Terms, conditions & legal
Use of Site
This website, (the “site”) is operated by The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).
Please read these terms carefully before using this website. Using the site indicates that you accept these terms. We may change these terms at any time and we will post the amended terms on this page. Please re-visit this page from time to time to review the revised terms by which you are bound. You should assume that everything you see or read on this site belongs to ADASS unless otherwise noted. Access to it does not imply a licence to reproduce and/or distribute this information which means that you cannot reproduce, modify, publicly display, link to or distribute the contents of this site, unless you have express permission from ADASS.
Web Site Comments and Sharing
ADASS reserves the right to monitor all comments and to remove any comments which we consider to be inappropriate, offensive, or otherwise in breach of these terms and conditions. When posting comments or sharing content you are confirming that you are not infringing any intellectual property rights or copyrights. Any comments left will not be used to promote business, commercial, or unlawful activity.
Web Sites Cookies
ADASS has a separate Cookie Policy which can be found here.
Web Sites Links
This site may contain links to other websites. These are provided as a convenience to you and access to any of these linked sites is at your own risk. ADASS does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content.
Limitation of Liability
You agree that your use of the site or any downloadable devices is at your sole risk and that you are responsible for all costs associated with your access to, or use of, the site. ADASS will not be liable for any damages, losses, costs, claims or demands of any kind, whether direct, indirect or consequential, related to your use of this site.
These terms are governed by English law and any dispute will be resolved by the English courts. Any materials on this site belong to ADASS.
Copyright
All content of this web site is © Copyright to ADASS Unless otherwise stated, the design and layout of this website and any material published (including text, graphics, logos, images and attached documents) is the property of ADASS.
We authorise users to view and download material from this site only for your personal, non-commercial use. You must keep the Copyright or other notices contained in the original material on anything that you download.
All photographic images, icons, artworks and other graphical images within the domain are © ADASS unless otherwise explicitly stated under Section 17 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. Copyright in all photographs, logotypes and all other promotional logos displayed in this site is owned by ADASS and/or registered organisations and/or the photographer and so photographs and logos may not be used unless a licence is obtained. Unauthorised use of these by others is prohibited. Any unauthorised publication, copying, hiring, lending or reproduction is strictly prohibited and constitutes a breach of copyright.
Disclaimer
Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this website, and every attempt made to present up-to-date and accurate information, we cannot guarantee that inaccuracies will not occur. ADASS or any affiliated organisation will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages.
Accessibility
ADASS is committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to the widest possible range of people, regardless of technology or disability. We are therefore actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and ensure that it adheres to the available standards and guidelines. Some parts of our web site are provided via third party applications. Whilst we make every effort to integrate these with our main site it is not always possible.
Should you have any difficulties in accessing or using our site please use the email: team@adass.org.uk to let us know.