Terms & Conditions

Your use of this site is expressly conditional upon your acceptance of the following terms and conditions. By using this site you signify your consent to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of the following terms and conditions you must not use this site.

From time to time we may supplement these Terms with additional Terms relevant to specific content or events ("Additional Terms"). These Additional Terms may be placed on this site to be viewed in connection with the specific content or events and shall be identified as such. You understand and agree that such Additional Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.

Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using this site.

You can read Consortium's wider Privacy Policy here.

Copyright Statement

The contents of this website and any website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by The Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Voluntary and Community Organisations Limited (referred to herein as "LGBT+ Consortium", "Consortium", "we", "us" or "our") are copyright Consortium or its content and technology providers except insofar as individually stated on particular materials or items. This includes (but is not limited to) all website designs, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof and all software compilations, underlying source code, software and all other material) Other product and company names mentioned on this website may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

You may view the site and download any part of it to a personal computer (or other device which is capable of accessing the Internet) for personal viewing and private purposes only but you are not permitted without our permission (a) to store it or any part of it other than for the purposes set out in this paragraph (b) print out copies except for your own viewing for private purposes or for the purposes of your business (other than re-publishing such material for commercial purposes) or (c) reproduce, copy or transmit it (or any part of it) in any other way for any purpose or in any other medium. You are also not entitled to alter the content in any way.

Website Data Privacy Notice

Consortium takes your privacy seriously and will only use personal information to administer your Membership and to provide information you have requested from us.

What information do we collect about you?

We collect your organisation’s data as well as personal contact information when you register your organisation with Consortium. This means we can maintain direct contact with named people within a Member organisation.

How will we use the information about you?

We use your information given during Member registration, or as part of the Member renewal process, to maintain regular contact with the generic group details and named contacts within Member organisations.

Personal contact details will never be made available to others, without your express permission.

Sharing information about you

Consortium offers a range of benefits for Member organisations and uses personal contact information to communicate this. The organisation operates a partnership with NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) and will share contact details with NCVO for eligible Members only where you give us permission to do so. This is only for the purposes of your organisation receiving free Membership with NCVO.

Access to your information, and correction

You have a right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email [email protected]. You can also contact Consortium by post at: Zone 5 Wrentham Business Park, Prospect Park, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6NA.

We want to make sure your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. You can set your browser not to accept cookies, however in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.

Use of site

Any content posted or viewed on the website is at the user's own risk and any views expressed by users should not be taken as the views of the Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Voluntary and Community Organisations (Consortium).

Users must not use the website to compromise the security of or tamper with the resources of any computer systems.

Users must not send materials that contain viruses, worms, or any other destructive elements. Insults, threats, defamatory comment, dissemination of confidential material, pyramid or other soliciting schemes, or actions meant to disrupt or abuse other users are also prohibited. Users must not use Consortium Website to advocate illegal conduct or to participate in illegal or fraudulent activities and must not post or distribute unauthorised copies of copyright material including photographic images, artwork, text, sound files or computer programs. If you have a product or service to advertise, you may not use the website for this purpose.

Any user who does not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions should immediately cease their use of the website.

General Disclaimer

Consortium is providing this website and its contents on an 'as is' basis and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, excludes all representations or warranties of any kind including, without limitation, warranties implied by statue. In addition, Consortium does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this website is accurate, complete or current.

Consortium will not be liable for any loss which may result from the use of this website including, without limitation, loss due to any computer virus or viruses, worms, trojan horses , malware (malicious software) and other items of a destructive nature which may infect your computer equipment as a result of your access to or use of this website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio from this website. Users must take their own precautions to ensure what is selected for use is free of such items. Should any loss or damage be incurred You (and not Consortium) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction which may need to be carried out to your computer system.

Where links are offered on any Consortium website, through the use of a web link, Consortium expressly disclaims any liability for 3rd party sites. Links made to external sites are made at your own risk, Consortium will not accept any responsibility for the content or use of any other website. Furthermore, a link to a non-Consortium website does not mean that Consortium endorses this site in anyway.

As our website often provides links to third party website's, such as those of our members, business partners and service suppliers etc. users should review their respective policies and terms and conditions to learn more about, what, why and how they collect and use personally identifiable information.

Cookies

A 'cookie' is a small text file that certain website's write to your hard drive when you visit them. They are used often used to provide you with a more personalised visit. The only personal information a cookie can obtain is information a user supplies themselves. A 'cookie' can not read data off your computer or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies, however, enhance our website performance in a number of ways including providing a secure way for us to verify your identity during your visit website they can also help personalise your experience on our site making it more convenient for you. You can refuse cookies by turning them off on your web browser. You should not need to have cookies turned on to successfully use services on this site, but this can not be guaranteed and certain functionality may be lost as a result. Most internet browsers are defaulted to accept and maintain cookies and you can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it or not.

Website Usage Data

With or without cookies, our website keeps track of usage data, such as the source address that the page request is coming from i.e. your IP address, domain name, date and time of the page request, the referring website (if any) and other parameters in the URL e.g. search criteria. We use this data to better understand website usage so we know what areas of our website users prefer. This information is stored in log files and is used for aggregated and statistical reporting but is not attributed to you as an individual.

To the fullest extent permitted at law the service and materials on this website are provided "as is" and Consortium and the hosts of this site expressly make no (and expressly disclaims all) representations disclaims all warranties, express or implied, of any kind to the extent permitted by law including but not limited to warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the service or any materials. Except in respect of death or personal injury arising from negligence, Consortium and the hosts of this site hereby exclude liability for any claims, losses, demands or damages of any kind whatsoever with respect to any information and/or services provided on our website including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damages, compensatory damages or loss of profits or data whether based on a breach of contract or warranty, delict or tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise.

In addition, Consortium does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this website is accurate, complete or current.

Except as specifically stated on this website, to the fullest extent permitted at law, neither Consortium nor any of its affiliates, directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this Web site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, Consortium does not limit its liability for death or personal injury to the extent only that it arises as a result of the negligence of Consortium directors, employees or other representatives.

Any questions about these terms and conditions or reports of anyone abusing the website or otherwise not complying with these terms and conditions should be addressed to: [email protected]. Please include with any such reports as much information about the abuse/non-compliance and the user responsible for it as you can.

Consortium reserves the right to immediately terminate or suspend access to the website in response to conduct that we believe interferes with other users' access/enjoyment. Any personal information collected from this website will be used by Consortium in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and any other relevant legislation.

This agreement and its performance shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales.