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At Birth Talk we take your privacy rights and your interest in our programmes extremely seriously. We want to ensure the best possible service and cover for you, your partner/birth supporter, your baby and for us as practising registered midwives. That's why we've sought legal advice to ensure that these issues are covered as thoroughly as possible.

CONDITIONS OF WEBSITE USE

THESE CONDITIONS APPLY TO THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE AND TO ANY CORRESPONDENCE BY EMAIL BETWEEN BIRTH TALK AND YOU. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THEM DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE CONDITIONS “WE” “US” AND “OUR” SHALL MEAN BIRTH TALK.

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1    This Website is operated by Mrs Rachael May trading as Birth Talk and our trading address is Birth Talk, 17 Chapel Lane, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3WF.

1.2    Rachael May is a registered midwife and a member of the Royal College of Midwives.

2.  ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE

2.1    This Website is specifically directed to individuals who are resident in the UK and is only for use by such persons (subject to acceptance of the terms of these Conditions)

2.2    Unless otherwise specified, we grant to you a non-exclusive licence to access and use the material and information provided on this Website for your personal non-commercial use, provided that at all times you fully comply with the provisions of these Conditions.

2.3    Access to this Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, modify or amend any of the contents of this Website without notice. This may include but is not limited to:

2.3.1  restricting the time this Website is available;

2.3.2  restricting the amount of use permitted; and

2.3.3  restricting or terminating any right to use this Website.

2.4    If you do not abide by the terms of these Conditions, you agree that we may immediately terminate your access and any further access to this Website may be denied.

2.5    We will not be liable to you, or to any third party for any termination, cancellation of your access, use of this Website, or if for any reason this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

3.  PRIVACY AND SECURITY

3.1    We shall comply with all current data protection legislation including, without limitation, the Data Protection Act 1998 (as replaced, modified or re-enacted from time to time). We shall only use your personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) received from you for the purposes of fulfilling our obligations under these Conditions and as stated in our Privacy Policy.

3.2    You acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of our Privacy Policy.

4.  MATERIAL AND CONDUCT

4.1    Other than personal data (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) which is covered under the Privacy Policy, any material you transmit or post to this Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Birth Talk will have no obligations in respect of such material unless expressly accepted in these Conditions. Please read Birth Talk’s Privacy Policy for details of how Birth Talk will use your personal information.

4.2    You must not post or transmit to or from this Website any material:

4.2.1  that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience;

4.2.2  which requires licensing, consent or approval, and for which you have not obtained all necessary licenses and/or consents or approvals;

4.2.3  which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party;

4.2.4  which is technically harmful (including without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).

4.5    You must not misuse this Website (including without limitation, by hacking).

5.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

5.1    Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights in all drawings, documentation, extracts, graphics and other materials (“Protected Materials”) on this Website (including without limitation photographs, logos and graphical images) are owned by Birth Talk or its Licensors and you shall not acquire any title, right or interest to intellectual property in the Protected Materials.

5.2    Any use of Protected Materials from this Website other than in accordance with paragraph 5.3  below for any purpose is prohibited. If you breach any of these Conditions, your permission to use this Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Protected Materials from this Website.

5.3    You are permitted to print and download Protected Materials from this Website on the following basis:

5.3.1  the Protected Materials are only downloaded for the purpose of you using this Website to view and/or book Birth Talk course(s) or for your personal reference and not for any other purpose;

5.3.2  You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any Protected Materials or any Protected Materials that you have printed off or downloaded from the Website, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text;

5.3.3  Our status (and that of any identified contributors and/or licensors) as the authors of Protected Materials on our site must always be acknowledged;

5.3.4  You must not use any part of the Protected Materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or from our Licensors.

6.  INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE

6.1    The information on this Website is intended to be used as a general guide to pregnancy, child birth and early parenting. This should not be used instead of or as a substitute for the medical advice of your doctor, midwife or other health professional.

6.2    Birth Talk does not provide medical advice, emotional support or assistance in individual cases or feedback on any information submitted by you.

6.3    Birth Talk endeavours to ensure that the information on this Website is correct, but it does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the material on this Website. The material on this Website may be out of date and Birth Talk makes no commitment to update it.

7.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

7.1    The material on this Website is provided “as is” without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind (to the fullest extent permitted by law).

