Disabled By Society
Terms & Conditions

(Last updated Monday 28th October 2024) Our aim is to keep this Agreement as readable as possible, but in some cases for legal reasons, some of the language required is “legalese”. These terms and conditions as an acknowledgment and understanding of the principles and code of conduct that Disabled By Society stand for and therefore expect from their partners.

These terms of service are entered into by and between You and Disabled By Society (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Our Company number is 16027443. The following terms and conditions, together with any documents we expressly incorporate by reference (collectively “Terms of Service”), govern our collaboration, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.disabledbysociety.com (the “Website”) or through any associated communication channels.

Please read the Terms of Service carefully before you start.

By using the Website or our services [or by clicking to accept or agreeing to the Terms of Service when this option is made available to you], you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy, found at /privacy-policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Service, you must expressly state this to Disabled By Society in the most accessible method of communication to you.

Individuals under the age of 13 years may use the Website or our services if enabled by a parent or legal guardian. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Website. Please have them read these Terms of Service with you. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a user under the age of 18, by allowing your child to use the Website or our services, you are subject to the terms of these Terms of Service and responsible for your child’s activity.

By accessing and using this website or our services you; accept and agree to comply with the terms of service (such as GDPR and Privacy Policies), and you represent and warrant that you are the legal age and have authority of majority under applicable law to form a binding agreement with us

We may revise and update these Terms of Service from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website and our services thereafter.

Continuing to use the Website or our services following the posting of revised Terms of Service means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you

You are required to ensure that all persons who access the Website, or use our services, are aware of this Agreement and comply with it. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website and our services is correct, current, and complete.

You may use the Website and our services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Service. You agree not to use the Website or our services:

1. In any way that violates any applicable national, international, or local law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the exports of data software to and from the UK or other countries).
2. For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
3. To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with the Submission Standards set out in these Terms of Service, or contradicts out missions and objectives as an organisation.
4. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
5. To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other persona or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
6. To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the website, or which as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the website, or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

1. Use the Website or our services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Website.
2. Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
3. Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorised in these Terms of Service, without our prior written consent.
4. Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
5. Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
6. Attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
7. Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
8.Otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper working of the Website or our services

The Website and services provided and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and which maybe protected by law and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms of Service permit you to use the website and services for your personal use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material, except as follows:

1. Your computer may temporarily store copies of such material in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
2. You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
3. You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution.
4. You must not: Modify copies of any materials from this site or Delete or alter any of the copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
5. You may distribute materials around a wider group, upon pre-agreement from a Company Director

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the website or any services or materials available through the Website

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Service, your right to use the Website or services will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Service is a breach of these Terms of Service and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

We have the right, without provision of notice to:

Take appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, referral to or cooperation with law enforcement or regulatory authorities, or notifying the harmed party of any illegal or unauthorised use of the Website or services; and Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website or services for any or no reason, including, without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Service.

You waive and hold harmless company and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, supplies and successors
from any and all claims resulting from any action taken by the company and any of the foregoing parties relating to any investigations by either he company or by law enforcement authorities.

For your convenience, this Website or service may provide links or pointers to third-party sites or thirdparty content. We make no representations about any other websites or third-party content that may be accessed from this Website or service . If you choose to access any such sites, you do so at your own risk.

We have no control over the third-party content or any such third-party sites and accept no responsibility for such sites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. You are subject to any terms and conditions of such third-party sites.

All orders, purchases or transactions for the sales of goods, digital products, or information made using this Website, spices or platform are subject to the following additional terms and conditions of sale:

You may not order or obtain goods, digital products or information from this Website if you: (i) are prohibited from accessing or using this Website or any of this Website’s contents, goods, digital products or information by applicable law or (ii) you are outside the geographic region where the
goods, digital products or information are available for purchase;

You agree that your order is an offer to buy, under these Terms of Service, all goods, digital products, or information listed in your order. All orders must be accepted by us or we will not be obligated to sell such goods, digital products or information to you. We may choose not to accept orders at our sole discretion, even after we send you a confirmation email with your order number and details of the items you have ordered; and

All prices, discounts, and promotions posted on this Website are subject to change without notice. The price and currency charged for a goods, digital products or information will be the price and currency advertised on this Website at the time the order is placed, subject to the terms of any promotions or discounts that may be applicable. The price and currency charged will be clearly stated in the shopping cart before you confirm your purchase. Price increases will only apply to orders placed after the time of the increase. Posted prices do not include taxes or charges for shipping and handling. All such taxes and charges will be added to your total pricing and will be itemised in your shopping cart and in your order confirmation email. We strive to display accurate price information; however, we may, on occasion, make inadvertent typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions related to pricing and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time and to cancel any orders arising from such occurrences.

