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Below are this sites Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

50p for Culture Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern all contents and use of the website www.50pforculture.org (including (where relevant) any correspondence by e-mail between us and you via the website) (the “Site”). Please read these terms carefully before using the Site. By visiting or using this Site and/or any content or materials available you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

We reserve the right to change the Terms of Use from time to time at our sole discretion and your use of the Site will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use posted on the Site at the time of such use. We recommend that you read through the Terms of Use available on the Site from time to time so that you can be sure that you are aware of the latest version. If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorisation to use this Site shall automatically and immediately terminate and you must immediately cease use of the Site and destroy any materials downloaded or printed from the Site.

1. Ownership

1.1 This Site is owned and operated by National Campaign for the Arts Research & Education Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company no 03853716) whose registered office is at 26 Andersen Close, Whitely, Fareham, Hampshire PO15 7ER (“NCA”). If you would like to contact us or complain about anything contained on the Site, please contact us using the following details.

Postal Address:

32 Rose Street

London

WC2E 9ET

Email: [email protected] 

2. Accessing and Using the Site

2.1. You may not use the Site in any improper or unlawful manner or in breach of any legislation or licence that applies to you.

2.2. Without limiting to the foregoing, you agree that when using the Site you will not:

(a) intimidate or harass others or disclose personal information about others that could amount to harassment or intimidation;

(b) publish, post, upload, transmit, share, store, distribute, disseminate or otherwise make available any content that we deem to be unlawful, defamatory, infringing, obscene, sexually explicit, harmful, fraudulent, confidential, libellous, hateful, discriminatory, threatening or otherwise illegal material or information or anything which might constitute a criminal or civil offence or promote violence;

(c) upload files that contain software or other material which are the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party or which are protected by rights of privacy or publicity of any third party without having received all necessary consents;

(d) upload, post, transmit, share or otherwise make available any material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other computer code, files, software or programs that may interfere with, damage, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Site or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

(e) solicit personal information from anyone under 18 or solicit passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes;

(f) create a false identity on the Site or impersonate others

(h) post content which promotes a product or service;

(i) promote any activity that is illegal; or

(j) use software to harvest information from the Site.

2.3. You agree to comply with all reasonable instructions that we may give you from time to time regarding the use of the Site.

2.4. You are responsible for obtaining (at your own cost) all necessary equipment and telecommunications services required to access and use the Site. You are responsible for ensuring that no one uses your equipment to access the Site without your permission. We will be entitled to assume that anyone who accesses the Site using your equipment has your permission to do so and you will be liable for any charges or any other costs, liabilities or damages that may be incurred by any such person.

3. User Generated Content

3.1.Whilst we encourage you to contribute whatever material you wish to the Site you may only use the Site in accordance with clause 1 and:

(a) You must not submit any confidential, defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, indecent or otherwise unlawful or objectionable material or information nor use the Site for any chain letters, junk mail, ‘spamming’ material or any other form of solicitation or bulk communication;

(b) You must not submit any content or material the Intellectual Property Rights in which are owned by any third party;

(c) You must not submit any material which is prohibited by the Data Protection Act 1998 or any other applicable data protection or privacy legislation;

(d) You may only upload or submit material to the Site which either you own or which you have the permission of the owner of that material to submit;

(e) Upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available content that, in our sole judgment, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, or which may expose us or other users of the Site to any harm or liability of any type.

3.2. We may, without notice, remove any content submitted by you to any part of the Site or any other content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms of Use or may be offensive or illegal or may violate the rights, harm or threaten the safety of any person.

3.3. All information that you post to the Site may be seen by other members of the public. Therefore, we advise you to be selective about what information you post on the Site or that you provide to other members. If other members of the public have posted material which is inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive (or does not comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use) we shall have no responsibility or liability for such material.

3.4. You are responsible for your relationship with other members of the public using the Site. However, we reserve the right, but are not obliged, to monitor disputes between you and other members of the public.

