UK Tribes Terms and Conditions

UK TRIBES WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By registering with, using or visiting www.uktribes.co.uk ("Site"), you will be deemed to have consented to and will be bound by these terms and conditions (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy (which is incorporated into the Terms). If you do not agree to the Terms or Privacy Policy, please do not use or register with the Site.

The Site is operated by Crowd DNA for and on behalf of Channel Four Television Corporation and 4 Ventures Limited (“we”, “us” and “Channel 4”). Please read the Terms (and the other terms set out below) carefully as they set out your rights and obligations and the terms on which Channel 4 makes the Site available to you. They also provide information on how you can submit material and how this will be used.

IF WE DISCOVER OR HAVE ANY REASON TO SUSPECT YOU HAVE BREACHED THE TERMS WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP OF THE SITE IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT NOTICE.

1. AMENDMENTS

Channel 4 reserves the right to change the Terms at any time by posting changes online and it is your responsibility to refer to and comply with the most up to date Terms on accessing the Site (you can also check the Help Pages for details). Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the Terms as modified.

2. YOUR PASSWORD AND SECURITY

To access the content and research materials (“Content”), you must register to become a site member (“Member”), you will be provided with a password which you can then use to log on to areas of the Site reserved for members only.

You accept it is your sole responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and you are responsible for all activity that occurs under this. Channel 4 is unable to check the identity of people acting as Members or using Members’ areas and will not be liable where your password is used by someone else. You should make sure you are the only person using your password and you agree to notify us of any unauthorised use of your password and any other breach of security as soon as you become aware of it.

3. PERSONAL DATA

Any personal information you supply as part of your registration will be kept private and confidential, will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent and will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By becoming a Member and/or using the Site you are agreeing to the terms of the Privacy policy.

4. USE OF THE SITE

The Site is a research and information tool only and in accessing and using the Site, you are agreeing to do so only in accordance with the Terms.

Permission is granted to you to copy, publish, download, reproduce, post or store (including in any other website) the Content, in whole or in part, provided you clearly attribute such Content to Channel 4 (but not in any way that suggests Channel 4 endorses you or your use of the Content). You may not commercially exploit or modify the Content in any way.

Any copying, reproduction, lending or any other form of distribution of the Content other than in accordance with these Terms is prohibited and will constitute a copyright infringement.

5. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR THE SITE

Channel 4 reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the Site or any part of it (including the availability of any features of the Site) at any time and without notice or liability to you. Channel 4 is entitled to suspend or terminate your Membership or access to any part of the Site at any time if you breach the Terms or for technical reasons.

6. THIRD PARTY SITES

Channel 4 is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party websites or material you access through the Site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Channel 4 does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, services or information on or available from third party websites or material (including payment for and delivery of such products or services) or for any damage, loss or offence caused by or, in connection with, the same. Any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the relevant provider of the service.

7. DISCLAIMER/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Site, images, logos and Content and any content relating to the Site, Channel 4, and/or any of Channel 4’s associated companies, are provided ’AS IS’ and on an ’AS AVAILABLE’ basis without any representation, endorsement or warranty of any kind, including but not limited to implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

Channel 4 will endeavour to provide the Site using all reasonable care and will use reasonable efforts to make the Site available to you at all times. However you acknowledge that the Site is provided over the internet and so the quality and availability of the Site may be affected by factors that are outside Channel 4’s reasonable control such as technical faults in your ISP’s and/or telecommunication providers’ network/service. Channel 4 is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, providers, computer equipment or software on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, telephone lines or at any website (or any combination of these things).

Channel 4 makes no guarantees that the Site will be available, uninterrupted or error free, or that defects will be corrected, or that the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. Except as required by law, Channel 4 will not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by: (a) interruption or delay to the Site or errors, viruses or bugs contained in the Site caused by events outside Channel 4’s reasonable control; (b) your negligence, your breach of the Terms or failure to follow Channel 4’s reasonable instructions; (c) any incompatibility of the Site with any other software or material on your equipment; (d) any unauthorised use of the Site; or (e) any other factor that is outside Channel 4’s reasonable control.

Content, information (including research material) and other material on the Site may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. Channel 4 does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of these or the reliability of any information displayed or distributed through the Site (including provided through any software). You acknowledge that reliance on any such information shall be at your sole risk. Channel 4 reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any part of the Site and to make changes to the Site and to the Content at any time without notice.

Channel 4 cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered through use of the Site and/or the Content. In no event will Channel 4 or its third party affiliates be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether in action of contract, negligence or other action, including (but not limited to) damages for loss of use of the Site, damage to equipment or other software, or loss of data or profits or for other monetary loss or for any indirect or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use (or inability to use) or performance of the Site. In addition, in no event shall Channel 4 or its licensors or third party affiliates be liable for any unauthorised use of the Site.

These exclusions do not apply to death or personal injury caused by Channel 4’s negligence and only apply to the extent permitted by law. This does not affect your statutory rights.

8. CHANNEL 4’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The names, images and logos identifying Channel 4, its associated companies or third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of these parties. Nothing in the Terms shall be construed as conferring any licence or right under any intellectual property right of Channel 4, its associated companies or any other third party unless expressly stated otherwise.

All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in the Site (including the design, arrangement and look and feel) and all material, software or Content supplied as part of the Site, shall remain at all times the property of Channel 4, Crowd DNA or Channel 4’s licensors and protected by copyright law.

From time to time certain software which is the protected work of Channel 4 or its suppliers may be made available to download from the Site. You are licensed to use the software on a non-exclusive basis only for the purposes for which it is indicated. You may not use the software for any other purpose and may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise deal with the software unless you are specifically advised otherwise.

9. LAW AND JURISDICTION

The Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Any disputes arising from the Site or Terms will be decided only by the English courts.

The Site is only intended to be accessed from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Channel 4 makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use at other locations and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is strictly prohibited. If you access the Site outside of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

If any of the Terms are held by any court of competent authority to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this will not affect the validity of the remaining Terms which will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Channel 4 can transfer its rights and obligations under the Terms to any company, firm or person provided this does not affect your rights under the Terms. You may not transfer or assign your rights or obligations under the Terms to anyone else and your Membership is personal to you.

10. OUR DETAILS

Channel Four Television Corporation and 4 Ventures Limited (Company Registration No. 04106849 and VAT No. 626 4758 17) are incorporated and registered in England and Wales at 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX. You can contact us at this address or by emailing Joe Beek at Channel 4.