NIHB Terms & Conditions
This website is provided by the Northern Ireland Horse Board (“NIHB”) whose business address and registered office is at Office Suite, Meadows Equestrian Centre, Embankment Road, Lurgan, Co. Armagh BT66 6FD
These Terms & Conditions as well as our Privacy Policy govern the use of the website www.nihorseboard.org (including without limitation, all emails and text services) (collectively known as “the Website”). By using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. NIHB reserves the right to amend or modify these Terms & Conditions without notice, at its sole discretion by posting any altered Terms & Conditions on the Website. If you do not agree with the Terms & Conditions, you must not use the Website.
Acceptable Use
You are responsible for your use of the Website. You may only use the website for lawful purposes. You may not engage in any conduct that:
breaches NIHB’s intellectual property rights including but not limited to patents, copyright, database rights, design rights, trade marks (registrable or not), trade secrets or know-how;
- is deceptive, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libellous or fraudulent;
- impersonates any person, company or entity including NIHB, its employees, agents and affiliates;
- introduces viruses or any other code, files or programs which interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or equipment belonging to NIHB;
- constitutes a criminal offence or that gives rise to civil liability as well as encourages such conduct;
- violates these Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy or any policy on the Website; or interferes with the use and enjoyment of the Website by others.
You will not (and will not assist or facilitate any third party to) copy, download, reproduce, publish, modify, transfer, display, distribute, perform, reproduce, license, disseminate or broadcast in any way whatsoever any information, content, program, design, screen icon, GUI or materials on or relating to the Website. NIHB reserves the right to edit, modify, alter, remove or shut down or alter all or any part of the Website (including information, content or material on the Website) without notice.
Registration
In order to receive certain information from NIHB (such as the results of competitions, newsletters and other information relating to the activities of NIHB and/or its affiliatesor partner organisations), you must provide certain personal information (such as your name, address, email address and/or mobile number) which must be complete and accurate. Such information will be held by nihb under the terms of our Privacy Policy. You may de-register at any time by contacting HSI by email at info@nihorseboard.org; or in writing to Northern Ireland Horse Board, Office Suite, Meadows Equestrian Centre, Embankment Road, Lurgan, Co. Armagh BT66 6FD.
Third Party and Affiliates
The Website may contain information, content and materials (“non-NIHB Content”) provided by third parties and/or organisations, associations or bodies affiliated with NIHB (“Affiliates”) as well as links to such third parties’ and/or Affiliates’ websites which are provided as a convenience to you. NIHB does not endorse or approve the non-NIHB Content on the Website or on the third party and/or Affiliate sites. NIHB is not responsible for and does not make any representations regarding such content or the accuracy of non-NIHB Content provided on the Website by third parties and/or Affiliates and/or contained on the third parties and/or Affiliates’ websites. If you rely on non-NIHB Content and decide to access such websites, you do so at your own risk.
Hypertexts
Hypertexts or other links to this Website are prohibited without the consent of NIHB. If you wish to provide a link to this Website, please email NIHB: info@nihorseboard.org and give details of the URL(s) of the page(s) with links to the Website and the URL(s) of the page(s) to which you wish to link on the Website.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights (including but not limited to trade marks, trade names, service marks, copyright, future copyright, registered or unregistered design rights or applications for any of the foregoing; trade and/or business name; know-how; database rights and rights granted under licenses and consents; goodwill and reputation) in and relating to the Website (including but not limited to information, content, materials, programs, designs, screen icons, GUIs) shall remain and are the sole property of NIHB. You are not permitted to use such intellectual property rights unless expressly authorised in writing by NIHB or its licensors.
Limitation of Liability
You understand and agree that the Website is provided on an “as is” basis. The Website is available without any representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the maximum extent possible by law, NIHB disclaims all warranties in relation to the information, content or materials on the Website. NIHB makes no representations, warranties or undertakings in respect of the Website or any of the information, content or material on the Website or its quality, accuracy or fitness for purpose or any of the information, content or material on any website referred to or accessed by hypertext link or otherwise through the Website. NIHB also does not represent or warrant that the Website shall be free from inaccuracies or typographical errors. NIHB expressly excludes any warranty, representation or undertaking that you will be able to access or use the Website at times or locations of your choosing. NIHB does not represent or warrant that the Website will be free from any virus, worm, Trojan horse or that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure or error free or is compatible with any other software or material.
NIHB shall not be liable for any loss or damages (including but not limited to consequential, special, direct, indirect or damages) nor for any loss of data, profit, revenue or business, whosoever caused, arising from the use of (or inability to use) the Website; from any inaccurate or misleading information, content or material contained on the Website and any reliance on same is at your own risk.
The limitation of liability in these Terms & Conditions does not exempt fraud and misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by NIHB’s negligence.
Indemnity
You agree to defend and indemnify NIHB including its officers, directors and employees, servants and agents, against all liability, claims and expenses including legal fees arising out of any breach of these Terms & Conditions by you and if applicable, your officers, directors and employees, servants and agents and against any liability arising out of your use of the Website.
Privacy
You may be asked to input information about yourself on different pages of the Website. NIHB will not use the information you provide for any purpose other than that stated at each location where such information is requested. Such use of the information will be governed by our Privacy Policy.
Termination
NIHB reserves the right to immediate terminate your use of the Website in circumstances including but not limited to where you or if applicable your officers, directors and employees, servants and agents breach or procure a breach of these Terms & Conditions or otherwise engage in conduct which NIHB determines in its sole discretion to be unacceptable or harmful to it or its users.
Waiver
The failure of NIHB at any time to enforce any provisions of these Terms & Conditions shall in no way affect its right thereafter to do so. Any waiver by NIHB of any breach of any term, provision or condition shall not be taken or held to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of any such term, provision or condition or to be a waiver of the term, provision or condition itself.
Agency
Nothing herein shall be deemed to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship of any kind between NIHB and any user, third party or other person or entity.
Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed and construed under the laws of Northern Ireland. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Northern Ireland to settle any disputes which may arise from or in connection with these Terms & Conditions.
Severability
If any court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part, term or provision of these Terms & Conditions is invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such provision shall be severed and deleted from these Terms & Conditions and the remainder of these Terms & Conditions shall continue to have force and effect.
Queries
If you have any queries regarding the Terms & Conditions or the Privacy Policy, please contact NIHB as follows: Writing: Office Suite, Meadows Equestrian Centre, Embankment Road, Lurgan, Co. Armagh BT66 6FD; Telephone: 028 383 43355; or Email: info@nihorseboard.org.