Terms and conditions

Privacy policy.

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy covers personal information that Wise Thoughts collects when you use www.gaywisefestival.org.uk. We request personal information for the purposes of entry submission, using the 'Feedback' page, and for members of the press using the press area. Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.

WISE THOUGHTS uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. WISE THOUGHTS reserves the right to transfer information in connection with the sale of all or part of GAYWISEFESTIVAL.ORG. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. WISE THOUGHTS also links to a wide variety of other sites and contains advertisements of third parties. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users See below.

If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian's consent before providing any information on the Wise Thoughts website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by WISE THOUGHTS as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

WISE THOUGHTS will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on WISE THOUGHTS
2. Protect and defend the rights or property of the WISE THOUGHTS media properties, or visitors to GAYWISEFESTIVAL.ORG
3. Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties
4. Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

Terms and conditions of usage.

This website (www.gaywisefestival.org.uk) is owned and maintained by Wise Thoughts. Wise Thoughts is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing unique arts initiatives and resource services that address the issues for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and sexual minority (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender - LGBT) communities. By visiting and using this site you are agreeing to abide by the Terms & Conditions laid out below. If you feel unable to abide by the Terms & Conditions below please do not use this site.

1. Disclaimer

The information contained in this site is accurate to the best of our knowledge, however it may be subject to change without notice, and Wise Thoughts accepts no liability for any loss or damages incurred through reliance on information contained in this site.

Wise Thoughts shall not be liable for any damage or harm to your computer (either to hardware or software) through the use of this site. All use of this website is done at the sole risk of the user.

Wise Thoughts is not responsible for the content, or any aspect, of any third party website linked from or to this site (www.gaywisefestival.org.uk). Inclusion of a link from this site to any third party site does not imply any endorsement of the linked site.

In connection with your use of the Site, you agree you will not:

YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. WISE THOUGHTS PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND WISE THOUGHTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIAL, SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, RACIST, OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOU ACCESS SUCH MATERIALS AT YOUR RISK. WISE THOUGHTS HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIAL.

2. Copyright notice

Copyright on all text, images, video, sound and coding that constitutes the content of this website (www.gaywisefestival.org.uk) should be considered as belonging to Wise Thoughts, unless otherwise stated. All files, images, Video, sound and text available for download from this website retains the copyright outlined in this notice and if reproduced should acknowledge this fact.

Your use of this site is at your own risk. Wise Thoughts does not guarantee that the site will be compatible with all hardware and software that may be used to access it. Neither Wise Thoughts or any other party involved in creating, producing, hosting or delivering this site is liable for any direct, incidental, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access to or use of the site. Wise Thoughts assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing of www.gaywisefestival.org.uk or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or sound from the site. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost data.

3. Use of the Site.

You understand that except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by WISE THOUGHTS or its contractors does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for WISE THOUGHTS identified information, products or services, all information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties that are not affiliated with WISE THOUGHTS

In connection with your use of the Site, you agree you will not:

1. Transmit any message, information, data, text, software, or images, or other content ("Material") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, bigoted, hatred, illegal, libellous, or otherwise objectionable that may invade another's right or privacy;
2. Impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to a WISE THOUGHTS forum leader, guide, or host or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
3. Discriminate in any form against, sexual orientations, age, race, religious, gender, ethnicity, and viewpoints;
4. Post or transmit any Material that contains a virus or corrupted data;
5. Post or transmit any Material that you do not have a right to reproduce, display or transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as nondisclosure agreements).
6. Use the Site's communication features in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other users, (e.g., excessive shouting, use of all caps, or flooding continuous posting of repetitive text);
7. Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "bots", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes", or any other form of solicitation or any non-resume, information such as opinions or notices, commercial or otherwise;
8. Violate any applicable local, state, national or international law;
9. Upload or transmit any Material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
10. Delete or revise any Material posted by any other person or entity; or
11. Manipulate or otherwise display the Site by using framing or similar navigational technology.

4. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless WISE THOUGHTS, it's officers volunteers, agents, licensors, suppliers and third party information providers to the Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including legal fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the Site.

5. Special Admonitions for International Use.

Recognising the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, or privacy. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the European Union or the country in which you reside.

6. Dealings with Third Parties.

Your participation, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through the Site, regarding the payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that WISE THOUGHTS shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage or other matters of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.