1. This web site ("the Web Site") is operated and controlled by Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority.

2. Use of the Web Site is governed by the terms of use detailed below ("the Terms"). If the user ("the User") does not wish to accept and be bound by the Terms the User should exit immediately from the Web Site.

3. Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority may at any time revise these Terms. The User must review regularly the Terms to determine any changes, and continued use of the Web Site after any change has been made will be deemed to be acceptance by the User of that change.

4. The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority will endeavour to ensure that the Web Site is available at all times to the User and is as accurate as possible.

5. Disclaimer

5.1 The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority is providing the Web Site on an "as is" basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the Web Site or its contents and disclaims all such representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, suitability or compatibility for any purpose of the information and related graphics published in the Web Site. The information contained in the Web Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. All liability of the Tyne and Wear Transport Authority howsoever arising for any such accuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5.2 The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority does not guarantee or represent that access to the Web Site will be uninterrupted.

5.3 The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority expressly disclaims all liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage occasioned from the use or inability to use the Web Site, whether directly or indirectly resulting from inaccuracies, defects, viruses, errors whether typographical or otherwise, omissions, out of date information or otherwise.

5.4 Accessing the Web Site and downloading material from it is done entirely at the User's own risk. The User will be entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data even if the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority has been advised of the possibility of such damage.

6. Links

6.1 The Web Site may contain links to other web sites over which the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority has no control. Such links are supplied solely for the convenience of the Users. The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them or the organisation or persons providing them. The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority does not guarantee that these links will work all of the time and it has no control over the availability of the linked pages.

6.2 Providers of other web sites may place text-based links to pages on the Web Site without seeking the prior permission of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority ,but any such links must not open the Web Site pages into frames within another web site. Pages from the Web Site must be loaded into the User's entire browser window. The use of the New Tyne Crossing logo or the logos of any associated or subsidiary organisations must not be used for promotional or linking purposes unless prior approval in writing has been given. Details may be obtained from public relations team on 0113-251-7214 for further details on obtaining such approval.

7. Jurisdiction

These Terms will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between a User and the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport arising out of the access or use of the Web Site. Omission by the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority to exercise any right under these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right unless expressly stated by the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority in writing.

8. Copyright

Unless expressly stated the copyright and other intellectual property rights (including but not limited to design rights, trademarks and patents ) in any material provided on the Web Site remain the property of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority (or any other rightful owner). The material owned by the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority and published on the Web Site including but not limited to text and images, may not be printed, copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, displayed, modified, re-used, broadcast or transmitted in any way, except for the User's own personal non-commercial use. Permission for any other type of use must be obtained from the public relations team who can be contacted on 0113-251-7214.