This page (taken with the documents and pages it refers to) tells you the terms of use (the “Terms and Conditions”) which you agree to when you use the www.ocsia.im website and the content made available on the ocsia.im website, referred to herein as the “Website”.
General terms of use
By using the Website, you indicate that you accept these Terms and Conditions and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please refrain from using the Website.
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, the Website by any third party. Additionally, you must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server(s) on which it is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. Any breach of this provision may be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities and where necessary we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them.
Use of content
Intended use of advice and guidance
The Office of Cyber-Security & Information Assurance (“OCSIA”) provides advice and assistance on cyber security in support of the Isle of Man Government, and other persons and organisations. Unless otherwise indicated, the advice and guidance material hosted on the Website is provided and intended for use by this audience, and is published on the Website in order that the intended recipients can have easy access to the material.
Crown copyright
The material on the Website is, unless stated otherwise, subject to Crown copyright. Unless we indicate that certain Crown copyright content may be available for use under a different arrangement, you may use or reuse the content published on the Website without prior permission but must adhere to and accept the terms of the Open Government Licence for public sector information. You must acknowledge the source of the content and include a link to the Open Government Licence wherever possible. Authorisation to reproduce a third party’s copyright material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
Logos
You are not permitted to use logos displayed on the Website under the terms of the Open Government Licence, and so requests for permission to use logos should be directed to OCSIA at ocsia@gov.im. Please tell us how and why you wish to use the logo, and include your name, address, telephone and your email address with your request.
Hyperlinks
OCSIA encourages users to establish hypertext links to the Website, however we don’t give you permission to suggest that your website is associated with, or endorsed by, OCSIA.
Where the Website contain links to other websites then these links are provided for your information only. Unless explicitly stated, linking should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Where third parties reproduce our information on websites or applications, those websites or applications may use versions of our information that has been edited or cached. The most up-to-date version of our information will always be that available on the Website. We don’t provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to the accuracy of any such third-party products and do not accept liability for loss or damage incurred by users of such third-party products under any circumstances.
Virus Protection
Whilst we check and test material at all stages of production, you must take your own precautions to ensure that the processes which you employ for accessing the Website do not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. It is always wise for you to run an antivirus program on all material downloaded from the Internet. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from the Website.
Privacy statement
We collect and process information about you in accordance with our Privacy Notice and our Cookie Policy. By using the Website, you agree to us collecting such information and confirm that any data provided by you is accurate.
The privacy statement only covers the Website and does not cover links within the Website to other websites not operated by or on behalf of OCSIA.
Disclaimer
OCSIA does not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to the accuracy of the information on the Website. We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material on the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server(s) that make them available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy and reliability of the material.
In addition, the advice and guidance material made available on the Website is not mandatory, is provided on an “as is” basis without warranty as to its accuracy or suitability, is not intended to cover all scenarios and is not tailored to a particular set of facts or circumstances, or a specific organisation or individual. You should seek to ensure that you obtain specific advice that is tailored to their particular facts or circumstances. As such, OCSIA shall not be liable for loss or damage that may come from use of the Website including:
- any direct, indirect or consequential losses; and/or
- any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise.
This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you advised OCSIA that it might happen.
This includes (but is not limited to) loss of:
- income or revenue;
- salary, benefits or other payments;
- business;
- profit or contracts;
- opportunity;
- anticipated savings;
- data;
- goodwill;
- tangible property; and/or
- intangible property, including loss corruption or damage to any computer system.
It also includes wasted management or office time and loss or damage incurred in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Website, any websites linked to them and any materials posted on them.
This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Disputes
OCSIA may elect to have any claims or disputes with you resolved by way of confidential arbitration in front of a single arbitrator who shall be a Queen’s Counsel agreed by the parties or, failing agreement, appointed by the chairman of the Commercial Bar Association.
Governing law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Isle of Man. Subject to the above paragraph ‘Disputes’, any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Website (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Isle of Man.
Freedom of information
The Freedom of Information Act 2015 (“FOIA”) allows members of the public to request access to information held by certain public authorities. For further information on FOIA please refer to the Isle of Man Information Commissioner's Office (www.inforights.im).
General
There may be legal notices elsewhere on the Website that relate to how you use the site. We’re not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.
Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right on any other occasion. If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will still apply.
Revision to these terms
We may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions without notice. Please check these Terms and Conditions regularly, as continued use of the Website after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change. You’ll agree to any changes if you continue to use the Website after the Terms and Conditions have been updated.
This page was last updated on 15th October 2021.