By accessing the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s website at http://www.housing.gov.tt, users are expected to comply with the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, in particular, laws relating to Copyright and Intellectual Property and observe international ethical standards governing the use of the internet and the web. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MHUD) provides this service to you subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.
By accessing this website, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use. Therefore, we suggest that you review these Terms of Use very carefully.
Who “we” are
The terms “we”, “us” or “our”, refer to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Acceptable use of this website
We require you to follow several simple rules when accessing or using this website.
You shall not:
a. use this website in violation of any law, rule or regulation,
b. interfere with or disrupt this website or any of our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware or equipment used by or for this website,
c. interfere with the use or enjoyment of this website by others,
d. introduce a code which is disruptive or harmful,
e. attempt to gain unauthorized access to our computer systems, servers, networks, databases, software, hardware or equipment, including to: user-restricted areas of this website; logins and passwords of others; or personal information and personal accounts of others.
Online Government service and transactions
We may provide you with access to online Government services or transactions through this website. Additional or different terms of use may apply to those services or transactions. You should carefully review the terms and conditions that apply before accessing the particular
service or completing a transaction. Where these Terms of Use are different from those terms and conditions, those terms and conditions will apply to the extent of the difference.
Copyright
Reproduction of the material found on this website is governed by the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, by policies and regulations of the state and by other agreements.
Generally, materials presented on this website are in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Where materials on this site are donated or otherwise obtained from individuals or organisations and are outside the public domain, they may be subject to restrictions on use. Users are responsible for identifying the copyright owner and obtaining relevant permissions before using this material in any manner.
In specific instances, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development may notify users that it will prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.
Material marked as copyright protected shall not be reproduced in any form, electronic or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Our site may contain images which are in the public domain. While these may be used without our permission, we ask that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development be credited as the source. Where images on this website have been obtained from other organisations, permission to use must be obtained directly from those organisations.
Use of appropriate by-line/photo/image credits is requested.
All trademarks/brand names and logos displayed on this website are the property of their respective owners.
Any person or entity who reproduces material owned and supplied by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development without consent shall be liable for copyright infringement.
Website and Social Media Links
You may see links on this website to other websites and other widely-used social media platforms. We have included them because they may be of interest to you. Providing a link to them doesn’t mean that we endorse or recommend them to you.
Additionally, from time to time, other websites will provide links to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s website. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances will the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago or Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and their employees, agents and independent contractors have any responsibility or liability for any loss or damage whatsoever (including without limitation direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other damages, and including without limitation to
any loss of profit, costs, expenses, harm to business, business interruption, reputation, loss of information or programmes or data, loss of savings, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of tangible or intangible property, legal fees or legal costs, wasted management or office time or damages of any kind whatsoever), whether based in contract, tort, negligence or any other legal basis, arising out of or in connection with
this website, any linked website or linked social media platform (including without limitation any damages suffered as a result of the use, inability to use, failure of, or any omissions or inaccuracies in, this website, any linked websites or linked social media platforms, or any of the services or content of the foregoing), even if the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damage or loss, or if such damage or loss was foreseeable.
Modifications
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the website (or any part thereof) with or without notice. Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is not liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.
By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the current version of these terms of service.