Site Information and Terms & Conditions
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Site Information
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also our Freedom Of Information web pages
Site Recommendations
Digital Maidstone looks best viewed using 800x600 or higher
resolution with a version 4 browser (Internet Explorer 4, Netscape
4 and above) however every effort shall be made to ensure that it
is compatible with other browsers and screen reader / accessibility
programs. We aim to ensure that the site is accessible to all users
where this is not the case please
Accessibility Disclaimer
Our aim is to ensure that our content managed portions of our
website meet the highest standard of accessibility (AAA)** as set
out by the Website Accessibility Initiative. Naturally, as with any
large site, we may miss pages. If you do find pages that are
not accessible,
*Interactive maps are not yet fully compliant to the
Accessibility AA standards.
** AAA has been acheived according to Bobby Watchfire's machine
testing. As our site still uses some layout tables, we fail
on 4 minor violations according to WAI. these will be fixed
at the next re-design.
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Terms & Conditions
Digital Maidstone is a local government website owned and
managed by the Maidstone Borough Council, henceforth referred to as
'We'. In entering our site you the user ('You') are accepting our
Terms and Conditions..
Re-use of Public Sector Information
Information about reusing our information can be found by
following the link below. For some things, you may need to
apply for a licence.
Using Digital Maidstone
Digital Maidstone is maintained for your personal use and
viewing. Access and use by you of Digital Maidstone constitutes
acceptance by you of these Terms and Conditions which take effect
from the date of first use.
Intellectual property
The names, images and logos identifying Digital Maidstone,
government departments, third parties and their information,
products and services are proprietary marks of Digital Maidstone,
Maidstone Borough Council, the government departments and/or third
parties.
Copying or use of the Digital Maidstone logo, government logos
and/or any other third party logos accessed via Digital Maidstone
is not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright
owner.
Logos
Copying or use of the Digital Maidstone logo, government logos
and/or other third party logos accessed via Digital Maidstone is
not permitted without prior approval from the copyright owner.
Requests for permission to use the Digital Maidstone logo should be
directed to:
Tell us how and why you wish to use our logos. Please include your
contact details as follows:
name, address, telephone number, fax number (if
applicable) and e-mail.
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Linking
To us at Digital Maidstone
You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages
hosted on this site and we actively encourage you to do so. We
would prefer you to inform us by email if you do, tell us the
address and nature of the page that will be linking to the
site. Please email us at
We do not object to you linking directly to the information that
is hosted on our site. However, we do not permit our pages to be
loaded into frames on your site. Digital Maidstone pages must load
into the user's entire window and no advertising should be shown.
In addition where linking to a specific page a link to our home
page and where possible a notice to state that the link will take
them to content on our site.
From us at Digital Maidstone
It is our general policy to obtain permission to link to other
websites when we can find contact details. We are not responsible
for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Listing
should not be taken as 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 linked pages.
Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of
production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program
on all material downloaded from the Internet.
We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or
damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst
using material derived from the Digital Maidstone website.
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Disclaimer
The information contained on this website is provided by
Maidstone Borough Council and whilst every effort is made to keep
the information complete, we make no guarantees, express or
implied, about the accuracy or reliability of any information
contained on the website. Any reliance you place on such
information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will Maidstone Borough Council be liable for any
injury, loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the use
of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other
websites. These links are provided for your own
convenience. Maidstone Borough Council has no control over
the content of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not
necessarily imply an endorsement of the views or information
expressed within them and is unable to grant permission to use the
material found on such sites.
Every effort is made to keep the website accessible. However,
Maidstone Borough Council takes no responsibility for the website
being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our
control.
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Customer Care
For information on our Customer Care Policy, please read and/or
download our Customer Care Policy
document.
Visit the Local Governments Ombudsmen's
website: http://www.lgo.org.uk/.
What do they do?
They investigate complaints about most council matters including
housing, planning, education and social services.
It is an independent, impartial and free
service. The Ombudsmen can investigate complaints about how the
council has done something.
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