3.5. If we believe that any material contained on the Site infringes the Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of any third person or is otherwise unlawful, then we shall have the right to immediately remove such material from the Site. We also reserve the right to remove any material submitted by you which we consider, in our absolute discretion, to be offensive, insulting, defamatory, obscene, indecent, objectionable or otherwise inappropriate or which is posted in breach of these Terms of Use.

3.6. You warrant and undertake that you own the Intellectual Property Rights in and to all User Generated Content that you submit to the Site or that you are otherwise entitled to submit the same to this Site.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, “Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, registered and unregistered trade marks and service marks, domain names, registered designs and design rights, copyright (including such rights in computer software and databases), database rights and moral rights (in each case for the full period thereof and extensions, revivals and renewals thereof), applications for the foregoing and the right to apply for any of the foregoing anywhere in the world, and all similar rights anywhere in the world including those subsisting in inventions, designs, drawings and computer programs.

4.2. We do not claim any ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in the text, files, images, photos, works of authorship or any other materials (collectively “User Generated Content”) that you post to the Site. After posting any User Generated Content you retain all rights of ownership in it and you may use the User Generated Content in any way you choose (provided it does not breach any of these Terms of Use).

4.3. Notwithstanding the above, you hereby grant to us a licence to publicly perform, copy, reproduce, display, communicate to the public, modify, manage, distribute and store any of your User Generated Content as part of the Site or as part of any materials used to promote or advertise the Site anywhere in the world. You are free to use your User Generated Content outside of the Site in any way you choose and in turn we shall not distribute or sell any of your User Generated Content other than in connection with the Site. However, the licence you grant to us is royalty free and we will not be under any obligation to pay you for any of the User Generated Content on the Site.

4.4. Save in respect of the User Generated Content, all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Site and all content and materials contained therein are owned by and shall remain owned by us or our licensors. You may view, download and print any materials and information made available to you through the Site subject to the following conditions:

(a) the material and information may only be used for your personal and non-commercial purposes;

(b) the material and information shall not be reproduced or included in any other work or publication in any medium;

(c) the material and information may not be modified or altered in any way;

(d) the material and information may not be distributed or sold to any third party;

(e) you may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the material or the information.

4.5. For the avoidance of doubt, these Terms of Use are not intended to prevent you recording in manual form any individual item of information, or disclosing any individual item of information, free of charge, to friends or relations for non-commercial purposes provided that you take all reasonable steps to ensure that any person to whom you may disclose that information complies with these Terms of Use.

4.6. Please contact [email protected] if you believe that content displayed on the Site has violated your copyright or other Intellectual Property Rights.

5.  Links to and from other websites

5.1. This Site contains links to websites and microsites operated by third parties that are not under our control and are provided to you for your convenience only. We make no warranties or representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this Site or any services that they may provide. Without limiting the foregoing, these sites are in no way approved, vetted, checked or endorsed by us and you agree that we shall not be responsible or in any way liable for the content, accuracy, compliance with relevant laws or accessibility of any information, data, advice or statements or for the quality of any products or services available on such sites. If you choose to access a website beyond our control, you do so at your own risk. In addition, use of any such third party website or microsite may be subject to your acceptance of additional terms and conditions.

6. Termination

6.1. We may remove the Site or cease the provision of any of the services available through the Site at any time in our sole discretion for any reason whatsoever.

6.2. In the event that you materially or persistently breach these Terms of Use, we may suspend your access to the Site until such breach is remedied. In the event of a serious breach or persistent breaches of these Terms of Use which you fail to remedy within 30 days of receiving written notification from us of the breach(es), without prejudice to our other rights and remedies we shall be entitled to terminate your use of and access to the Site immediately without notice.

7. Site access

7.1. While we endeavour to ensure that the Site is normally available 24 hours a day, we shall not be liable if for any reason the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

7.2. Access to the Site may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control.

8. Disclaimer

8.1. While we endeavour to ensure that the information on the Site is correct, we do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material on the Site. Commentary and information is not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on it without seeking independent advice for your circumstances. We may make changes to the material on the Site, or to the products and prices described in it, at any time without notice. The material on the Site may be out of date, and we make no commitment to update such material.

