Ascension Island Government

Terms and Conditions

This page and any pages it links to explains ascension.gov.ac's terms of use. You must agree to these to use GOV.UK.

Who we are

ascension.gov.ac is managed by Ascension Island Government (AIG) and will be referred to as ‘we’ from now on.

Using ascension.gov.ac

You agree to use ascension.gov.ac only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We update ascension.gov.ac all the time. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Services and transactions

You can use ascension.gov.ac to access some online government services and transactions, for example to purchase stamps or coins.

These can be managed by AIG or another government department or agency.

Linking to ascension.gov.ac

We welcome and encourage other websites to link to ascension.gov.ac.

You must contact us for permission if you want to either:

a) charge your website’s users to click on a link to any page on ascension.gov.ac
b) say your website is associated with or endorsed by ascension.gov.ac or another government department or agency

Linking from ascension.gov.ac

ascension.gov.ac links to websites that are managed by other government departments and agencies, service providers or other organisations. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.

We’re not responsible for:

a) the protection of any information you give to these websites
b) any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to

You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites.

You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.

Using ascension.gov.ac content

Most content on ascension.gov.ac is subject to copyright protection.

If any content is not subject to copyright protection we will usually credit the author or copyright holder.

Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content.

We make most of the content on ascension.gov.ac available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use ('cached').

We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We are not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.

The most up to date version of our content will always be on ascension.gov.ac.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to keep ascension.gov.ac up to date, we do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information will be:

a) current
b) secure
c) accurate
d) complete
e) free from bugs or viruses

We do not publish advice on ascension.gov.ac. You should get professional or specialist advice before doing anything on the basis of the content.

We are not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using ascension.gov.ac. This includes:

a) any direct, indirect or consequential losses
b) any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
c) the use of ascension.gov.ac and any websites that are linked to or from it
d) the inability to use ascension.gov.ac and any websites that are linked to or from it

This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things, or you advised us that it might happen.

This includes (but is not limited to) the loss of your:

a) income or revenue
b) salary, benefits or other payments
c) business
d) profits or contracts
e) opportunity
f) anticipated savings
g) data
h) goodwill or reputation
i) tangible property
j) intangible property, including loss, corruption or damage to data or any computer system
k) wasted management or office time

We may still be liable for:

a) death or personal injury arising from our negligence
b) fraudulent misrepresentation
c) any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

Requests to remove content

You can ask for content to be removed from ascension.gov.ac. We will remove content:

a) in order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals
b) if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory

Contact us to ask for content to be removed. You will need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed. We will reply to let you know whether we will remove it.

We remove content at our discretion in discussion with the department or agency responsible for it.

Information about you and your visits to ascension.gov.ac

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy. By using ascension.gov.ac, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test ascension.gov.ac for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use ascension.gov.ac does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code, or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.

We are not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use ascension.gov.ac.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

When using ascension.gov.ac, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that’s malicious or technologically harmful.

You must not try to gain unauthorised access to ascension.gov.ac, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to it.

You must not attack ascension.gov.ac in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.

We will report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to ascension.gov.ac to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.

Governing law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ascension.

Any dispute you have which relates to these terms and conditions, or your use of ascension.gov.ac (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ascension Island.

General

There may be legal notices elsewhere on ascension.gov.ac that relate to how you use the site.

We are not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.

Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right on any other occasion.

If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will still apply.

Changes to these terms and conditions

Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can update them at any time without notice.

You will agree to any changes if you continue to use ascension.gov.ac after the terms and conditions have been updated.

Last updated 13th August 2019