Momentum Terms of Use | Effective October 2011
Preamble
Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy apply to and govern your use of our website. You should read both of these documents before using the website. We also recommend that you review them regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes that we may make. However we will try to ensure that any such changes are publicised both within the documents and on the home page latest news section of our website. News can be obtained by subscribing to the Momentum RSS feed.
By using our website you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, you should not use or access the website.
Who we are
In these Terms of Use references to ‘Momentum’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ are to Momentum Youth Development Community Interest Company. References to ‘our website’ or ‘the website’ are to www.youthmomentum.org, www.youthmomentum.co.uk, www.youthmomentum.com, www.youthmomentum.org.uk references to ‘our work’ or ‘our services’ are to the Momentum youth development programme, Momentum international youth network and other projects and services described on the website.
If you have any comments or queries in relation to these Terms of Use or our website in general, please contact us by email at info@youthmomentum.org or by writing to: Company Secretary, Momentum Youth Development CIC, 22 Narbonne Avenue, London SW4 9JS, UK.
Purpose of the website
Our website is designed to promote our services, to provide information, to encourage young people to join our international network, to bring us into contact with adults who share a professional interest in our area of work, and to attract the interest of potential partner or sponsor organisations.
Intellectual property
The website, including its trade marks, logos, design, text and graphics, is owned by and remains the property of Momentum Youth Development CIC, except in cases where materials from a third party are hosted here, in which case copyright remains with the content’s owners. You may not modify, adapt or in any way exploit (whether for commercial gain or otherwise) any content from this website without prior written consent from us, and from any other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property.
Accuracy, reliability and security
We try to the best of our ability to ensure that the content of the website is accurate and up to date and that the services provided by the site are reliable. However, we cannot guarantee that the operation of the website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server on which it is located are free of viruses or other harmful defects. You should take appropriate precautions to ensure that any content you download is free of viruses or other harmful content.
Using the website
You undertake to use the website appropriately and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You are expected to be mindful of the fact that the website and its content are intended to support our work with young people, including minors, and that many of the users of the website are young people. You must therefore ensure that the way you use the website is consistent with protecting the physical and emotional safety and wellbeing of young people both online and offline. You must not attempt to disrupt, damage or otherwise interfere with the website, or bring the website or Momentum into disrepute by your actions.
Contributions, posts and registration
If you contribute material or post comments, whether solicited or unsolicited, to our website, or if you fill in our online registration form, you agree to observe the following rules:
- You will submit information, comments or materials in your own name only.
- You will not pretend to be someone else. You will not act on behalf of another person.
- You will ensure that all information you give is accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief.
- You will not claim to represent an organisation without the proper authorisation of that organisation.
- You will not use offensive or abusive language.
- You will not reveal any personal information about another person.
- You will not violate the rights of or harm or threaten the safety of any person.
- You will not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another person’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
- You will not contribute material that relates to committing or promoting an illegal act or that encourages or solicits other people to commit such an act.
- You will not try to use us, our services or our website for the promotion of religious or political beliefs.
- You will not infringe the copyright, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person or entity.
- You will not make comments or submit material in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
- You will not submit data or other material containing malicious code, such as viruses, worms, Trojans or other potentially harmful programs or material; or involving the transmission of unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, chain letters, pyramid schemes or spam.
Secure access
In some cases we may provide you with a password to access secure areas of this site, for example because you are one of our partners or associates. This may enable you to post information or comments onto our site.
You agree: to keep your password secure and confidential and not allow anyone else to use your password to access this site
not to do anything which would assist anyone who is not a registered user to gain access to any secure area of this site
Misuse of the website
If you fail to observe these Terms of Use, we may take action to prevent you gaining access to the website. In the case of items posted or contributed by you, we may remove or modify these, or revoke any permissions or passwords we may have given you. If you post, send or otherwise upload offensive or inappropriate content to our website or via our website to any other site, we may inform your employer, school or internet service provider about your behaviour. If we find that you have used our website in any way to upload or download illegal material to or from the Internet, we will inform the relevant authorities (i.e. the Police, Social Services etc.). You agree to compensate us and (as applicable) our partners, associates, directors, agents, and employees, in respect of all reasonable costs, losses, damages, expenses, claims or demands, including reasonable legal fees incurred by any of the same in connection with any third party claim arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use.
Links to other websites
Our website provides links to websites which we do not control, such as our partner or sponsor organisations, both in the UK and overseas. These links are provided in order to offer a better service. It is our intention to provide links only to trustworthy websites. However, the inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any of the contents, availability or security of the website to which it is directed. Once you leave our website via such a link, you become subject to the terms and conditions of the site whose link you have followed. If you have any problems or concerns relating to a linked website, please let us know by writing to the address shown above.
Spam
If you suspect that our website has been used to send spam or to promote anything the goes against these stated terms and conditions, please contact us immediately at the address given above.
Disclaimers
We manage this website from our offices in the United Kingdom. While we take reasonable measures to ensure that the website and its contents are appropriate and available for use in the UK and other countries, we do not guarantee that the content or other information provided on the website will be deemed appropriate or relevant by authorities or individuals everywhere. We also cannot guarantee the universal availability of the website.
We may suspend or close down the website at any time. We reserve the right to refuse any or all services of our website to any user for any reason, at any time, at our sole discretion.
Governing law
These terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
