Re-using third party material

Any material on this site which is identified as the copyright of a third party is not covered by Crown copyright. This the case with some photographs. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. The copyright status of items can be checked in advance of use by contacting address TBC

Images, photography and video

Images and photographs on this site are subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. You may re-use Crown copyright images subject to the conditions stated above. Images and videos on Transport Scotland's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels are subject to the licence restrictions shown on those sites but are normally available to be re-used with attribution for non-commercial purposes only.

For further information on Crown Copyright policy and licensing arrangements, see the guidance featured on legislation.gov.uk or write to:

Office of Public Sector Information
Information Policy Team
St Clements House
2-16 Colegate
Norwich
NR3 1BQ
Fax: 01603 723000
Email: HMSOlicensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

Permission to reproduce Crown Copyright material does not extend to any material on this site which is the copyright of a third party as is the case with some photographs. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. The copyright status of items can be checked in advance of use by contacting Transport Scotland at address TBC

Content disclaimer

Transport Scotland seeks to ensure that the information published on its website is up to date and accurate. However, the information on the website does not constitute legal or professional advice and Transport Scotland cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use. Transport Scotland cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced by an external link.

Privacy

Any of your personal information, including contact details, gathered while operating our site shall not be sold or passed to third parties or used for the purposes of unsolicited communications unless you have expressly consent to these details being passed.

The Transport Scotland privacy policy sets out how and why we process personal data for the purpose of carrying out our public duties.

Twitter

The @transcotland Twitter account and all “tweets” are the property of Transport Scotland and not of any individual within the agency, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Cookies

Transport Scotland operates this website. This website uses cookies.

A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. Cookies enhance the performance of our website in a number of ways including providing a secure way for us to verify your identity during your visit to our website and personalising your experience on our site making it more convenient for you.

With the exception of cookies that are strictly necessary to ensure the functioning of our website, we will only use cookies where you have provided us with consent to do so.

Please see our privacy notice for more information in relation to how we use your personal information and your rights in relation to this information. If you have any questions relating to how we use cookies, please contact address TBC

Our website uses the following types of cookies:

Transport Scotland cookies

We set cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website. These cookies include a cookie which records whether you have provided consent to cookies via the cookies banner displayed when you first visit our website.

Google Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics cookies on our website to enable us to analyse how our website is used. These cookies collect information about you including your IP address, the number of visits you make to the website, the browser and operating system used and the pages you have viewed within the website. These cookies may be referred to as

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Microsoft Azure cookies

We use Microsoft Azure cookies on our website to improve the functionality of the website and to collect statistical usage information. These cookies may be referred to as:

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Third party cookies

Where third party content is integrated into a website, the third party can set cookies for their own purposes even though you are not directly on their website. We use YouTube videos on our website. YouTube sets cookies on any page that includes a YouTube video. We have no control over the cookies set by YouTube. The cookies set by YouTube include cookies which remember your preferences, for example choice of language, cookies which track location and cookies which remember which videos have been accessed. We understand YouTube also uses Google advertising cookies to assess user interaction with its advertisements. We use YouTube videos on the basis that YouTube adheres to its privacy policy.

How you can control cookies

You can control cookies by activating the setting on your web browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. You can accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or modify your web browser to alert you of any new cookies. To clear the stored cookies, you can normally go to the Tools dropdown menu at the top of the browser window. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

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Legal Disclaimer

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our website.