Health and Safety Policy

Purpose of policy

1. FA Improv LTD (the Employer) takes health and safety issues seriously and is committed to protecting the health and safety of its staff and all those affected by its business activities and attending its premises. This policy is intended to help the Employer achieve this by clarifying who is responsible for health and safety matters and what those responsibilities are.

2. This is a statement of policy only and does not form part of your contract of employment. This policy may be amended at any time by the Employer in its absolute discretion. The Employer will review this policy at regular intervals to ensure that it is achieving its aims effectively.

Who is responsible for workplace health and safety?

3. Achieving a healthy and safe workplace is a collective task shared between the Employer and staff. This policy and the rules contained in it apply to all staff of the Employer, irrespective of seniority, tenure and working hours, including all employees, directors and officers, consultants and contractors, casual or agency staff, trainees, homeworkers and fixed-term staff and any volunteers. Specific responsibilities of staff are set out in the section headed "Responsibilities of all staff" below.

Employer responsibilities

4. The Employer is responsible for:

a. taking reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of staff, people affected by the Employer's business activities and of people visiting its premises;

b. identifying health and safety risks and finding ways to manage or overcome them;

c. providing a safe and healthy place of work and safe entry and exit arrangements, including during an emergency situation;

d. providing and maintaining safe working areas, equipment and systems and, where necessary, appropriate protective clothing;

e. providing safe arrangements for the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;

f. providing adequate information, instruction, training and supervision to enable all staff to do their work safely, to avoid hazards and to contribute positively to their own health and safety at work. The Employer will give you the opportunity to ask questions and advise who best to contact in respect of those questions, if you are unsure about how to safely carry out your work;

g. ensuring any health and safety representatives receive appropriate training to carry out their functions effectively;

h. providing a health and safety induction and appropriate safety training to your role;

i. promoting effective communication and consultation between the Employer and staff concerning health and safety matters and will consult with staff directly relating to health and safety;

j. if an epidemic or pandemic alert is issued, providing instructions, arrangements and advice to staff as to the organisation of business operations and steps to be taken to minimise the risk of infection; and

k. regularly monitoring and reviewing the management of health and safety at work, making any necessary changes and bringing those to the attention of all staff.

5. The board of directors of the Employer has overall responsibility for health and safety and has appointed Supervisor as the Principal Health and Safety Officer with day-to-day responsibility for health and safety matters.

6. Any concerns about health and safety matters should be notified to the Principal Health and Safety Officer.

Responsibilities of all staff

General staff responsibilities

7. All staff must:

a. take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions;

b. co-operate with the Principal Health and Safety Officer and the Employer generally to enable compliance with health and safety duties and requirements;

c. comply with any health and safety instructions and rules, including instructions on the safe use of equipment;

d. keep health and safety issues in the front of their minds and take personal responsibility for the health and safety implications of their own acts and omissions;

e. keep the workplace tidy and hazard-free;

f. report all health and safety concerns to the Principal Health and Safety Officer promptly, including any potential risk, hazard or malfunction of equipment, however minor or trivial it may seem; and

g. co-operate in the Employer's investigation of any incident or accident which either has led to injury or which could have led to injury, in the Employer's opinion.

Staff responsibilities relating to equipment

8. All staff must:

a. use equipment as directed by any instructions given by representatives of management or contained in any written operating manual or instructions for use and any relevant training;

b. report any fault with, damage to or concern about any equipment (including health and safety equipment) or its use to the Principal Health and Safety Officer, who is responsible for maintenance and safety of equipment;

c. ensure that health and safety equipment is not interfered with; and

d. not attempt to repair equipment unless suitably trained and authorised.

Staff responsibilities relating to accidents and first aid

9. All staff must:

a. promptly report any accident at work involving personal injury, however trivial, to the Principal Health and Safety Officer so that details can be recorded in the Accident Book and cooperate in any associated investigation;

b. familiarise themselves with the details of first aid facilities and trained first aiders, which are available from the Principal Health and Safety Officer;

c. if an accident occurs, dial 07837750113 and ask for the duty first aider, giving name, location and brief details of the problem.

d. The Principal Health and Safety Officer is responsible for investigating any injuries or work-related disease, preparing and keeping accident records, and for submitting reports under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), where required.

