Do U Care – terms for using this website - last updated December 12, 2006

This website is governed by these terms of use. We may change them from time to time. Please read them each time you visit the site. If you do not accept them, you may not use this site.

1. Country of Use

This website is for use and viewing only within the United Kingdom. If you are not within the UK, please leave this site now.

2. About this site

· This site is controlled by the South Tyneside Early Intervention and Safeguarding Department. You can contact us by clicking here. Find out more about us on our sister website at http://www.southtyneside.info

· The site is intended for use by looked after young people, those with experience of Social Care and Health services and any other young person who may find it of use. They may be within the South Tyneside area of the North East of England or from anywhere else in the UK.

· In particular, please note that the Quizzes, Competitions, Message boards and Real Life Experiences are for use only by young people, and that the Real Life Experiences can only be posted to by looked after young people.

3. Cookies

We do use cookies on this website. Further information about cookies and how we use them to store and access information about you can be found in our cookie statement.

4. Privacy

We take young people’s privacy seriously. We explain how we do that in separate policies for parents and carers and for young people.

5. Intellectual Property

· The copyright, trademarks and logos and other intellectual property rights in the website design and its contents belong to the South Tyneside Early Intervention and Safeguarding or its licensors.

· You may print off information about Social Care and Health or Children’s Rights for reference.

· You may not copy or use the material on the site for any type of direct or indirect commercial use.

· For any other type of use, please contact us. We may give you permission to use some material in certain circumstances. However unless we do give you permission you should assume you may not copy, print or use it in any way.

6. Links

· We allow you to link to this website, but reserve the right to withdraw permission at any time. However any links must be to our home page.

· This website includes links that allow you to leave this website and visit other sites. We have no control over and are not responsible for the content, use by you or availability of these other websites.

7. Message board and Real Life Experiences

These are for young people’s use only; adults may not use these facilities.

We have set out some “do’s and don’ts” to help keep you safe in our webwise rules. Please read them!

We will screen entries on both and exclude any that do not follow the webwise rules.

If you feel you have a Real Life Experience you would like to share on this site, but do not know how to do that, please contact us using our contact details or by emailing us on ype.newsletter@southtyneside.gov.uk.

8. Disclaimers

· Content

• the information on this website has been provided by the Social Care and Health Directorate
• the information may be updated to reflect changes in best practice or new research we have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on this website is correct, not misleading and secure - however, it is possible it is not and we give no warranty as to its integrity, completeness or accuracy

· Availability. Use of this website is free, and the content is provided “as is”. We give no warranty that your use of the site will be uninterrupted or error-free.

· Viruses. We do not check this website for viruses and you use it at your own risk.

9. General terms

· If any provision of these terms is held by any court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable in whole or part, the other terms and the remainder of the affected provision shall continue to be valid.

· Nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury due to our negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

· If you are a consumer, your legal rights are not affected by these terms.

· The failure to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy provided by these terms or by law does not constitute a waiver of other rights or remedies.

· These terms and the use of this website and its content shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with English law, and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.