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.
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.
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 dick.mccolgan@sportscouncil-nil.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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.