扒哥吃瓜 app: terms and conditions

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Who we are

The 扒哥吃瓜 app is managed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) on behalf of the Crown. GDS is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and will be referred to as 鈥榳e鈥� from now on.

Information about you and your visits to the 扒哥吃瓜 app

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy notice. Read our privacy notice for more detail about how and why we collect, use and share your personal data.

By using the 扒哥吃瓜 app, you agree that we will collect information about you in accordance with our privacy notice.

Using the 扒哥吃瓜 app

You agree to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this app by anyone else.

The 扒哥吃瓜 app works on:

iPhones running iOS 16 or later
Android phones running Android 10 or later

We may automatically update the 扒哥吃瓜 app regularly. We can change or remove content at any time without notice. Alternatively, we may ask you to update the 扒哥吃瓜 app on your device. If you choose not to install such updates, or opt out of automatic updates, you may not be able to continue using the 扒哥吃瓜 app.

Contact us if you:

want to learn more about the 扒哥吃瓜 app or have any problems using it
think the 扒哥吃瓜 app is faulty or misdescribed

Services and transactions

You can use the 扒哥吃瓜 app to access online government services and transactions, for example apply for Universal Credit or register to vote.

These can be managed by GDS or another government department or agency.

Some services have their own terms and conditions which also apply - read these before you use the service.

Linking from the 扒哥吃瓜 app

The 扒哥吃瓜 app links to the 扒哥吃瓜 website. You can read the terms and conditions for the 扒哥吃瓜 website.听

The 扒哥吃瓜 app also links to websites that are managed by other government departments and agencies, service providers or other organisations. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.

We鈥檙e not responsible for:

the protection of any information you give to these websites
any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to

You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites.

You should read all terms and conditions, privacy notices and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.

Using 扒哥吃瓜 app content

Most content on the 扒哥吃瓜 app is subject to Crown copyright protection and is published under the Open Government Licence (OGL), which also sets out which content is exempt.

If any content is not subject to Crown copyright protection or published under the OGL, we鈥檒l usually credit the author or copyright holder.

You can reproduce content published on the 扒哥吃瓜 app under the OGL as long as you follow the licence鈥檚 conditions.

Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content but are not sure if it鈥檚 covered by Crown copyright or the OGL.

Any other intellectual property rights in the 扒哥吃瓜 app are owned by us or our licensors.

Unless it鈥檚 stated in the OGL, or we鈥檝e given express and specific consent in writing, you agree that you will not:

rent, lease, sub-licence, loan, provide or make the whole or any part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app available to anyone else聽
copy the whole or any part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app, unless it鈥檚 necessary as part of normal use of the app, to back up information, or for operational security聽
translate, merge, adapt, vary, alter or modify the whole or any part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app, unless it鈥檚 necessary to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app as permitted in these terms聽
permit the whole or any part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app to be combined with or incorporated in any other programs, except as necessary to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app on devices as permitted in these terms聽
disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app, nor attempt to do any such things unless it鈥檚 permitted by law

The most up to date version of our content will always be on the 扒哥吃瓜 app.

We make most of the content on the 扒哥吃瓜 app available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use (鈥榗ached鈥�).

We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We鈥檙e not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.

Using the 扒哥吃瓜 app outside of the United Kingdom

This app is intended for people who live in the United Kingdom. Although it may be accessed from outside the UK, the information and guidance provided (including responses generated by 扒哥吃瓜 Chat) are based on UK government sources and may not apply in other countries.

Use of the 扒哥吃瓜 app by children

The 扒哥吃瓜 app, including 扒哥吃瓜 Chat, is not designed for or intended to be used by children. You should not use this app if you are under 13, nor allow any child under 13 to use the app on your device.

扒哥吃瓜 Chat

Any terms and conditions relating to 扒哥吃瓜 Chat must be read in conjunction with the rest of the terms and conditions on this page as these also apply to 扒哥吃瓜 Chat, which is a part of the 扒哥吃瓜 app.

扒哥吃瓜 Chat is an experimental artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the app. It is designed to help users find answers from the pages of 扒哥吃瓜. It is voluntary and free to use.

扒哥吃瓜 Chat uses AI to generate answers based on the questions you ask. It uses the information on certain 扒哥吃瓜 pages to do this. When you are using Chat, you are not communicating with a person.

Information about you and your use of 扒哥吃瓜 Chat

Read 扒哥吃瓜 Chat鈥檚 privacy notice for more details about how and why we collect, use and share your personal data.

By using 扒哥吃瓜 Chat, you agree that we will collect information about you in accordance with our privacy notice.

Withdrawal of access

We reserve the right to remove your access to 扒哥吃瓜 Chat at any time, without notice, if:

you breach these terms
technical or operational reasons require us to suspend the tool

Fair use of 扒哥吃瓜 Chat

You agree to use 扒哥吃瓜 Chat for lawful purposes only.

You also agree to use 扒哥吃瓜 Chat fairly. Each question generates a cost, so we may limit your usage or withdraw your access if we detect patterns of excessive use.

In addition, you must not:

input any personal data unless it is essential to the context of your query (see below for more details)
attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or attack the AI model or the 扒哥吃瓜 Chat infrastructure
deliberately try to make 扒哥吃瓜 Chat give wrong or offensive responses

Putting personal data into 扒哥吃瓜 Chat

You agree not to put any personal data into 扒哥吃瓜 Chat, unless it is essential to the context of your query.

