TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Website Terms: These Website Terms set out important information regarding your rights, obligations and the restrictions that may apply when you use our online services (which may include streamed audio visual content, text, photographs, images and other services) ("Services") at the website www.nottinghillcarnival.biz (the "Website"). We recommend that you read them carefully before using the Services.

These Website Terms govern the relationship between you and London Notting Hill Ltd. when you access and use our Services. Any reference to "you" or "your", means you as user of the Website and Services, any reference to "we", "us", "our" or "LNHC" is to London Notting Hill Carnival Limited. For our contact details please see the end of these Website Terms.

By accessing and continuing to use the Services, you agree to be legally bound by these Website Terms. Please note that we may update and amend these Website Terms from time to time and any changes will be posted on the Website. However, it is your responsibility to ensure you review these Website Terms regularly to familiarise yourself with any changes. We recommend that you print and store or save a copy of these Website Terms for future reference. If you do not agree with any of our Website Terms then you should not use our Services.

You may be asked to agree to further terms and conditions when using specific Services. If there is any inconsistency between these Website Terms and any such terms and conditions, the latter terms and conditions shall prevail.

Your Rights and Promises: In accessing the Website and the material or content made available by LNHC via the Website, you agree that you do so only for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You agree to use these Services only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of these Services by, any third party.

You agree to comply with these Website Terms when using our Services and all applicable laws and regulations, together with any specific usage rules that may be posted on the Website in relation to any material and content that you access via the Services.

Restrictions on Use of Services: The contents of the Services, webpages, computer codes of elements comprising the Website and any software provided to you by us may not be copied, reproduced, communicated and/or made available to the public, republished, downloaded, posted, recorded, broadcast or transmitted or used in any other way except for your own personal, private and non-commercial use, unless otherwise expressly permitted by us.

You agree that you will not use the Services in any way that may lead to the encouragement, procurement or carrying out of any criminal or unlawful activity, or cause distress, harm or inconvenience to any other person.

You will not do anything that may cause damage to the Services or our servers, systems or equipment or those of third parties, nor access or attempt to access any users' data or to penetrate or attempt to penetrate the Website security measures.

You agree to compensate us in respect of any damages suffered by us or any of our losses resulting from any claim made by a third party in each case in respect of any matter arising from your use of the Services in breach of these Website Terms or from your violation of any applicable law or regulation.

You agree not to give any indication that you have any commercial relationship with us, or that you are our agent or that we have endorsed any submission you may make.

You accept that you are able to stop using the Services at any time.

Intellectual Property: All intellectual property rights in this Website and all material or content made available by LNHC via the Services (excluding any Submissions and Contributions by users (in respect of which see below)) shall remain at all times the property of LNHC or LNHC's licensors.

The names, images and logos identifying us, our partners or third parties and our/their products and services contained in the Services are proprietary marks and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without express permission.

Nothing contained in these Website Terms shall be construed as conferring by implication any licence or right to use any trade mark, patent, design right or copyright of LNHC or of any third party.

Safety: We advise that you never reveal via the Services any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, home address or email address). You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your details when using our Services.

Links To Other Websites and Services: This Website contains links to other third party websites and services. These links are provided for your ease of reference and convenience only. We have no control over those third party websites or services and are not responsible for their contents. We do not endorse the material contained in their websites or services, and have no association with their operators. You agree that we will not be party to any transaction or contract with a third party that you may enter into and we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage which you may suffer by using those third party websites and services. You agree that you will not involve LNHC in any dispute you may have with such third party websites and services.

Our Legal Obligations and Limits On Liability: Nothing in these Website Terms will:

  • restrict your statutory rights (including your rights to receive a reasonable standard of service, more details about which can be obtained from your local Trading Standards Office or Citizen's Advice Bureau);
  • limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or for fraud.

These Website Terms shall not make us responsible for any damage or loss caused to you where such damage or loss is not reasonably foreseeable to you and us when you agree to these Website Terms (which occurs automatically when you access and continue to use the Services), including where the damage or loss results from our breach of these Website Terms.

We do not accept liability for any damage or loss caused to you where you are not entering into these Website Terms as a consumer.

All Services are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. We do not give any guarantee to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness, performance, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, or freedom from viruses, or other harmful programs contained in or accessed through this Website.

We do not accept any liability for damage to your computer or for any loss of data that results from your use of the Services and we cannot guarantee that any files that you download are free from viruses, contamination or destructive features or for any problems or inadequacies with your computer, software, email system, internet facilities, or equipment.

We cannot promise that our Services will be free from errors or omissions nor that they will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. The Services may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons reasonably beyond our control. We will not be liable to you or to any other person in the event that all or any part of the Services is discontinued, modified or changed in any way.

We shall not be liable for any failure, any suspension or any termination of access to the Services or any content in connection with or arising out of an event beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes, nuclear accident or acts of God, war or terrorist activity, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or government order, rule regulation or direction, accident or breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers, and where they are beyond our reasonable control, any other acts, events, omissions or accidents.

We have no liability in connection with any claims brought against you by a third party except as stated in these Website Terms.

