Website policies
Website policies
Terms of use
The information contained and accessed via this facility is provided by Sussex Police for general guidance and is intended to offer the user general information of interest. Sussex Police does not guarantee or warrant the facility will be uninterrupted, without delay, error-free, omission-free, or free of viruses. Therefore, the information is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, timeliness and completeness. In no event shall Sussex Police, its partners, agents officers or employees be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including, but not limited to, liability for loss of use, data or profits), arising out of or in connection with the facility, any content on or accessed by use of the facility, or any copying, display or other use hereof.
Copyright
The contents of this website, including the force logo (crest), photographs and other images, text information and other materials, are subject to copyright and are the property of Sussex Police unless otherwise stated.
You may not reproduce, copy, duplicate, publish, transmit, broadcast, sell, hire or redistribute any of the contents without the prior written permission of Sussex Police. Personal use is permitted provided that:
- It is reproduced accurately and for a lawful purpose
- It is credited as '© Sussex Police, all rights reserved (www.sussex.police.uk)'
- It is not misleading, obscene or offensive
- It does not intentionally or otherwise harass, cause distress, defame or inconvenience any individual or organisation
- It does not infringe or restrict anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Sussex Police website.
Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any copyright of Sussex Police except in accordance with these conditions of personal use. Should you wish to use any of the content from this website for any other reason than the permission set out above, or if you have any doubts as to the permitted use, please contact us to seek prior permission.
Links
Sussex Police is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any websites to which this site is linked, and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
If you have suggestions for a relevant link to appear on the Sussex Police website, please submit this using the feedback button on the respective page.
Acknowledgements
Photographs are copyright Nick Strugnell and Sussex Police.
Google™ Translate Disclaimer
Translations of pages on the Sussex Police website are performed by Google™ Translate, a third party service which Sussex Police has no control over. Translated pages are not part of the Sussex Police website. This service is an automated computer translation and, as such, will not be a perfect translation and will be prone to mistakes that a human speaker would not otherwise make. The translation should be used as a rough guide only. Sussex Police in no way accepts liability for the accuracy of these translations or any loss incurred as a result of them.
Privacy policy
This privacy policy sets out how Sussex Police will use and protect any information that you give Sussex Police when you use this website. Sussex Police are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Sussex Police may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1 May 2012.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and
interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or
offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide
you with a better service, and in particular for the following
reasons:
• Internal record keeping.
• We may use the information to improve our products and
services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new
products, special offers or other information which we think you
may find interesting using the email address which you have
provided.
• From time to time, we may also use your information to
contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by
email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise
the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In
order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in
place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to
safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your
computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the
cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a
particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you
as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to
your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering
information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by
enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do
not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any
information about you, other than the data you choose to share with
us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your
browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent
you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest.
However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you
should note that we do not have any control over that other
website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and
privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such
sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.
You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement
applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal
information in the following ways:
• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website,
look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not
want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing
purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal
information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind
at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email address]
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to the Data Protection Officer, Malling House, Sussex Police Headquarters, Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2DZ or email data.protection@sussex.pnn.police.uk.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.