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Legal Notice
Disclaimer
This web site is provided by the Harlow District Council as a service to the people of Harlow and those interested in Harlow. While every care has been taken in the compilation of this information, the Council will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or inconvenience whatsoever, caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within these pages.
Where we have provided links to other sites, these are provided for information only. The Harlow District Council accepts no responsibility or liability for access to other sites or for the material on them.

Copyright
All material on these pages, including without limitation text, logos, icons, photographs and all other artwork, is copyright material of Harlow District Council, unless otherwise stated.
Material provided by any 3rd party, including material obtained through links to other sites from the Council's pages, is likely to be the copyright material of the author. In such cases permission to copy or otherwise use such material should be sought from the author.

Accessibility Notice
We have tried to design visitharlow.com to make it as accessible as possible but still visually interesting. To do this we have included a variety of features which are summarised below.

* AlternativeText Only Site
* Alt tags for images
* Resizable Text
* Coding to W3C/ WAI Standards
* Consistent Navigation

Text Only Site
On the top right of each page you will see a link ‘text only site’ which changes the view of the current page (and all consequent pages) into plain text, and removes all images to make the site viewable on screen readers, as well as load much faster on PDA’s and mobile devices.

Alt Tags for images
We have avoided using excessive graphics within the web site where possible to ensure quick download times and access to information which cannot be read when in image format.

Where images have been used we have added 'Alt' tags - text alternatives so that you can still see what the image is meant to convey even if it doesn't load or if you've have chosen to browse with the images switched off or you are using something like a screen reader to read the web page rather than view.

Re sizable Text
We have been careful to make sure that we haven't fixed the size of the textual information on the web site so that visitors who wish to can alter the font size on the screen to make it easier to read. There are a number of ways to change the text size in your browser, the easiest way is to follow the following steps: (In Internet Explorer)

Step 1: Select the "View" menu.

Step 2: Select the "Text Size" option from the menu.

Step 3: Click on the text size you want to view.

It is also possible to increase the size of the text 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.

Access Keys

Depending on your browser type use one of the following:

The keys are listed below:
[ 1 ] Home
[ 2 ] What to See and Do
[ 3 ] Whats On
[ 4 ] Places to Eat and Drink
[ 5 ] Accomodation
[ 6 ] Getting Here
[ 7 ] Getting Around
[ 8 ] Gallery
[ 9 ] Contact Us
[ 0 ] Site Map
[ f ] Feedback
[ a ] Search
[ t ] Terms
[ x ] Text Only / Graphics

Browser Compatibility
This site has been tested with the following browsers for compatibility.
Internet Explorer 5.5 6.0
Netscape Navigator 4.75, 6.2, 7.0
Opera 6.2
Later versions of these browsers should continue to be compatible.

Coding Standards
Although there is not a single definitive standard to use when coding we have tried to make sure our site conforms to W3C standards for html and css scripts. Adhering to these standards should make our site accessible across browsers which adhere to the same standards, and should make our pages more accessible to those using screen readers and similar devices.

Consistent Navigation
Throughout the site we have tried to keep the navigation consistent.

All the main pages; welcome, what to see and do, whats on, accommodation, getting here, getting around, sitemap, contact and search & advanced search are all visible at all times. On the footer, contact us, links and terms are also available.

As well as finding pages via the standard navigation users should also be able to find them through the Search and Site Map pages.

If you have any comments about the navigation on the site please contact our Webmaster (visiting@harlow.gov.uk). We have tried to make it as easy as possible, but with large numbers of pages of information this can be difficult.

Privacy Statement
This Privacy Policy has been established to give a clear explanation of our data processing practices to safeguard you and your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns relating to this policy please email us at marie.bentley@harlow.gov.uk

Links to Other Sites
www.visitharlow.com contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Harlow Council is not responsible for privacy practices on other sites. This policy applies solely to information collected by this website.

The Data Protection Act
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, we have a legal duty to protect information we collect from you. Go to www.harlow.gov.uk to view full details of Harlow Council’s Data Protection Policy.

Information Collected
You can visit our site without telling us who you are or giving us any personally identifiable information.

Harlow Council does not capture and store any personal information about individuals who access this web site, except where you voluntarily choose to give us your personal details via email, or by using an electronic form, or enquiring about any of our services.

Any personal data provided to Harlow Council will be used exclusively for providing you with the information you have requested. We do not pass any of your personal data to outside organisations and/or individuals, except with your express consent. This is only necessary when we need to share your information in order to provide the information or service requested. We do not collect personal information for commercial purposes.

Harlow Council does not use cookies for collecting user information from the site and will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of the web server. We do use 'Session Variables' which function like cookies but better preserves the visitors privacy.

Harlow Council like any website owner monitors:

The Internet Domain and IP address form which you access the site. These IP addresses are not linked to any personal data so all visitors to our site remain anonymous.

* Which type of Browser and operating system used to access the site.
* The date and time of your visit.
* The pages you visit.
* If clicked on a link to the Visit Harlow site on another site, the address of that site and any website you visit directly from the Harlow Council website.

This privacy policy only covers the Visit Harlow website. Links within this site to external websites are not covered by this policy.

Summary of terms
Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator although some people use Opera and Mozilla

Cookie
A text file given to a web browser by a web server. The text file is then stored by the browser on your computer and is called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this file is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.

IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the Internet use a protocol called IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.

IP address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9

Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.