1. Definitions
In these Terms of Service (the Terms):
- Club means Llangennech RFC, as publisher and operator of the Website.
- Website means the website available at https://llangennechrfc.com and all related pages, features and content made available by the Club.
- Services means the informational, community and other online services the Club provides through the Website.
- User, you and your mean any person who accesses or uses the Website or Services, whether registered or not.
- Content means any text, images, audio, video, graphics, logos, data, code or other materials displayed on, or transmitted via, the Website.
- User Content means any Content that a User submits, posts, uploads, transmits or otherwise makes available via the Website.
2. Acceptance of the Terms
By accessing or using the Website or Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses the Website through your internet connection is aware of these Terms and complies with them.
The Website is intended for Users located in the United Kingdom. If you access the Website from outside the United Kingdom, you are responsible for compliance with local laws where they apply.
3. About the Website and the Club
The Website is owned and operated by the Club. The Website provides information and resources relating to Llangennech RFC, including news, fixtures, results, community information and related Content. Where the Website references third-party products, services or websites, such references are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement by the Club unless expressly stated.
For general enquiries or to exercise legal rights described in these Terms, please contact the Club using the contact details published on the Website.
4. Access and Use of the Website
4.1 Eligibility and accounts
- You must be at least 13 years old to use interactive features of the Website. If you are under 18, you should review these Terms with a parent or guardian.
- Where the Website offers or requires account registration, you must provide accurate information and keep your credentials secure. You are responsible for all activity under your account.
4.2 Permitted use
You may use the Website for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and view the Website and its Content for your personal, non-commercial use.
4.3 Prohibited conduct
You must not:
- use the Website in any way that breaches any applicable law or regulation;
- upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, discriminatory, hateful, obscene, infringing or otherwise objectionable;
- impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, accounts, data or systems, or probe, scan or test their vulnerability;
- introduce viruses, malware, or other harmful code, or attack the Website via a denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attack;
- copy, scrape, harvest, index or otherwise collect data from the Website, including by using automated means, except as permitted by applicable law and any robots.txt or similar guidance we may publish;
- use the Website for advertising, solicitation or commercial exploitation without the Club’s prior written consent.
5. User Content
5.1 Your responsibility
You are solely responsible for your User Content and for ensuring that it complies with these Terms and with applicable law.
5.2 Licence you grant
By submitting User Content, you grant the Club a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable licence to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display that User Content in connection with the operation, promotion and improvement of the Website and the Club’s activities, in any media now known or later developed. You retain any ownership rights you hold in your User Content.
5.3 Moderation and removal
The Club may, but is not obliged to, monitor, edit, refuse, or remove any User Content at its discretion, including where it believes there is a breach of these Terms or applicable law.
5.4 Reporting
To report User Content that you believe infringes rights or breaches these Terms, contact the Club using the contact details published on the Website. Please provide sufficient detail to identify the Content and explain your concerns.
6. Intellectual Property
The Website and all Content made available by the Club, including text, graphics, photographs, video, audio, logos, trade names and design elements, are owned by or licensed to the Club and are protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property rights. All rights are reserved.
Except as expressly permitted by law or by these Terms, you must not reproduce, distribute, publicly display, create derivative works from, or otherwise use any part of the Website or Content without the Club’s prior written permission. Any permitted copies must retain all proprietary notices.
The name “Llangennech RFC” and the associated club crest and logos are trade names and identifiers of the Club. You must not use them without permission.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources, or may embed third-party content. These are provided for convenience only. The Club has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third parties. Your use of third-party sites and services is at your own risk and may be subject to third-party terms.
8. Personal Data and Cookies
8.1 Data protection
The Club processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The Website explains what personal data may be collected, the purposes of processing, and your rights. Where required, the Club obtains your consent before processing.
8.2 Your rights
Subject to legal conditions and exemptions, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, and to data portability. You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise your rights or raise privacy concerns, contact the Club using the contact details published on the Website. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
8.3 Cookies and similar technologies
The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate, secure and improve the Services, and to measure audience engagement. Where required by law, you will be offered a choice regarding non-essential cookies.
8.4 Children’s data
The Club does not knowingly collect personal data from children without appropriate consent where required by law. If you believe a child has provided personal data without appropriate consent, please contact the Club so that steps can be taken to delete such data where appropriate.
9. Disclaimers and Liability
9.1 General information only
Content on the Website is provided for general information and community purposes. While the Club uses reasonable efforts to keep Content accurate and up to date, it makes no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the Content is accurate, complete or current. Schedules, fixtures, events and other information are subject to change.
9.2 Availability
The Website is provided “as is” and “as available”. The Club does not guarantee that the Website, any Content, or any Services will always be available or be uninterrupted, secure or free from errors, defects, viruses or other harmful components. Access may be suspended, withdrawn or restricted without notice for operational or legal reasons.
9.3 Limitation of liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits the Club’s liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
If you are a consumer, nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Club excludes all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Website or any Content.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Club will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with: (a) use of, or inability to use, the Website; (b) use of or reliance on any Content; (c) events outside the Club’s reasonable control; or (d) loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
10. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Club and its officers, volunteers and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Website, except to the extent caused by the Club’s own negligence or wilful misconduct.
11. Changes to the Website and to these Terms
The Club may update, modify or discontinue any part of the Website or Services at any time. The Club may revise these Terms from time to time. The most current version will apply from the time it is posted on the Website. By continuing to use the Website after changes take effect, you agree to the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you must stop using the Website.
12. Suspension and Termination
The Club may suspend or terminate your access to the Website (including any account) immediately and without prior notice if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or if continuing to provide the Services poses a security, legal or operational risk. On termination, all licences and rights granted to you under these Terms will cease immediately, but clauses which by their nature should continue to apply will survive (including those concerning intellectual property, liability, and applicable law).
13. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You and the Club agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms or their subject matter or formation, except that consumers resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland may bring proceedings in their home courts.
14. Miscellaneous
- Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
- No waiver: A failure or delay by the Club to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy.
- Assignment: You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without the Club’s prior written consent. The Club may assign its rights and obligations to another organisation where reasonably necessary for its operations.
- Entire agreement: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Club regarding the use of the Website and supersede any prior agreements or understandings relating to the same subject matter.
- Third-party rights: No person other than you and the Club has any rights to enforce any of these Terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
- Notices: Legal notices to the Club should be sent using the contact details published on the Website. The Club may provide notices to you via the Website, by email or by any other reasonable method.