Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
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Your use of the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) website is governed by the following Terms and Conditions:
1. Whilst the SSDT makes every effort to guarantee the accuracy of information contained within this site, it accepts no liability for any inaccuracies. Visitors who rely on this information do so at their own risk. The information contained on this website is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter. Do not act or refrain from acting upon this information without seeking professional legal advice.
2. Except as specifically stated on this website, to the fullest extent permitted at law, neither SSDT nor any of its affiliates, employees or other representatives will be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage occasioned from the use or inability to use this website whether directly or indirectly resulting from inaccuracies, defects, errors, whether typographical or otherwise, omissions, out of date information or otherwise, even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable and the SSDT had been advised of the possibility of the same. Consequential and indirect loss and damage shall include but not be limited to loss of profits, loss of goodwill, and wasted expenditure.
3. The user agrees that material downloaded or otherwise accessed through the use of this website is obtained entirely at the user's own risk and that the user will be entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, even if such loss and damage was reasonably foreseeable and the SSDT had been advised of the possibility of the same.
4. The SSDT does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this website is accurate complete or current.
5. The SSDT does not accept any liability in connection with any third party websites that can be accessed through this website and does not endorse or approve the contents of any such site.
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and similar rights in this website and in all the material contained on this website belong to SSDT. You are only permitted to copy or print extracts of the material for your own personal use. You may not use any of this material for commercial or public purposes. You may not (whether directly or indirectly including through the use of any programme) create a database in an electronic or other form by downloading and storing all or any part of the pages from this website. No part of this website may be reproduced, transmitted to or stored on any other website, disseminated in any electronic or non-electronic form, or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system.
Trademark
SSDT is a trademark of The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). Misuse of the SSDT trademark, the SSDT logo or any other trademark or intellectual property right contained on this website is strictly prohibited. A user of this website may copy the website to the extent and in the manner technically necessary to enable the user to view and use the site and download the annual report, the rules of the SSDT and findings available. Otherwise, no licence, express or implied, is granted to any person to use the SSDT trademark, the SSDT logo or any other trademark or intellectual property right contained on this website unless with the express prior written consent of The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal.
Data Protection
We keep personal data as safe and secure as possible and do our best to protect against loss, unauthorised disclosure or access. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website. We employ industry standard security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires. You should be aware that it is technically impossible to provide a totally secure system on the web and you are responsible for ensuring your own computer system is adequately protected from access by unauthorised persons.
The Data Protection Act gives you the right to access details that we hold about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. A small fee may be payable in respect of any access request. We may also ask you to provide suitable evidence confirming your identity before providing you with such details.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the undernoted address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal email: enquiries@ssdt.org.uk
Unit 3.5, Coal Road
Cupar, Fife
KY15 5YQ
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