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Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 27/07/23

Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the https://www.essexrivershub.org.uk/ website hosted by Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust, also described as “us”, “we”, or “our” through this document.

Your access to and use of the Essex Rivers Hub site is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the website.

By accessing or using the Essex Rivers Hub website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the website.

Our website, www.essexrivershub.org.uk, is owned and hosted by The Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust, a limited company registered in England under 8834787 and a registered Charity Number 1157392, and whose registered address is Office Dairyley Farmhouse, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4NL.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content included on our site and the copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting in that content, unless specifically labelled otherwise, belongs to or has been licensed by Essex Rivers Hub. All content is protected by applicable United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws and treaties.

You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, sell, rent, sub-licence, store, or in any other manner re-use content from our site unless given express written permission to do so by us.

You may:

  • Access, view and use our site in a web browser (including any web browsing capability built into other types of software or app)
  • Download our site (or any part of it) for caching
  • Print page from our site
  • Download extracts from the pages on our site
    Save pages from our site for later and/or offline viewing
  • Our status as the owner and author of the content on our site (or that of identified licensors, as appropriate) must always be acknowledged.

The information provided on this site is free of charge and for informational purposes only and does not create a business or professional services relationship between you and Essex Rivers Hub.

This content may not be copied, reproduced or republished under a third party name.

Access to our Site

Access to our site is free of charge. It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access our site. Access to our site is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We may alter, suspend or discontinue our site (or any part of it) at any time and without notice. We will not be liable to you in any way if our site (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time and for any period.

Links to our Website

You may link to our site provided that:

  • You do so in a fair and legal manner
  • You do not do so in a manner that suggests any form of association, endorsement or approval on our part where none exists
  • You do not use any logos or trademarks displayed on our site without our express written permission and
  • You do not do so in a way that is calculated to damage our reputation or to take unfair advantage of it.
  • You may link to any page of our site.

You may not link to our site from any other site the main content of which contains material that:

  • is sexually explicit, is obscene, deliberately offensive, hateful or otherwise inflammatory
  • promotes violence, any form of unlawful activity
    discriminates against, or is in any way defamatory of, any person, group or class of persons, race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
  • is intended or is otherwise likely to threaten, harass, annoy, alarm, inconvenience, upset, or embarrass another person
  • is calculated or is otherwise likely to deceive another person
  • is intended or is otherwise likely to infringe (or to threaten to infringe) another person’s privacy
  • misleadingly impersonates any person or otherwise misrepresents the identity or affiliation of a particular person in a way that is calculated to deceive
  • infringes, or assists in the infringement of, the intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks and database rights) of any other party; or
    is made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party including, but not limited to, contractual duties and duties of confidence.

Links to other Websites

The Essex Rivers Hub website may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Essex Rivers Hub.

Essex Rivers Hub has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Essex Rivers Hub shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

No judgment or warranty is made with respect to such other services or sites and Essex Rivers Hub takes no responsibility for such other sites or services.

Disclaimers

Nothing on our site constitutes advice on which you should rely. It is provided for general information purposes only.

Insofar as is permitted by law, We make no representation, warranty, or guarantee that our site will meet your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all software and hardware, or that it will be secure.

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the content on our site is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. We do not, however, make any representations, warranties or guarantees (whether express or implied) that the content is complete, accurate, or up-to-date.

Malware and Security

We exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that our site is secure and free from viruses and other malware. You are responsible for protecting your hardware, software, data and other material from viruses, malware, and other internet security risks.

You must not deliberately introduce viruses or other malware, or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful either to or via our site.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any other server, computer, or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site by means of a denial of service attack, a distributed denial-of service attack, or by any other means.

Acceptable Usage Policy

You may only use our site in a manner that is lawful. Specifically:

  • You must ensure that you comply fully with any and all local, national or international laws and/or regulations
  • You must not use our site in any way, or for any purpose, that is unlawful or fraudulent
  • You must not use our site to knowingly send, upload, or in any other way transmit data that contains any form of virus or other malware, or any other code designed to adversely affect computer hardware, software, or data of any kind and
  • You must not use our site in any way, or for any purpose, that is intended to harm any person or persons in any way.

