Throughout these terms when we mention "we", "us", "our", we mean Falkirk Council. When we refer to "you" we mean the user and/or browser of our website.
Copyright
This website is protected by copyright and is owned by us. All logos, artwork, text and images on the Falkirk Leisure and Culture website is the copyright of Falkirk Council. Material subject to the copyright may be reproduced free of charge for personal use or internal use within an organisation, unless otherwise stated.
Any re-use of the information must comply with the terms of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005, the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 and the Copyright and Rights In Databases Regulations 1997. In particular, any commercial use or re-use of the information provided requires the prior written consent of Falkirk Council. Any material being reproduced must be done accurately and not used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where material is being published or issued to others, the source and the copyright status must be acknowledged.
The permission to reproduce material does not extend to any material on this site that is the copyright of a third party. (i.e. a party other than Falkirk Council). Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
Disclaimer
Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this website, and every attempt made to present up-to-date and accurate information, we cannot guarantee that inaccuracies will not occur. Falkirk Council or any employee will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages other than where any negligence by Falkirk Council or our employees gives rise to personal injury or death.
Linked websites
Falkirk Council is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites. These links are provided for your convenience and do not imply that Fwe endorse or support those organisations, the information on their pages or their products or services in any way.
If you discover any information on our pages which you believe to be inaccurate or inappropriate, please notify us by email.
Privacy
Personal information submitted via our website by email or electronic form will be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Information provided by you will not be used in any way other than for its original purpose. However, we may be legally obliged to share it with other public authorities if that information could be used to prevent or detect a crime. Unless you are explicitly asked for permission and give it, you will not receive any unsolicited paper or electronic mail as a consequence of submitting an electronic form or an email. Our privacy policy is available here.
Cookies
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website's server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what's in your shopping basket.
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to 'remember' you, either for the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (using a 'persistent cookie').
What cookies do we use?
Our website tracks a session ID for each user so that it can map the user to session state information on our servers. Currently, we use a non-persistent, session cookie to store this information. Please note that no personal information is stored within this cookie, and it is set to automatically expire when your browser is closed.
We also deploy a cookie for analytical purposes (using Google Analytics). This allows us to see how our website is being used and identify how we can improve it.
How do I restrict or block cookies?
Some cookies are strictly necessary in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features.
If you don't want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
Google Analytics opt-out
Google also provide an opt-out browser add-on for Google Analytics, should you not wish any Analytics cookies to be stored on your computer.
Adobe Flash Player Cookies
The Adobe Flash Player, used to provide services such as iPlayer or web-based games, is also capable of storing information on your device. However, these cookies cannot be controlled through your web browser. Some web browser manufacturers are developing solutions to allow you to control these through your browser, but at the present time, if you wish to restrict or block Flash Cookies, then you must do this on the Adobe website.
