque drawn on a UK bank in £ sterling please, made payable to Borders Family History Society.
Alternatively, you may pay by credit card.
Please provide your full card number, name (as printed on the card), postal address, card type (Mastercard or Visa), start date, end date, 3 digit security no, issue no (if there is one).
Prices, and goods are subject to availability and may change at any time prior to acceptance of your order.
Postage charges are shown in our Postage Table.
We reserve the right to refuse your order, or to split your order, depending on availability of stock, information you provide, and information provided by our bankers and credit providers.
Information you provide including credit card details may be passed to our credit providers and card issuers.
You may cancel part or all of your order at any time before delivery, and up to 7 working days after delivery of goods.
To cancel all of part of your order, write, saying you wish to cancel your order, and return the goods to the Sales Officer, Borders Family History Society, Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, TD1 3JS, Scotland.
The goods returned must be complete, and in original packaging. In the case of CDs, the packaging must be sealed.
Within 30 days of receipt of your cancellation and the returned goods we will refund the cost of the goods plus the outward postage (but not your return postage).
Terms of Sale for Research Requests
All prices are in £ (pounds) sterling, and exclusive of postage charges. VAT is not payable.
We accept payment by cheque drawn on a UK bank in £ sterling please, made payable to Borders Family History Society.
Alternatively, you may pay by credit card.
Please provide your full card number, name (as printed on the card), postal address, card type (Mastercard or Visa), start date, end date, 3 digit security no, issue no (if there is one).
Postage charges are not payable.
We reserve the right to refuse your research request, or to do only part of it, depending on time taken, availability of volunteers to do the research, information you provide, and information provided by our bankers and credit providers.
Information you provide including credit card details may be passed to our credit providers and card issuers.
Our volunteers will work on your research request as soon as they have the time, however no date can be estimated or guaranteed.
We cannot guarantee that the research will provide the information you're seeking, or any information, nor that the research will be correct or complete. Irrespective of the results obtained, you will still be charged the cost of the research.
Our maximum liability is limited to the amount charged.
We will accept cancellation of a research request only if our volunteers have not started working on it.
To cancel your research request, write, saying you wish to cancel your research request to Borders Family History Society, Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, TD1 3JS, Scotland.
In the event that we haven't started working on your research request, we will not make a charge.