Where an order indicates a license is being purchased:

All uses on this Website of the terms “sell”, “sale”, “resell”, “resale”, “purchase”, “price”, and the like mean the purchase or sale of a license;

Each good, digital product or information marketed as such on this Website is made available solely for license, not sale, to you and other prospective customers under the terms, conditions, and restrictions of the license Terms of Service posted with or made available to you at /license;

You will comply with all terms and conditions of the applicable license Terms of Service for any goods, digital products or information you obtain through this Website, and you will not cause, induce, or permit others’ non-compliance with the terms and conditions of any of license Terms of Services for the goods, digital products or information; and

Except for the limited license granted under the relevant license Terms of Service, nothing in these Terms of Service grants any right, title, or interest in or to (including any license under) any intellectual property rights in or relating to, the good, digital product or information, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. All right, title, and interest in and to the good, digital product or information are and will remain with Company or its licensors, as applicable.

Shipments & Delivery

We will arrange for shipment of the goods to you. Please check the individual product page for specific delivery options. You will pay all shipping and handling charges unless otherwise specified in the order confirmation.

Title and risk of loss pass to you upon our transfer of the products to the carrier/delivery. Shipping and delivery dates are estimates only and cannot be guaranteed. We are not liable for any delays in shipments.

You may be required to purchase or pay a fee to access our services. We accept Mastercard, Visa and American Express for all purchases. However, Disabled By Society does not guarantee the availability of any payment method at any moment and Disabled By Society may add, remove or suspend any payment method temporarily or permanently at Disabled By Society’s sole discretion. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Website or directly, and to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, in order to complete your purchases and contact you as
needed. Sales tax may be added to the price of purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in GBP.

You agree to pay all charges or fees at the prices then in effect for your purchases, and you authorise us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon making your purchase.

We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment. We also reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Website.

For larger purchases over £1,000 for procurement of service, a 50% deposit will be required, payable within a reasonable time frame before enacting

If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, Disabled By Society will always aim to rectify any errors and reach an individual agreement with you in regard to the purchase. If a refund is issued, refunds may take 1-2 billing cycles to appear on your credit card statement.

You understand and agree that except for the limited warranties at /warranty, you understand and agree that your use of the website, its content, and any goods, digital products, services, information or items found or attained through the website is at your own risk. the website, its content, and any goods, services, digital products, information or items found or attained through the website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. the foregoing does not affect any warranties that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

You acknowledge and agree that company or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, suppliers, or successors make no warranty, representation, or endorsement with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, suitability, accuracy, currency, or availability of the website or its contents or that any goods, services, digital products, information or items found or attained through the website will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, that our website or the server that makes it available or content are free of viruses or other harmful components or destructive code.

Except where such exclusions are prohibited by law, in no event shall the company nor its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, licensees, suppliers, or successors be liable under these terms of service to you or any third-party for any consequential, indirect, incidental, exemplary, special, or punitive damages whatsoever, including any damages for business interruption, loss of use, data, revenue or profit, cost of capital, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill, whether arising out of breach of contract, tort (including negligence), any other theory of liability, or otherwise, regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and whether or not the company was advised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, service providers, contractors, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your breach of these Terms of Service or your use of the Website or services including, but not limited to, third-party sites and content, any use of the Website’s content and services other than as expressly authorised in these Terms of Service or any use of any goods, digital products and information purchased from this Website

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect our users to do the same, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the Company Website if such claims are reported.

If you believe that your content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have authorisation from the copyright holder, the holder’s agent, or pursuant to law, to post and use the material in your content, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to Disabled By Society with:

1. Your physical or electronic signature;
2. Identification of the content that was removed or to which access has been disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
3. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of court, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received we may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in ten business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against Disabled By Society or the person who has posted allegedly infringing content, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in ten business days or more after receipt of the Counter-Notice.

Disabled By Society does not condone or tolerate copyright infringement or any violation of the intellectual property rights of Disabled By Society or of others. Disabled By Society reserves the right to terminate the access and/or use privileges of any person who has been determined to be a ‘repeat infringer’ of Disabled By Society or others.

Your provision of personal information through the Website is governed by our privacy policy located at /privacy-policy (the “Privacy Policy”)

The Website and these Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The United Kingdom and any applicable laws applicable therein, without giving effect to any choice or
conflict of law provision, principle, or rule and notwithstanding your domicile, residence, or physical location. Any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Website, services and/or under these Terms of Service will be instituted in the courts of The United Kingdom, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to the venue of such courts

The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not govern these Terms of Service or the rights and obligations of the parties under these Terms of Service.

If any provision of these Terms of Service is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of these Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect

These Terms of Service constitute the entire and only Terms of Service between the parties in relation to its subject matter and replaces and extinguishes all prior or simultaneous Terms of Services, undertakings, arrangements, understandings or statements of any nature made by the parties or any of them whether oral or written (and, if written, whether or not in draft form) with respect to such subject matter. Each of the parties acknowledges that they are not relying on any statements, warranties or representations given or made by any of them in relation to the subject matter of these Terms of Service, save those expressly set out in these Terms of Service, and that they shall have no rights or remedies with respect to such subject matter otherwise than under these Terms of Service save to the extent that they arise out of the fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation of another party. No variation of these Terms of Service shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of Company

No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party, any right or any power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise of that or any other right hereunder

We may provide any notice to you under these Terms of Service by: (i) sending a message to the email address you provide to us and consent to us using; or (ii) by posting to the Website. Notices sent by email will be effective when we send the email and notices we provide by posting will be effective upon posting. It is your responsibility to keep your email address current.