Nothing in these Website Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer. For more details on your statutory rights you should contact your local Trading Standards Office or Citizen's Advice Bureau.

Privacy: Please read our Privacy Policy (below Terms and Conditions) which contains important information about the use of your personal data and other information regarding your privacy.

Severance: If any provision of these Website Terms shall be found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of these Website Terms which shall remain in full force and effect.

Law and Jurisdiction: These Website Terms are available in English only and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England (or the laws of Scotland if you are domiciled there). Disputes arising in connection with these Website Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales unless you choose the jurisdiction of your domicile in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

General: These Website Terms were last updated on 20th August 2008.

Contact Details: You can email us with any questions, queries or complaints at info@nottinghillcarnival.biz

PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction

Any reference to "we", "us" and "our" is to London Notting Hill Carnival Limited. Please see below for our contact details. Any reference to "you" or "your", means you as user of the www.nottinghillcarnival.biz (the "Website").

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This page sets out our Privacy Policy and explains how your personal information (meaning any information about you which is personally identifiable like your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address, generally referred to throughout this policy as "personal information") will be used. We may share information about you between members of the LNHC group of companies and will ensure that they adhere to the same level of data protection standards as set out in this privacy policy.

This Privacy Policy only applies to the collection of your personal information by us and the use of that personal information by us and those whom we authorise. It does not cover third party websites to which we provide links. They may have their own privacy policies and/or terms and conditions of use.

By accessing and continuing to use the Website, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please note that we may update and amend the Privacy Policy from time to time and any changes will be posted on the Website. If you do not agree with any of our Privacy Policy then you should not use the Website.

What information do we hold about you and how is it collected?

When you register for various services on the Website personal information is collected by us.

In addition, in common with many other online services, we may use "cookies" or other devices to store and sometimes track information about you (see section entitled "Cookies" below).

We may also collect personal information: when you make a complaint or enquiry or provide other feedback to us; when you request to be sent communications such as updates or newsletters; in monitoring your communications sent via and use of the Website to ensure and check compliance with the Terms of Use; and/or otherwise as required by law; and when you disclose your personal information to us or otherwise through the Website at any other point.

How do we use information about you?

We use information about you help us provide you with a more personalised service which is tailored to suit your needs.

Your personal information may be used by us to:

  • to monitor, develop and improve the Website, services and your experience;
  • to assist in and administer the provision of services to you;
  • process and deal with any complaints or enquiries made by or about you; and
  • investigate any suspected breach of the Terms of Use or the breach of other terms and conditions otherwise relating to you and to monitor compliance including by way of checking contributions to the Website.

Where and only where requested by you we will:

  • send you and keep you updated with information by email, telephone or mail about existing and new services and special offers from us; and/or
  • send you information by e-mail, telephone or mail about related products or services of selected third parties that may be of interest to you; and
  • To opt-out of receiving any such communications, you can use the facility contained in any such communication or you can email us at the email address below or write to us by mail to the address below stating that you do not wish to receive further communications from us.

Amending your information

Where you register your details for certain services you may change or update these details at any time by emailing us on info@nottinghillcarnival.biz. You must make sure that you update details as soon as possible with any and all relevant changes.

Cookies and other such devices

A cookie is a small amount of data sent from our server and stored on your computer's hard drive.

We use cookies and other such devices to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our Website and to help us improve the structure of our Website (we cannot identify you personally in this way). We use cookies and other such devices to allow us to understand who has seen which pages on the Website, to determine how frequently particular such pages are visited, to determine the most popular areas of the Website and generally in order to monitor usage of the Website.

We may also use cookies and other such devices to:

  • to allow you to carry information across pages of our Website and avoid having to re-enter information;
  • to help us recognise you as a unique visitor when you return to our Website and to allow us to tailor content to match your preferred interests; and/or
  • within research surveys to ensure you are not invited to complete a questionnaire too often or after you have already done so.

Most internet browsers are automatically set up to accept cookies, but you can set your browser to refuse a cookie or ask your browser to show you where a cookie has been set up. Certain services are only activated by the presence of a cookie and, if you choose to refuse cookies, particular features of this Website may not be available to you.

Find out how to disable/enable cookies by clicking on the "Manage Cookies" section of the Interactive Advertising Bureau UK website on the following link www.allaboutcookies.org

Will we share your information with third parties?

We may pass your information to other parties as follows:

  • where relevant, information you voluntarily provide and any other information you may yourself disclose via the Website;
  • we may pass your personal information to our employees and agents to administer the services provided to you by us now or in the future;
  • some general statistical information about the Website user base, traffic volumes and related matters may be passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not include information personally identifying you; and
  • we may disclose your personal information to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of the Terms of Use and or the breach of other terms and conditions otherwise relating to you or otherwise where required by law and we will co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of or locate anyone breaching these Terms of Use or otherwise for the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.

Always think carefully before disclosing your personal information or other information via the Website.

Security/how do we protect your information?

We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 20th August 2008

Contact Details: You can email us with any questions, queries or complaints at info@nottinghillcarnival.biz