1. About these terms
These terms govern your use of the Cultural Data Trust public website.
By using this website, you agree to use it in accordance with these terms and applicable law.
Separate terms may apply if you use a product, data service, platform, research service, consultancy service or another service provided or supported by the Cultural Data Trust. Where separate terms apply, they will take precedence in relation to that service.
2. About us
The Cultural Data Trust is an independent Community Interest Company dedicated to creating trusted cultural data infrastructure for public benefit. We are an autonomous, sector-led organisation open to all across arts, culture, and heritage.
This website is operated by:
Cultural Data Trust C.I.C.
Registered in England and Wales.
Registered office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX
Email: info@culturaldatatrust.org
3. Purpose of this website
The website provides information about the Cultural Data Trust, its mission, activities, partnerships, projects and developing services.
The website may also provide public updates, sector guidance and frequently asked questions.
Information about developing or proposed arrangements is provided for general information. Unless expressly stated otherwise, it should not be interpreted as confirmation that a proposed transfer, contract, service, partnership, funding arrangement or other transaction has completed.
4. Organisational independence
The Cultural Data Trust is an independent Community Interest Company dedicated to public benefit and trusted cultural data infrastructure. We operate autonomously and collaborate openly with cultural organisations, practitioners, funders, policy bodies and research partners across the sector.
References on this website to partner organisations, sector initiatives, external resources or datasets reflect collaborative relationships, sector context or shared public-benefit objectives. Any formal data stewardship, service provision or partnership arrangement is established under its own specific governance, contractual and data protection frameworks.
Nothing in these website terms alters an existing data sharing agreement, licence, contract or privacy notice.
5. Information, accuracy and updates
We aim to keep information on this website accurate and up to date.
However, information about projects, funding, partnerships, data stewardship and future arrangements may change as discussions and formal processes progress.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, content is provided for general information only and is not legal, financial, procurement, employment, investment or other professional advice.
We may update, correct, remove or replace website content without notice.
6. No guarantee of availability
We do not guarantee that:
- the website will always be available;
- access will be uninterrupted;
- all features will remain available;
- information will always be error-free; or
- any developing or proposed service will proceed.
We may suspend, withdraw, restrict or change parts of the website where reasonably necessary.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, intellectual property rights in original website content created for the Cultural Data Trust are owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by the Cultural Data Trust.
Third-party names, logos, datasets, reports and other materials remain the property of their respective owners and may be subject to separate terms.
You may view and download publicly available website content for reasonable personal, organisational, educational or non-commercial reference purposes unless a page states otherwise.
You must not:
- remove copyright, attribution or rights notices;
- present our content as your own;
- use our branding in a way that implies endorsement or partnership without permission;
- systematically extract or reproduce substantial parts of the website where this would infringe applicable rights; or
- use restricted data or materials contrary to their applicable licence or agreement.
If content is made available under a specific open licence, the terms of that licence apply to that content.
8. Data and statistics
Data, statistics, indicators, classifications and visualisations on this website may be derived from different sources and may have limitations relating to methodology, coverage, time period, geography, sample size or comparability.
Access to public website material does not grant access to restricted, confidential, commercially sensitive or personal data.
9. Contact forms
Information you submit through the website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Do not submit personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information unless it is reasonably necessary for the purpose of your communication.
10. Permitted use
You may use the website only for lawful purposes.
You must not knowingly:
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, infrastructure, accounts or data;
- introduce malware or other harmful code;
- interfere with the operation or security of the website;
- impersonate another person or organisation;
- use the website to transmit unlawful, defamatory, abusive or fraudulent material; or
- misuse contact forms or other functionality.
11. Links to other websites
The website may link to third-party websites and services.
Links are provided for convenience and context. Unless expressly stated, a link does not mean that we control, endorse or accept responsibility for a third-party website.
12. Links to our website
You may link to publicly available pages on our website in a fair and lawful way that does not damage our reputation or falsely suggest association, approval or endorsement.
13. Liability
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Subject to that, and to the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss arising solely from reliance on general website information where professional or service-specific advice should reasonably have been obtained.
Any liability relating to a specific paid, contracted or restricted service will be governed by the terms applying to that service rather than these general website terms.
15. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time.
The current version will be published on this website and the date at the top will show when it was last updated.
16. Governing law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.
The courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory rights that apply to you under law.
17. Contact
Cultural Data Trust C.I.C.
Registered office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX
Email: info@culturaldatatrust.org