Your provision of personal information through us is governed by our GDPR policy located on our website, and governed by the Information Commissioner’s Office at: https://ico.org.uk

Disabled By Society is upheld on the principles of equity, inclusion and accessibility and will therefore always take reasonable steps to ensure that all materials, services, websites, communications, marketing and any other materials, are as accessible as possible, as standard practice. Disabled By Society therefore expects its partners and clients to therefore take the same necessary measures, when communicating with the company, promoting the company, sharing company information or materials or raising awareness, and is happy to provide guidance where needed.

Disabled By Society does acknowledge, that due to a lack of education around Disability equity, conscious and unconscious biases and inequitable treatment of Disabled people and other ‘protected characteristics’ may be occurring. Disabled By Society therefore expect in these incidents to witness an active commitment to objectives and values to the best of your ability, with an open commitment to progression forward

Disabled By Society operates upon the fundamental aim of eradicating ableism, discrimination, prejudice or ‘less favourable treatment’ in accordance with The Equality Act (2012) and international law. Disabled by Society has a zero tolerance policy for these behaviours, and where identified, solution provided and these issues fail to be rectified and are made public or not corrected, Disabled By Society holds the prerogative to terminate agreements, access or service provision

By working alongside, partnering or promoting Disabled By Society, clients, partners and customers agree to not act in a manner which if defamatory or slanderous of the company.

Defamation occurs when the defendant publishes a statement which tends to lower the claimant in the estimation of right-thinking members of society. Defamation therefore has three requirements:
1. The statement must be defamatory (ie. the statement must have a negative impact on the claimant’s reputation);
2. The statement must identify or refer to the claimant; and
3. The statement must be published by the defendant to a third party.

Defamation is divided into two sub-categories: libel and slander.

Libel is the publication in permanent form of a defamatory statement (eg. a newspaper article). Slander is the publication of a defamatory statement in transitory form (eg. a spoken statement). It is generally accepted that bulletin board exchanges on the internet are technically libel rather than slander.

Due to the ambiguity of defamation law, in order to protect Disabled By society, we will request the removal of any statement which is defamatory, harmful, or derogatory to the organisation.

Safeguarding. Every child has a right to protection from harm. All organisations that work with or come into contact with children should have safeguarding policies and procedures in place to help them keep children safe.

Disabled By Society acknowledge the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults and are committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice.

Disabled By Society as a core value ensures the safeguarding of its company employees, freelancers, contractors, clients, partners and users, and therefore expects any partners, clients and customers to ensure the same protections are in place

Disabled By Society regularly uses social media to interact and engage with various communities, as well as raising awareness and promoting Disability in the most accessible way possible. We use a number of social media platforms to do this.

Disabled By Society takes every effort to make sure our social media channels, or B2C profiles are safe, open, honest and friendly space for our users, and ask that you keep your comments, posts and responses on-topic and respectful. By using, interacting or featuring on our social media channels you agree to the following guidelines.

1. Engage in friendly discussion/debate.
2. Sharing views and opinions with respect of others.
3. Using polite, appropriate and respectful language.
4. Not harassing, bullying or attacking members of staff, partners, volunteers or clients of Disabled By Society, or members of the public.
5. Not impersonating accounts of individuals associated with disabled By Society.
6. Being as accessible as possible (Disabled By Society acknowledges the restraints of some platforms in terms of accessibility)
7. Not using defamatory, derogatory or negative language to describe or discuss our principles, or deliberatively provoking or disrupting conversation.
8. Please note that the appearance of external links or comments on our pages does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of Disabled By Society.
9. Not posting material deemed to be defamatory, obscene, indecent, lewd, pornographic, violent, abusive, insulting, threatening, harassing, harmful, obscene, profane, blasphemous, sexually oriented, racially offensive or discriminatory or which might incite people to commit any crime or is otherwise unlawful or illegal; any such posting will be removed without warning.
10. Not spamming or trolling our channels or platforms or any other members of the public, spam and authorised advertisements will be removed.
11. Disabled By Society reserves the right to delete posts at our discretion.
12. Disabled By Society reserves the right to reply or interact with comment and engagements at our discretion.

Events (such as training, speaking, conferences…

If you no longer want to attend an event that you have purchased a place on, or circumstances mean you cannot attend, you must let us know by direct communication at the earliest convenience.

You may transfer your place to another suitable individual in your organisation up to and including on the day of the event – we would ask that you get in touch at your earliest convince. If this is not possible then please let us know – at our discretion we may transfer your booking to another event.

If you are not able to attend and cannot transfer your place to another person, cannot transfer to another course or do not contact us as above, your place will still be charged at the stated rate for the event.

The event booking is only for the named person that has made the booking (subject to any changes we have agreed). Any extra attendees who join the event will be charged at full rate retrospectively (subject to the course not being at full capacity) and we reserve the right to request that the additional participants leave the event if its is full.