Terms & Conditions

Use of this website is subject to these terms and conditions whether as a quest or a registered member.  Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions and you agree to abide by them.  If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from using this website.  The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) reserves the rights to change these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. This page will be updated if there are any changes in our procedures.  You are expected to check this page from to time to time to take notice of changes we make, as they are binding on you.

WSPA  administers this website to share information with the animal protection community. WSPA reserves the rights to withdraw access to all or part of this website to visitors at any time.  Every effort is made to keep the website accessible to users and member societies.  However WSPA takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable if the website is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond WSPA’s control at any time or for any period.  Certain parts of this website are restricted to users who are registered members and any passwords, identification codes etc which are provided to you as a registered member are to be treated as confidential and must not be disclosed to any third party.

Information About Us

www.animalwelfareonline.org is a website operated by WSPA.  WSPA is a charity registered in England and Wales with charity number 1081849 whose registered office is at 89 Albert Embankment, 14^th Floor, London, SE1 5TP.

Resources

Whilst we endeavour to review all the content on this website,  WSPA provides no guarantee as to the accuracy, performance or suitability of the information and materials contained on this website for any purpose whatsoever.  You acknowledge that such information may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind howsoever arising whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise for any such inaccuracies to the fullest extent permitted by law, to any visitor to our site who has relied on such materials, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which WSPA shall not be liable.  It shall be your responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

WSPAprovides no guarantees that all or any part of this website shall be compatible with your software or computer configuration and shall not be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data in connection with the use of this website.

Copyright restrictions

This website contains materials which are owned by or licensed to WSPA.  This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics.  All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to WSPA are acknowledged on the website

Resources may be copied for personal, educational or animal welfare purposes only, on the condition that copyright and source indications remain in tact and no modifications are made.

Photos may be copied for use but copyright of WSPA must be displayed whenever they are used.

Commercial use of any material is prohibited without prior written authorisation from WSPA.  Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Information about you and your use of this website

WSPAprocesses information about you in accordance with our privacy statement.  By using this website, you consent to such processing and warrant that all information provided by you is accurate.

External sites

This website also includes links to other websites to provide further information only.  We do not have control over the content of such websites and they do not signify that WSPA endorses such websites.  WSPA take no responsibility for the content or nature of  these external sites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of the websites.

Submissions and Uploading Material to our website

Members are encouraged as part of some of the features of this website to submit content to this website or to make contact with other users of this website.  In doing so you warrant that such content is not  defamatory, obscene, offensive or malicious and that it does not promote discrimination based on race, sex, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.  If any content is found to be in breach of such warranty then you undertake to indemnify us for any loss or damage arising as a result of such breach.

Any content submitted to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.  We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material submitted by you to our website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you and any other use of our website.

We have the right to remove any material posted by you, if in our opinion, such material is inappropriate.

Viruses and Hacking

You must not misuse our website by knowingly introduce viruses, trojans or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.  You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website. 

Any breach of this provision will constitute a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. 

Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions.