Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") sets out the terms under which you may access and use the website of Gareth J Collinge Web Services ("we", "us", "our"). By using our website, you agree to comply with this AUP. Failure to comply may result in your access to the website being restricted or terminated, and in serious cases, may be reported to relevant authorities.

You may use this website to:

• Browse and read published content (services, portfolio, blog articles)
• Submit genuine enquiries via the contact form
• Download content expressly made available for download

You must not use this website:

3.1 Illegal or Harmful Activity

• For any unlawful purpose, or in any way that violates any applicable local, national or international law or regulation
• To harm, threaten, abuse, harass, stalk, defame, impersonate or otherwise violate the rights of others
• To transmit, distribute, or store material that is fraudulent, obscene, offensive, abusive or otherwise objectionable

3.2 Unauthorised Access

• To attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website or its underlying infrastructure
• To probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the website or any associated network or system
• To bypass or circumvent any security features or access controls
• To use automated tools (bots, crawlers, scrapers) to access the website without our prior written permission

3.3 Interference

• To introduce viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other malicious or technologically harmful material
• To undertake any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure
• To interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the website or its associated services

3.4 Data Collection

• To collect or harvest any personal data from the website without our permission
• To compile, repackage or resell any content or data from this website

3.5 Contact Form Misuse

• To submit false, misleading or fraudulent contact form submissions
• To use the contact form to send unsolicited commercial communications (spam)
• To upload files that contain malicious code, or that infringe any third-party intellectual property rights
• To use automated scripts to submit contact forms

Any content you submit to us (e.g. via the contact form) must:

• Be accurate and truthful
• Not infringe any copyright, database right, trade mark or other intellectual property right of any person
• Not breach any legal duty owed to a third party (such as a duty of confidentiality)
• Not be defamatory, offensive or otherwise unlawful

We reserve the right to investigate any suspected violation of this AUP. Where a violation is confirmed, we may, at our sole discretion:

• Remove or refuse to process any submission
• Restrict or terminate your access to the website
• Disclose information to law enforcement authorities where required or appropriate

If you become aware of any misuse of this website, please report it immediately to Hello@garethjcollingeweb.services.

We reserve the right to revise this AUP at any time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when changes were last made.

For any questions about this AUP, please contact Hello@garethjcollingeweb.services.