Audit Scotland terms and conditions

Please read our conditions of use carefully as by using the Website you will be taken to have agreed to be bound by them. We reserve the right to vary the conditions of use at any time.

You are advised to review the conditions of use on a regular basis, as you will be deemed to have accepted variations if you continue to use the Website after they have been posted.

1.0 Disclaimer

We take every care and precaution to ensure that information published on the Website is accurate when posted and regularly updated, but we do not guarantee its accuracy. You are advised to verify the accuracy of any information before acting upon it. We may change the information at any time without notice.

We publish the Website "as is" without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of our Website, the accuracy of the information or the products or services referred to on the Website. We shall not be liable for any losses or damage that may result from use of the Website as a consequence of any inaccuracies in, or any omissions from, the information, which it may contain.

Copyright statement

1. The Copyright

All copyrights in this website are strictly reserved to Audit Scotland.

All copyrights in this website including illustrations, pictures, sound, scripts, animation and other material appearing on this website, otherwise known as "content" belong to Audit Scotland or third parties authorising Audit Scotland to use the copyrights.

Audit Scotland gives you permission to copy, store, distribute and transmit material owned by Audit Scotland from the website provided that:

the material is not copied, reproduced or republished for commercial purposes. If you wish to use the material for commercial purposes you must first get Audit Scotland's written consent;
the material is not modified or amended in any way without the prior written consent of Audit Scotland;
all accompanying trademark and other proprietary notices are kept intact;
Audit Scotland's work is acknowledged in any reproduction of Audit Scotland material, either in whole or part.
Any use or exploitation of the materials for any other purpose may be an infringement of copyright, database right or other intellectual property rights of Audit Scotland. Modification of any of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose will be a violation of Audit Scotland's trademark and other intellectual property rights.

Audit Scotland reserves the right at any time and in its absolute discretion to withdraw permission for you to copy, store, distribute or transmit material if it has reason to believe that material is being used inappropriately or for commercial purposes.

2. Accuracy

The Information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the Information is accurate at the time of inclusion. However, like any printed material, the Information may be out of date at the time of access by the visitor. We shall not be liable for any error or omission in, or any failure to update, such Information and any decisions based on the Information are the sole responsibility of the visitor.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Website at any time without notice.

3. Links to external websites

Certain links on this Website lead to other Websites that will have separate privacy and data collection practices. We have no responsibility or liability for those third party policies.