Communication

To contact us, please email Essex Rivers Hub at ERH@essexsuffolkriverstrust.org or using any of the methods provided on our contact page.
If we have your contact details, We may from time to time send you important notices by email. Such notices may relate to matters including, but not limited to, service changes and changes to these Terms and Conditions.

We will never send you marketing emails of any kind without your express consent. If you do give such consent, you may opt-out at any time. Any and all marketing emails sent by us include an unsubscribe link. If you opt-out of receiving emails from us at any time, it may take up to 10 business days for us to comply with your request. During that time, you may continue to receive emails from us.
For questions or complaints about communications from us (including, but not limited to marketing emails), please contact us at ERH@essexsuffolkriverstrust.org

Changes

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time. If a revision is required we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a required change will be determined at our sole discretion.

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Pressures

The topics below represent the pressures that many waterbodies in the Combined Essex catchment face. They have been divided into six main categories, but it is quite often that these categories can overlap as pressures relate to each other.

Diffuse pollution occurs as water moves across the land or through the ground and picks pollutants. These pollutants can come from a variety of places, including urban and field run off. The pollutants that enter the river can range from sediment to toxins to excess nutrients, meaning that diffuse pollution can cause a whole range of different issues. The variety in these pressure groups means that it is something that can be quite difficult to tackle. It requires groups of people, business and stakeholders to work together in order to solve this problem.

Fish should be able to travel up and down a river freely, allowing them to move and breed in the most suitable habitats for them. It is important that fish populations do not become isolated, as this makes them more susceptible to disease and puts pressure on their survival. Unfortunately, there are often many barriers along rivers that prevent fish from being able to migrate up and down stream. Where barriers have been identified, they will be seen as a ‘pressure’ on a waterbody. Thankfully, there are many solutions now that can be put in place to aid fish passage, even over large barriers.

The flow in a river can vary greatly throughout the year as rainfall and run off can have an effect. This is a natural process. It is when flow is impacted by non-natural processes that it can cause problems. Sometimes, water can be intercepted or removed from a system; this will reduce the flow, therefore changing the habitat conditions. Some species are happy in high energy rivers. This means that when flow is reduced, these species will no longer survive. The opposite of this can occur when excess water is entering a river, for example through increased runoff. Low energy systems then become high energy and displace the species that live there.

A species that is not meant to be found in a particular area is known as an invasive species. Invasive species can be from a different habitat or a different country altogether. Most of the invasive species that we find on our rivers have come from other countries – plants that people have imported for their gardens or animals that have been released for food or by animal rights activists. Control of invasive species requires a lot of time and effort. We are fortunate that we do have a range of methods to manage most of the invasive species that cause havoc on our rivers, but there are still some which we are still struggling to control.

Many of our rivers have been heavily modified over the years as rivers have been used for a wide range of purposes. Physical modification is one of the biggest factors that causes our rivers to be unhealthy. The issues that it can cause range from reducing habitat, preventing migration of mobile species, and even have an effect on the water quality. Where structures and modifications are no longer in use or necessary, they should be removed to allow the river to regain its natural state. Unfortunately, this action is not always taken which means that many of our rivers are over straightened and contain redundant structures. It is possible to return a lot of our rivers to their natural state, through one off projects, but in other cases it is not possible as the river has been changed to protect assets or manage flooding. It is recognised that some modifications cannot be removed without having severe negative impacts both socially and economically.

This is pollution that comes from a single identifiable source. The pollution entering the river could include a whole range of pollutants. Some point source pollution is known about and licences, for example sewage treatment works. Other sources are not licensed, and therefore work needs to be done with landowners to fix the problems that are allowing the pollution to enter the river. Point source pollution is more easily controlled than diffuse pollution as it often only takes one management approach to solve the issue.