Terms and Conditions

1 LEGAL NOTICE
This page contains important information explaining your relationship with the owner of this Internet site and your rights to access and use information on it. Please read this notice carefully. If you do not agree to accept all terms of the notice, please do not use this site. By using this website you show you accept such terms.
2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This Site contains material including text, photographs and other images, which is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property rights. All copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in the material comprising this Site are owned by or licensed to STG Building Control. Any reproduction or use of such trade marks and other intellectual property rights, save as permitted hereby, is strictly prohibited and may result in civil and / or criminal liability. Any trade mark, copyright or other intellectual property notices contained in the original material must not be removed from any material copied or printed off this Site

Save as expressly permitted, no part of this material may be reproduced in any form including storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not temporary or incidental to some other use. Commercial use is not permitted. Particular terms relevant to the use of downloadable material are as set out below.

Certain parts of this site are intended to be downloadable for certain purposes.

Permitted uses for downloads are:

  • Private study or reference.
  • Non-published research.
  • Reporting in the media, so long as those reports are legitimate and legal in their country of publication.
  • To assist third parties engaged by the Company in fulfilling company requirements.
  • By Company employees for the purposes of their employment.

You may not link to this Site without our express written consent. If you wish to provide a link to this Site, please email building@stgbc.org.uk with details of the URL of the web page from which you are seeking to link to this web site and the URL of the web page on this site that you are proposing to link to.

WARNING: The doing of any unauthorised act in relation to material on this Site may result in both civil and criminal liability.
3 INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE AND DISCLAIMER
STG Building Control tries to ensure that all information provided on this Site is correct at the time of inclusion but do not represent or warrant that the material comprised in this Site is completely accurate or up to date. Accordingly, STG Building Control shall not have any liability in respect of such material or for any use of or reliance on such information by any such person.
4 INFORMATION AND PRIVACY
Please view our Information Policies to ascertain our approach to the publication of information on this Site and the Privacy Policies we follow to safeguard the collection and management of information collected from users of the website.

Despite our best efforts, the material on this Site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The materials on this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We will endeavour to maintain the accuracy and timeliness of information in this website but to the fullest extent permissible by applicable laws, STG Building Control disclaim liability for negligence and disclaim all representations and warranties, express or implied in relation to this website, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. STG Building Control does not warrant that the functions contained in the material be uninterrupted or error-free, that the contents will be correct, accurate, reliable or up to date, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. STG Building Control accepts no responsibility to update the material on this site, which derives from various different dates.

The material in this Site is intended to provide general information only and is not to be relied upon by any particular individual or class of individuals, or for any purpose.
5 APPLICABLE LAW
This Site is controlled and operated by STG Building Control from its offices in England. Any claim in relation to the information on this Site and these terms and conditions shall be governed by the Laws of England, with English Courts having exclusive jurisdiction.
6 PRIVACY POLICIES
STG Building Control believes that addressing consumer concerns about privacy online is important. STG Building Control treats website user information submitted through the corporate website as privileged and will not abuse this trust by providing this information to any third party. On this page STG Building Control presents the group policy on electronic information gathering.
7 GENERAL
Any information provided through the website to STG Building Control will be treated as privileged and held with the utmost care.
8 CONFIDENTIALITY
STG Building Control does not offer, sell, lease, rent, loan, transfer, trade, publish, or provide any customer information to any third party, unless we are legally entitled or required to do so (for example for the purposes of prevention of fraud or some other crime or to defend our rights). All STG Building Control employees or subcontractors that may come in contact with personal information are bound by a confidentiality agreement to ensure that they exercise the same level of care when handling your personal information.
9 COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Website operations

STG Building Control reserves the right to analyse website logs for the purpose of constantly improving the value of this Site to its users. Our website logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that actually browse the site.
10 USE OF COOKIES
STG Building Control may use a feature of your Internet Web Browser called a 'Cookie' on their Sites. A Cookie is a very small text file that your Web Browser places on your computer's hard disc, which allows us to help you get the best out of your visit to the Site. A Cookie can be thought of as an identification card which tells a website when you have returned.

Our Cookies are only used to store basic information about you. They do not store password or credit card information. You can set your Browser to accept or reject all (or certain) Cookies. You can also set your Browser to alert you each time a Cookie is presented to your computer. You can delete Cookies that have been stored on your computer.

However, if you prevent us from placing Cookies on your computer during your visit, or subsequently delete the Cookie from your computer, then it will not be possible to use the site effectively because the system relies on the Cookie to keep track of your customer profile. Please note that we do not use Cookies to retrieve personal information about you from your computer, unless the information has been knowingly and willingly been provided by you.
11 EXTERNAL REQUESTS
In the course of our normal business operations, STG Building Control may obtain personal information in the form of requests from individuals expressly looking for data and content on the Company. We will not share your personal information with any third party registering for email news from STG Building Control via the corporate web site: We will not disclose to any third party email addresses or personal information provided by users when requesting news via email. This service is activated when STG Building Control makes announcements or is sending out information of interest to those who have expressly requested that service. You may unsubscribe to this service at any time.
12 DATA SECURITY
STG Building Control controls any personal data collected on this site and uses all reasonable security measures to ensure that any and all personal information collected is protected. We take strong precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We strive to ensure that it is processed lawfully and fairly and that it is accurate, relevant and not excessive.
13 DATA QUALITY AND ACCESS
STG Building Control has an "open-door" policy regarding the maintenance of information we hold and use. We aim to keep our information about you as accurate as possible. Please contact us at any time in any manner to notify us of changes or request for removal from our database.
14 CONTACTING STG BUILDING CONTROL ON PRIVACY
If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy with regards to contacting and communication with STG Building Control, please e-mail us at: building@stgbc.org.uk