culture.je
"Finding out about Jersey’s arts and heritage will now be easier thanks to Culture.je, a new website listing activities and organisations in the island, which launches today. Developing the website cost around £16,000 and was funded by EDTSC."
"The website was launched as part of a collaboration between Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture and Jersey Library. Assistant Minister with responsibility for Culture, Deputy Murray Norton, commented: “The strength of our cultural life lies in its enormous variety but there is so much going on that it’s often difficult to know where to start looking for details.Oh dear! What a mess. Where do you want me start?"
I looked at the site after Mark Forskitt had complained there was no sign of Jerriais there, and found it. It is not easy, lurking in a labyrinthine structure which makes the Minotaur's playground on Crete look like child's play I used a google search on culture.je and found a page, hidden under the blog area. There are a few more, but you need a search button to find them, and there isn't one visible - until you click on the Menu option, as Nick Palmer found out. It's not on the front page, nor are the tabs one would expect from a £16,000 site.
Here's what you could expect from your money - the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley site. Never mind the content, although that is well laid out, look at the design, which is excellent.
This includes a Cookie Policy, a Website Disclaimer (legal stuff about links), Privacy Policy (needed under the new GDPR). None of these vital legal safeguards are present on the Jersey site, or if they are, they are buried so deep they need the coin hoard discoverers with a metal detector to find them. And yet as the Dean and Wye site shows, there are standard templates, free and easily adaptable.
[Note: since writing this, a Privacy Policy which mentions cookies, has suddenly appeared on culture.je. It lurks at the bottom of the page, out of plain sight! Glad to know someone is reading my blog!]
[Note: since writing this, a Privacy Policy which mentions cookies, has suddenly appeared on culture.je. It lurks at the bottom of the page, out of plain sight! Glad to know someone is reading my blog!]
I thought the site should be called bollocks.je.
So I thought I'd ask a professional website designer for their comments, which are printed below, after which I've added what the Wye and Dean site has on its About Page.
So I thought I'd ask a professional website designer for their comments, which are printed below, after which I've added what the Wye and Dean site has on its About Page.
Website - Culture.Je.
An Analysis by Adam Gardiner
The ‘Menu’ (top left) takes you to a series of blank pages and ‘back’ button to get you back to home simply dumps you off the site* as do other blank links. Graphics are poor and and amateurish as is the layout - much as you have commented.
The ‘Menu’ (top left) takes you to a series of blank pages and ‘back’ button to get you back to home simply dumps you off the site* as do other blank links. Graphics are poor and and amateurish as is the layout - much as you have commented.
As content is added it will become all the the more clunkier and unusable.
No search facility, no genera tabs (in addition to ‘Menu’), no filtering functions, no video capability, no user interaction, no standard site map, no navigation. no privacy policy or standard warning that a link is going to take you to another site, i.e. a disclaimer; in fact this site is not only incomplete (so why launch it) but is virtually unusable.
As to development, it also looks very much like a Wordpress based site which means it is not going to be easy to display some material or options that may occur, nor is Wordpress particularly adaptable to embedding video once you have set the parameters of the site. In looking at the underlying code that too is a mess. All content in the directory is prefixed which suggests that is all it is (a listing) and I do not see any reference to meta tags or meta data to facilitate SEO.
At £16k the public have again been ripped off. A brochure site with a few external links is something a 5th form IT student could do in a few hours and be happy with a £500 fee. The site is absolutely nothing to sing about at all.
No Jerriais is least of Mark's worries! The site should be denounced as being nowhere fit for purpose. “The strength of our cultural life lies in its enormous variety but there is so much going on that it’s often difficult to know where to start looking for details.” Well it still is and this site will not help you one little bit. Bollocks.je would be a bettter domain name. Total rubbish…its a joke!
* Go to home page (such as it is) scroll down to 'Get Involved’ and click on the link. The same happens with other links too.
