The Lord Provost’s Guard of Honour
The Lord Provost’s Guard of Honour
Terms
These terms and conditions are for the website of the Society of High Constables of Edinburgh (“Society”) at the web address www.edinburghhighconstables.org.uk (“Society website”) and for any services accessed through the Society website.
By accessing and using the Society website, or any material provided through it, as a User, Society Member or Visitor (“you”) agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Last updated: 29th October 2026
We will respect your personal information as laid out in our Privacy Policy.
You agree that you will only use the Society website in a manner that is consistent with these terms and conditions and in such a way as to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including data protection.
Your use of the Society website carries with it no rights in relation to copyright, trade and service marks or any other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to the Society. You agree not to display or use in any manner the Society logo or otherwise infringe any intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to the Society.
However we also respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that a copy of your work is available on the Society website without your consent or that any copyright infringement has occurred, please inform us giving details of the copyright protected work in question, where it is referred to on the Society website, and your contact details. Please deliver this information to the Society Webmaster by email to webmaster@edinburghhighconstables.org.uk.
By submitting or providing images to us, you grant us permission to use, reproduce, edit and publish those images on our website, social media channels and other non-commercial platforms for purposes related to our activities.
We will not use submitted images for commercial purposes or sell them to third parties.
Where images are supplied by a commercial photographer, we will endeavour to credit the photographer wherever reasonably practicable.
By submitting an image, you confirm that you own the image or have the necessary rights and permissions for us to use it as described above.
We agree to use our reasonable endeavours to maintain the Society website in a fully operational condition. However we cannot guarantee that this will always be the case and access to the services may be suspended, restricted or terminated at any time. We reserve the right at any time and without any notice or explanation to suspend, restrict, reduce or terminate your access to the Society website for any reason.
The nature of a website is that content will change regularly. We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure data or information posted by us is accurate and to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable after being notified of them. The Society cannot guarantee that links to other websites will not be broken nor can we accept any responsibility nor do we endorse the content of any other website.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude liability for any defects or faults that may exist in or on the Society website or for loss of data, arising from your use of, or inability to access the Society website even where any such loss arises through our negligence.
To the extent permitted by law, you specifically agree that the Society is not responsible for or liable to you or anyone else for any threatening, defamatory, libellous, obscene, offensive or illegal conduct of any other party or you or any infringement of another’s rights, including intellectual property rights.
We do not give any warranty that the Society website is free from viruses or anything else which may have a harmful effect on any technology.
In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profit, revenues, goodwill, opportunity, business, anticipated savings or other indirect or consequential loss of any kind in contract, delict (including negligence) or otherwise arising out of any use of the Society website, save where such liability cannot be excluded by law. We do not exclude any liability for death or personal injury caused through our negligence.
We may also forward contact details where a complaint arises concerning your use of the Society website and where the use is deemed by us to be illegal or inconsistent with these user terms and conditions to the relevant authorities.
We may modify these terms and conditions by publishing the modified terms and conditions on the Society website. Any modifications shall take effect immediately after posting on the website. If any provision of these terms and conditions is held to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these user terms and conditions shall not be affected.
If you have a complaint or dispute about these Terms and Conditions or the Society website or services, please contact us first at webmaster@edinburghhighconstables.org.uk so we can try to resolve the matter informally.
These terms and conditions are governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland. Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, validity or performance of, or otherwise in connection with these terms and conditions shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.
By accessing and using the Website and Services you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, or do not have the authority to agree, you must not access or use the Society website or services.