Covering the websites of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. In these terms and conditions the term “the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds” means Ripon and Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance (a company registered in England and Wales with company number 174297) and its group companies from time to time (being other companies or entities owned by or connected with it, within the meaning prescribed by the Companies Act 2006).
For specific requests not outlined in these Terms & Conditions, please contact the Ripon and Leeds Webmaster.
1. Acceptance Of Terms
This is a Website of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. Use by you of this Website and any other websites operated by the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds (“Linked Sites”) , together with all associated servers ("Servers") and all of the functions on or in or available from this Website or any Linked Sites or Servers (including, without limitation all chat forums, bulletin boards or other forms of communication) is subject to these terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and any other terms and conditions contained on, in or available through this Website or through a Linked Site or Server.
2. Content
The intellectual property rights, including copyright, in the material contained on, in, or available through this Website or any Linked Site or Server excluding the Content (as defined in paragraph 3) but including all other information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other materials and the selection and arrangement thereof, and all source code, software compilations and other material ("Material") is owned by or licensed to the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. All rights are reserved. You do not have any right, interest or title in or to the Material unless otherwise expressly indicated.
The trademarks, service marks, and logos, whether registered or not ("Trade Marks") contained on or in this Website or any Linked Site or Server are registered and owned by or licensed to the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds . Save as expressly stated, you do not have any right to use, copy, edit, vary, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, store, transmit, commercially exploit or disseminate the Trade Marks without the prior written consent of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.
You are permitted to print or download extracts of the Material for your personal use only provided that each print or download contains a notice that the Material is owned by or licensed to the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. None of the Material may be used for any commercial or public use.
Save as expressly stated or as necessary to view, print or download extracts of the Material for personal use, none of the Material may be copied, edited, varied, reproduced, published, displayed, distributed, stored, transmitted, commercially exploited or disseminated in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.
3. Content Submitted To The Website
Information, data, text, music, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials may be posted or uploaded (in public or privately) on to designated areas of this Website. Any information, data, text, music, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials which are posted or uploaded on to this Website or any Linked Site or Server or otherwise transmitted through this Website or any Linked Site or Server by any visitor to this Website is referred to as Content. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds does not control the Content and, as such, is not responsible for it in any way whatsoever. In particular, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to delete, edit, lock, move or remove any Content without notice. Without limiting the foregoing, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds shall have the right without notice to record the IP address from which any Content is posted or uploaded to or otherwise transmitted through this Website or any Linked Site or Server and to lock or remove any Content which violates these Terms and Conditions or is or may be, in the sole opinion of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, irrelevant, out of date, inappropriate or objectionable in any way whatsoever or in respect of which the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds receives any complaint (whether valid, justified or not).
If you upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a public part of this Website or any Linked Site or Server (including, without limitation, if you post a message to a bulletin board or chat forum, upload files, input data, or engage in any other form of communication through this Website or any Linked Site or Server) you are wholly responsible for it. You warrant and represent to the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds that, with regard to any Content uploaded or posted or otherwise transmitted to this Website or a Linked Site or Server by you (a) you have all necessary rights to use the Content in that way and (b) use by you of the Content in that way and use by the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds of the Content in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. You hereby (a) grant The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds an irrevocable, unconditional, perpetual, royalty-free right to use, distribute, copy, edit, adapt, license, transmit, publish, publicly perform or display any such Content in any form or medium anywhere in the world; and (b) irrevocably and unconditionally waive any moral rights, intellectual property rights or similar or other rights you have in any Content pursuant to any legislation or law, including but not limited to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended, superseded or replaced from time to time) (the Act) or equivalent legislation anywhere in the world.
4. Link To Third Parties
This Website and the Linked Sites or Servers may contain links to websites operated by third parties ("Third Party Websites"). The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds does not have any influence or control over any such Third Party Websites and, unless otherwise stated, is not responsible for and does not endorse any Third Party Website or its availability or contents or any agreement or understanding you enter into with a third party through a Third Party Website.
