Alliance for Water Stewardship
Welcome to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) website. The following are the Terms & Conditions of use for the AWS website(s) that you access via the World Wide Web or other means. In these Terms & Conditions, the AWS website(s) means the digital information site(s) operated by or on behalf of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (SCIO), a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCO45894). However you access the AWS website, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
By registering with, accessing or otherwise using this website, you hereby agree to be bound by these TTerms & Conditions set forth below. The use of this website implies the knowledge and acceptance of these Terms & Conditions. In some particular cases, we can also ask you to explicitly agree.
AWS is the sole owner of all content on the AWS website(s) including without limitation, all applicable copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, trade names, logos and other intellectual property right as well as text, images, graphics, audio, video and other material appearing on the AWS website. The AWS website(s) and the AWS website content are protected by the copyright laws and other intellectual property laws of Scotland.
You will not use, copy, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, embed into any electronic medium, alter, reverse engineer, decompile, transfer, download, transmit, monetise, sell, market, or commercialise any resources on this website in any form, without our prior written permission, except and only insofar as otherwise stipulated in regulations of mandatory law (such as the right to quote).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may forward our newsletter in electronic form to others who may be interested in visiting our website.
We will not be liable for any loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing anything as a result of viewing, reading or listening to content on the AWS website(s) (excluding death or personal injury). In no event will we be liable for any direct or indirect damages (including any damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software or database, or loss of or harm to property or data) incurred by you or any third party, arising from your access to, or use of, our website.
To the fullest extent permitted by law (UK Consumer Rights Act 2015), we give no warranties of any kind concerning the AWS website(s) or its content. We do not warrant that the AWS website(s) or any of its contents is virus free. You must take your own precautions in this respect for any infection or virus or other contamination or by anything that has destructive properties. We give no warranties and we shall not be liable for any damage caused or interference of any kind of payment platform used by the AWS website(s).
You can access other sites via links on the AWS website(s). Any websites linked from an AWS Website shall be subject to their own Terms & Conditions. We do not monitor these sites and are not responsible for the content of these websites and we will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Although we will do our best to provide constant uninterrupted access to the AWS website(s), we do not guarantee this. We accept no responsibility or liability for any interruption or delay.
We are committed to making the content we provide accessible to individuals with disabilities and in compliance with accessibility laws in Scotland. If you have a disability and are unable to access any portion of our website due to your disability, please give us a notice including a detailed description of the issue you encountered. If the issue is readily identifiable and resolvable in accordance with industry-standard information technology tools and techniques we will promptly resolve it.
To access our website and/or services, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.
AWS is compliant with UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) policies. For more information, please see our Privacy Statement and our Cookie Policy.
By visiting our website, you agree to use it only for the purposes intended and as permitted by these Terms & Conditions, any additional contracts with us, and applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted online practices and industry guidelines. You must not use our website or services to use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software; use data collected from our website for any direct marketing activity, or conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to our website.
Engaging in any activity that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or that interferes with the performance, availability, or accessibility of the website is strictly prohibited.
Please note that we may change these Terms & Conditions of use from time to time at our sole discretion and we reserve the right to do so without your consent. Please ensure that you review these Terms & Conditions regularly.
These Terms & Conditions of use are governed by Scots law without regard to the jurisdiction in which any action or special proceeding may be instituted. Any disputes relating to these Terms & Conditions shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Alliance for Water Stewardship, its subsidiaries and affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, loss, costs and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees and expenses arising out of a breach by you or any user of your account of these Terms & Conditions or Privacy Policy, or arising out of a breach of your obligations, representation and warranties under these Terms & Conditions.
Engaging in any activity that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or that interferes with the performance, availability, or accessibility of the website is strictly prohibited.
Users of the AWS website(s) agree that their use of the AWS website(s) and AWS website content is at their own sole risk. The AWS website(s) is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind.
Version No: V1.0
Date: 2020-09-23
Description of amendment: First Version Approved Final
Version No: V2.0
Date: 2025-01-20
Description of amendment: Second Version Approved Final
