Common use of Online Security Clause in Contracts

Online Security. a. Except where The DPS has been negligent, The DPS does not accept any responsibility for any interception, redirection, corruption, copying, reading, tampering or loss of confidentiality which may take place either once an email message has been sent by The DPS or prior to an email message being received by The DPS or for any losses, claims, damages or expenses which may be suffered or incurred by you as a result of any such interception, redirection, corruption, copying, reading, tampering or loss of confidentiality. b. The DPS takes reasonable care to ensure that electronic communications generated by it are free of viruses or other corruption of data. Before opening or using any documents or attachments, you must check them for viruses and defects. The DPS’s liability in this respect is limited to re-supplying any affected documents or attachments. c. You are responsible for ensuring all electronic communications sent by you to The DPS are free from viruses or defects. If a communication from you is found to contain a virus, The DPS shall not be obliged to receive or act upon such communication. d. You must contact us immediately if you suspect that your password, Landlord ID, Tenant ID or Repayment ID has been lost, disclosed to, or obtained by, a third party and that its integrity is threatened. Until such notification is received by us, The DPS will assume that any instructions received in electronic form, on the telephone or in writing which have been authenticated by your Landlord ID or Tenant ID and your Repayment ID are genuine and are valid instructions from you and The DPS will act accordingly. You will be liable for all such transactions. e. The DPS shall not be responsible for delays or failure to perform any of its obligations due to acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include, but not be limited to, acts of God, strikes, lockout, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, communication or line failures, power failure, earthquakes or other disasters. f. If you are sending an e-mail to The DPS, please ensure your e-mail does not exceed 20mb. Any e-mails received larger than 20mb may not be received. g. Any information supplied on our website, by our Virtual Agent or within our FAQs is for guidance only. Independent advice should be sought regarding the interpretation of any applicable legislation. h. You are responsible for keeping any passwords in relation to The DPS as secure as possible. All passwords should contain a mixture of upper- and lower-case letters, together with numerics. The DPS accepts no liability for any loss incurred as a result of you not ensuring your passwords are kept as secure as possible. i. You are responsible for protecting your DPS password against third party access. The DPS accepts no liability for any loss incurred as a result of you not protecting your DPS password against third party access. j. The DPS will not be held responsible for any expense incurred as a result of a duplicate deposit being registered (including any protection fees incurred in relation to the Insured scheme).

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