All material contained on the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service website (including any text, graphics, photographs, logos, video material, audio material or downloadable documents) is the copyright of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, falls under crown copyright or alternative copyright is explicitly stated.

 

Any material under copyright of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service may be freely reproduced for non-commercial purposes providing that:

 

 

Any other proposed use of material, other than that permitted above is subject to request and approval of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.  Applications to use any material from this site for commercial purposes or for any other purpose not permitted above must be made in writing to The E-Communications Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY stating how and why you would like to use this information and how widely it will be distributed.

The permission to reproduce material subject to copyright of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service does not extend to any material on this site identified as being copyright of a third part.

 

Any material or suggestions volunteered to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service via any consultation, web forms or to any ‘@twfire.gov.uk’ email addresses may be used freely by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service in line with our privacy statement.

 

 

The public have the right to access certain categories of information held by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service under the Data Protection Act 1998 (personal information) and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (non personal information).

 

To request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please complete the Freedom of Information Act request form or provide it in writing to The Information Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY.

 

To request information under the Data Protection Act 1998 please provide it in writing via the main contact form on this site, or in writing to The Information Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY.

 

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service respects and protects the privacy of individuals that use any of its websites that it operates and will only use your personal information in accordance with the guidelines outlined below.

 

     

* A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. For example, when you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name etc. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser, which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it. [Definition from http://www.sunderland.gov.uk © Copyright (2003) City of Sunderland Council, Civic Centre, Burdon Road, SR2 7DN UK. All rights reserved.]

 

Each of the points outlined above only cover pages and sites belonging to and maintained by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.  Any third party sites linked from our site are not covered by any of the above points and we advise you to contact the owners of these sites should you have any queries regarding privacy and use of personal information.

 

Should you have any questions or enquiries about any of the information outlined above or uses of personal data within Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, please use the main contact form on our website or write to The E-Communications Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY.