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Covering the websites of The Diocese of Gloucester. For specific requests not outlined in this Terms & Conditions statement, please contact contact Church House.

1. Acceptance Of Terms This is a Website of The Diocese of Gloucester. Use by you of this Website and any other websites operated by The Diocese of Gloucester and its group companies to which this Website is linked (the “The Diocese of Gloucester sites”), together with all associated servers (“Servers”) and all of the functions on or in or available from this
Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or the Servers (including, without limitation all chat forums, bulletin boards or other forms of communication) is subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) and any other terms and conditions contained on, in or available through a Diocese of Gloucester Site.

2. Content. The copyright in the material contained on, in, or available through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server excluding the Content (as defined in paragraph 3) but including all other information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other materials and the selection and arrangement
thereof, and all source code, software compilations and other material (“Material”) is owned by or licensed to The Diocese of Gloucester or its group companies. All rights are reserved. You do not have any right, interest or title in or to the Material unless otherwise expressly indicated.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos (“Trade Marks”) contained on or in this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server are registered and owned by or licensed to The Diocese of Gloucester or its group companies. Save as expressly stated, you do not have any right to use, copy, edit, vary, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, store, transmit, commercially exploit or disseminate the Trade Marks without the prior written consent of The Diocese of Gloucester or the relevant group company.

You are permitted to print or download extracts of the Material for your personal use only provided that each copy contains a notice that the Material is owned by or licensed to The Diocese of Gloucester or its group companies. None of the Material may be used for any commercial or public use.

Save as expressly stated or as necessary to view, print or download extracts of the Material for personal use, none of the Material may be copied, edited, varied, reproduced, published, displayed, distributed, stored, transmitted, commercially exploited or disseminated in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of The Diocese of Gloucester or the relevant group company.

3. Content Submitted To The Website. Information, data, text, music, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials may be posted or uploaded (in public or privately) on to designated areas of this Website. Any information, data, text, music, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials which are posted or uploaded on to this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server or otherwise transmitted through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server by any visitor to this Website is referred to as Content. The Diocese of Gloucester does not control the Content and, as such, is not responsible for it in any way whatsoever.

In particular, The Diocese of Gloucester does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. The Diocese of Gloucester shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to delete, edit, lock, move or remove any Content without notice. Without limiting the foregoing, The Diocese of Gloucester shall have the right without notice to record the IP address from which any Content is posted or uploaded to or otherwise transmitted through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server and to lock or remove any Content which violates these Terms and Conditions or is or may be irrelevant, out of date, inappropriate or objectionable in any way whatsoever or in respect of which The Diocese of Gloucester receives any complaint (whether valid, justified or not).

If you upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a public part of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server (including, without limitation, if you post a message to a bulletin board or chat forum, upload files, input data, or engage in any other form of communication through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site) you are wholly responsible for it. You hereby: (a) grant The Diocese of Gloucester and its group companies an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free right to use, distribute, copy, edit, adapt, license, distribute, transmit, publish, publicly perform or display any such Content in any form or medium anywhere in the World; and (b) irrevocably and unconditionally waive any moral rights or similar rights you have in any Content pursuant to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended, superseded or replaced from time to time) (the Act) or equivalent legislation anywhere in the World.

4. Link To Third Parties. This Website and other Diocese of Gloucester Sites or Servers may contain links to websites operated by third parties (“Third Party Websites”). The Diocese of Gloucester does not have any influence or control over any such Third Party Website and, unless otherwise stated, is not responsible for and does not endorse any Third Party Website or its availability or contents or any agreement or understanding you enter into with a third party through a Third Party Website.

5. Member Conduct. You agree that when using the Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server you will not:

1. Upload, post or otherwise transmit Content which violates the rights (including, without limitation, the intellectual property rights) of a third party or which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, argumentative, flaming, hateful, offensive (whether in relation to sex, race, religion or otherwise) harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, indecent, libellous, invasive of anothers privacy or contains any illegal content;

2. Harvest Content or IP addresses or upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which contains software viruses or any other files or programs that may interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server or any networks connected to this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server or anothers computer, or that contains any chain letters, pyramid-selling schemes, bulk mail, junk mail or similar; or

3. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content for any commercial or business purpose including (without limitation) any Content which contains any advertising or promotional materials; or

4. Restrict or in any way inhibit any person from using this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server;

5. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content which is un-necessary and/or repetitive including any Content which repeats that previously uploaded, posted or transmitted by you or another visitor, unless absolutely necessary; or

6. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to a part of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server which is irrelevant to the subject matter or the Content; or 7. Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content to this Website or any Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server using an e-mail address provided by a free
account service such as hotmail; or

8. Register yourself as a member of this Website, the forum provided through this Website, or to receive any newsletter or other service under more than one user name and/or user account number without the consent of the Website editor or the forum moderator; or

9. Use this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server in a manner that is inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions and/or any relevant laws and regulations in force from time to time; or

10. Breach the terms of any suspension or ban or seek alternative access.

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for maintaining a secure password for the purpose of gaining access to the member sections of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server.

You agree to indemnify The Diocese of Gloucester and its group companies in full and on demand from and against any loss, damage, costs or expenses which they suffer or incur directly or indirectly as a result of your use of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server other than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

6. The Diocese of Gloucester Privacy Policy. If you provide information to The Diocese of Gloucester on or through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, The Diocese of Gloucester will use it in accordance with the terms of its privacy policy. That privacy policy forms part of these Terms and Conditions and by using this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server you acknowledge and agree that you have read and accept the terms of that privacy policy.

