• Zone1319 has changed.... We are more interactive! This includes forums, weekly polls and being able to speak up about your local area.
   
• The forum gives you a chance to speak about anything you want to.
   
• The area chat allows you to add your comments on your area. Tell us what you like and what you like to change?
   
• Take part in the quick weekly poll that covers all the latest hot topics.
   
• Keep checking the website for new features that are to be added to the site.
   

Before entering the site, please read the Terms of use that are below and click here to confirm you agree to them.

TERMS OF USE

The following terms apply to your use of the Zone 1319 ("the Zone 1319") website ("the Website"). By using the Website you acknowledge and agree that:

1. Copyright in the content of this Website is owned by the Council and its licensors. You are permitted to download and print content from the Website solely for your own personal use. The Website content must not be copied or reproduced, used or otherwise dealt with for any other reason. You are not entitled to modify or redistribute the data on this Website or reproduce, link, frame or deep-link it on any other website without the express written permission of the Council. You are not entitled to use the content of the Website for commercial exploitation in any circumstances.

2. Content on the Website is provided for public and general information purposes only in good faith but no warranty or representation is given that the content is accurate, complete or up to date. If you use the information on the Website this is at your own risk. It does not offer advice (including legal advice) and must not be relied on for this purpose. If you have a specific question on which you require assistance please contact the relevant department within the Council which will be pleased to assist you. Departmental information can be accessed from the Website. The Council endeavors to protect the Website against computer viruses but cannot accept any liability for them or their consequences.

3. ' Zone1319 will do it's best to make sure that it does not display material that is obscene, prejudice, racist, sexist, offensive, hurtful or illegal. We adhere to Bedford Borough Council's policies'

‘In some areas of Zone1319 you may send in your own contributions and we welcome these. However when you do so you: must ensure that there is nothing in your contribution which is or might be regarded as harassing, threatening, abusive, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, racist or otherwise unlawful; agree that your contribution is published on the site. It may be removed from the site at any time for any reason; agree that Bedford Borough Council may publish your contribution on the site; waive all moral rights in relation to your contribution'

‘We collect personal information such as email address, your age and your comments, whenever you decided to take part in the interactive areas of Zone 1319. We might also collect this information whenever you send us general comments through the feedback form'

'You should be aware that no information sent over the internet is totally secure and Bedford Borough Council cannot be held responsible for intercepted information or attacks by hackers'

4 . Information transmitted via this Website will pass over public telecommunications networks. The Council cannot make any representation or warranty that the operation of this Website will be uninterrupted or error free and the Council cannot accept any liability for these matters.

5. This Website contains links to other websites and the Council cannot accept any responsibility or liability for any material provided or contained on any other website which is linked from or to this Website, or the use of personal data by such third party.

6. The above terms of use shall be governed in accordance with English law.

PRIVACY POLICY

The privacy of your personal data is important the Council. The following sets out what we do and what we do not do with the information we collect using this Website:

1. The Website creates a cookie (a small piece of computer code) which is sent to and stored on the user's computer containing a unique session identifier only. This identifier is used to record site usage statistics.
 

2.In a separate automatic operation the web server will collect the user's IP address and details of the website where the user came from before entering the Council' website. This information is used to work out how many times the Website has been visited.
 

3. The Website is hosted on a server in the UK.

If you have any questions in relation to the above please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address:

Zone1319
Room A015
Bedford Borough Council
Town Hall
Bedford
MK40 1SJ