Legal information and disclaimers
The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance is a limited company registered in England. Registered number:156243. Registered office: Diocesan Church House, 23 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QZTel: 0117 906 0100
Fax: 0117 925 0460
For
legal advice and information, please contact the
Diocesan Registrar:
Tim
Berry
Tel:
01749 674 747
Fax:
01749 676 585
Though based at Harris & Harris in Wells, Mr. Berry is
available regularly at Church House in Bristol; get in touch for more
information and to make appointments.
For other queries (including
housing, payroll and other questions of legality/protocol), please
contact the relevant body using our contact
information.
Disclaimer
Covering the websites of The
Diocese
of Bristol
For
specific requests not outlined in this Terms & Conditions
statement, please contact The Diocese of Bristol New Media Officer:
1. Acceptance Of Terms
This is a Website of The Diocese of Bristol. Use by you
of this Website and any other websites operated by The Diocese of
Bristol and its group companies to which this Website is linked (the
"The Diocese of Bristol sites"), together with all associated servers
("Servers") and all of the functions on or in or available from this
Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site or the Servers (including,
without limitation all chat forums, bulletin boards or other forms of
communication) is subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms
and Conditions") and any other terms and conditions contained on, in or
available through a Diocese of Bristol Site.
2. Content
The copyright in the material contained on, in, or
available through this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol or its
group companies. 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 ("Trade Marks") contained on
or in this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server are
registered and owned by or licensed to The Diocese of Bristol or its
group companies. 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 Bristol or the relevant
group company.
You are permitted to print or download extracts of the Material for
your personal use only provided that each copy contains a notice that
the Material is owned by or licensed to The Diocese of Bristol or its
group companies. 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 Bristol
or the relevant group company.
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 other Diocese of Bristol
Site or Server or otherwise transmitted through this Website or any
other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server by any visitor to this Website
is referred to as Content. The Diocese of Bristol does not control the
Content and, as such, is not responsible for it in any way whatsoever.
In particular, The Diocese of Bristol does not guarantee the accuracy,
integrity or quality of such Content. The Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol 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 other
Diocese of Bristol Site or Server and to lock or remove any Content
which violates these Terms and Conditions or is or may be irrelevant,
out of date, inappropriate or objectionable in any way whatsoever or in
respect of which The Diocese of Bristol 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 other Diocese of Bristol 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 other Diocese of
Bristol Site) you are wholly responsible for it. You hereby: (a) grant
The Diocese of Bristol and its group companies an irrevocable,
perpetual, royalty-free right to use, distribute, copy, edit, adapt,
license, distribute, 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 or similar
rights you have in any Content pursuant 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 other Diocese of Bristol Sites or
Servers may contain links to websites operated by third parties ("Third
Party Websites"). The Diocese of Bristol does not have any influence or
control over any such Third Party Website 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 other
Diocese of Bristol Site or Server you will not:
1. Upload, post or otherwise transmit Content which violates the rights
(including, without limitation, the intellectual property rights) of a
third party or which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
argumentative, flaming, hateful, offensive (whether in relation to sex,
race, religion or otherwise) harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
indecent, libellous, invasive of anothers 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 other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server or any
networks connected to this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site
or Server or anothers 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
any other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server;
5. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which is un-necessary
and/or repetitive including any Content which repeats that previously
uploaded, posted or transmitted by you or another visitor, unless
absolutely necessary; or
6. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a part of this
Website or any other Diocese of Bristol 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 Diocese of
Bristol 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, the forum provided
through this Website, 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 other Diocese of Bristol 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 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 other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server.
You agree to indemnify The Diocese of Bristol and its group companies
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 other Diocese of Bristol Site or
Server other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
6. The Diocese of Bristol Privacy Policy
If you provide information to The Diocese of Bristol on
or through this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server,
The Diocese of Bristol will use it in accordance with the terms of its
privacy policy. That privacy policy forms part of these Terms and
Conditions and by using this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol
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 other Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol
disclaims all liability whatsoever, whether arising in contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Website, any
other The Diocese of Bristol Site or Server, Third Party Websites,
links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content; and (b) all
implied warranties, terms and conditions relating to this Website, any
other Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol and you, hereby excluded. The Diocese
of Bristol 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 other Diocese of Bristol 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 other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server or Third
Party Website, whether by The Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol is liable to you directly or indirectly in
relation to this Website, any other Diocese of Bristol 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 other Diocese of Bristol 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 Bristol 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 Bristol or its group
companies 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 Bristol reserves the right in its sole
discretion to deny you access to this Website or any other Diocese of
Bristol 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, The Diocese of Bristol may deny you
access to this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server
if The Diocese of Bristol exercises its right to lock any discussion
topic to prevent further discussion, following submission of Content
relating to that topic by you.
9. Online Competitions
If you take part in any competition which is run on or
through this Website or any other Diocese of Bristol Site or Server
("Competition"), you agree to be bound by the Online Competition Rules
and any other rules specified by The Diocese of Bristol from time to
time ("Competition Rules") and by the decisions of The Diocese of
Bristol, which are final in all matters relating to the Competition.
The Diocese of Bristol reserves the right to disqualify any entrant
and/or winner in its absolute discretion without notice in accordance
with the Competition Rules.
10. General
These Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to
time) constitute the entire agreement between you and The Diocese of
Bristol concerning your use of this Website or any other Diocese of
Bristol Site or Server and supersede any previous arrangement,
agreement, undertaking or proposal, written or oral between you and The
Diocese of Bristol in relation to such matters. The Diocese of Bristol
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 Diocese of Bristol.
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 Bristol, 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 Bristols 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 Bristol 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 Bristol and its group of
companies.