8.2. We will exercise all reasonable skill and care in providing the Site. Some materials and information on the Site are provided by third parties and therefore we are not able to guarantee the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any such materials or information.

8.3. Therefore, except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, the Site and all materials and information provided through it are provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied (whether by common law, custom, statute or otherwise) and all other conditions, statements and warranties (including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of the fitness for a particular purpose of the Site or that your use of the Site will not infringe the rights of any third party) are hereby excluded to the fullest amount permissible by law. Without limiting the foregoing, we make no warranty that the Site and all materials and information provided through it will meet your requirements. Therefore, we advise you to check any materials or information provided to you through the Site as any reliance that you place on the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of that information is at your own risk.

9.  Liability

9.1.  Nothing in these Terms of Use shall exclude or limit our liability for:

(a) death or personal injury caused by negligence; or

(b) any loss suffered by you as a result of your reliance on any fraudulent misrepresentation made by us to you; or

(c) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

9.2. Subject to clause 9.1, you agree that we shall not be liable for: (a) any direct loss, claim or damage; (b) any indirect loss, claim or damage, or any punitive, special, incidental or consequential damages of any kind; or (c) any loss of profit or loss of savings or loss or corruption of data (in each case whether direct or indirect), in each case whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, which arises out of or is in any way connected with (i) any use of this Site or its contents including any User Generated Content on the Site; (ii) any failure or delay in the use of any component of the Site or any service including, without limitation, any unavailability of the Site or the services irrespective of the duration of any period of unavailability; or (iii) any use of or reliance upon any information, material, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the Site, in all cases even if we have been forewarned of the possibility of such loss or damage.

9.3. Without limiting the effect of clause 9.2, due to the inherent risks of using the internet, we cannot be liable for any damage to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or any other property when using or browsing the Site. The downloading or other acquisition of any materials or information through the Site is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the downloading or acquisition of any such materials.

9.4 We will notify you of any such claims or proceedings and keep you informed as to the progress of such claims or proceedings.

10.    Indemnity

10.1. You agree to indemnify and hold NCA, its affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees incurred, arising out of or in connection with any User Generated Content you post or share on or through the Site, your use of the Site or the services provided through the Site, your conduct in connection with the Site or services provided or with other users of the Site, or any violation of these Terms of Use or of any law or the rights of any third party.

11.   Data Protection and Privacy

11.1. We will only use any personal information that we may collect about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please also read our Cookies Usage Policy to see how we use cookies on this Site. The Privacy Policy (see below) and the Cookies Usage Policy form an essential part of these Terms of Use and it is important that you read them. By accepting these Terms of Use you also accept and consent to our Privacy Policy and Cookies Usage Policy.

12.   General

12.1. Any failure or delay by us to enforce any of our rights under these Terms of Use is not to be taken as or deemed to be a waiver of that or any other right unless we acknowledge and agree to such a waiver in writing.

12.2.  These Terms of Use are not intended to be for the benefit of, and shall not be exercisable by, any person who is not a party to these Terms of Use under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

12.3.  If any clause or part of a clause of these Terms of Use is, or becomes, invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then that clause or part of a clause shall be deemed to be deleted from these Terms of Use. Any such deemed deletion shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of these Terms of Use.

12.4. The warranties, exclusions and the other express provisions of these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy set out the full extent of our obligations and liabilities concerning its subject matter and supersede any previous agreements between the parties relating thereto. Subject to clause 8.1(b) you shall have no remedy in respect of any untrue statement made to you upon which you relied in entering into these Terms of Use other than any remedy you may have for breach of the express terms of these Terms of Use.

12.5.  This Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

50p for Culture Privacy Policy

National Campaign for the Arts Research & Education Limited is a company incorporated in England and Wales (company no 323204) whose registered office is at 32 Rose Street, London, WC2E 9ET ("NCA"). NCA is committed to safeguarding the privacy of all visitors to www.50pforculture.org (the "Site").

This Privacy Policy (together with our Terms of Use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following Privacy Policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.