5. Member Conduct
You agree that when using the Website or any Linked Site or Server you will not:
1. Upload, post or otherwise transmit Content which violates or may violate the rights (including, without limitation, the intellectual property rights) of a third party or which is unlawful, or which is or may be harmful, threatening, abusive, argumentative, flaming, hateful, offensive (whether in relation to sex, race, religion or otherwise) harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, indecent, libellous, invasive of another’s privacy or contains any illegal content;
2. Harvest Content or IP addresses or upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which contains software viruses or any other files or programs that may interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of this Website or any Linked Site or Server or any networks connected to this Website or any Linked Site or Server or another’s computer, or that contains any chain letters, pyramid-selling schemes, bulk mail, junk mail or similar; or
3. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content for any commercial or business purpose including (without limitation) any Content which contains any advertising or promotional materials; or
4. Restrict or in any way inhibit any person from using this Website or Linked Site or Server;
5. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which is unnecessary and/or repetitive including any Content which repeats that previously uploaded, posted or transmitted by you or another visitor; or
6. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a part of this Website or any Linked Site or Server which is irrelevant to the subject matter or the Content; or
7. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to this Website or any Linked Site or Server using an e-mail address provided by a free account service such as hotmail; or
8. Register yourself as a member of this Website or any Linked Site, the forum provided through this Website or any Linked Site, or to receive any newsletter or other service under more than one user name and/or user account number without the consent of the Website editor or the forum moderator; or
9. Use this Website or any Linked Site or Server in a manner that is inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions and/or any relevant laws and regulations in force from time to time; or
10. Breach the terms of any suspension or ban from the Website, any Linked Site or Server or seek alternative access.
You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for maintaining a secure password for the purpose of gaining access to the member sections of this Website or any Linked Site or Server.
You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified on demand the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds in full and on demand from and against any loss, damage, costs or expenses which they suffer or incur directly or indirectly as a result of your use of this Website or any Linked Site or Server other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
6. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds Privacy Policy
If you provide information to The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds on or through this Website or any Linked Site or Server, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds will use it in accordance with the terms of any privacy policy it may have in place from time to time. Any such privacy policy forms part of these Terms and Conditions and by using this Website or any Linked Site or Server you acknowledge and agree that you have read and accept the terms of that privacy policy.
7. Disclaimer / Liability
Use of this Website, any Linked Site or Server and their facilities, Third Party Websites, links to the Third Party Websites, and any Material and Content is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law (a) the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds hereby disclaims and excludes all and any liability whatsoever, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Website, any Linked Site or Server, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content; and (b) all and any implied warranties, terms and conditions relating to this Website, any Linked Site or Server, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content (whether implied by statue, common law or otherwise), including (without limitation) any warranty, term or condition as to accuracy, completeness, satisfactory quality, performance, fitness for purpose or any special purpose and title are, as between the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds and you, hereby excluded. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), under statute or otherwise, as a result of or in connection with this Website, any Linked Site or Server, any Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, the Material, Content, or any products or services offered on or through this Website or any Linked Site or Server or Third Party Website, whether by the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds or on its behalf, for any:
1. economic loss (including, without limitation, loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or
2. loss of goodwill or reputation; or
3. special or indirect or consequential loss.
If the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is liable to you directly or indirectly in relation to this Website, any Linked Site or Server, any Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, the Material, Content, or any products or services offered on or through this Website or any Linked Site or Server or Third Party Website, that liability (howsoever arising) shall be limited to the sums paid by you in consideration for the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds granting you membership to this Website.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as excluding or limiting the liability of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for any other liability which cannot be excluded by English law.
8. Access Restriction
The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds reserves the right in its sole discretion to deny you access to this Website or any Linked Site or Server, or any portion thereof, without notice and for any reason including, without limitation, if you fail to comply with any clause 5 ("Member Conduct") or any other provision of these Terms and Conditions. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds may deny you access to this Website or any Linked Site or Server if the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds exercises its right to lock any discussion topic to prevent further discussion, following submission of Content relating to that topic by you.
9. General
These Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) constitute the entire agreement between you and the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds concerning your use of this Website or any Linked Site or Server and supersede any previous arrangement, agreement, undertaking or proposal, written or oral between you and the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds in relation to such matters. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. If it does so, the updated version will be effective as soon as it is uploaded on to this Website. No other variation to these Terms and Conditions shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorised representative on behalf of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and you agree, for the benefit of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
If any provision(s) of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds' failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds in writing.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall create any rights or any other benefits whether pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour of any person other than you, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds .