Thank you for visiting bridgesofdublin.ie (“the site”). Please read these terms of use carefully as they form a legally binding contract between you and Dublin City Council.

By viewing or using the site you acknowledge that you have read and understood these terms of use and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree you may not use this site.

Privacy and personal information

Some parts of the site may require you to provide certain personal details. You agree to provide true, complete, current and accurate information where requested. We take your privacy seriously.

Changes to terms of use

We may change these terms of use from time to time at our sole discretion and without prior notice. By continuing to use the site you agree to be bound by the amended terms of use.

Your use of the site

The site is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only, except where we otherwise specify.

You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site administrative areas or interface, to user accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the site, through password mining or any other means or to post irrelevant material, repeatedly post the same or similar material or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the site servers or infrastructure.

Intellectual property

All intellectual property rights in the website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof and all software are the property of Dublin City Council unless otherwise indicated. All rights reserved.

You agree not to reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, the material on bridgesofdublin.ie without our prior permission.

Links to other websites

bridgesofdublin.ie contains links to websites operated by third parties over which we have no control. These links are provided for your convenience only and do not amount to an endorsement or recommendation of those sites. We accept no liability in relation to those sites and should you choose to access third party sites you do so at your own risk.

Third party services

We may embed third party services – such as mapping services – on the site to improve the user experience. Please note that if you choose to use such services you may become subject to additional terms of use with the service provider.

Site searching, indexing and screenscraping

You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the site, nor to use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve, index or screenscrape any portion of the site, except as expressly authorised in writing by us. You agree not to reformat or frame any portion of the site. You agree to respect and follow the restrictions imposed by the bridgesofdublin.ie robots.txt file.

Disclaimer and Waiver

We do not make any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this site. Material posted on the site is not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such material by any user, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Although rigorous protocols are applied to the website we do not make any warranty that the website is free from infection by viruses or anything else that has contaminating properties.

Under no circumstances shall we be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond our reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.

Under no conditions and in no event shall we be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or loss howsoever arising, (including but not limited to negligence or breach of these terms of use or otherwise) or for any loss of data, profit, revenue, goodwill or business howsoever caused even if that loss or damage was foreseeable by us, or the possibility of it was brought to our attention.

You acknowledge that your use of bridgesofdublin.ie including any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the site is at your own discretion and risk and you agree to waive to the fullest extent permissible by law any right to bring any claim or action against Dublin City Council or our successors, assigns, officers, employees and agents for any loss, damage or injury arising from such use.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend (at our request) and hold harmless Dublin City Council, our successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, co-branders, contractors, employees, contributors, third-party advertisers, technology providers, service providers or other partners, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, employees and representatives, from and against any claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or liability including reasonable legal expenses, made or brought by any third party due to or arising out of:

- Your use of bridgesofdublin.ie or any part thereof;

- The violation of these terms of use by you;

- The infringement by you of any intellectual property rights.

Entire agreement / No waiver

These Terms of Use make up the entire agreement between you and Dublin City Council and supersede any prior agreement. Any amendment to or waiver of this agreement must be in writing and signed by our authorised representatives. Failure to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not amount to a waiver of such provision.

No partnerships/joint ventures

Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be construed as forming a partnership or joint venture with you. No third party company will have the right or ability to create any obligation on our behalf.

Assignment

You agree that you may not assign any right or delegate any duty under these terms of use without our prior written consent and any attempted assignment or delegation without such consent shall be void. We shall be entitled to assign these terms of use and where we do so they will inure for the benefit of our successors and assigns.

Governing law and choice of forum

The agreement shall be governed by Irish Law and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts in all matters regarding this agreement and your use of the site.

Severability

If any provision of these terms of use is found to be unenforceable the remaining provisions will continue to be of full force and effect.