Ben Laurie wrote: > Allan Raymond wrote: > >> Sheelagh >> >> The definitive answer is given in the Terms and Conditions of 1837online, >> accessible via their Web Page: http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/ >> >> I'm not a lawyer, but the restrictions in Para 4 of the Terms and >> Conditions >> precludes the use of the Material accessed from 1837online, other than >> for >> "personal family research". It is entirely up to 1837online to set >> their own >> restrictions and very important that FreeBMD is seen to be adhering to >> these >> restriction. > > FreeBMD is under no obligation to 1837online, since it makes no use of > their materials. The obligation is on the users of 1837online to comply > with their T&Cs. To be clear, my point is that our policy is not based on any obligation to 1837online, since none exists, it is one that we have voluntarily elected to enforce. I did not intend to suggest that our policy is not as stated. Cheers, Ben.