By visiting this site you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
These Terms and Conditions and any transactions we enter into with you are governed by English law, and any dispute between us arising out of or connected with these Terms and Conditions or any such transaction shall be subject to the exclusive jursidiction of the English courts.
2. Contacting Us
The names and email addresses for the IMBA UK staff are maintained on our Contacts page along with our office telephone number. Postal addresses are given for general correspondence and for the membership secretary.
Further organisational information is available on www.imba.org.uk under the menu heading “About Us”.
IMBA-UK is a non-profit organisation staffed by volunteers. We aim to respond to enquiries promptly. However, our volunteers do also lead busy lives, so please be patient if a response is delayed.
Email delivery is not guaranteed: e.g. spam filtering tools can delete valid messages. Therefore, please consider telephone or letter if an important email message is not answered promptly.
3. Mountain Biking Safety
Like most sports, mountain biking has inherent risks. These risks can never be eliminated entirely. Whenever and wherever you choose to ride, you do so entirely at your own risk. Always ride responsibly and wear a helmet.
Keep in mind that serious accidents may occur. It is up to you to assess the risks for yourself before you decide to ride any trail. Know your own limits, and understand how the Trail Grading colours relate to your level of riding skills.
Visitors use this website at their own risk. In no event shall IMBA-UK be held liable for direct, consequential or other damages of any kind arising out of the provision of any information which is incorrect, outdated, misleading or incomplete.
This website provides hyperlinks to third-party websites as a convenience to the visitor. IMBA-UK does not endorse or approve the content of any such site, nor will IMBA-UK accept any liability in connection with any such site (including, but not limited to, liability arising out of any allegation that the content of any third party site infringes any law or the rights of a person or entity).
IMBA-UK will usually attempt to correct any errors reported in a timely manner; however, IMBA-UK shall not be under any obligation to act on any specific report.
5. Copyright, and Links to this Site
Links In. We welcome links to our website. You are free to establish a hypertext link to any page on this site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by IMBA.
Links Out. IMBA cannot provide a link to your site unless you are an IMBA Affiliated club, shop, company or website. This policy ensures that we treat all of our supporters fairly. IMBA does, however, provide links to selected non-commercial websites which offer information of use to mountain bikers.
Copyright. IMBA UK will normally authorise re-publication of website content by any organisation which shares IMBA’s aims. Due to ownership issues, however, this may not apply to all site content. Therefore, please email the webmaster to seek authorisation before republishing any content from this website.
No Framing. Without prior written permission from IMBA-UK, you may not frame any of our website content, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our intellectual property.
No Screen Scraping. Without prior written permission from IMBA-UK, you may not “screen-scrape” from this website, nor create hyperlinks to any content other than normal web pages.
Complaints. In the unlikely event of an item on this website being suspected of infringing copyright or being considered libellous or defamatory, please report the matter immediately by email to the webmaster. The removal of any material complained of shall be indicative of a goodwill gesture only and without admission of liability.
6. Privacy Policy
IMBA respects your right to privacy. We will never sell or give away your email address, postal address or phone number.
This website does not use Cookies.
Our web server automatically collects limited information about your computer’s connection to the Internet, including your IP address, when you visit our site. We use this information to deliver our web pages to you upon request, to measure traffic, and for security purposes. Access to our server logs is limited to certain core IMBA Committee members only.
Online payments for membership subscriptions and merchandise are hosted by third-party payment processing websites (RegOnline.co.uk and PayPal.com respectively), which have their own privacy policies.
7. On-Line Payment Security
You are responsible for ensuring the security of any on-line payments you choose to make to us. IMBA UK accepts no responsibility for ensuring the safety of your payments, since these are hosted by a third-party payment processing websites (RegOnline.co.uk and PayPal.com). However, you may find the following background information helpful.
Online payments are, at best, only as secure as the computer you make them from. Do not make payments from a shared computer.
Keep your system up-to-date with operating system security updates and anti-virus updates.
Avoid installing software of dubious origin (e.g. anything sent via email, even if it appears to come from a friend). “Joke” programs and animated greeting cards may contain keystroke loggers!
Avoid the use of shared passwords for online payment services.
Be careful not to be misled by spoof “phishing” emails. Never click on a PayPal link in an email. To visit PayPal, type www.paypal.com into your web browser.
After using an online payment service, use the Log Out function on the payment website. If the Log Out function is not visible, you should close all browser windows.
Please refer to the Security Center area of PayPal.com for more information on the precautions you should take to minimise the potential for fraud when using an online payment service.
If you do not accept the risks inherent in using an online payment service, please send us your payment by post using a crossed cheque written in permanent ink made payable to INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BICYCLING ASSOCIATION UK.
8. Value Added Tax
IMBA-UK is a non-profit organisation. We do not need to be registered for VAT. We do not charge VAT on membership subscriptions or merchandise sales.
9. Computer Misuse Act 1990
You will commit a criminal offence if you act outside your authority in relation to this web server or associated equipment. The penalty is a FINE, IMPRISONMENT or BOTH.
Please note that any data packets your computer transmits to our servers, firewalls, routers and other devices may be monitored and recorded for operational, security, or business reasons.