Staff responsibilities relating to national health alerts

10. If an epidemic or pandemic alert is issued, all staff must comply and co-operate with all instructions, arrangements and advice issued by the Employer as to the organisation of business operations and steps to be taken by staff to minimise the risk of infection. Any questions should be referred to the Principal Health and Safety Officer.

Staff responsibilities relating to emergency evacuation and fire

11. All staff must:

a. familiarise themselves with the instructions about what to do if there is a fire which are displayed on the notice board in Lower Stairwell into the cellar;

b. ensure they are aware of the location of fire extinguishers, fire exits and alternative ways of leaving the building in an emergency;

c. comply with the instructions of firewardens if there is a fire, suspected fire or fire alarm (or a practice drill for any of these scenarios);

d. co-operate in fire drills and take them seriously (ensuring that any visitors to the building do the same), fire drills will be held at least once every 12 months;

e. ensure that fire exits or fire notices or emergency exit signs are not obstructed or hidden at any time;

f. notify the Principal Health and Safety Officer immediately of any circumstances (for example, impaired mobility) which might hinder or delay evacuation in a fire. This will allow the Principal Health and Safety Officer to discuss a personal evacuation plan for you, which will be shared with the fire wardens and colleagues working near to you

12. On discovering a fire, all staff must:

a. immediately trigger the nearest fire alarm and, if time permits, call Bar Manager and notify the location of the fire; and

b. attempt to tackle the fire ONLY if they have been trained or otherwise feel competent to do so. Nominated members of staff will be trained in the use of fire extinguishers.

13. On hearing the fire alarm, all staff must:

a. remain calm and immediately evacuate the building, walking quickly without running, following any instructions of the fire wardens;

b. leave without stopping to collect personal belongings;

c. stay out of any lifts; and

d. remain out of the building until notified by a fire warden that it is safe to re-enter.

The Principal Health and Safety Officer is responsible for ensuring fire risk assessments take place and changes made where required, and for making sure there are regular checks of fire extinguishers, fire alarms, escape routes, signage and emergency lighting.

Risk assessments, display screen equipment and manual handling

14. Risk assessments are simply a careful examination of what in the workplace could cause harm to people. The Employer will assess any risks and consider measures to best minimise any risk. The Employer will carry out general workplace risk assessments when required or as reasonably requested by staff. Managers must ensure that any necessary risk assessments take place and the resulting recommendations are implemented. The Principal Health and Safety Officer is responsible for workplace risk assessments and any measures to control risks.

15. Staff who use a computer for prolonged periods of time should try, where possible to organise short breaks every few hours away from the computer screen, but may request a workstation assessment and/or an eye test by an optician by contacting the Principal Health and Safety Officer. The Principal Health and Safety Officer will then provide you with more details and make arrangements if you would like to proceed.

16. Guidance on manual handling (for example, lifting and carrying heavy objects) can be obtained from the Principal Health and Safety Officer and where necessary training will be provided by the Employer, but the Employer will try to minimise or avoid the need for manual handling where there is a risk of injury..

Non-compliance with health and safety rules

17. Any breach of health and safety rules or failure to comply with this policy will be taken very seriously and is likely to result in disciplinary action against the offender, in accordance with the Employer's disciplinary policy, up to and including immediate dismissal.

Equal Opportunities Policy

Statement of policy and purpose of policy

1. FA IMPROV LTD (the Employer) is committed to equal opportunities for all staff and applicants.

2. It is our policy that all employment decisions are based on merit and the legitimate business needs of the organisation. The Employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other ground on which it is or becomes unlawful to discriminate under the laws of England and Wales (referred to as Protected Characteristics).

