Co-operative News focuses on clarity and precision when producing content. We have tried to bring the same standards to our terms and conditions. If there is anything you do not understand, please get in touch and we will explain it.

Modern business tends to be volatile and it is necessary for us to adapt to the changes it provides. As a result, we may need to change these terms and conditions from time to time and it is not always possible to tell you about those changes. Each time you visit this site, you should revisit this page and make sure that you are aware of any changes. We will assume that you have.

Last updated: June 2014

“the Owner” means Co-operative Press Limited, an industrial and provident society registered in England and Wales under Number 1585R, whose registered office is at Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS

“the Site” means www.thenews.coop

“Us”, “We”, “Our” means either the Site or the Owner or both

“You”, “Your” are a visitor to our Site for any purpose whatsoever

“the Printed Version” means the printed edition of Co-operative News

THE CONTRACT

These terms and conditions govern the relationship between us and are intended to form the basis of the agreement between us if you visit the Site and if you subscribe to the services we offer. If you do not agree with them please leave the Site.

YOUR OBLIGATIONS

You promise/warrant that:

  • You are over 18 and have the legal authority to enter into this Contract
  • You have read and understood these terms and conditions and any revision of them
  • Each time you access the site you will re-read these terms and conditions
  • You will read and understand the terms and conditions of any website to which we link

You will not:

  • use robots, spiders, scrapers or similar things on the Site
  • try to get around any things we put on the Site to stop or limit access to parts of it.
  • won’t do anything that might cause our systems to crash
  • steal the Site or any part of it for use in any other Site or application
  • try to modify, translate, adapt, edit, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any programs we use in connection with this Site or the services it offers
  • copy, imitate or use the trademarks and/or designs and/or layout or anything else which would usually amount to intellectual property and which we own

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Either we or a third party owns the intellectual property on the Site and by continuing to use it you acknowledge that such material is protected by law.
  • You must not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the Site unless we give you written permission to do so (which can be obtained from this address: [email protected]) and you agree to comply with any conditions we apply to the use of that material.

ACCOUNTS

To access certain services we offer you must create an Account which will contain certain personal details and you represent and warrant that:

  • all information you give us is accurate and truthful; and
  • You will keep this information accurate and up-to-date.

Please don’t share your Account with anyone else and keep your Account details (including your password and user name) confidential because we can’t be responsible for any misuse of them which is caused by your actions.

We have the right to suspend or cancel your Account with us if we think that you have broken any of these T&C’s.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

If you wish to subscribe to our paid for services, charges will start as soon as we activate your subscription – until we have activated it you have no entitlement to view paid-for content on the site.

We will debit your credit card, debit card or bank account through direct debit on activation and annually after that.

Your first subscription will be at the price advertised on the site.

We have the right to change the price of the subscription from time to time, but if we do we will tell you before any renewal and give you the chance to cancel.

If you terminate your subscription you will continue to have access to the paid-for content on the site for the remainder of the period you have subscribed for but we will not refund all or any part of your subscription if you do terminate your subscription.

You must tell us at least 3 weeks in advance if you wish to change the delivery address to which we send the printed version.

MEMBERSHIP OF CO-OPERATIVE PRESS LIMITED

If you subscribe to our paid-for services you will have the right to be enrolled as a lifetime member of Co-operative Press Limited, but that membership is subject to the rules of Co-operative Press Limited, which can be viewed here.

COMMENTS

We may from, time to time, invite you to comment or feedback on the services we offer on the Site or the Printed Version or more generally to help and inform other visitors and in this context you agree:

  • you must not use obscene or vulgar language
  • you must not submit a comment that is unlawful or objectionable including, but not limited to, comments that are abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, ageist, sexist, racist or homophobic
  • you must not submit a comment that is intended to promote or incite violence
  • you must not post links to other websites containing any of the above types of comment
  • you must post all comments in English, French or Spanish
  • the means by which you identify yourself on our Site must not violate these terms and conditions
  • you must not engage in any form of commercial advertising
  • you must not impersonate other people
  • you must not submit material that may contain viruses or anything else which might damage or disrupt our systems or those of others
  • that we have no obligation to publish any comment