7.2    You expressly understand and agree that (to the fullest extent permitted by law) we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential loss or any other damages whatsoever, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised as to the possibility of such damages), arising out of or resulting from:

7.2.1  the use or the ability to use this Website;

7.2.2  the use of any content or other materials;

7.2.3  an event reasonably beyond our control;

7.2.4  any other matter relating to this Website.

7.3    For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Conditions shall seek to exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of Birth Talk and nothing herein shall seek to exclude or limit your statutory rights.

7.4    If you are dissatisfied with this Website or with any of these Conditions, your only remedy is the discontinuation of your use of this Website.

7.5    [Links to third party websites on this Website are provided only for your convenience. If you use them, you leave this Website. Birth Talk does not control these third party websites and is not responsible for them or their content. Birth Talk therefore does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found on them, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of them, you do so at your own risk.]

8.  GOVERNING LAW

8.1    These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Disputes arising in connection with these Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, except that we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these Conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

9.  GENERAL

9.1    If any provision of these Conditions shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable that provision shall be deemed as deleted from these Conditions and shall not effect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Conditions.

9.2    These Conditions together with our Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between Birth Talk and you relating to the use of this Website.

9.3    We may vary these Conditions at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions in these Conditions may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on this Website.

9.4    If we agree to waive any breach of these Conditions by you (which we may only do in writing) then this waiver does not extend to any other breaches of contract by you.

PRIVACY POLICY

INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information (“Personal Data”) provided by you to Mrs Rachael May, trading as Birth Talk.

Birth Talk’s trading address is Birth Talk, 17 Chapel Lane , Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3WF.

THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

If you contact Birth Talk in relation to bookings or enquiries, you may be required to provide Personal Data about yourself and/or your child to Birth Talk. Such information may include the following:

• Your name and/or that of your child, partner and/or birth partner;
• Your address and/or that of your child, partner and/or birth partner;
• Your date of birth and/or that of your child, partner and/or birth partner;
• Your medical history and/or that of your child, partner and/or birth partner (including details of any allergies and illnesses etc.); and
• Any other information you provide to us about yourself or your child on any booking form, any email or other correspondence with us or during any course(s) run by Birth Talk.

You give consent on behalf of yourself and your child. Please ensure that you have the consent of anyone else whose details that you supply to us, such as your partner and/or birth partner.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Personal Data may be used by Birth Talk for any or all of the following reasons:

1. for the administration and organisation of any courses which you book with Birth Talk. This includes processing bookings, administering waiting lists for courses and keeping you informed about any changes to the course(s) including any cancellations.
2. to keep you informed by email, post or telephone of Birth Talk products and services if you have opted to receive this information;
3. to keep you informed by email, post or telephone of the products and services of other midwives who host courses at Birth Talk’s premises, if you have opted to receive this information;
4. as permitted or required by law;
5. [to administer any competitions or promotions which you may enter on this Website or as part of any courses booked by you through Birth Talk;]and
6. [market research (but if information about you or your child is used for market research, your details will be anonymised);]

Birth Talk shall not share Personal Data with third parties for marketing purposes.

STORAGE, PROTECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will take reasonable steps to safeguard the security of your Personal Data.

Your Personal Data will be kept in the UK.

Unfortunately the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will try to protect your Personal Data, we can not guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk.

Except that we may transfer your Personal Data to any person who operates or runs a course(s) on behalf of Birth Talk, we will not disclose your information to any other person, except where required to do so by law.

OTHER COURSES AT BIRTH TALK’S PREMISES

We may process your Personal Data as an agent on behalf of other midwives who run courses at Birth Talk’s premises. Where we do so, we will process Personal Data in accordance with the instructions of such midwives.

Please contact the relevant midwife for information on how she handles the Personal Data that she holds about you, your child, your partner and/or birth partner.

CHANGES

This Privacy Policy is regularly reviewed. Birth Talk reserves the right to change and update it and these changes will be posted on this Website. Please visit this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes that Birth Talk makes.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have a right through existing data protection legislation to request for a small fee, a copy of the Personal Data held by Birth Talk about you or your child. Please write to Birth Talk, 17 Chapel Lane, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3WF if you wish to enquire about such data.

You also have the right to ask us at any time not to send you marketing information. Please email [   ] with any such request.