3. Our intention is to enable all our staff to work in an environment which allows them to fulfill their potential without fear of discrimination, harassment or victimisation. The Employer's commitment to equal opportunities extends to all aspects of the working relationship including:

recruitment and selection procedures;

terms of employment, including pay, conditions and benefits;

training, appraisals, career development and promotion;

work practices, conduct issues, allocation of tasks, discipline and grievances;

work-related social events; and

termination of employment and matters after termination, including references.

4. This policy is intended to help the Employer achieve its diversity and anti-discrimination aims by clarifying the responsibilities and duties of all staff in respect of equal opportunities and discrimination. The Employer will promote effective communication and consultation between the Employer and staff concerning equal opportunities by means it considers appropriate.

5. The principles of non-discrimination and equal opportunities also apply to the way in which staff treat visitors, clients, customers, suppliers and former staff members.

6. This is a statement of policy only and does not form part of your contract of employment. This policy may be amended at any time by the Employer, in its absolute discretion.

Who is responsible for equal opportunities?

7. Achieving an equal opportunities workplace is a collective task shared between the Employer and all its staff. This policy and the rules contained in it therefore apply to all staff of the Employer irrespective of seniority, tenure and working hours, including all employees, directors and officers, consultants and contractors, casual or agency staff, trainees, homeworkers and fixed-term staff and any volunteers or interns (referred to as Staff).

8. The board of directors of the Employer has overall responsibility for this policy and for equal opportunities and discrimination law compliance in the workplace and the Director has been appointed as the person with day-to-day operational responsibility for these matters.

9. All Staff have personal responsibility to ensure compliance with this policy, to treat colleagues with dignity at all times and not to discriminate against or harass other members of Staff, visitors, clients, customers, suppliers and former staff members. In addition, Staff who take part in management, recruitment, selection, promotion, training and other aspects of career development (referred to as Managers) have special responsibility for leading by example and ensuring compliance.

10. Managers must take all necessary steps to:

promote the objective of equal opportunities and the values set out in this policy;

ensure that their own behaviour and those of the Staff they manage complies in full with this policy;

ensure that any complaints of discrimination, victimisation or harassment (including against themselves) are dealt with appropriately and are not suppressed or disregarded.

What is discrimination?

11. Discrimination occurs in different ways, some more obvious than others. Discrimination on the grounds of any of the Protected Characteristics is prohibited by law, even if unintentional, unless a particular exception applies.

Direct discrimination

12. Direct Discrimination is less favourable treatment because of one of the Protected Characteristics. Examples would include refusing a woman a job as a chauffeur because you believe that women are not good drivers or restricting recruitment to persons under 40 because you want to have a young and dynamic workforce.

13. Direct discrimination can arise in some cases even though the person complaining does not actually possess the Protected Characteristic but is perceived to have it or associates with other people who do. For example, when a person is less favourably treated because they are (wrongly) believed to be homosexual or because they have a spouse who is Muslim.

Indirect discrimination

14. Indirect discrimination arises when an employer applies an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice which in fact puts individuals with a particular Protected Characteristic at a disadvantage, statistically and this is unjustified. To show discrimination the individual complaining also has to be personally disadvantaged. An example would be a requirement for job candidates to have ten years' experience in a particular role, since this will be harder for young people to satisfy. This kind of discrimination is unlawful unless it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

Victimisation

15. Victimisation means treating a person less favourably because they have made a complaint of discrimination or have provided information in connection with a complaint or because they might do one of these things.

Harassment

16. Harassment is:

unwanted conduct which is related to a Protected Characteristic and which has the purpose or effect of violating a person's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them: or

unwanted conduct which is of a sexual nature and which has the purpose or effect of violating a person's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them (Sexual Harassment); or

less favourable treatment because of the rejection of or the submission to Sexual Harassment.

17. Harassment can arise in some cases even though the person complaining does not actually possess a Protected Characteristic but is perceived to have it (for example, when a person is harassed because they are (wrongly) believed to be homosexual) or associates with other people who possess a Protected Characteristic (for example, because they have a spouse who is Muslim).