1. Contacting NCA

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act"), the data controller is NCA. If you want to know what information we hold about you or if you have any other queries in relation to this Privacy Policy, our contact details are as follows:

Postal Address:

32 Rose Street

London

WC2E 9ET

Email: [email protected]

2. Information That We Collect From You

2.1. We will collect information that you provide to us (including, without limitation, your name, email address, and postcode) when you register on the Site to receive information about the 50p for Culture campaign or when you register to access any other Site services available.

2.2. We may collect generic information about your visits to and use of the Site such as your IP addresses, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views. Individual users will not be identifiable from this information and we may use this information for a number of purposes such as optimising the use of the Site, or for security purposes. In particular, we may use an analytics service provider for website traffic analysis and reporting and to track information such as which browser, screen resolution and IP address you are using to access our website, in addition to tracking your movements around our website.

2.3. We may also collect information about you from correspondence that you send to us. For example, if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We will only use any such information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2.4. Any materials or information that you post to the Site may be visible to other users of the Site. We do not collect any personal information contained in any such post or store it for any other purpose. We advise you to be selective about what information you post on the Site or that you provide to other users.

2.5. We may receive some information that you submit to any third party website that you access from a link contained in the Site. Both us and the owner or operator of that third party site will be the data controller in respect of any such information and you should check the privacy policy of that website to find out how they will use your data. We will only use that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3. Use of Your Information

3.1. We will only use your information for the following purposes:

3.1.1. to ensure that content from the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

3.1.2. to provide you with information relating to the 50p for Culture! campaign;

3.1.3. to provide customer service in relation to your use of the Site, to deal with enquiries and complaints relating to the use of the Site and to notify you about changes to our service;

3.1.4. where you have submitted your information on the Site, eg in your profile or in a blog, to display that information on the Site;

3.1.5. to administer, support, improve and develop our Site; and

3.1.6. to provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

4.1. Other than as expressly set out in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required or permitted by law, we will not share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

4.2. You should note that your profile on the Site will be visible to users of the Site throughout the world. You should therefore be careful when submitting information about yourself and only submit information that you are happy to be public information.

4.3  We may disclose your personal information to (i) any third party to whom disclosure is necessary to enable us to provide you with any service to which you have subscribed via the Site; and (ii) any person to whom disclosure is necessary to enable us to enforce our rights under this Privacy Policy or under the Terms of Use.

5. Cookies

Please see our Cookies Usage Policy to see how we use cookies.

6. Third Party Sites And Contributors

6.1. The Site may contain links to websites and microsites that are operated by third parties. We do not control any such websites or microsites and as such this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites and microsites. Please consult the terms and conditions and privacy policy of those third party websites and microsites to find out how they collect and use your personal data and to establish whether and for what purpose they use cookies.

6.2. Any advertisements contained on our Site operate as links to that advertiser’s websites and as such any information they collect by virtue of you clicking on that link will be collected and used in accordance with the privacy policy of that advertiser.

7. Security And Data Retention

7.1. The information that you provide to us will be collected and processed on our behalf by Freshview Pty Ltd (ACN 094 533 445) (“Campaign Monitor”). For the avoidance of doubt, we may also have access to this information.

7.2. Appropriate security measures will be adopted to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. However, you acknowledge that data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure and that we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

7.3. Your information will only be held for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires or permits.

8. International Data Transfers

8.1. Your personal data may be transferred, processed and/or stored by Campaign Monitor outside the European Economic Area. By submitting your personal data, you agree to such transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

8.2. Data is collected from wherever users are situated. The information collected will therefore be transferred to the UK from any other country in which you may be located and will be subject to UK data protection laws rather than the laws of the country in which you are resident.

9. Your Rights

9.1. You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us using the information provided above. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

9.2. You may request us to cease sending you any information at any time by notifying us in writing.

9.3. If you have received unwanted, unsolicited emails sent via this system or purporting to be sent via this system, please forward a copy of that email with your comments to [email protected] for review.

10. Updating Information

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated at any time.

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to the Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted to the Site and, where appropriate, through e-mail notification.