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Any material on this site which is identified as the copyright of a third party is not covered by Crown copyright. This 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 info@transport.gov.scot.

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 Flickr site and YouTube channel 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
e-mail: 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 the Transport Scotland Website Manager on tel 0141 272 7100 or by emailing info@transport.gov.scot

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.

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.

Our privacy policy provides further information how we handle personal data for the purpose of carrying out our public duties.

You do not have to register to use the Transport Scotland website, but if you would like to receive updates about a specific Transport Scotland project or scheme via email then you can do so on the relevant project pages where available.

The registration information we require to allow users to register for updates is only the email address to which the updates/e-zines should be sent.

This information is stored securely on our database until such time as a user chooses to unsubscribe from receiving news stories. Users who no longer wish to receive newsletters and other updates may opt-out of receiving these communications by emailing info@transport.gov.scot and detailing what list you are subscribed to.

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.

Transport Scotland operates the website www.transport.gov.scot (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 dpa@transport.gov.scot

Our website uses the following types of cookies:

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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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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.

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Transport.gov.scot contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website and doesn't cover other websites.

We welcome websites to link to the site. You don't have to ask for permission to do so. However, we don't give you permission to suggest that your website is associated with, or endorsed by, Transport Scotland or transport.gov.scot.