Website Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions apply to the entire contents of this website under the domain name www.christians‐teachers.org.uk
Please read them carefully before using the website. Using this website indicates that you accept these Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, do not use the website.
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 You may access some areas of this website without being a member of ACT.
1.2 By accessing any part of this website, you shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions in full. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions in full, you must leave this website immediately.
1.3 ACT may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. You should check this website from time to time to review the current Terms and Conditions, because they are binding on you.
1.4 These Terms and Conditions are issued by the Association of Christian Teachers
2 USE OF MATERIAL APPEARING ON THE ACT WEBSITE
2.1 The ACT website, its design, layout, look, appearance and graphics is the exclusive property of ACT.
2.2 Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this website are owned by ACT. This includes all text, graphics, images, photographs, video and sound material.
2.3 You may copy, download or print extracts of material found on the ACT website for personal use only. You may also make copies of downloaded and printed extracts for personal use. You are not allowed to copy, download or print material, or extracts thereof, in a systematic or regular manner so as to create a database in electronic or paper form comprising all or part of the material appearing on the ACT website. You are not allowed to sell or exchange material on the ACT website, whether for financial or pecuniary gain, because it is not your property. Nor may you give away any material found on the ACT website because, at all times, it remains the property of ACT.
2.4 If you would like to republish an article found on this website, you should first obtain written permission from ACT. Permission for republication is at the discretion of ACT but may be granted on the understanding that the item is: (a) faithfully reproduced in an unedited form; (b) is credited to ACT and the relevant author; and (c) not used in such a way that it contradicts or undermines the calling and ministry of ACT or the Christian Church.
2.5 If any article from this website is republished in a paper format a copy of the publication (e.g. newspaper, magazine, journal, etc.) in which it appears should be sent, free of charge, to the ACT Office. Likewise, if any article from this website is republished in an electronic non‐web‐based form (e.g. on CD, CD ROM, DVD, VHS video, etc.) a copy of the resource featuring this item should be sent, free of charge, to the ACT Office. Alternatively, if any article from this website is republished on another website a link to this material should be emailed to the ACT Office.
2.6 It is a breach of copyright to use photographic images found on any part of the ACT website without gaining prior permission. If you would like to use an image found on this website, please contact the ACT Office for further details.
2.7 If you breach any of these Terms and Conditions your permission to use this website and any extracts of material from it terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed extracts from this website.
3 VISITOR MATERIAL AND CONDUCT
3.1 Other than personally identifiable information which is covered by ACT’s Privacy Policy and Electronic Transactions Security Policy, any material you transmit or post to this website shall be considered non‐ confidential and non‐proprietary. ACT shall have no obligations with respect to such material, and it shall be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any purpose.
3.2 You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to this website any material:
(i) that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial and/or religious hatred, discriminatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy, contradictory or undermining to the calling and ministry of ACT or the Christian Church, or which otherwise may cause annoyance or inconvenience; or
(ii) for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals; or which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law or infringe the rights of any third party, in the UK or abroad; or Website Terms and Conditions
(iv) which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).
3.3 You may not misuse the website (including, without limitation, by hacking).
3.4 ACT will fully co‐operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing ACT to disclose the identity and/or location of anyone posting any material in breach of conditions 3.2 or 3.3 above.
4 LINKS TO THIS WEBSITE
4.1 If you would like to link to this website, you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the home page of this website, and subject to the following conditions:
(i) you do not remove, distort, otherwise alter the size or appearance of the ACT logo;
(ii) you do not create a frame or any other browser or border environment around this website;
(iii) you do not in any way imply that ACT is endorsing anything other than its own operations;
(iv) you do not misrepresent your relationship with ACT nor present any other false information about ACT;
(v) you do not otherwise use the ACT name and logo without express written permission from ACT;
(vi) you do not link from a website that is not owned by you;
(vii) your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive or controversial, or which infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any person or which otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
4.2 ACT expressly reserves the right to revoke the permission granted in condition 4.1 if you breach the terms set out therein, and to take any action in respect of such breach as it deems appropriate.
4.3 You agree to compensate ACT for any loss or damage suffered by ACT as a result of your breach of the terms of condition 4.1.
5 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY
5.1 If you wish to contact ACT, join ACT or renew your membership of ACT, you may do so online through the ACT website.
5.2 ACT will use any personal data collected during your use of the ACT website in accordance with ACT’s Privacy Policy and Electronic Transactions Security Policy.
