Disclaimer, Intellectual Freedom and Intellectual Property rights 

After obtaining Legal Guidance the following conditions are in full effect.

Disclaimer

1. Introduction

This disclaimer governs your use of this website; by using this website, you accept this disclaimer in full.

If you disagree with any part of this disclaimer, you must not use this website.

2. Intellectual freedom rights

Our commitment to promoting a society where intellectual activity and creativity, freedom of expression and debate, and access to information are encouraged and nurtured as vital elements underpinning individual and community fulfilment in any aspects which promote maintaining a healthy natural environment.

3. Intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise stated the intellectual property rights in the website and material on this website are reserved for those promoting nature conservation.

4. Licence to use website

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from this website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions below.

You must not:

(a) republish material from this website (including republication on another website);

(b) sell, rent or otherwise sub-license material from the website;

(c) show any material from the website in public;

(d) reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose;

(e) edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or

(f) redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution through written agreement with this website owner. 

(g) where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your business.

5. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up-to-date.

6. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to this website and the use of this website including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill.

7.  Limitations and exclusions.

The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer:

(a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and

(b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty. To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free-of-charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature. We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any business losses, including (without limitation) loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, use, production, anticipated savings, business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any loss or corruption of any data, database or software.

We will not be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage if the party seeking to rely upon it specifically drew it to the attention of the other party before any formal contract was entered into.

Nothing in this disclaimer will:

(a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;

(b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(c) limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or

(d) exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

8. Variation

We may revise this disclaimer from time-to-time. The revised disclaimer will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised disclaimer on our website. Changes to this disclaimer notice or any future disclaimer notices will not be retrospectively effective

9. Entire agreement

This disclaimer, together with our Intellectual property statement, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of this website, and supersedes all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

10.  Law and jurisdiction

This disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to this disclaimer will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

We believe that freedom of expression, freedom to debate and access to information are fundamental in a free and democratic society.

[updated: January 2024]