Terms & Conditions
Please read them carefully as they apply whenever you access or browse www.barbourfoundation.com
These terms refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our website:
- Our PRIVACY POLICY. See further under “Data Protection and Privacy”.
- Our COOKIE POLICY which sets out information about the cookies on our website.
If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, then please do not access or browse our website or submit an application.
Who we are
We are The Barbour Foundation (a charity registered in England and Wales with number 328081). Our main office is at Simonside, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 9PD.
Contacting Us
If you would like to contact us or wish to make a complaint, please email Barbour.foundation@barbour.com. Alternatively, if you prefer to write by post, then please send your letter to Carolyn Bennett, The Barbour Foundation, Simonside, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 9PD. All notices and written communication should also be sent to this address.
Purpose
The website is established to provide information about The Barbour Foundation, its charitable objectives and the grant programmes. It allows individuals and organisation to submit applications for a grant. The website does not facilitate donations, fundraising or payments.
Use of the Website
We aim to ensure the information we place on the website is not misleading. However, we make no warranty or representation, whether express or implied, in relation to the accuracy of such information including (but not limited to) implied warranties of non-infringement, compatibility, security, accuracy, conditions of completeness, or any implied warranty arising from course of dealing or usage or trade.
We make no warranty:-
- the website will meet your requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely or error-free; or
- that defects on the website will be corrected; or
- the website, or the server that make it available, are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy or reliability of the website.
We will not be responsible or liable to you for any loss of data or material uploaded or transmitted through the website.
We reserve the right to change, withdraw or deny access to the website at any time or any part or function on it.
Eligibility to Apply
Applicants must ensure that they meet The Barbour Foundation’s published eligibility criteria. If an organisation has received a grant, they are not eligible to apply for further funding for another twelve (12) months.
Accuracy of information
You must provide true, complete and accurate information when submitting an application. False, misleading or incomplete statements may result in an application being rejected or any awarded grant being withdrawn, reduced or required to be repaid.
No Offer of Funding
The information provided on this website does not constitute a binding offer, legal contract or guarantee of funding. Submitting an application via our website does not guarantee funding or create an obligation for an application to be considered within any particular timeframe.
The Barbour Foundation receives more applications than it has the funds to support. Even if a project fits the policy priorities, it may not be possible to make a grant. The Barbour Foundation reserves the right to reject any application at its discretion and shall not be obliged to provide reasons for rejecting an application. Decisions regarding grant funding shall be final.
Grant Applications
Any grant awarded shall be subject to additional terms and conditions and reporting requirements as The Barbour Foundation may require. The Barbour Foundation reserves the right to request additional information in support of any application and to verify information provided by applicants.
Compliance with Laws and User Data
By using this website, you agree to do so only for lawful reasons. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding data posted on the website.
Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to post data to our website, such as submitting a grant application, you must comply with the following standards:
- you are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the data;
- no data is defamatory, libellous, offensive, discriminatory, hateful, inflammatory or obscene;
- you are at least 18 years old;
- use of the data you supply does not violate these terms, will not cause injury to any person or entity and does not contain any viruses, spyware, adware or any other harmful programmes or similar code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
- you must not use any automated system, software or process (including web scraping, data mining, robots, spiders or similar tools) to access, monitor, copy or extract content from the website without our prior written consent;
- you are not impersonating anyone, attempting to carry out any fraudulent activity or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity;
- no promotional or marketing references, material or links are included in the data; and
- no data contains any personal data or confidential information of third parties or material that could or does infringe any third party intellectual property rights.
You warrant that any such data does comply with these standards, and you will be liable to us any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.
You retain all of your ownership rights in your data, but you are required to grant us a transferable, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, perpetual, irrevocable licence to use, copy, reproduce, edit and transmit it within The Barbour Foundation, J. Barbour & Sons Limited and its group and any of their authorised service providers for the purpose of processing your application in any manner.
Events Outside Our Control
We will not be responsible for any failure to make available the website or comply with these terms which results from any act or event beyond our reasonable control such as (but not limited to) natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, epidemic, IT failures or attacks, strikes, failures in telecommunications networks, civil commotion, terrorist attacks or threats of such terrorist attacks.
Our Rights to Make Changes
We may need to make certain changes from time to time. These might be changes to this website to reflect changes to our terms of application, eligibility criteria and our charitable objectives. We reserve the right to make changes to these terms and conditions from time to time. It is your responsibility to read the applicable terms and conditions each time you access or use this website.
Intellectual Property
You acknowledge and agree that all the intellectual property on the website including (but not limited to) logos, trade marks, images of products is owned by us or our licensors. You agree not to (and ensure no other person shall) copy, reproduce, edit, transmit, publish, display, create derivative works or use in any manner such intellectual property.
You may print off a copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our website for your personal use and may draw the attention to others to content posted on our website by forwarding them a link to it. No part of the content of our website may be used for commercial purposes without obtaining permission from us to do so.
Liability
We exclude all representations, warranties, conditions and terms (whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise) to the fullest extent permitted by law. We accept no liability for any losses or damages which are not reasonably foreseeable arising out of or in connection with these terms or your use of the website. We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, loss of revenue, business interruption or loss of business opportunity.
Except to the extent required by applicable law, we shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of or reliance on any content or information displayed in or on this website.
Nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit our liability for personal injury or death caused by our negligence. In addition, these terms shall not limit or exclude any other liability that we are not permitted to limit or exclude under applicable law.
Severance
Each of the paragraphs of these terms operate separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
Third Party Rights
The terms apply between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of the terms.
Waiver
No waiver by us of any breach of these terms shall be construed as a waiver of any other breach.
Data Protection and Privacy
We will use your personal information in accordance with our PRIVACY POLICY and always in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and the Data Protection Act 2018.
We may contact you in connection with your application, any grant awarded to you and matters relating to the administration and operation of The Barbour Foundation. Please read our PRIVACY POLICY if you wish to know further information regarding how we collect and use personal data.
Cookies
We may use cookies in order to improve your experience on our website. Please read our COOKIE POLICY if you wish to know further information.
Third Party Sites
Please note that we are not responsible for any third party sites and you access these sites (whether through our links or otherwise) at your own risk.
Law
Please note these terms are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between us.