Cork City Alerts - Terms and Conditions – March 2023
General
Cork City Alerts is a service provided by Pin Points Alerts Ltd., (Registered in Ireland, ref ~488766) on behalf of Cork City Council and branded as Cork City Alerts. Participation in this service is governed by these terms and conditions. These Terms and Conditions are important to protect You and Us. Please take the time to read these terms and conditions carefully. If you have questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us through one of the options available at corkcity@mapalerter.ie.
1. Definitions
1.1 ‘You’ and ‘Your’ mean the person who is registering for the Service.
1.2 ‘We’, ‘Us’ and ‘Our’ mean Cork City Council, and its employees.
1.3 ‘Service’ means the Cork City Alerts System offered on a voluntary basis by Cork City Council
1.4 ‘Message’ means information sent to You by SMS text and email, MapAlerter All notification, via facebook, via Twitter.
1.5 ‘Terms and Conditions’ means clauses 1 – 9 inclusive of this Disclaimer.
2. Eligibility & Subscription to the Service
2.1 You must be over the age of 16
2.2 To be eligible for the Service You must be resident within, or work within, the geographical area managed by Cork City Council.
2.3 If you register a location outside of the administrative area of Cork City Council and that area falls within another Local authority area that is using the MapAlerter Service then you will receive alerts from Mapalerter.ie.
2.4 If you register a location outside of the administrative area of Cork City Council and that area falls within another Local authority that isn’t using the MapAlerter Service then you will not receive any alerts.
2.5 Messages sent by Us or MapAlerter to You are free of charge.
2.6 You can join the scheme by registering on Our alerts website (https://alerts.corkcity.ie/)
2.7 You can register one mobile phone number registered on an Irish network.
2.8 We cannot provide the Service to any fixed line telephone, a computer capable of receiving text messages or a virtual mobile phone number.
2.9 We will audit the data supplied to Us from time to time. If We believe from the information You have supplied that You do not meet the eligibility criteria We will remove You from the Service without notice. We may also contact You to check that the details We hold for You are correct.
2.10 Once You have subscribed to the Service You will be deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions.
2.11 You can unsubscribe from the service at any time by logging into Your account and will result in your details being deleted from system.
2.12 You can modify your account, category of services received and times alerts are received at any time by logging into Your account
2.13 Cork City Alerts reserves the right to change the mode of services through the System from time to time and any such change will be communicated via the Cork City Alerts website (https://alerts.corkcity.ie/)
2.14 Once You have subscribed to the Service You will be deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions. You must accept the secondary checkbox on the registration form to consent to receiving alerts by SMS text message, email or app notification which is the core service offering. If You do not wish to receive alerts through any channel then you should not create an account.
3. SMS Service
3.1 You must be the owner, or an authorised user, of the mobile phone You are using for the Service.
3.2 You must tell us immediately if Your phone is lost or stolen, or if You change the mobile number You gave Us. If You do not tell Us, We will continue to send messages to the mobile number You supplied.
3.3 You understand that if Your phone is switched off or out of coverage for an extended period of time (varied depending on network provider) Your network provider may delete any Message received.
3.4 You understand that the Service may, at any time, be adversely affected by problems with Your mobile phone network, including, without limitation, network coverage. We are not responsible or liable to You for any loss, damage, direct or indirect expenses incurred by You as a result of any difficulties experienced with Your mobile phone service provider.
3.5 You are responsible for paying charges on any text messages You send to Us. You will be charged by Your mobile phone service provider according to the tariff You have with Your provider.
3.6 Our Offices are at Cork City Council, City Hall, Cork T12 T99
7. The text messages will be sent to you without the details of our offices.
4. Message Content
4.1 The content of any Message sent from Us is for general information purposes only. Any reliance on this information is at Your own risk.
4.2 Although We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information contained within the Message is correct, You should be aware that the information may be incomplete, inaccurate or out of date. No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or errors.
4.3 Messages will contain only basic information relating to the alert issued Further information will be available on Our website, https://alerts.corkcity.ie/. While We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information on Our website is correct, You should be aware that the information may be incomplete, inaccurate or out of date. No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or errors. Any reliance on information posted on Our website is at Your own risk. Use of the website is subject to our Terms & Conditions.
4.4 You are further advised that in order for Us to perform the Service We are entirely reliant upon the proper functioning of the systems, which generate the information upon which a decision to send a message is taken and which transmit the message. All reasonable steps will be taken to ensure such technology is regularly serviced and maintained as appropriate.