18. Harassment may include:

use of insults or slurs based on a Protected Characteristic or of a sexual nature or other verbal abuse or derogatory, offensive or stereotyping jokes or remarks;

physical or verbal abuse, threatening or intimidating behaviour because of a Protected Characteristic or behaviour of a sexual nature;

unwelcome physical contact including touching, hugging, kissing, pinching or patting, brushing past, invading personal space, pushing grabbing or other assaults;

mocking, mimicking or belittling a person's disability, appearance, accent or other personal characteristics;

unwelcome requests for sexual acts or favours; verbal sexual advances, vulgar, sexual, suggestive or explicit comments or behaviour;

repeated requests, either explicitly or implicitly, for dates;

repeated requests for social contact or after it has been made clear that requests are unwelcome;

comments about body parts or sexual preference;

displaying or distributing offensive or explicit pictures, items or materials relating to a Protected Characteristic or of a sexual nature;

shunning or ostracising someone, for example, by deliberately excluding them from conversations or activities;

'outing' or threatening to 'out' someone's sexual orientation (ie to make it known);

explicit or implicit suggestions that employment status or progression is related to toleration of, or acquiescence to sexual advances, or other behaviour amounting to harassment.

19. Other important points to note about harassment:

a single incident can amount to harassment;

behaviour that has continued for a long period without complaint can amount to harassment;

it is not necessary for an individual to intend to harass someone for their behaviour to amount to harassment;

it is not necessarily for an individual to communicate that behaviour is unwelcome before it amounts to harassment; and

the onus is on each individual to be certain that their behaviour and conduct is appropriate and is not unwanted and in the case of doubt, you must refrain from such conduct.

Disability discrimination

20. This could be direct or indirect discrimination, and is any unjustified less favourable treatment because of the effects of a disability, and failure to make reasonable adjustments to alleviate disadvantages caused by a disability.

Disabled persons

21. Any Staff member who considers that they may have a disability is strongly encouraged to speak with the Director, particularly if they experience difficulties at work because of their disability so that any reasonable adjustments to help overcome or minimise difficulties can be discussed. For these purposes, disability includes any physical or mental impairment which substantially affects your ability to perform day to day activities and has lasted (or is likely to last) more than 12 months. Disclosure of this information will be treated in confidence, if you wish it to be, so far as is reasonably practicable and we will do our best to handle matters sensitively and to ensure that you are treated with dignity and with respect for your privacy.

22. We will consult with you about whether adjustments are needed to avoid you being disadvantaged and may ask you to see a doctor appointed by us, to advise on this. We will seek to accommodate your needs within reason. If we consider a particular adjustment unreasonable we will explain why and try to find an alternative solution.

23. Managers with responsibility for managing a member of Staff who they know or think to be disabled should speak to the Director to ensure that all relevant duties are complied with.

Making employment decisions fairly

24. As noted above, the Employer will recruit employees and make other employment decisions concerning promotion, training, dismissal and related issues. on the basis of objective criteria.

25. Managers should only stipulate criteria or conditions for employment decisions (including job selection, promotion and redundancy) which are based on a legitimate business need and which do not go further than is needed to satisfy that need. If you are in any doubt about whether particular criteria or conditions are indirectly discriminatory or justifiable, then please speak to the Director.

