Terms & Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

1. Information about us

1.1. nationalstar.org (including sub domains) is a site operated by National Star Foundation (“We”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 00522846 and have our registered office at Ullenwood Manor, Cheltenham, GL53 9QU. Our main trading address is Ullenwood Manor, Cheltenham, GL53 9QU. Our VAT number is GB 184541203.

1.2. We are a registered charity under charity number 220239.

2. Terms of Website Use

2.1. These terms and conditions (together with the documents referred to in them) tell you the terms of use on which you may make use of any website under our ownership or control from which a link has been created to these terms and conditions (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of our site means any individual, firm, company or organisation accessing our site and/or ordering any goods or services, registering for any events and/or making any donations.

2.2. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site, as these will apply to your use of our site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

2.3. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.

2.4. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site.

3. Other Applicable Terms

3.1. These terms of use refer to 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 is incorporated in our Privacy Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

4. Changes to these Terms

4.1. We may amend these terms of use at any time.

4.2. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

5. Changes to our Site

5.1. We may update our site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.

5.2. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

6. Accessing our Site

6.1. Our site is made available free of charge.

6.2. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

6.3. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.

6.4. You are also 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.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1. For the purposes of these terms and conditions, “Material” means all of the information, data, text, graphics, content, links or computer code published on, contained or available on our site.

7.2. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the Material published on it. The Material is protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

7.3. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any Material from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to Material posted on our site.

7.4. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any Material 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.

7.5. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of the Material on our site must always be acknowledged.

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

7.7. If you print off, copy or download any part of the Material 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 Material you have made.

7.8. Our names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trade names, service marks or trade marks of National Star Foundation and may not be used without our prior consent.

7.9. All works in the nature of databases attract database rights.

8. No Reliance on Information

8.1. 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. So far as permissible by law, we do not accept any liability to any person relating to the use of any such information.

8.2. Our site is intended only for use by UK residents and only in relation to their activities within the UK. It may be dangerous to apply any of the information on our site to activities outside the UK.

8.3. 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.

9. Warranty and Indemnity

9.1. You warrant to us that you will not use our site, the Material or any part thereof for any purpose that is in contravention of any applicable law or regulation or in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property rights of third parties or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others or in any defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful manner. You shall indemnify and hold harmless National Star Foundation, its employees and agents, against all claims, liability, losses, damages and expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and costs arising out of or incurred as a result of any claims made, or litigation brought, against National Star Foundation, its employees and agents, as a result of the use by you of our site, the Material or any part thereof for whatever purpose, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10. Limitation of our Liability

10.1. Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

10.2. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

10.3. We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • use of, or inability to use, our site; or
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

10.4. If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  • business interruption;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

10.5. If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

10.6. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

10.7. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

11. Viruses

11.1. We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

11.2. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

11.3. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which 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 or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach 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.

12. Linking to our Site

12.1. You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

12.2. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

12.3. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

12.4. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

12.5. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

12.6. If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact team-communications@nationalstar.org

13. Third Party Links and Resources in our Site

13.1. Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only.

13.2. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

14. Online Transactions

14.1. We reserve the right to vary event registration fees and the prices of any goods or services listed without notice. All event registrations and orders for goods or services are subject to availability and we reserve the right to refuse to accept any registration and to refuse to supply any goods or services to any individual.

15. Encryption

15.1 Although our site uses encryption security software in areas where online payment details are accepted, the security of information and payments transmitted via the internet cannot be guaranteed. Any loss incurred or sustained when you transmit information by means of e-mail or other internet links shall be borne solely and exclusively by you and in no event shall any such loss in whole or part be borne by us or our agents.

16. Force Majeure

16.1. We shall not be held to be in breach of our obligations hereunder nor liable to you for any loss or damage which may be suffered by another party due to any cause beyond our reasonable control including without limitation any act of God, fire, storm, flood, lightening, disease, strike, trade dispute, act of terrorism, any act or omission of government or regulatory bodies or communications operators.

17. General

17.1. If any provisions of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

17.2.These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between us and you and supersede all other (prior or contemporaneous) communications and proposals, whether electronic or written, between us and you.

17.3. Any failure by us to exercise or enforce any of our rights under these terms and conditions shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such rights or operate so as to bar the subsequent exercise or enforcement or any such rights.

18. Applicable Law

18.1. If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

18.2. If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its 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.