While every care has been taken in the compilation of the information on this website, no warranty is expressed or implied as to its accuracy, correctness, completeness or suitability for any purpose. Accordingly, the London Borough of Harrow does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness or use of any information on this website. Nor does the London Borough of Harrow accept responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, injury, or loss in value to any person, property, service or otherwise arising or resulting from its use. As part of our service the London Borough of Harrow provides links to other websites but we cannot accept any liability for their accuracy or content, nor do we endorse any externally linked sites. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of the new site, Harrow Council will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages. The council is not responsible for the content of other web sites.

Data quality
The London Borough of Harrow is committed to the highest standards of quality of information. If you think that there are any errors or information that is out of date, please notify the webmaster on webeditor@harrow.gov.uk - thank you for your help.

Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, all material on this website is protected by copyright and is owned by the London Borough of Harrow. No material or images from this site may be reproduced, copied or modified except with the express written permission of the London Borough of Harrow.

Copyright © London Borough of Harrow 2005. All rights reserved. No reproduction without consent.

Privacy policy

Your privacy is paramount to the London Borough of Harrow and we are committed to protecting your privacy online.

Accessing Harrow's Website
You can access our website home page and browse our site for information without disclosing your personal data, unless you use a service which requires a response from the council. Some of our services allow you to post information to the site, to be accessed by others; when you do so, other visitors may collect information about you.

What personal information do we collect?
In some areas, we may ask you to register your name, email address and relevant personal details. We will also collect information from you if you complete any other forms on our site or if you contact us with comments or specific requests. This information is only used for the intended purpose and, if we wish to use it for any other purpose, we will ask you first. If you choose to complete any of our on-line forms, Harrow Council will not use the personal information you provide us with for marketing purposes without first gaining your consent. We may pass your details on to third party service providers who are contracted to Harrow Council in the course of dealing with your request. These third parties are obliged to keep your details securely, will use them only to fulfill the request and will dispose of the information at the appropriate time.

Collecting information automatically
We collect web statistics automatically about your visit to our site. This information is used to help us follow browsing preferences on our site so that we can regularly improve our website. These statistics do not contain personal data and cannot be traced back to an individual. We do not use cookies to store personal data nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.

Use of IP addresses
IP addresses will only be collected for the purposes of system administration and to audit the use of our site. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that while your user session may be logged you will remain anonymous to us.

Disclosure
We will only use personal information you send us for the purposes for which you provide it. We will only hold your information for as long as necessary for these purposes and will not pass it on to any other parties, except where required to carry out our duties and functions as a local authority. All employees and subsidiaries who may have access to your personal data are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your personal data. All your communications to us are protected against unauthorized access by third parties.

Confidentiality / Security
Where applicable we use a secure transmission method to receive the following types of personal data:

• primary personal data (such as name and contact details)
• identifiers (such as credit card details, website password)

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data. We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to government institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

Email monitoring policy
The use of Harrow Council's email system may be monitored and communications read in order to secure effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.

External Links
This site contains links to other sites. The London Borough of Harrow is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites nor do we endorse any externally linked sites.

Privacy Compliance
We will treat any personal information by which you can be identified (i.e. name, address, email and the like) in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act of 1998.If you have an enquiry or concern regarding the processing of personal data by Harrow Council, please contact: The Data Protection Officer, The London Borough of Harrow, Civic Centre, PO Box 7, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2UL, or by email at info@harrow.gov.uk.

Contacting Us
If you have any comments or questions about this privacy policy or the accuracy of information on this site or data protection issues generally, you can contact us by writing to The Web Manager at The London Borough of Harrow, Civic Centre, PO Box 57, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XF, or by email at info@harrow.gov.uk.