Terms & conditions
Last updated: May 2025
Welcome to the Reading Tech Cluster’s website (the “Website”). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our Privacy Policy https://readingtechcluster.com/privacy-policy/ and our Cookie Policy https://readingtechcluster.com/cookie-policy/ govern our relationship with you in relation to this Website.
1. About Us
This Website is operated by the Reading Tech Cluster a company established to connect the tech and digital sectors in Reading and the surrounding area. For contact details, please visit this page https://readingtechcluster.com/contact/ .
Our Website is primarily directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through our Website is appropriate for use or available in other locations.
2. Use of Website
You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use of the Website. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within this Website.
You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, or otherwise harmfully interacting with our Website or any part of it. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website or any other equipment or network connected with our Website. You must not interfere with, damage or disrupt any software used in the provision of our Website or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party on which this Website relies in any way. You must also not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Website or any services provided via, or in relation to, our Website.
3. Keeping your information secure If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures or your access to the Website, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms.
4. Intellectual Property and Copyright Notice
All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, logos, icons, documents, downloads, and the design, layout, look and appearance, is the property of the Reading Tech Cluster or its content suppliers and licensors and is protected by UK and international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use. However, 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. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, display, perform, or transmit any of the content on this Website for any commercial purpose without express written permission from the Reading Tech Cluster and/or a licence from our licensors.
The Reading Tech Cluster logo, comprising geometric lion and unicorn horn, the words Reading Tech Cluster with full stop, and star (both in colour and black & white) are trade marks of Reading Tech Cluster. You are not permitted to use them without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under these terms of use.
5. 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. 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. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
6. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
We do not guarantee that our Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access our Website and using your own virus protection software.
The content on this Website is provided for general information only and does not constitute advice. While we make reasonable efforts to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete, or up to date.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Reading Tech Cluster excludes all liability for any loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this Website or its content. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
If you are a business user:
We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Website or any content on it.
We will not be liable to you 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 site; or
- use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.
In particular, we will not be liable for:
- 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.
If you are a consumer user:
Please note that nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights. However you agree not to use our Website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
7. External Links
This Website may include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse those website(s), and we have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
8. Changes to These Terms and/or to our Website
We may revise these terms of use at any time by updating this page. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
We may update and change our Website from time to time as necessary to support members engagement with the Reading Tech Cluster and our business support services.
We also do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.
9. Governing Law
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes relating to these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these terms or any material which appears on our Website, please contact us using the form on our Website found here https://readingtechcluster.com/contact/.