Privacy Statement

The Coal Authority web site www.coal.gov.uk does not store or capture personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address (Internet Protocol standard data to be transmitted between two devices) which is automatically recognised by the web server.

The Coal Authority web site www.coal.gov.uk does not use cookies for collecting user information from the site and we will not collect any information about you except that required for system administration of the web server, such as recording which pages are visited.

The Coal Authority Online Search Service www.groundstability.com does use cookies in order to run the application but these are not permanent cookies and expire after you have left the site. Contact name, address and email information is gathered from you for use in the production of a coal mining report only. This information is not disclosed to third parties and is stored on a secured server. Card payment details are not gathered by the Coal Authority but are dealt with entirely by the WorldPay service.

This privacy statement only covers the Coal Authority web sites at www.coal.gov.uk and www.groundstability.com. Other links within this site to other web sites are not covered by this privacy statement.

Copyright Notice

Material on the Coal Authority web sites is subject to copyright owned by the Coal Authority unless otherwise indicated. The material may be downloaded to file or printer for personal use without requiring specific prior permission. Any other proposed use of the material is subject to approval. Please contact the Coal Authority where you require this approval.

The permission to reproduce copyright material owned by the Coal Authority does not extend to any material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.

Content Disclaimer

The material available on the Coal Authority web sites is designed to provide general information only. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice.

Additionally, the Coal Authority cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced by an external link.