7. Disclaimer / Liability. Use of this Website, any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server and their facilities, Third Party Websites, links to the Third Party Websites, and any Material and Content is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law: (a) The Diocese of Gloucester disclaims all liability whatsoever, whether arising in contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise in relation to this Website, any other The Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content; and (b) all implied warranties, terms and conditions relating to this Website, any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, Material and Content (whether implied by statue, common law or otherwise), including (without limitation) any warranty, term or condition as to accuracy, completeness, satisfactory quality, performance, fitness for purpose or any special purpose and title are, as between The Diocese of Gloucester and you, hereby excluded. The Diocese of Gloucester will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), under statute or otherwise, as a result of or
in connection with this Website, any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, any Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, the Material, Content, or any products or services offered on or through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server or Third Party Website, whether by The Diocese of Gloucester or on its behalf, for any:

1. economic loss (including, without limitation, loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings); or

2. loss of goodwill or reputation; or

3. special or indirect or consequential loss.

If The Diocese of Gloucester is liable to you directly or indirectly in relation to this Website, any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, any Third Party Websites, links to Third Party Websites, the Material, Content, or any products or services offered on or through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server or Third Party Website, that liability (howsoever arising) shall be limited to the sums paid by you in consideration for The Diocese of Gloucester granting you membership to this Website.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as excluding or limiting the liability of The Diocese of Gloucester or its group companies for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or forany other liability which cannot be excluded by English law.

8. Access Restriction. The Diocese of Gloucester reserves the right in its sole discretion to deny you access to this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server, or any portion thereof, without notice and for any reason including, without limitation, if you fail to comply with any clause 5 (“Member Conduct”) or any other provision of these Terms and Conditions. In particular, The Diocese of Gloucester may deny you access to this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server if The Diocese of Gloucester exercises its right to lock any discussion topic to prevent further discussion, following submission of Content relating to that topic by you.

9. Online Competitions. If you take part in any competition which is run on or through this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server (“Competition”), you agree to be bound by the Online Competition Rules and any other rules specified by The Diocese of Gloucester from time to time (“Competition Rules”) and by the decisions of The Diocese of Gloucester, which are final in all matters relating to the Competition. The Diocese of Gloucester reserves the right to disqualify any entrant and/or winner in its absolute discretion without notice in accordance with the Competition Rules.

10. General. These Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) constitute the entire agreement between you and The Diocese of Gloucester concerning your use of this Website or any other Diocese of Gloucester Site or Server and supersede any previous arrangement, agreement, undertaking or proposal, written or oral between you and The Diocese of Gloucester in relation to such matters. The Diocese of Gloucester reserves the right to update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. If it does so, the updated version will be effective as soon as it is uploaded on to this Website. No other variation to these Terms and Conditions shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorised representative on behalf of Diocese of Gloucester.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and you agree, for the benefit of The Diocese of Gloucester, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

If any provision(s) of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

The Diocese of Gloucesters failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by The Diocese of Gloucester in writing.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall create any rights or any other benefits whether pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour of any person other than you, The Diocese of Gloucester and its group of companies.

Our website occasionally uses a technology known as cookies to store tiny amounts of data on our visitors’ computers or devices. You’ll be using them if you ever log into a website or email, and find you’re still logged in when you next visit that secure page… that functionality is down to cookies! Hooray! By using this website you agree that we can place cookies on your computer unless you change your browser settings. Our cookies cannot be used to identify you. In fact, we believe there is no reason for any concern over any of the cookies used on our website; however certain users may have privacy concerns or consider some cookies to be intrusive. Below we outline what cookies we use and why, to help you make an informed choice. Cookie audit date: Nov 2021.

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These are cookies set by ourselves or the software running on our website. These are generally required for correct operation of certain parts of the website and generally only last for the duration of your browser session.

We have listed our first-party cookies below, along with their purpose and expiry period.

Name: Analytics

Expires: At the end of your session (when you close your browser)

Analytics is a tool made by Google, which we use to get an idea of visitor statistics. We do not store any information in this (session) cookie, although it is generated automatically when you visit our site, and simply gives us an idea of how many visitors we have to our pages.

Name: Anglican.org

Expires: At the end of your session (when you close your browser)

These are the international owners of the Anglican.org domain, of which all Diocesan websites are subdomains (oxford.anglican.org, bathwells.anglican.org etc etc). We do not store any information in this (session) cookie, although it is generated automatically when you visit our site.

Name: WordPress (if you login to our intranet or news/blog sites)

Expires: If you click ‘Remember me’ when you login, this doesn’t expire until you next log out.

Just like any blogging software, ours uses cookies to remember you so you don’t have to login every time you visit. If you don’t want the cookie, that’s fine just log out and when you next login, untick the ‘remember me’ box. If you don’t have a login for these sites, you don’t have the cookie! Simples!

Some minor functionality of the website uses third-party plugins, for example social media buttons (Facebook, Twitter etc.). These may use cookies created by such a third-party service and although we have chosen to integrate the services with our website, we do not have control over the cookies set by these services.

We use these services as a convenience to our visitors and on the basis that the providing party adheres to their privacy and/or data use policies. (See Further Information below).

Because they are outside our control, the detail of these cookies may change, so we have listed some information and links about the respective third parties to help you find out more. The actual cookies may also vary depending whether you are logged into those social media sites when browsing our website.

ShareThis buttons:

These are found at the bottom of some articles, used if you choose to promote Diocesan news to your friends (you know you want to!)

View the ShareThis Privacy Policy.

Google Custom Search & Youtube videos:

We use this to provide a convenient site search function in some parts of the website (namely the Documents Search page), or to embed video content in pages or articles. YouTube is owned by Google.

View the Google Privacy Policy.

Controlling and Blocking Cookies

We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, if you wish to block cookies from this website (or any other), you can do so by modifying your browser settings. Your browser’s Help function should advise you on how to do this. For more information about cookies, visit https://www.aboutcookies.org.