Terms of Service
Please read these terms of use carefully before using this site
These terms tell you the rules for using our website www.rwa.org.uk.
Important information and who we are
The RWA is the Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1PX. Registered Charity No 1071063, Limited Company Number 3567088
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us via email at info@rwa.org.uk. You can also write to us at the address above or call 0117 973 5129
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Your acceptance of these terms
By using our site, you accept these terms. By using our site, as a browser, vendor, customer merchant, contributor of content or for any other reason, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site. You may wish to print a copy of these terms for future reference.
There are other terms that may apply to you. These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:
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Our Privacy Policy
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Our Cookie Policy
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Our Terms and Conditions of Sale
We may make changes to these terms. We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.
We may make changes to our site. We may update and change our site from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our users' needs and our business priorities.
Historical Information This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site
We may suspend or withdraw our site. Our site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site, 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 site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
The Service is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and / or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality.
RWA accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
Prohibited Uses. By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you confirm you are over 18. You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
You may not use our site to:
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transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature
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harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability, nor for any obscene or immoral purpose
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submit false or misleading information
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collect or track the personal information of others
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Spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape
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interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.
Optional Tools. We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input. You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
Third Party Links
Certain content, products and services available via our website may include materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
Status of material on our site. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips and data compilations.
By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable United Kingdom and International intellectual property and other laws. You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the website unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by the RWA.
User Comments, Feedback and Submissions If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example exhibition entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online or otherwise, you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation to maintain any comments in confidence; to pay compensation for any comments; or to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website.
You may not use a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third party.
Links to other websites. This website may contain links to external websites that are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that the RWA endorses these websites, and we have no responsibility for their content.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the website.
Links to this website. Those wishing to place a link to this Website on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site www.rwa.org.uk without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires the express permission of RWA. To find out more please contact us by email at info@rwa.org.uk or on the contact details at the top of the page.
Disclaimers
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The RWA makes every effort to keep the content on this website timely and correct. It is for general information and use only, and it is subject to change without notice. The RWA accepts no responsibility for loss or damage that occurs as a result of using this website and the information provided on it.
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No part of this website is intended to constitute advice, and the content of this website should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
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Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all graphical representations of products and / or descriptions of services available from RWA correspond to the actual products and / or services, RWA is not responsible for any variations from these descriptions.
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RWA does not represent or warrant that such products and / or services will be available from us or our premises. For this reason, please contact us prior to visiting if you wish to enquire as to the availability of any products and / or services. Any such enquiry does not give rise to any express or implied warranty that the products and / or services forming the subject matter of your enquiry will be available upon your arrival at our premises.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, RWA accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the site or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that they use the website and its content at their own risk.
No Waiver. In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
Previous Terms and Conditions. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
Notices
All notices / communications shall be given to us either by post to our Premises (see address above) or by email to info@rwa.org.uk.
Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and RWA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of England and Wales and RWA and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
Changes to this Policy
Any changes we make to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy notice.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcomed and should be addressed to info@rwa.org.uk
These terms were reviewed in February 2026