Terms of Use
1. Information about the RSC and using this website
1.1 The Royal Shakespeare Company (the RSC or we) welcomes you to www.rsc.org.uk (our website). For further details about the RSC, please go to the end of these terms of use.
1.2 This page and any documents referred to on it tell you how you can use our website (terms of use). Please read these terms carefully before you start to use our website, since by using this website, you indicate that you accept the terms.
1.3 Please note that some services offered on our website are subject to additional terms and conditions that supplement or vary these terms of use. Where additional terms apply, it will be clearly stated on the appropriate webpage. In the event of any discrepancy between these terms of use and the terms and conditions applying to any specific service, the terms and conditions that apply to the service in question will prevail.
2. Accessing and using our website
2.1 We may withdraw or change the services we provide on our website without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason this website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
2.2 If you choose, or you are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and not disclose it to any third party. We may disable any user name or password at any time if you have failed to comply with these terms of use.
2.3 You may use our website for (a) your own personal and non-commercial use or (b) any non-commercial educational use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any content obtained from our website, except for any copying, distribution or reproduction that is strictly necessary for any personal or non-commercial educational use.
2.4 Wherever you use material from our website as set out in section 2.3, you will acknowledge the RSC or any other contributor referred to as the copyright owner.
2.5 If you wish to make any use of material on our website other than as set out in section 2.3 above, please address your request to info@rsc.org.uk
2.6 You agree not to modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded from our website in any way, and not to use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
2.7 If you print off, copy or download any part of our website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you agree, at our option, either to return, destroy or delete any copies of the materials you have made.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
All contents of our website, including the trade marks "RSC", "Royal Shakespeare Company" and the RSC logo and any software on the website, are protected by intellectual property rights and other related rights around the world that are owned by the RSC or its licensors. No part of our website may be reproduced in any form (electronically or otherwise) or used other than as set out in section 2.3 above without our prior written permission.
4. Website Postings by You
4.1 By posting any content on our website (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio), you agree to give us permission to use that content free of charge in any way subject to our privacy policy (including modifying or adapting it for editorial reasons) in any media worldwide.
4.2 Copyright in any content you post on our website will remain with you and the permission you give to us in section 4.1 is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way you like and to allow others to use it.
4.3 If you do not want to give us permission to use the content you post, please do not contribute to our website.
4.4 You confirm that any content you post on our website is your own original work and that you have the right to give us permission to use it.
4.5 If anyone is identifiable in any content you post, you confirm that you have their permission or the permission of their parent or guardian if they are under 16.
4.6 You agree to make sure that any content you post on our website complies with these rules:
- You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
- No unlawful or objectionable content: material that is abusive, threatening, pornographic, offensive, harmful, defamatory, infringes the privacy or other rights of any person or is unlawful is not acceptable.
- No advertising or marketing.
- No spamming.
- You will not take any action that might disable, overburden, alter or impair the function of, or content on, our website.
4.7 If you are under 16 please get your parent or guardian's permission before posting any content on our website.
4.8 We advise that you do not reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else in any posting you make (e.g. your telephone number or address).
4.9 We may remove any content you post on our website if we believe it breaches these terms of use.
5. Links to and from Third Party Sites
5.1 Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. The operation of these websites is outside our control and you proceed at your own risk. The RSC does not endorse these websites and is not liable for the products, services or content you access through any linked site.
5.2 If you wish to create a link to our website, you may only link to any complete contents page (and not to a part of a page) and the page must not be viewed within the pages of any other website. You may create such links only in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
5.3 You agree not to establish a link to our website from any website that is not owned by you and the website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the rules about content set out in section 4 above.
5.4 We may withdraw permission to link to our website without notice.
6. Changes
6.1 We aim to update our website regularly and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our website, or close it indefinitely. We will use our best efforts to ensure that all information on our website is up-to-date, but we cannot guarantee this.
6.2 We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You should check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you.
7. Information about you
Your privacy is very important to us. We will collect, use, store and disclose your personal details in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our website you consent to us doing so with any data which we collect from you and you confirm to us that any data which you provide to us is accurate.
8. Transactions concluded through our website
Please note that contracts for the supply of goods or services formed through our website or as a result of visits made by you are governed by our Online Shop Terms (for products purchases in our Online Shop), our Ticketing Terms (for tickets purchased via this website), or our Membership Terms (if you wish to become a Member of the RSC).
9. Our liability
9.1 We are not responsible for any content posted on our website by members of the public and the views expressed are theirs and not those of the RSC.
9.2 The content we provide on our website is provided on an “as is” basis without any guarantees as to its accuracy and to the extent permitted by law we exclude all representations and warranties (whether express or implied by law).
9.3 As our website is provided to you free of charge, we do not accept any liability to you (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) arising from your use of our website or any content on it, unless you purchase any goods or services from our website.
9.4 If you purchase any goods or services from our website, our liability to you (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) is limited to the purchase price for those goods or services.
9.5 We will not accept liability for any indirect, special or consequential losses, including (for example) loss of profits, revenue, contracts, data or goodwill.
9.6 These terms of use do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
9.7 Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for any other matter for which it would be illegal for us to limit, or attempt to limit, our liability.
10. Other matters
10.1 If any part of these terms of use is unenforceable, this will not affect the enforceability of any other part.
10.2 These terms of use, together with any document referred to in these terms, constitutes the whole agreement between you and us.
10.3 These terms of use are governed by English law. All disputes over or claims arising from or related to a visit to our website or to these terms of use will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breaking these terms of use in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
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About the RSC
The Royal Shakespeare Company is incorporated by Royal Charter and registered in England and Wales as a charity under no. 212481.
Our main trading address is The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BB and our VAT number is 272 7058 51.
If you have any concerns about material which appears on our website please contact info@rsc.org.uk
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