Christchurch Online and it's author comply strictly with UK and European Privacy laws. Any information gathered from users of this site is held in confidence and is not transmitted, relayed or sold to third parties in any form whatsoever. The Data Protection Act is complied with fully, the only exception would be to supply information to departments within HM Government if requested to prevent or pre-empt acts of terrorism and serious crimes.

A. S.22(4)of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, empowers "designated persons" to demand communications data from network or postal operators. The fundamental aim of this is to obtain data which may assist to stop organised crime. An important distinction has been drawn between the interception of communications data and communications content. Access to Communications Data is carried out under an exception to the Data Protection Act 1998. "Communications Data" is defined very broadly as "any traffic data comprised in or attached to a communication ....." Access to this data is not limited to law enforcement or intelligence agencies but will also be available, for example, to the Inland Revenue, Customs & Excise, the DWP.

Communications data is also known as "traffic data". There is no specific definition but it can include information such as:

1. senders and addresses of emails
2. file size of emails and attachments
3. times and duration of phone calls
4. location data on mobile phone users
5. URL's of websites visited
6. newsgroups accessed
7. phone no.'s sending and receiving faxes.

Any personal data collected by the submission forms found within this site are used solely for the purpose they were intended, ie;statistics, request more information, comments. You may at any time request that the log file containing your data be deleted.

Cookies

This site's statistics are gathered by the use of a cookie. This enables the administrator to view logs of users, keywords used to find the page, the page they requested and followed on from, country of origin etc. This information is used to see which pages are popular and are you the user finding the information you are seeking. This enables the author to verify or add information that users requested. If you're browser blocks all cookies then your visit is not logged, and the webmaster would not know if you gathered the information you wished to find.

Terms of Use

This information internet site is accessible to the public globally to promote the Borough of Christchurch. This site is non profit, non commercial and to be used only for information and/or entertainment. The site design is copyright to Christchurch Online. Using this site you agree not to copy any image, video and text directly for use on a commercial website. For other purposes you can make use of the material within after contacting the webmaster.

Whilst Christchurch Online does it's utmost to supply up to date information and assumes that the information is correct at time of publishing, it cannot be held responsible for incorrect or inaccurate information, omissions, loss of booking of a hotel, loss of money deposited with any business found using this website.

Christchurch Online ensures that the site is accessible at all times (except for routine maintenance) and any file that you stream or download is virus free and contains no malicious code. However, Christchurch Online cannot be held to account for loss of data or damage to another computer when or after using this site.

This site is hosted by a reputable British/European company known as Pipex Communications. UK located server with back-up systems and anti-Spam measures in place.