4.5 Messages may be sent at any time during a 24-hour period, depending on the time the information contained in the alert is made available. The decision whether, and at what time, to send Messages is at Our discretion, and is assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Corporate Affairs Department, Cork City Council.
4.6 You have the option to opt out of 24 hour alerts by logging into Your account, but by doing this You accept the risk that this could result in You missing alerts issued at this time.
4.7 Messages may not be sent for reasons beyond our control e.g. lightning strike or such like.
4.8 We may have to interrupt the Service to carry out maintenance, or for reasons beyond our control. We will try and keep such interruptions to a minimum but cannot guarantee that the Service will be available during a flood emergency.
4.9 We may occasionally send out test Messages as part of our Cork City Alert Service Test process. Any test messages will be clearly identified.
4.10 We are unable to reply or action any Messages sent from You. If You wish to contact Us about anything, including confirming subscription or a request to unsubscribe, You should contact our Customer Service department. Full details on other ways to contact Us are available from Our website.
5. Unsubscribing
5.1 We will respect Your right to unsubscribe and We will remove You from the Service as soon as is reasonably practical. You can unsubscribe by logging into Your account and following the links to “Delete/Close your Account”.
6. Feedback
6.1 Should You wish to give Us feedback about the service You can do so by using the Contact Us facility available on Our website.
7. Data Protection & Privacy
7.1 The information collected by Us is used to fulfil Your request to join the Service. Any information You supply to Us will be processed in compliance with the principles set out in the GDPR and the Data Protection Acts 1998, 2003 and 2018.
7.2 We reserve the right to contact You from time to time via text or email for the purposes of research / review of the Service or changes to the Service.
7.3 Cork City Council reserves the right from time to time to monitor, review, retain and/or disclose any information or content generated via the messaging service as may be necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, governmental request or law enforcement agency or ensure compliance with these terms and conditions.
7.4 For further details on Data Protection Policy you should contact Cork City Council, City Hall, Cork , T12 T997.
8. General
8.1 This Service is not designed to replace any other existing warning systems. It is designed to enhance the level of information being given to the local communities. Nothing in this Service relieves You from your obligation to take all proper and prudent steps to protect yourself, your dependents and your property.
8.2 We reserve the right to stop the Service at any time, or immediately if required to do so by law.
8.3 To the extent permitted by law, We disclaim all representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. All information, services and other resources are made available “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind.
8.4 Neither We, or any of Our information suppliers, offices, employees or agents shall be liable for any loss, damage or expenses arising out of, or in connection with, the use of the information distributed by the Service, including without limitation liability for negligence, incidental or consequential damages and/or loss suffered by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of or in connection with the Service, to include any reliance placed by such person on the Service and any ancillary service.
8.5 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall We be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, resulting from any loss of use, loss of data, loss of profits, business interruption, litigation, or any other pecuniary loss, whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of this Service with the delay or inability to use the Service, including for the avoidance of doubt reliance on information provided, with the delay or inability to use the Service, or with the provision of, or failure to make available any information, services, products, materials or other resources available on or accessible through the website, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
8.6 We do not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, or completeness of any information or content of the Messages and shall not be liable in any way to you or anyone else who may use the information or content or to whom the information or content may be furnished, for any delays, inaccuracies, unavailability, errors or omissions there from or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damage arising there from or occasioned thereby.
8.7 Without derogaging from the generality of the foregoing, We hereby formally disclaim liability of every kind whatever in relation to any loss or damages which may arise as a result of damage caused to any person or property which may be claimed as being in anyway attributable to the Service offered or any defect in its content or operation.
8.8 You acknowledge and agree that the limitation set forth above are fundamental elements of this agreement and the site would not be provided to you in the absence of such limitations.
8.9 Terms and Conditions may change from time to time. We will inform you of any change and ensure that the Terms and Conditions are published on Our website. You should therefore check periodically for changes. If you do not unsubscribe you shall be deemed to accept those changes whether or not you have reviewed them.
8.10 These Terms and Conditions are governed by Irish Law and any disputes will be settled by the Irish Courts.
9. Integration with our service provider
9.1 Cork City Alerts is managed and provided through our service provider, MapAlerter.ie. If you register for locations outside of Cork City then you may receive alerts from MapAlerter for these locations. All alerts delivered to You for stored locations within City Cork will be branded from Cork City Council. Otherwise alerts will be branded from MapAlerter.
9.2 By agreeing to these terms and conditions You are also agreeing to be bound by the MapAlerter Terms and Conditions (the third party provider of Cork City Alerts):
MapAlerter Privacy Statement - https://www.mapalerter.ie/privacy
MapAlerter Terms & Conditions - https://www.mapalerter.ie/terms