Therefore this web site is intended to provide general information only, and nothing within it constitutes specific legal advice. Anyone reading this site is recommended to seek specific advice from their own lawyer before dealing with any situation which may be covered by any information contained in any part of this site, or before embarking on any course of action.

Whilst the BB&O has taken every precaution in compiling this site it cannot be held responsible for any action (or the lack of it) taken by any person or organisation, wherever they shall be based, as a result, direct or otherwise, of information contained in or accessed through this Internet site.

This web site contains links to other web sites. These linked web sites are not under the control of the BB&O, and the BB&O are not responsible for the contents of any linked web site or any link contained in a linked web site. The inclusion of a link to another web site in these pages does not imply an endorsement of that web site by the BB&O.

COPYRIGHT AND REPRODUCTION NOTICES

The contents of these pages are © the BB&O 2002. Subject to the express licences set out below reproduction of part or all of the contents of these pages in any form is prohibited.

Licence to copy for personal use
You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts from these pages amounting to no more than five individual pages ('the Material') for your personal use only.

Licence to recopy for limited purposes
You may recopy the material to individual third parties for their personal use only, but only if:

(i) you include an acknowledgement that the BB&O web site is the source of the Material you also include in a copy of the Material the BB&O web address (http://www.bbolawsoc.org); and

(ii) you inform the third party that the provisions of this Notice apply to him or her and that he/she must comply with them.

This licence to recopy does not permit incorporation of the Material or any part of it in any other work or publication, whether in hard copy or electronic or any other form. In particular (but without limitation) no part of the BB&O website may be distributed or copied for any commercial purpose.

No part of the the BB&O web site may be reproduced on or transmitted to or stored in any other web site or other form of electronic retrieval system.

(with thanks to Parrott & Coales for their help in drafting these notices)

PRIVACY STATEMENT

It is one of the essential features. The BB&O makes it a priority to ensure that the same standard of a solicitors practice, to keep their clients' affairs confidential is observed towards our members and visitors to this site, as well as in relation to running the society.

Visitors to our web site whether they are members or prospective members are equally entitled to privacy. That is why we have drafted the following privacy statement

Should you have comments or questions however, feel free to direct these to us at [email protected]

· What personally identifiable information is collected through the site?

The BB&O receives very little identifying information from visitors to our Website and only for a narrow set of purposes. Typically, identifying information is collected: to allow us to respond to visitors' inquiries for further information or when submitting resumes.

Visitors are also able to send email through the site. Their messages will contain the user's screen name and email address, as well as any additional information the user may wish to include in the message. Because we use part of the Website as a membership tool, a visit to the Website may also result in the user sending a resume to an officer of the BB&O.

· How is personally identifiable information used?

A user may choose to provide personal information by contacting us for further information, or by submitting resumes or work history information

Information obtained by the site is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time that the information is collected. This data is not shared with other entities in the Firm for secondary or unrelated purposes, or shared with a third party, unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection.

The BB&O makes every practical effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data. If a visitor believes the site has collected excessive information, we encourage the visitor to contact us at [email protected] to raise any concerns.

The BB&O will not use personal data collected from our Websites to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities.

· Is information disclosed to Third Parties?

It is the BB&O's policy to only disclose information to third parties either as required by law through subpoena, search warrant or other legal process, or when explicitly requested by the party whose information it is

(with thanks to Parrott & Coales for their help in drafting these notices)