Terms of service

We, the Newton Hall Allotment Association, have created this website and member’s forum in order to share news, update our members and local neighbours on upcoming events and to share best practice in growing food.

By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, regardless of whether you have read them or not.

These Terms govern your access to and use of www.newtonhallallotments.co.uk and all pages within it (collectively, “the site”) These Terms also govern visitors’ access to and use of the site. Please read the Agreement carefully before accessing or using our site. By accessing or using any part of our site, you agree to become bound by the Agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms of the Agreement, then you may not access or use our Services. Throughout these Terms, “you” applies to both individuals and entities that access or use our Services. If you are an individual using our Services on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to the Agreement and that by using our Service(s), you are accepting the Agreement on behalf of that entity.

Users to this website may view the site and forums as a guest, but this will give no ability or right to upload content or to post in the forum. To do either of these things all users must be registered by completing the registration form at www.newtonhallallotments.co.uk/community-2 and completing all relevant registration instructions. Where use of our site requires an account, you agree to provide us with complete and accurate information when you register for an account. You will be solely responsible and liable for any activity that occurs under your username. You are responsible for keeping your account information up-to-date and for keeping your password secure. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account and any other actions taken in connection with our Services. You shall not share or misuse your access credentials. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorised uses of your account, or of any other breach of security. We will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
Our Services are not aimed at children, however it is entirely reasonable and foreseeable that a child under 13 may view this site. Access to and use of our Services is only for those over the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). If you are younger than this, you may not register for or use our Services. Any person who registers as a user or provides their personal information to our Services represents that they are 13 years of age or older (or 16 years or older in the European Union).
NHAA is not responsible for any content added to this site by any user. NHAA does not endorse any Content or represent that Content is accurate, useful, or non-harmful. Content could be offensive, indecent, or objectionable; include technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, or other errors; or violate or infringe the privacy, publicity rights, intellectual property rights, or other proprietary rights of third parties. If you post Content, comment on this website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) Content available on our site, you are entirely responsible for the Content, and any harm resulting from, that Content or your conduct. If you access or use any Content, you are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Any Content offered for sale through any of our site is the seller’s sole responsibility, and you agree that you will look solely to the seller for any damages that result from your purchase or use of Content. We are not a party to, and will have no responsibility or liability for, any communications, transactions, interactions, or disputes between you and the provider of anything on this site.
Users may, within the text of any post or comment, provide links to other websites. We do not have any control over those websites and are not responsible for their contents or their use. The existence of a link to or from our site does not represent or imply that we endorse such website. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content.
You represent and warrant that your use of our site: Will be in strict accordance with these Terms; Will comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, all applicable laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content, privacy, data protection, and the transmission of technical data exported from the United Kingdom or the country in which you reside); Will not use the site for any unlawful purposes, to publish illegal content, or in furtherance of illegal activities; Will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party; Will not disclose sensitive personal information of others; Will not be used to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages; Will not interfere with, disrupt, or attack any service or network; and Will not be used to create, distribute, or enable material that is – or that facilitates or operates in conjunction with – malware, spyware, adware, or other malicious programs or code.
We do not guarantee that this site will be available with uninterrupted access. We may terminate your access to all or any part of our site at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. We have the right (though not the obligation) to, in our sole discretion, (i) reclaim your username due to prolonged inactivity, (ii) refuse or remove any content that, in our reasonable opinion, is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (iii) terminate or deny access to and use of any of our site to any individual or entity for any reason. If you wish to terminate your user account you may do so for any reason by sending an email from your registered account to terminate_account@newtonhallallotments.co.uk stating your username. This will be manually reviewed and follow up checks may, at our discretion, be carried out before the termination takes place. Once this termination has happened it cannot be reversed and re-registration will be required to use the full site again. Upon termination, we may, at our discretion, delete any and all content that was associated with your account.
This website is provided “as is.” NHAA and its users hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. NHAA makes no warranty that our site or user's posts will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, our site at your own discretion and risk.
Except to the extent any applicable law provides otherwise, the Agreement and any access to or use of our site will be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom excluding its conflict of law provisions. The proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to the Agreement and any access to or use of our Services will be the UK courts.
In no event will NHAA be liable with respect to any subject matter of the Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; or (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. NHAA shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless NHAA including any committee members from and against any and all losses, liabilities, demands, damages, costs, claims, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to your use of our Services, including but not limited to your violation of the Agreement, Content that you post, and any ecommerce activities conducted through your or another user’s website.
These Terms were originally written in English (UK). We will not translate these terms into other languages. In the event of a conflict between a translated version of these Terms and the English version, the English version will control.