Recruitment

26. Managers involved in recruitment must:

specify only recruitment criteria that are relevant to the job, reflect genuine business needs and are proportionate. More than one person should be involved in shortlisting of applicants wherever practicable;

ensure that vacancies are advertised to a diverse audience and try to avoid informal recruitment methods that exclude fair competition. In very rare cases, it may be legitimate and necessary to restrict recruitment to a particular role to certain groups, but it is essential that this is discussed with the Director so that appropriate steps can be taken to ensure legality;

review job advertisements carefully to ensure that stereotyping is avoided and that particular groups are not unjustifiably discouraged from applying;

not ask applicants about health or disability before a job offer is made (other than in exceptional circumstances and after having been approved by the Director). If necessary a job offer can be expressed to be conditional upon satisfactorily passing a medical check.

not ask candidates about any Protected Characteristic if the question may demonstrate an intention to discriminate. For example, candidates should not be asked about current or future pregnancy, childcare or related matters; and

not make assumptions about immigration status based on appearance, accent or apparent nationality;

so far as reasonably practicable, keep a written record of their reasons for relevant decisions.

27. The Employer is legally required to verify that all employees have the right to work in the UK. Prior to starting employment, all employees must produce original documents to the Employer's satisfaction, irrespective of nationality. Information about the documents required is available from the Director.

28. The Employer monitors applicants'

Sex

Ethnic group

as part of our recruitment process. We do this to assess the effectiveness of our measures to promote equal opportunities and to help us identify and take appropriate steps to avoid discrimination, under-representation and potential disadvantage and improve diversity. Provision of this information is voluntary and the information is kept in an anonymised format solely for the purposes stated here. The information will not be used as part of any decision-making process relating to the recruitment or employment of the person providing the information. Our recruitment policies must be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure people are being treated fairly and according to ability and merit.

Staff training, career development and promotion

29. Training needs may be identified during the normal appraisal process. Appropriate training to facilitate progression will be accessible to all staff.

30. All promotion decisions will be made on the basis of merit and according to proportionate criteria determined by legitimate business need.

31. Staff diversity at different levels of the organisation will be kept under review to ensure equality of opportunity. Where unjustified barriers to progression are identified, these will be removed.

Conditions of service

32. Access to benefits and facilities and terms of employment will be kept under review to ensure that they are appropriately structured and that no unlawful barriers to qualification or access exist.

Discipline and termination of employment

33. Any redundancy selection criteria and procedures that are used, or other decisions taken to terminate employment, will be fair and not directly or indirectly discriminatory.

34. Disciplinary procedures and penalties will be applied without discrimination, whether they result in disciplinary warnings, dismissal or other disciplinary action.

Discipline and termination of employment

35. Part-time and fixed-term staff will be treated the same as full-time or permanent staff of the same position and enjoy no less favourable terms and conditions (pro-rata, where appropriate), unless different treatment is justified.

What to do if you encounter discrimination

36. If you believe that you have been the victim of discrimination, you should follow the Employer's Grievance Procedure.

37. Every member of Staff has a responsibility to combat discrimination if they encounter it. Staff who observe or are aware of acts that they believe amount to discrimination directed at others are encouraged to report these to the Director.

38. Any grievance or report raised about discrimination will be kept confidential so far as this is practicable. We may ask you if you wish your complaint(s) to be put to the alleged discriminator if disciplinary action appears to be appropriate. It sometimes may be necessary to disclose the complaint or take action even if this is not in line with your wishes, but we will seek to protect you from victimisation and, if you wish, we will seek to protect your identity. You should be aware that disciplinary action may be impossible without your co-operation or if you refuse to allow relevant information to be disclosed.

39. Staff who raise a complaint about or report discrimination in good faith will be protected from retaliation or victimisation. As long as you act in good faith, the fact that you have raised a complaint or report will not affect your position within the Employer, even if the complaint is not upheld. Making a false allegation deliberately and in bad faith is a misconduct offence and will be dealt with in accordance with our disciplinary policy. Any member of Staff who attempts acts of retaliation or victimisation may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including summary dismissal for gross misconduct.

40. If you make a complaint, it may be necessary to ask you to stay at home on paid leave while investigations are being conducted and the matter is being dealt with through the appropriate procedure. This may particularly be necessary in cases of alleged harassment.

Non-compliance with equal opportunities rules

41. Any breach of equal opportunities rules or failure to comply with this policy will be taken very seriously and is likely to result in disciplinary action against the offender, up to and including immediate dismissal.

