Contents

• Introduction
• Privacy information
• Copyright information
• Confidential information
• Disclaimer
• Links to third party sites

Introduction

Welcome to the Carter Hodge website. Your use of the site is governed by the following terms and conditions. You agree to accept and be bound by these terms and conditions by accessing, using or downloading materials from the site.

Privacy information

This privacy statement describes our policy in using the information which we collect from you in the course of your use of our website.

We will hold and process any personal information which you provide to us on the site in order to facilitate and enhance the services which we provide. We may also use such data to contact you by email or by post to send you details about our services or to send you bulletins which we consider may be of interest to you. We may employ the services of a third party to help us in certain areas such as website posting. In some cases that third party may have access to your information. At all times Carter Hodge will control the use of that information.

We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998.

You may request from us details of personal information we hold about you and please address any such request marked for the attention of the "Data Protection Compliance Officer".

In order to improve the quality of our site we use what are known as "cookies". A cookie is a piece of text which is stored locally (but does not access your hard drive and from which it can store and sometimes track how you make use of a website).

The web sites to which the Carter Hodge website may be linked may also make use of their own cookies to collect information from you. You may prevent the use of cookies by configuring your web browser accordingly but this may hinder some of the site functions.

By using our website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out above. If we change or modify our privacy statement details will be posted on this page. If you do not accept this privacy policy and do not wish us to store personal information about you on our file please do not submit your information to us.

Copyright information

Carter Hodge is, unless otherwise stated, the owner or licensee of the copyright database in this web site and its contents. You may download, view, copy and print documents from this site only as follows :-

• For personal non-commercial reasons;
• No part of the content may be used in any other work or publication without prior written permission of Carter Hodge.
• You will be liable for any damage or harm arising from any infringement of copyright whether belonging to us or any third party if that damage or harm results from your act, omission or default.

Confidential information

Any information or material sent to Carter Hodge by electronic transmission or otherwise cannot be guaranteed to be confidential.

Disclaimer

All information contained on the Carter Hodge web site is for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to be comprehensive or to provide legal advice on any specific issue. Carter Hodge does not accept responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or otherwise incurred by you or any third party arising from your access to or use of the Carter Hodge website or any site which is linked directly or indirectly to any pages on the Carter Hodge website. No intention exists to create a Solicitor - client or other contractual or business relationship. Information provided may be incomplete, out of date or inaccurate and may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Users should always seek appropriate legal advice before taking or refraining from taking any action. If you require specific legal advice please contact us. A list of partners is available for inspection on this web site or at any Carter Hodge office.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your access to the Carter Hodge web site is free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses and any other items of a destructive nature. Carter Hodge accepts no responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage for loss of profits, data or use incurred by you or any third party arising from your access to or use of the Carter Hodge web site or any site which is linked directly or indirectly to any pages on the Carter Hodge website.

Links to third party sites

Carter Hodge may provide links from its website to websites of third parties not controlled by Carter Hodge. We accept no responsibility for the content of any other website which you may access through this one. Please note that any link to a third party site does not mean that we endorse the content or use of such web site or the goods or services offered by any third party.