Terms of use

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Introduction

By using or accessing www.maritimefoundation.uk (the “Website”), you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions (“terms and conditions”, “terms”), and the other documents referred to in these terms and conditions (our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy). If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, please do not use this website.

Information about us

This Website is operated by the Maritime Foundation. Its registered office address is: The Maritime Foundation, St Andrew’s House, St Andrew’s Road, Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9DQ.

Please read these terms and conditions (“terms and conditions”, “terms”) carefully before using www.maritimefoundation.uk (“website”, “service”) operated by The Maritime Foundation (“us”, ‘we”, “our”).

Privacy policy

Before you continue using our website, we advise you to read our privacy policy regarding our user data collection. It will help you better understand our practices.

Age restriction

You must be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age before you can use this website. By using this website, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and you may legally adhere to this agreement. The Maritime Foundation assumes no responsibility for liabilities related to age misrepresentation.

Intellectual property

You agree that all materials, products, and services provided on this website are the property of the Maritime Foundation, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors including all copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property. You also agree that you will not reproduce or redistribute the Maritime Foundation’s intellectual property in any way, including electronic, digital, or new trademark registrations.

You grant the Maritime Foundation a royalty-free and non-exclusive license to display, use, copy, transmit, and broadcast the content you upload and publish. For issues regarding intellectual property claims, you should contact the company in order to come to an agreement.

User accounts

As a user of this website, you may be asked to register with us and provide private information. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of this information, and you are responsible for maintaining the safety and security of your identifying information. You are also responsible for all activities that occur under your account or password.

If you think there are any possible issues regarding the security of your account on the website, inform us immediately so we may address them accordingly.

We reserve all rights to terminate accounts, edit or remove content at our sole discretion.

Applicable law

By using this website, you agree that English law will govern these terms and conditions, or any dispute of any sort that might come between the Maritime Foundation and you, or its business partners and associates.

Disputes

Any dispute related in any way to your use of this website shall be arbitrated by the courts of England and Wales and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify the Maritime Foundation and its affiliates and hold the Maritime Foundation harmless against legal claims and demands that may arise from your use or misuse of our services. We reserve the right to select our own legal counsel.

Limitation on liability

The Maritime Foundation is not liable for any damages that may occur to you as a result of your misuse of our website.

This agreement is an understanding between the Maritime Foundation and the user, and this supersedes and replaces all prior agreements regarding the use of this website.

Changes to this policy

We keep this agreement under regular review and may update it from time to time. We therefore recommend that you check this page regularly.

This policy was last updated on 01 June 2025.