Terms of use

Intellectual Property Rights

All material either on Ofcom's website or provided by Ofcom in hard copy is owned by Ofcom or is licensed to Ofcom and is protected by copyright, trade marks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. The Ofcom logo is a registered trademark. If you wish to reproduce the Ofcom logo please ask our permission first: ofcomnews@ofcom.org.uk

Unless indicated as Crown owned material or otherwise, the material featured on this website or provided in hard copy may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided that it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Ofcom copyright and the title of the document/publication specified.

As to the use of Crown owned material, please refer to HMSO website.

Disclaimer

While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided on this site is accurate, no guarantees for the currency or accuracy of information are made. Ofcom's website and material relating to information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is'. It is provided without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

Ofcom does not accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website. Ofcom does not warrant that the functions contained in the material in this site will be uninterrupted or error free. Also, Ofcom does not warrant that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available is free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the materials.

In no event will Ofcom be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of Ofcom's website.

These Terms and Conditions shall be covered by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Definitive version of electronic documents

The electronic texts of Ofcom documents, which appear on this website, are for information purposes only (as are the printed versions available from Ofcom's Knowledge and Information Centre).

The definitive version of an Ofcom publication is either the original printed version held by Ofcom's Knowledge and Information Centre or, where appropriate, the electronic version on Ofcom's website. In the case of documents signed by an authorised person, the definitive version is that which has been so signed and which is the original printed version held by Ofcom.

For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of any difference between texts, the signed version held by Ofcom shall take precedence over the electronic or printed version. If you have any queries, you can contact Ofcom's Knowledge and Information Centre by phoning 020 7981 3751 or by sending an e-mail to knowledge@ofcom.org.uk.

Hyperlinking

You do not have to ask permission to link directly to the web pages hosted on this website. However, Ofcom does not permit its pages to be loaded into frames on your website as Ofcom's pages must load into the user's entire window.

It is Ofcom's policy to obtain permission to link to other websites. Ofcom is not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Linking should not be taken as endorsement of any kind of the website linked to, including any products and services referred to in that website, nor does it imply that there is an association between Ofcom and the operators of that website. Ofcom cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and has no control over the availability of linked pages.

RSS Feeds

While we allow the use of our RSS feeds as part of this website, we do require that the proper format and attribution is used where our content appears. The attribution text should read "Ofcom" as appropriate. Please do not use our logo or other trademarks.

Our feeds are available on an "as is" and "as available" basis and we give no warranty of any kind in relation to our feeds.

We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of Ofcom content and we do not accept any liability for these feeds.

About Ofcom

What is Ofcom

Ofcom is the communications regulator. We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.
How Ofcom is run

How Ofcom is run provides details of Ofcom's main Boards, Panels and Committees, including their terms of reference, membership and register of interests.
Complaints about Ofcom

How to complain to Ofcom. Please follow the guidelines depending on the nature of your complaint.
Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Responsibility is the action we take to ensure we are not only a responsible employer towards our colleagues but also that we recognise and manage our impact on the wider community, for example reducing our carbon footprint and maintaining environmentally responsible business practices.
Relevant legislation

Ofcom was established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 (the 'Ofcom Act'). Ofcom operates under a number of Acts of Parliament and other legislation. These include (but are not limited to) the Communications Act 2003; the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006; the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and 1996; the Digital Economy Act 2010; the Postal Services Act 2011; the Competition Act 1998; and the Enterprise Act 2002.