Terms of use
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.forensic.gov.uk (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.
Information about us
This website site, www.forensic.gov.uk is provided by The Forensic Science Service® (“FSS”): a trading name of Forensic Science Service Ltd. which is a UK Government owned company (GovCo).
Accessing this Site
Access to, and use of this site (www.forensic.gov.uk) is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our site without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use the content of this website in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any content on this website except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use requires the prior written permission of FSS.
You agree to use the content of this website only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the website.
By using our website you consent to the collection and use of information as described in this statement.
Any questions about privacy should be addressed to : web.enquiries@fss.pnn.police.uk
Links from our site
This website contains hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than The Forensic Science Service Ltd. The operation of such websites is entirely outside the FSS's control and you proceed at your own risk. The FSS does not endorse or sponsor the products, services or content you access through any linked site. These third party website have their own policies and practices with respect to online privacy.
Links to our site
You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy.
Trademarks
The Forensic Science Service and FSS are registered trademarks.
Intellectual Property Rights
The FSS is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in this site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on our site.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our site must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
Liability Disclaimer
The Forensic Science Service Ltd uses reasonable endeavours to check the accuracy of information published on this website. You should note however that the FSS does not warrant that such information will be error free and the user acknowledges that the information, products, and services published on this website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein.
Commentary and other materials posted on this site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Forensic Science Service® (FSS®) is committed to protecting your privacy. The personal information we collect is only used internally to improve the services and information we provide.
What Information do we collect?
Two types of information are collected:
1. For normal visitors we collect information about your visit - IP address, browser type, pages visited, length of visit and such details. None of this type of information is linked to any individual.
2. Visitors who submit enquiries are asked for personal details so that we can answer the enquiries appropriately.
All the information collected is kept within the
We do not currently use cookies on the website.
Personal information is held in secure areas of the web server and on internal FSS fileservers. None of it is accessible to online users without the use of passwords issued from specific computers.
In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, FSS is registered as a 'Data Controller' on the public Register of Data Controllers as maintained by the Information Commissioner. You consent to the FSS processing your information.
No information is disclosed to non-FSS individuals or organisations whatsoever.
This acceptable use policy sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website www.forensic.gov.uk (our site). This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, our site.
You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site:
a) In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation; in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect; or for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.
b) to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); and
c) to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
You also agree:
a) not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of the provisions of these terms of website use;
b) not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
a. any part of our site;
b. any equipment or network on which our site is stored;
c. any software used in the provision of our site; or
d. any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.
Variations
If we make changes to this policy we will advertise them initially on the home page and incorporate them in this statement when they come into effect. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.
General
If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of