UK: Terms & Conditions of Use

The following terms apply to the use of this website.

Copyright notice
This Website and its contents are protected by international laws. All images, text, audio and video and other materials appearing on the Site (the Content), and the arrangement thereof, are the property of Usborne Publishing Ltd or its suppliers, and are protected by international copyright laws.

None of the Content may be copied, reproduced, transmitted or distributed without the prior permission of Usborne Publishing.

Usborne Quicklinks
Usborne Publishing has made every effort to ensure that material on the websites listed in Usborne Quicklinks is suitable for its intended purpose. However, Usborne Publishing is not responsible, and does not accept liability, for the content or availability of any website other than its own. Nor will it be liable for any exposure to harmful, offensive, or inaccurate material which may appear on the Web.

The websites listed in Usborne Quicklinks are regularly reviewed. If any of the sites recommended in a book become unavailable or unsuitable, we will, if possible, replace them with links to alternative sites at Usborne Quicklinks.

We recommend that children are supervised while on the Internet, that they do not use Internet Chat Rooms and that you set the parental and security controls in your web browser to block unsuitable material. For more information see the Net Help area on the Usborne Quicklinks Website.

Usborne Publishing will have no liability for any damage or loss caused by viruses that may be downloaded as a result of browsing the sites it recommends. These terms of use are governed by English law.

Downloadable pictures

The downloadable pictures provided at Usborne Quicklinks are the copyright of Usborne Publishing. They may be downloaded to your computer and printed out for your own personal, non-commercial use. For example, students may download pictures to use in a school report or project, and teachers may download pictures for classroom work. The pictures may not be reproduced in print or in electronic form for any commercial or profit-related purpose.

Usborne Privacy Policy
Any information you provide to Usborne Publishing will only be used within Usborne Publishing, and will never be supplied to third parties without first obtaining your consent, or as required or permitted by law.

Whenever you provide such personal information, we will treat that information in accordance both with this policy and with current UK legislation. Usborne Publishing will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

If you are under 18, please make sure that you obtain your parent/guardian's permission before you provide your personal information to the Usborne Website.

If you have any queries about this privacy policy, please contact us at the address below.

Cookies
Cookies are text files that websites use to store information on your computer. Usborne Websites use "session cookies" to support the navigation system of this Website while you are browsing. These are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

We also use standard cookies to save information that may be helpful for your computer to remember. For example, we save your chosen territory so you do not have to reset it every time you visit. (To change your territory, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Quicklinks Worldwide".)

No personal details are collected or stored at any time. Apart from the information described in the Privacy Policy above, we do not maintain any personal information obtained from users through this Website in a retrievable form.

How to contact us
This Website is owned and operated by Usborne Publishing Ltd. If you have any questions about this Website or our privacy policy, please write or email us at the following address:

Robert Jones
Usborne Publishing
Usborne House
83-83 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8RT
England

tel: 0044 (0)20 7430 2800

email:
website enquiries@usborne.com
privacy_policy@usborne.com

Usborne Website Manager: Lisa Watts
Usborne Quicklinks Researcher: Jacqui Clark

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