See also Rules of Engagement on Social Media

Overview

This is a legal document ("Agreement") which sets out your rights and obligations, and those of Canterbury Cathedral* ("we" or "us"), in relation to this website (www.canterbury-cathedral.org), and the material of all types that you gain access to on and through the Site ("Content"). We have a separate privacy policy that governs our use of your personal information.

You affirm your assent to the terms of this Agreement every time you access any part of the Site or make use of any of the Content.

Intellectual property

The term "Content" includes, but is not limited to, all text, graphics and images which appear on the Site, and the design, look and feel of the Site itself. Each item of Content is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights which are either owned by Canterbury Cathedral or licensed to it by a third party.

Where downloads of third party software are made available on the Site, they are owned by the third party licensor in question and will be subject to any terms and conditions applied by the relevant third party. The Site may contain proprietary notices (such as moral rights and trademark notices) and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed.

Use of content

We permit you to use the Site and its Content for the purposes for which it is intended on an individual computing device having a single central processing unit. You may download to a local hard disk and print extracts from the Site. You are not otherwise entitled to copy, distribute or transmit any of the Content, or to incorporate any of it into any website (except by way of linkage in accordance with Linking to the Site below) or other work whatsoever, nor may you broadcast, publish or facilitate any public performance of Content.

Accuracy of content

The Site and its Content is provided for your general information only; we advise that Content may not be accurate and complete. Therefore you should not propose to do, or refrain from doing, something in reliance upon Content you find on the Site. All such information on this site is subject to change, sometimes at short notice.

Linking to the site

We encourage businesses and others to link their sites to the Site. However, if you wish to establish a link to the Site or any of its Content, we require that the link does not open within a frameset from another website.

Links from the site

Canterbury Cathedral is not responsible for the content of third party sites linked to the Site. They are independent of Canterbury Cathedral, and their content is not endorsed or approved by Canterbury Cathedral. If you agree to purchase goods or services offered on or through those third-party sites, such as (but not limited to) travel bookings, merchandise and services, the resulting agreement will be entirely between you and the relevant third party; we will not be involved in, or have any responsibility under, those agreements.

Personal information

You may provide certain personal details to us when you contact us via the Site, such as your name, your email address, and your geographic address. We will use this information in accordance with our privacy policy.

Changes to this agreement

If we make any changes to this Agreement, your use of the Site and its Content following the date of that change will be governed by the changed Agreement.

Territory and laws

The Site is provided from England for access and use by people both there and elsewhere. If you visit the Site from outside England, you are, in effect, visiting the territory of England. Accordingly, you acknowledge that the laws of England apply to your use of the Content and govern this Agreement and that Canterbury Cathedral takes no responsibility to ensure the conformance of the Content or the Site to your country's laws.

Effect of agreement

Canterbury Cathedral intends to rely upon the written terms set out here. If you require any changes, please make sure you ask for these to be put in writing. In that way, we can avoid any problems surrounding what Canterbury Cathedral and you the Customer is expected to do.