Accessibility of
www.preston-partnership.com

The Preston Partnership's site www.preston-partnership.com has been designed to be accessible to as many users as possible.

Firstly this web site meets W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standards for valid HTML and CSS. It also passes WAI's (Web Accessibility Initiative) validation service. If you find any pages with invalid code please contact the webmaster here.

This site includes:

Resizable Text - The size of the textual information on this site is not fixed. This allows visitors to alter the font size on the screen making the site easier to read. To change the text size in your browser follow these steps, in Internet Explorer:

  • Select the "View" menu.
  • Select the "Text Size" option from the menu.
  • Select the text size you want to view.

In Mozilla based browsers users can use the 'Zoom' function under 'View'.

It is also possible to increase the size of the text in either browser by holding down the "Ctrl" key on the bottom left hand row of the key board whilst using the scroll wheel on the mouse to increase (or decrease) the size of the text.

Coding Standards - Although there are not definitive standards to use when coding, The Preston Partnership's web site conforms to W3C standards for HTML and CSS. Adhering to these standards makes our site accessible to those browsers that also adhere to these standards, and makes our web pages more accessible to those using screen readers and similar devices.
The site also passes the WAI accessibility tests. These tests ensure that:

  • images have associated 'alt' tags (i.e. text alternatives) so that visitors know what the image is meant to convey should it not load, or if the visitor has chosen to browse with images switched off (or browsing with a screen reader or similar browser that does not display images)
  • text size can be altered by the visitor if required
  • text contrasts sufficiently with the background and is easily distinguishable for colour-blind visitors

Browsers and Operating Systems - The Preston Partnership's web site works across many browsers and operating systems including:

Browsers: Internet Explorer 5 and later; Netscape 6 (Mozilla) and later; Opera; Safari (for Macintosh).

Operating Systems: Windows 9x, NT, 2000 upwards; Unix/Linux; Macintosh OS 9 upwards.

Screen Settings - This web site's pages will look and function as intended, at a display setting of 1024 x 768 pixels and higher. This should satisfy the vast majority of users. The pages will also work at 800 x 600 pixels, although some elements may not be fully displayed on the page and it may occasionally be necessary to scroll horizontally.

Printing Pages - The site utilises a CSS file especially designed for printing purposes. This means that when users click on 'Print' in the toolbar the page requested will only print the relevant information (text and images) to that page. It will not print extraneous or unnecessary information to the printed page such as web site navigation or graphics.

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Should you have any queries regarding the accessibility of The Preston Partnership's web site please contact the webmaster here.

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Terms & Conditions

1. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of our web site and by using our site you are agreeing to them. If you do not agree to these terms please leave immediately.

These Terms & Conditions will continue to apply if you register with The Preston Partnership web site.

We may revise these Terms & Conditions at any time and so you should check here regularly. Your continued use of the web site after any change has been made is your acceptance of the change.

2. What you should know about our information
Our information is provided free of charge and is intended to be helpful to a large range of UK-based businesses. Because of its general nature the information cannot be taken as comprehensive and should never be used as a substitute for legal or professional advice. We cannot guarantee that the information applies to the individual circumstances of your business. Despite our best efforts it is possible that some information may be out of date.

As a result:

  • The web site operators cannot take any responsibility for the consequences of errors or omissions.
  • You should always check with the relevant authority.
  • Any reliance you place on our information or that linked to on other web sites will be at your own risk. You should consider seeking the advice of independent advisers, and should always check your decisions against your normal business methods and best practice in your field of business.
  • The web site operators, their agents and employees, are not liable for any losses or damages arising from your use of our web sites, other than in respect of death or personal injury caused by their negligence or in respect of fraud.

3. What you should know about the other sites we link to
Links will lead to other web sites. Although checked regularly, they are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked web site and cannot take responsibility for the consequences of your using the information or services on linked web sites. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time.

Our web site does not endorse or favour any specific commercial product or business. A link to a third-party web site does not imply endorsement. Use your own business judgement to decide whether the information or service on that web site is suitable for your needs. If a web site is not linked to, this does not mean or imply that it is unsatisfactory. The linked web sites are regularly reviewed in the light of customer usage and feedback.

4. What you should know about our charging arrangements
These are the Terms & Conditions specific to our services but my be altered in discussion with the client:

  • We will provide you with a breakdown of the fees and expenses for each project.
  • We will confirm the booking of services.
  • Cancellation charges are made in certain circumstances and the possibility of these will be discussed with the client.
  • Payment is preferred by BACS.
  • Payment is expected within 30 days of invoice.

Our use of your personal information will be in line with our Privacy Policy, right.

5. Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test our web site during production. However, we would advise you to run an anti-virus program on anything you download from the internet. We accept no liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your computer system or your data caused by using this web site or arising as a result of having used the web site.

6. Applicable law
This web site and the use of it is governed by English law and English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes connected to our web site.

Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all personal information obtained from you during your visits to this web site. This privacy policy explains what personal information we may collect from you and the purposes for which it will be used. By using this web site you give your agreement to the data practices described in this policy.

What information do we collect and how do we use it?

We collect only email address information from users who choose to sign-up for our newsletter.

If you are a registered user, we may contact you by email to notify you of changes to our service, ask your opinions and to help us improve our service to you.

1. Information that you provide to us
We collect and process information that you provide for specific purposes. This includes your email address. We use the information to provide you with the specific information, product or services that you request from us and to communicate with you. If you contact us we may keep a record of that correspondence.

2. Website usage information
We receive and store certain information whenever you interact with us. We collect web site usage information via Google Analytics purely for our own online marketing and search engine optimisation techniques.

We collect web usage information during your visits to our site including information on the date, time, page viewed or searched for and referrals made and other information relating to your browsing activity on our web site. We may also use web usage information to create statistical data regarding the use of our web site. We may then use or disclose that statistical data to others for marketing and strategic development purposes, but no individuals will be identified in such statistical data.

We collect web usage information to help us:

  • assess the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • develop and deliver services and information that better meet your needs
  • inform you of events, services and products which we believe to be relevant to you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes

3. IP Addresses
We use IP addresses to analyse trends, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

4. Javascript
We use javascript, a simple web scripting language, for interaction with users. We also employ it to collect web usage information for the purposes described above.

Disclosure of information
We will not sell, rent or disclose your information to any third parties other than those set out in this privacy policy without your consent.

Linking to other web sites
This web site contains links to other business organisations web sites. Anonymous visit or session information may be passed to other web sites for the web usage information purposes described above. None of this information can be related to an individual user of the web site. The operators of other sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their own data protection policy.

This privacy policy applies only to our web site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices within any other web sites. You should always be aware of this when you leave this web site and we encourage you to read the privacy statement on any other web site that you visit.

Security
We use Email Service Provider MailChimp to store your personal information subscribed to us for use with our mailing list (email addresses only). MailChimp's Security & Privacy information can be read here.

Changes to this policy
This privacy policy will change from time to time as we develop the range of services on the web site. When this privacy policy changes, we will place an updated version on this page and where appropriate we will give you the opportunity to review the revised privacy policy and ask you to agree to it. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. You should continue to check the privacy policy before using this site, even if you have visited it in the past. This ensures that you will be aware of any changes.

Your rights
If your use of this site falls under the Data Protection Act as a personal user. We will need to receive appropriate identification that proves you are the correct person to request the information.