You also warrant and agree:

  • that any comment you submit to us is accurate and truthful
  • that you are the author of the comment you submit
  • that you waive all moral rights in that comment to be named as its author
  • that you grant us a licence to modify it as necessary for its inclusion on the Site
  • that all comments you submit are for publication on the Site and other such uses as we may think appropriate under a royalty-free, perpetual basis
  • that we may alter any comments in any way we decide without having your permission
  • we accept no responsibility or liability for any infringement of third party rights by such comments

When using any comments you accept and agree:

  • we are not be liable in any way or under any circumstances for any loss or damage that you may incur as a result of those comments, nor for any errors or omissions in them
  • use of and reliance on anything contained in such comments is entirely at your own risk
  • although we try to screen all the comments posted on the Site that is not always possible

FORCE MAJEURE

If something outside our control happens – it could be riots, floods, war strikes and a lot of other similar things – we are not liable and do not have to compensate you if any delays or problems occur.

PRIVACY

You agree that our Privacy and Cookie Policies are part of these terms and condition

DISCLAIMERS

  • We can’t promise that the Site will meet your needs; that it will work properly; that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of others.
  • We can’t promise that it will work with all systems; that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate.
  • Any advice and information we give on the Site or in the Printed Version is, by its very nature, general and may not be suitable for you. Before you follow any such advice or use any product we suggest you MUST make sure that it is suitable for you and, if at all unsure you MUST take proper medical financial or other advice
  • We take all reasonable effort to test material before placing it on the Site. In the very unlikely event of any loss, disruption or damage, we cannot be held responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from the Site.

AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE

  • We never guarantee that the Site will be available all the time and if it’s not available for any reason you can’t hold us responsible for anything you lose as a result
  • We have the right to change the Site and the services it offers, suspend it or stop it at any time.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  • As far as we are allowed by law we deny liability for any losses of all kind which you incur from visiting the Site and or following the advice we give. You use the Site at your own risk
  • Neither will we be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss you may suffer even if we might have foreseen that loss or you told us it might happen
  • Nothing in these T&C’s excludes or restricts our liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on our part.
  • Nothing in these T&C’s takes away from you any rights you may have if you are a consumer

OFFENSIVE OR INCORRECT CONTENT

If something you see on the Site causes you offence or seems to be defamatory, please tell us and we’ll consider changing it

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

  • We don’t control any of the websites we link to and so we can’t be responsible for the content of such websites and disclaim liability for any losses which come out of you using them.
  • Just because we link to a site does not mean that we endorse or recommend that site
  • We can never guarantee that a link will work
  • If you find any link we offer to be offensive, please let us know and we will consider removing it
  • If you link to any other site using our Site then you understand that separate conditions will apply to those sites and that we have no control over those conditions – so you agree that you will read and understand them before using those sites

MODIFICATIONS TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS & THE SITE

  • These T&C’s will change from time to time and we don’t have the resources to let all our visitors know about the changes. As a result you MUST come back to this page to make sure that we haven’t changed the T&C’s and whenever you access the Site, you are confirming to us that you are aware of any changes
  • We’ve also got the right to change the Site as and when we want but these terms and conditions will still apply to any changes we make

GENERAL

  • Operative Law – this Agreement is made under the laws of England and Wales and that is the only jurisdiction which can govern it
  • Partnership/Joint Ventures we and you agree that this Agreement does not form the basis of any partnership or co-venture
  • Effect Of Agreement – this Agreement supersedes any previous Agreement between the parties in relation to the matters dealt with in them and represents the entire understanding between the parties.
  • Time of the Essence – time will not be of the essence in any part of this Agreement
  • Warranties – all parties acknowledge and agree that they have not entered into this Agreement in reliance on anything said or promised by the other which is not in these T&C’s
  • Unenforceability – If a Court or other body says that any part of these T&C’s is unenforceable, the rest of them will stand.
  • Notices – If either you or we need to give formal notice to the other it must be done by email to address each of us gives to the other from time to time.
  • Entire Agreement – these T&C’s contain the entire understanding between us.