* Go to home page (such as it is) scroll down to 'Get Involved’ and click on the link. The same happens with other links too.
Website Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information concerning individual businesses is provided by that business. Whilst we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of the Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Cookie Policy
We use cookies on our website. By using our website, you agree to this Policy and you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy.
About Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
There are two main kinds of cookies: “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies. Session cookies only last for the duration of users using the website and are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies outlast user sessions and remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.
Cookies on this Website
We use both Session Cookie and Persistent Cookies on this website. We use cookies for the following purposes:
We use both Session Cookie and Persistent Cookies on this website. We use cookies for the following purposes:
To recognise your computer when you use this to improve your user experience, and retain details of your preferences when planning a visit.
To improve the website’s usability.
Generally, we use cookies to help us administer this website, to improve the website’s usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Third Party Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. See Google's privacy policy.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies.
This website cookies policy template is based on a free document supplied by The Legal Stop Limited through its website www.thelegalstop.co.uk
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this privacy statement sets out how we will treat your personal information.
Personal Data Collection
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this websites (which may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, referral source, entry page, exit page, length of visit, number of page views, route taken through this website, and similar information).
Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us.
Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters.
Any other information that you choose to send to us.
Using Personal Data
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy statement or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal data to:
Administer the website.
Improve your browsing experience.
Enable your use of the services available on the website.
Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested.
Send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications.
Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.
Personal Data Security
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association will store all the personal data you provide on its secure servers. Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via this website will be protected by encryption technology.
You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password except when you log in to the website.
Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy statement.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
To the extent that we are required to do so by law.
In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).
To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
Except as provided in this privacy statement, we will not provide your information to third parties.
Cross-border Data Transfers
Information that Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy statement.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the Internet and may be available around the world.
Your Rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:
The payment of a fee.
The supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes by email at any time.
Privacy Statement Update
We may update this privacy statement from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
We may also notify you of changes to our privacy statement by email.
Other websites
The website contains links to other websites that are not under the control of and are not maintained by Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association. We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association provides these links for your convenience only but does not endorse the material on these sites.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to info@wyedeantourism.co.uk or by post to:
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association
4 Lords Hill
Coleford
GL16 8BD
This website privacy policy template is based on a free document supplied by The Legal Stop Limited through its website www.thelegalstop.co.uk
To improve the website’s usability.
Generally, we use cookies to help us administer this website, to improve the website’s usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Third Party Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. See Google's privacy policy.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies.
This website cookies policy template is based on a free document supplied by The Legal Stop Limited through its website www.thelegalstop.co.uk
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this privacy statement sets out how we will treat your personal information.
Personal Data Collection
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this websites (which may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, referral source, entry page, exit page, length of visit, number of page views, route taken through this website, and similar information).
Information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us.
Information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters.
Any other information that you choose to send to us.
Using Personal Data
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy statement or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal data to:
Administer the website.
Improve your browsing experience.
Enable your use of the services available on the website.
Send you email notifications which you have specifically requested.
Send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email and you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications.
Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.
Personal Data Security
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association will store all the personal data you provide on its secure servers. Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via this website will be protected by encryption technology.
You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password except when you log in to the website.
Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy statement.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
To the extent that we are required to do so by law.
In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).
To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
Except as provided in this privacy statement, we will not provide your information to third parties.
Cross-border Data Transfers
Information that Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy statement.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the Internet and may be available around the world.
Your Rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:
The payment of a fee.
The supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes by email at any time.
Privacy Statement Update
We may update this privacy statement from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
We may also notify you of changes to our privacy statement by email.
Other websites
The website contains links to other websites that are not under the control of and are not maintained by Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association. We are not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked websites. Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association provides these links for your convenience only but does not endorse the material on these sites.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us by email to info@wyedeantourism.co.uk or by post to:
Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Tourism Association
4 Lords Hill
Coleford
GL16 8BD
This website privacy policy template is based on a free document supplied by The Legal Stop Limited through its website www.thelegalstop.co.uk
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