We use an automatic filter to remove certain common forms of personal data that may be put into 扒哥吃瓜 Chat. If you include personal data and it is not removed by our filters, it will be processed within our system. Read about how 扒哥吃瓜 Chat processes your personal data in 扒哥吃瓜 Chat鈥檚 privacy notice.

扒哥吃瓜 Chat disclaimer

AI tools can sometimes make mistakes - for example they can provide inaccurate or inappropriate answers, or answers that are simplified or incomplete. You should always double-check the information using the links provided with each answer. You can find the links in the 鈥槹歉绯怨� pages used in this answer鈥� section under each answer.

While all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure 扒哥吃瓜 Chat鈥檚 answers are relevant and free from bias, there may be cases where 扒哥吃瓜 Chat鈥檚 answers are unreliable or offensive to some users.

You are responsible for checking the accuracy of 扒哥吃瓜 Chat鈥檚 answers. You must verify any information provided in 扒哥吃瓜 Chat responses before taking any action or otherwise relying on the information. 扒哥吃瓜 Chat responses are not intended as a source of advice, and should not be treated as such. Responses should not be considered a substitute for independent professional advice.

扒哥吃瓜 app disclaimer

While we make every effort to keep the 扒哥吃瓜聽app up to date, the app is provided 鈥榓s is鈥� and, to the extent permitted by the law, we do not provide any express or implied guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information available via the 扒哥吃瓜 app, or any tools or features within the 扒哥吃瓜 app will be:

suitable for your individual requirements聽
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current
accurate
complete
free from errors, bugs or viruses

We do not publish advice on the 扒哥吃瓜 app. You should get professional or specialist advice before doing anything on the basis of the content.

Except as otherwise expressly stated in these terms, we鈥檙e not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using the 扒哥吃瓜 app. This includes:

any direct, indirect or consequential losses
any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (鈥榯ort鈥�, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise
the use of the 扒哥吃瓜 app and any websites that are linked to or from it
the inability to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app and any websites that are linked to or from it

This applies whether or not the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things, was identified by you to us as being damage that might occur, or could have been considered by you or us as a possibility.

This includes, but is not limited to, the loss of your:

income or revenue
salary, benefits or other payments
business
profits or contracts
opportunity
anticipated savings
data
goodwill or reputation
tangible property
intangible property, including loss, corruption or damage to data or any computer system
wasted management or office time

We may still be liable for:

death or personal injury arising from our negligence
fraudulent misrepresentation by us
any other liability of ours which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

Requests to remove content

You can ask for content to be removed from the 扒哥吃瓜 app. We鈥檒l remove content:

in order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals
if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory

Contact us to ask for content to be removed and explain why you think it should be removed. We鈥檒l reply to let you know whether we will remove it.

We remove content at our discretion in discussion with the department or agency responsible for it. You can still request information under the Freedom of Information Act and the UK data protection legislation.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test the 扒哥吃瓜 app for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use the 扒哥吃瓜 app does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system or other device.

We recommend that you back up any content and data used in connection with the 扒哥吃瓜 app.

We鈥檙e not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data, computer system or other device that might happen when you use the 扒哥吃瓜 app.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

When using the 扒哥吃瓜 app, you must not:

use the 扒哥吃瓜 app in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner which is inconsistent with these terms
introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that鈥檚 malicious or technologically harmful
try to gain unauthorised access to the 扒哥吃瓜 app, the server on which it鈥檚 stored, or any server, computer or database connected to it
attack the 扒哥吃瓜 app in any way, including denial-of-service attacks
infringe our intellectual property rights or those of any third party in relation to your use of the 扒哥吃瓜 app
use the app or any service in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or compromise our systems or security, or interfere with other users
collect or harvest any information or data from any service or our systems, or attempt to decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running any service
take any other action which could reasonably be considered harassment, abuse or malicious, disruptive, fraudulent or criminal behaviour

We鈥檒l report any unlawful acts, attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to the 扒哥吃瓜 app to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.

Ending your rights to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app

We may contact you to end your rights to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app at any time if you鈥檙e in breach of these terms and conditions. We may, but are not bound to, provide you with a reasonable opportunity to remedy any such breach.

If we end your rights to use the 扒哥吃瓜 app, you must:

stop using the 扒哥吃瓜 app, including any activities authorised by these terms聽
delete or remove the 扒哥吃瓜 app from all devices in your possession
immediately destroy all copies of the 扒哥吃瓜 app which you have and confirm to us that you have done this

We may also remotely access any of your devices and remove the 扒哥吃瓜 app from any one or more of them and prevent you from accessing the app.

Governing law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

If you live in:

England or Wales, you can bring legal proceedings related to the 扒哥吃瓜 app in the English or Welsh courts
Scotland, you can bring legal proceedings related to the 扒哥吃瓜 app in either the Scottish or English and Welsh courts
Northern Ireland, you can bring legal proceedings related to the 扒哥吃瓜 app in either the Northern Irish or English and Welsh courts

General

There may be legal notices elsewhere on the 扒哥吃瓜 app that relate to how you use the app.

We鈥檙e not liable if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

We might decide not to exercise or enforce any right available to us under these terms and conditions. We can always decide to exercise or enforce that right at a later date.

Doing this once will not mean we automatically waive the right on any other occasion.

If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining terms and conditions will still apply.

Changes to these terms and conditions

The latest version of these terms and conditions will be accessible via the 扒哥吃瓜 app. Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can update them at any time without notice. You should check these terms and conditions regularly to see if they have been updated.

Your continued use of the 扒哥吃瓜 app at any time after any of the terms and conditions have been updated will constitute your agreement of the updated terms and conditions.

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