Introduction

The purpose of the official British Olympic Association website (“the Site”) is to provide you with information and services about the BOA, its related projects and the Olympic movement in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in general.

The Site is owned and operated by the British Olympic Association (“the BOA”) whose address is 1 Wandsworth Plain, London, SW18 1EH. References to “we”, “us” and “our” should be construed as references to the BOA.

1. Using our website

You may use the Site subject to the Terms and Conditions set out on this page. The BOA reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice. Access and use by you of the Site (and any other domains used by the BOA) constitutes acceptance by you of the Terms and Conditions in force at the time of use.

2. Amendments

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time and any changes will be notified via a suitable announcement on the Site. The changes will apply to the use of the Site after we have given notice. Your continuing use of the Site following such notice indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms and Conditions.

3. Copyright and Intellectual Property

The materials and content contained within the Site are protected by copyright, trade marks, database and other intellectual property rights and are the proprietary material of the BOA and/or third parties associated with it. Except where it is otherwise indicated as acceptable on the Site, you may not reproduce, modify, copy, make available or distribute or otherwise use any of the materials or content on this Site without written permission from either the BOA or the owner of the relevant intellectual property rights. Any use made of such materials or content may be an infringement of rights in those materials and the BOA reserves all rights to enforce such rights.

You may read, view, print, download and (where appropriate) listen to the contents of an individual page for private and personal non-commercial use only provided that all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copy of these materials is retained, but you may not make more than one copy electronically or otherwise of any of the contents and you may not recopy or further distribute, sell, publish or transmit any part of the material by electronic or any other means.

You agree not to sell, resell, supply or otherwise make the content contained on the Site or extracts or other information derived therefrom available in any manner or on any media to any third party without the prior written consent of the BOA.

Requests for written approval should be emailed to boa@boa.org.uk. Please give details of your intended use of the relevant material or content and include your contact details: - your name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.

The Olympic Marks (including the Olympic symbol) are protected in the UK by special legislation. Before contacting us, please read our guidance on the use of the Olympic Marks - http://www.london2012.org/en/gettinginvolved/Business/Brandguidelines.htm

4. Linking policy

Linking to us:

The BOA encourages users to establish hypertext links to the Site.

Links from us:

We restrict links made from the Site to other sites to certain associated and supporting organisations.

The BOA is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any site to which it is linked and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Linking to or from this Site should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

5. Disclaimer

Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the material included on this Site, it is provided for information purposes only, without any representation or endorsements made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, and it does not constitute professional or legal advice.

The information included on the Site has been included in good faith and is intended only for your general information and recreational use. You are responsible for checking the accuracy of relevant facts and opinions given on the Site before entering into any commitment based upon them.

We do not warrant that the operation of this Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the materials. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, loss of profits, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use of, data, arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this Site.

Your access to this Site may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services.

6. Limitations on use

You may not use the Site:

• for disseminating any unlawful or otherwise objectionable material, or in any way which is abusive, vulgar, racist, sexist, defamatory, sexually orientated or obscene or which will harass, distress, embarrass or inconvenience any person or which might restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Site by any person;
• for gaining unauthorised access to our computer systems or otherwise breaching applicable laws;
• for the posting, uploading, emailing or other transmission of any material, the publication, use or possession of which infringes the rights of any person or which is unlawful in any other respect;
• in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site;
• to make available personal data about any person other than yourself;
• to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site;
• to impersonate any other person or entity or to provide inaccurate information;
• for the posting, uploading, emailing or other transmission of any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation or commercial exploitation;
• for the posting, uploading, emailing or other transmission of any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, restrict, destroy, limit the functionality of or compromise the integrity of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• to create a database (electronic or otherwise) that includes content contained within the Site;
• to transmit or re-circulate any such content to any third party;
• in such a way so as to remove the copyright or trade mark notice(s) from any copies of any content made in accordance with these terms; or
• in any way that might bring the BOA into disrepute.

We may at our option, but without the obligation to do so, monitor communications transmitted via this Site and remove any unlawful or offensive material.

You will indemnify us against all losses, liabilities, costs and expenses reasonably suffered or incurred by us as a result of breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or applicable law.

7. Use of Messages and Materials

By submitting messages, suggestions or material (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) to the BOA/the Site you are granting BOA a perpetual royalty free non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, translate, make available, distribute and sub-license the message/suggestion in whole or in part and in any form anywhere in the world.

By submitting any messages, suggestions or material to the BOA/the Site you agree that the BOA may use those materials or suggestions for any purpose and in any way it chooses. Any materials you provide shall be regarded as non-confidential.

By submitting any messages, suggestions or material to the BOA/the Site you waive all of the moral rights that you have under Chapter IV of the of the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 in respect of any such material.

If you do not wish to grant the BOA the rights set out above, do not submit contributions to the Site.

The BOA shall have the unrestricted right to post on to the Site some or all of any messages or suggestions that you submit to the BOA/the Site or to chose not to do so. If the BOA chooses to post some or all of your messages or suggestions it may thereafter remove from the Site some or all of any messages or suggestions that you submitted to the BOA/the Site at its discretion and without the need to give any reasons.

8. Message Boards

Some of the pages of the Site may contain message boards, bulletin boards, chat pages or other forums in which users are able to post material for viewing by others. The BOA does not edit or monitor the content of these pages and, subject to what is said below, does not have any knowledge of any of the activities or information carried on in, or contained within, those pages. If anyone becomes aware that any material on those pages or any activities carried out on those pages, are offensive, unlawful or infringe any third party rights in any way, please send an appropriately worded message to the BOA by email using this address: boa@boa.org.uk. The BOA shall then act expeditiously to remove any such material or to disable access to the information.

9. Advertising and Sponsorship

Part of this Site may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this Site complies with relevant laws and codes. We will not be responsible for any error or inaccuracy in advertising and sponsorship material.

10. Competitions and Prizes

From time to time the BOA may run competitions, free prize draws and promotions on the Site. In each case these will be subject to additional competition terms which will be made available on the site.

11. Laws of England and Wales

The laws of England and Wales apply to the content within this web site and govern the terms and conditions of this web site.

12. Privacy Policy

The information that you provide about yourself to the BOA will only be used by the BOA in accordance with its privacy policy and by using this site you consent to use our data collected on this site in the manner set out in the privacy policy.

We may use cookies on the site (see the privacy policy for further details)

13. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

Failure by either party to exercise any right or remedy under these terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy. Headings in these terms are for convenience only and will have no legal meaning or effect.

The BOA shall not be responsible for any breach of these Terms and Conditions caused by circumstances beyond its control.