Important Legal Information
By accessing this website you consent to the following Terms of Use. In these Terms of Use ‘Post Office’ and ‘BPS’ means the Barbados Postal Services. ‘This website’ includes www.bps.gov.bb and any mobile internet site owned and/or operated by a member of the BPS from time to time.
Exclusions and Limitations
The information on this website is provided on an ‘as is’ basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, it:
(a) excludes all representations and warranties relating to this website and its contents, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions in this website; and
(b) excludes all liability for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of this website. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised BPS of the possibility of such potential loss) and indirect, consequential and incidental damages.
Content Changes and Accuracy of Information
BPS may make changes to the contents of this website, including to the descriptions and prices of goods and services advertised, at any time and without notice. Personalisation of the site based on user activity and preferences may change the appearance and contents of this website at any time.
Some information on this website is taken from sources external to BPS or is of a type that changes frequently. In particular, you should confirm offline the accuracy and currency of information about prices, compensation limits and conditions, delivery times, packaging requirements, posting restrictions and prohibitions and conditions of posting in countries outside Barbados before relying on it. BPS does not necessarily share the opinions expressed or endorse the material appearing in external content published by it on this website.
Trademark and Copyright Notices
BPS and the BPS logo are registered trademarks of the BPS.
The names of BPS goods and services featured on this website are trademarks of the BPS. All website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof, and all software compilations, underlying source code, software (including applets) and all other material on this website are copyright BPS or their related companies or their licensors.
Security and Privacy
We take the security and privacy of our systems and our customers’ data very seriously. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service is provided to our customers. Legally, there are specific offences for unauthorised actions against computer systems and data. We are committed to investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible. Read more about our Privacy Policy.
Contracts
Nothing on this website constitutes an offer by BPS to sell any goods or services. Subject to the customer terms and conditions of the relevant service, no contract will be formed until your order or application has been acknowledged and accepted by the BPS.
Cancellation Of Registration
BPS may cancel your registration for this website or any service hosted on it if you breach these Terms of Use or the customer terms and conditions for any service.
Bulletin Boards
Unless otherwise stated, BPS does not edit or monitor the content of any bulletin board hosted on this website. The content of bulletin boards is provided by third parties. BPS is not the publisher of it. However, BPS may remove content from any bulletin board at its discretion.
Links To This Website
You may not create a link to any page of this website without BPS’s prior written consent. If you do create a link to a page of this website you do so at your own risk, and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it.
Links From This Website
BPS does not monitor or review the content of other parties’ websites that are linked to and from this website. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by BPS. BPS is not the publisher of such opinions or material.
Availability Of This Website and Our Products & Services
Unless otherwise stated, the products and services featured on this website are only available within the Barbados, or in relation to postings from Barbados.
BPS tries to ensure that your use of this website is uninterrupted and information transmitted over it is free of errors. However, due to external factors, this cannot be guaranteed. Access to this website may also be suspended or restricted for a period to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new services from time to time. BPS will try to limit the number and length of such periods as much as possible.
Software
Although BPS uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that any software made available by it on this website is suitable for downloading, installation and use by third parties, all such software is provided ‘as is’ without any warranty. BPS accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused by the downloading, installation or use of any such software, and the general exclusions and limitations above apply to such downloading, installation or use. The above exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law. None of your statutory rights as a consumer that cannot be excluded or limited are affected.
Your Use Of This Website
You are responsible for the electronic communications and content sent from your computer and you may use this website for lawful purposes only. You must not use this website in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the website or access to it to be damaged or interrupted in any way.
You must not use this website for any of the following:
(a) for fraudulent purposes or in connection with a criminal offence;
(b) disseminating any unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, racially offensive, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material;
(c) transmitting material containing any form of advertising or promotion for goods and services; or
(d) making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of materials protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.
General
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Barbados. All disputes arising out of your access to this website are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Barbadian courts. If any of these Terms of Use are deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, but not limited to, the exclusions and limitations set out above) then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be severed from these Terms of Use and the remaining provisions will continue to apply.
The Post Office in Barbados is a department of central government, created by an Act of Parliament in 1851, and is governed by the Post Office Act Cap 27A (last amendment 2000-27). Its Head Office is: The General Post Office, Cheapside, Bridgetown, BB11000, Barbados.