Terms & Conditions of Use for Uckfield Heritage Website
 
Last Updated: July 10, 2025

Welcome to the Uckfield Heritage website (www.uckfieldheritage.co.uk). These Terms & Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of this website. By accessing or using the website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please do not use our website.

1. Introduction

The Uckfield Heritage website is owned and operated by Uckfield and District Preservation Society (UDPS)  . UDPS is a registered charity (Charity Number: 1102573) founded in 1968. We are a membership organisation that operates Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre and Nutley Windmill.Our mission is to preserve and promote the history and heritage of Uckfield, East Sussex and its surrounding areas.

2. Changes to Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time by updating this page. Your continued use of the website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. We recommend you check this page regularly to take notice of any changes we make.

3. Accessing Our Website

Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis. We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue, or change all or any part of our website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, Uckfield and District Preservation Society (UDPS) is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the website and in the material published on it, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code, and software. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy and may download extracts of any page(s) from our website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on our website for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us or our licensors.

5. Use of the Website

You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the website. Prohibited behavior includes:

• Knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.

• Attempting to gain unauthorized access to our website, the server on which our website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our website.

• Attacking our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

• Using the website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or interferes with any other person's use or enjoyment of the website.

• Making, transmitting, or storing electronic copies of content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

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6. User-Generated Content

If the website allows users to post or upload content, the following applies: Any content you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in the content you upload to the Website, but by uploading content, you are granting us a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, store, copy, distribute, and disclose to third parties any such content for any purpose related to the operation of the website and promotion of Uckfield Heritage.
You warrant that any content you upload complies with applicable laws in the UK and in any country from which it is posted, is accurate (where it states facts), and is genuinely held (where it states opinions). We have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site 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 content posted by you or any other user of our website.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our website may include links to other independent websites not provided by us. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s), and we have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s). We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time, and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.

8. Linking to Our Website

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

9. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The content on our website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. While we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete, or up-to-date.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services, or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that may apply to our website or any content on it, whether express or implied. We will not be liable to any user 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:

• Use of, or inability to use, our website; or

• Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our website.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

10. Governing Law

These Terms of Use, their subject matter, and their formation are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.

11. Contact Us

To contact us about these Terms, please use the following details:
 

Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre

High Street

East Sussex

TN22 1AZ

United Kingdom

admin@uckfieldheritage.co.uk

Tel: 01825 760734

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