5.3 In accordance with ACT’s Privacy Policy and Electronic Transactions Security Policy, when ACT asks you to submit financial information, when ACT asks you to submit financial information, such as your credit card or debit card number, for example in order to join ACT or renew your membership, ACT uses industry standard technology for secure commercial transactions. This encrypts data, including your credit/debit card number. ACT will not be liable for any unauthorised transactions made using your personal or financial details. Most banks or credit/debit card providers either cover all charges resulting from such unauthorised use or limit your liability to a maximum amount. Refer to your unauthorised use or limit your liability to a maximum amount. Refer to your such unauthorised use or limit your liability to a maximum amount. Refer to your such unauthorised use or and and it your page 3 of 5 such unauthorised use or limit your liability credit/debit card agreement to check your coverage for liability. You are also advised to check your coverage for liability for unauthorised use of other cards such as store cards.
5.4 Your dealings with any third parties via the ACT website, in particular advertisers and/or merchants, and any terms or conditions agreed with, or representations given by, such third parties, are solely between you and such third parties, including in relation to protection and security of your personal data or financial details. You agree that ACT is not liable for such dealings.
6 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
6.1 By entering the ACT website you agree that under no circumstance will ACT or its agents, officers or employees be held liable or responsible for: any content contained on or omitted from the ACT website; any person’s reliance on any such content, whether or not the content is complete, current or correct; any viruses or defects that may be found to exist on the ACT website.
6.2 All information found on the ACT website is intended for guidance only. ACT will not be liable or responsible for any damage or loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing, anything as a result of reading, viewing or listening to any material, or any part of it, on the ACT website.
6.3 ACT is not liable or responsible for any inaccuracies, errors (including typographical errors) or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of the ACT website or its content. All content and any of the services included in, advertised on, or available through the ACT website are provided “as is” and “as available”, with absolutely no guarantee of completeness, accuracy (either when posted or with the passage of time), timeliness or of the results obtained therefrom, and excluding, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which, but for these Terms and Conditions, might have effect in relation to this website.
6.4 The ACT website and the products and events described therein are subject to change without notice.
6.5 The views expressed on the ACT website do not necessarily reflect the views of ACT. All content, and any advice received via the ACT website, is not intended, and should not be relied upon, for any personal, professional, legal, or religious decisions you may wish to make. Instead you should consult an appropriate professional in order to obtain specific advice tailored to your situation.
6.6 Material on the ACT website may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and unauthorised amendment for which ACT does not accept liability or responsibility. ACT does not accept liability or responsibility for the presence of any computer viruses contained in any material on the ACT website, whether it is read, viewed, listened to, copied, downloaded, printed or accessed in any other way. ACT does not accept liability or responsibility for any losses caused as a result of any computer viruses contained in any material on the ACT website.
6.7 Advertisements (including banner adverts and pop‐ups) featured on the ACT website do not imply endorsement of goods and services advertised. ACT will not be liable or responsible for goods and services advertised. Nor will ACT be liable or responsible for any damage to your computer equipment, software, data or other property as the result of your viewing, or responding to, advertisements (including banner adverts and pop‐ups) featured on the ACT website.
6.8 The ACT website contains links to other websites. ACT does not accept liability or responsibility for the content of websites which are not under its control.
6.9 ACT does not guarantee that the ACT website will be compatible with all hardware and software that may be used by visitors to the site. ACT will not be held liable or responsible for any damage to your computer equipment, software, data or other property as the result of your access to, use of, or browsing of any material on the ACT website.
6.10 If your use of material on this website results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment, software or data, you shall be responsible for all costs thereof.
6.11 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude any liability of ACT which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
6.12 Subject to condition 6.11 you enter the ACT website entirely at your own risk and if you are dissatisfied with any portion of the ACT website, or with any of these Terms and Conditions of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the ACT website.
7 PROVISION OF SERVICE
7.1 ACT makes no guarantee that the ACT website will be secure, continuously accessible – without interruption or delay – and completely error free 100% of the time. ACT accepts no liability or responsibility for any breaches of security, interruptions or delays, or errors which you might experience on the ACT website.
7.2 ACT’s Refund Policy provides information relating to terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services through the ACT website.
8 JURISDICTION
8.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and disputes arising in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.