PLEASE READ THESE WEBSITE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

What’s in these terms?

These terms tell you the rules for using our website theatlasfoundation.org.uk (our site).

 

Who we are and how to contact us

Our site is a site operated by The Atlas Foundation registered charity number 1161179 (“we”, “our” or “us”). We are incorporated under the regulations of the UK Charity Commission and have our registered address at Randall and Payne, Chargrove House, Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 4GA, UK. 

To contact us, please email [email protected]

By using our site you accept these terms

By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.  If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.

There are other terms that may apply to you

These terms of use incorporate the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:

• Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
• Our Cookie Policy:

  Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

  A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

  We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences.
  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and any advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
   

  Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

  You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

  Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after 30 days

 

We may make changes to these terms and our site

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.  Your continued use of our site after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.

We may also update and change our site from time to time including to reflect changes to our users’ needs and our business priorities.

 

We may suspend or withdraw our site

Part of our site is made available free of charge, part is accessible through subscription.

We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

How you may use material on our site

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it.  This includes all text, graphics, data, photographic images, moving images, audio, illustrations, software and the selection and arrangement thereof. All such content is protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

To the extent permitted by law, you may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.  Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for any commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

All of our trade marks, logos, slogans and straplines used on our site are owned by or licensed to us and may not be used without our prior written consent.  All third party trade marks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in our site are the property of their respective owners.

If you print off, copy, download or use any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Do not rely on information on this site

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.  We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Please note that the microsites which allow for ballots and purchase of merchandise and tickets which are accessible from our site may be operated by third parties and are subject to such third parties terms and conditions and privacy policies.  We are not responsible for the operation of such microsites.

 

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

In no event shall we be in any way liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, damages for loss of profits, connectivity, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages) or any other damages or losses whatsoever arising in any way from or in connection with the use of or inability to use our site or any information, data or material contained on or obtained from our site, whether arising in an action in contract, negligence or other tort action.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.

 

We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.  You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack. Breach of this provision may constitute a criminal offence. We will report any breach of this provision to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

 

Which country’s laws apply to any disputes?

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.