Liabilities, Copyright, Policies
For our accessibility statement, click here
Walks Public Liability
Norfolk County Council (NCC) cover the Paston Footprints' trails with their public indemnity insurance policy. For details concerning how to report any defects on the route or to make a third party liability claim, please read here for full terms.
Health and Safety
All walks have been NCC H&S audited, and maintenance reviews are undertaken by NCC. If you find any parts of the routes inaccessible (such as overgrown hedges etc.), contact us at pastonfootprints@gmail.com and we will inform the NCC.
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Where Active Trails have undertaken accessibility audits, these are available on walk pages.
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The Co-Directors undertake regular training. Dr Knee has received H&S training from Pathmakers as a tour guide. Dr Smyth has undertaken web accessibility training and has an annual DBS check. The Paston Footprints team is not liable for third parties hosting related events or activities.
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We recommend all walkers to undertake personal H&S reviews with regulated medical professionals before physical activities or engaging with the wellbeing activities if you have any form of diagnosed mental health need.
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Copyright
All material published on this site is done so under a © Creative Commons Attribution–Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence, unless otherwise specified. While materials are therefore in the public domain, a credit line of attribution is required in any reproduction, of 'Paston Footprints'.
​The exception is whenever another person or body (for example, a photographer or a library) is credited on the site, please credit this party as the original creator, with Paston Footprints as the publisher.
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Please let us know:
You are welcome to download any of the material, not otherwise copyrighted, and to use it freely under the terms of this licence. We would be grateful if you would let us know by email at Pastonfootprints@gmail.com what you are planning to use it for, any citations, or if you plan to adapt any items or are inspired to create any material from content on this site, so that we can assess the reach and impact of our work. This allows us to provide evidence to funders, which can help us secure future activities and we may also be able to promote or assist with your acitivites.
Data and Privacy
Paston Footprints complies with the University of East Anglia's data and privacy policies, which are GDPR UK compliant. For full details of how we use, store and retain information, please read here. The University does not sell or otherwise transfer personal data to any third parties without consent, or, unless required by law. You have the right to request erasure of any personal data that you submit at any time. Please contact Pastonfootprints@gmail.com.
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WEBSITE FORMS and EMAILS:
By submitting any form on this site, or contacting us by email, you will be sharing some of your personal data with the University of East Anglia. We are required by law to look after your information and help you understand how it will be used. Please read the university's statement here.
Ethics
This project and its outputs, including this website, have been reviewed by UEA Ethics HUM committee in 2023, 2021, 2018, and the ESC Ethics committee in 2018. Next review is due in 2027.
Accessibility Statement
We have an ongoing commitment to enable and improve access to Paston heritage.
Our trail walks have disability access audits by Active Trails, available on the walk overview pages.
GPX codes have been created by Norfolk County Council to enable fitness watches to be used on our walk and cycle routes, available on the walk overview pages.
Three hundred way-marking discs (with the Paston griffin) along the countryside routes are installed to help you navigate your route.
We hope the walk overviews and audio trail guides will enable those who are unable to reach or access our locations to get a sense of the Paston landscapes. We also hope the overviews may offer reassurance for those who find new routes challenging.
We hope the feature on the walk overview pages of 'Things to do nearby' will help families and everyone plan visits, including refreshment and toilet breaks, as well as enjoyable day outs.​
Website Accessibility
We have installed a web accessibility tool, which appears on the top right of every screen. We are keen to have feedback on its functionality and usefulness (or not).
Reporting accessibility problems with this website:
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any issues or think of ways we could improve accessibility requirements (to either the website or on the walks), please contact Karen at pastonfootprints.co.uk. Please note, this email is checked once a fortnight (two weeks).
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