42. Staff should also note that:

in some cases, they may be personally liable for their acts of discrimination and that legal action may be taken against them directly by the victim of any discrimination; and

it may be a criminal offence intentionally to harass another employee.

Review of this policy

43. The board of directors of the Employer will keep this policy under review.

44. The Employer encourages Staff to comment on this policy and suggest ways in which it might be improved or ask any questions if they are unsure about any part of this policy or how it is applied by contacting the Director.

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and FA IMPROV LTD, the owner and provider of this Website. FA IMPROV LTD takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. Please read this privacy policy carefully.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data

collectively all information that you submit to FA IMPROV LTD via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998;

Cookies

a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);

FA IMPROV LTD, or us

FA IMPROV LTD, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 09448430 whose registered office is at 20-22 Shore Road, London, E9 7TA ;

UK and EU Cookie Law

the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;

User or you

any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by FA IMPROV LTD and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to FA IMPROV LTD and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services; and

Website

the website that you are currently using, www.thefreeassociation.co.uk, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

 2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

 a. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

 b. references to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;

 c. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;

 d. "including" is understood to mean "including without limitation";

 e. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;

 f. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

 3. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of FA IMPROV LTD and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

DATA COLLECTED

 4. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

 a. IP address (automatically collected);

 b. Web browser type and version (automatically collected);

 c. Operating system (automatically collected);

 d. Location

 e. in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

OUR USE OF DATA

 5. For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, FA IMPROV LTD is the "data controller".

 6. We will retain any Data you submit for 12 months.

 7. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.

 8. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security see the clause below (Security).

 9. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

 a. improvement of our products / services;

 b. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Website;

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

 10. FA IMPROV LTD may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

 11. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

CHANGES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

 12. FA IMPROV LTD may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of FA IMPROV LTD. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

 13. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

 14. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

CONTROLLING USE OF YOUR DATA

 15. Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:

 16. use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and

 17. sharing Data with third parties.

FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WEBSITE

 18. To use all features and functions available on the Website, you may be required to submit certain Data.

 19. You may restrict your internet browser's use of Cookies. For more information see the clause below (Cookies).

ACCESSING YOUR OWN DATA

 20. You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by FA IMPROV LTD (where such Data is held) on payment of a small fee, which will not exceed £0.

SECURITY

 21. Data security is of great importance to FA IMPROV LTD and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.

 22. If password access is required for certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

 23. We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website.

COOKIES

 24. This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. FA IMPROV LTD uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. FA IMPROV LTD has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

 25. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.

 26. Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies, you are enabling FA IMPROV LTD to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.

 27. This Website may place the following Cookies:

 28. Type of CookiePurposeStrictly necessary cookiesThese are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.Analytical/performance cookiesThey allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

 29. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

 30. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

 31. It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

GENERAL

 32. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

 33. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

 34. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

 35. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

 36. FA IMPROV LTD reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

You may contact FA IMPROV LTD by email at hello@thefreeassociation.co.uk.


16 May 2018

ATTRIBUTION

 37. These terms and conditions were created using a document from Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

INTRODUCTION

These terms and conditions apply between you, the User of this Website (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions), and FA Improv LTD, the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.

In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by FA Improv LTD and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to FA Improv LTD and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website. By using the Website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCEPTABLE USE

 1. All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of FA Improv LTD, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner's prior written permission

 2. You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following:

 a. retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen

 3. You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of FA Improv LTD.

PROHIBITED USE

 4. You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:

 a. in any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person's use or enjoyment of the Website;

 b. in any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;

 c. making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

REGISTRATION

 5. You must ensure that the details provided by you on registration or at any time are correct and complete.

 6. You must inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provide when registering by updating your personal details to ensure we can communicate with you effectively.

 7. We may suspend or cancel your registration with immediate effect for any reasonable purposes or if you breach these terms and conditions.

 8. You may cancel your registration at any time by informing us in writing to the address at the end of these terms and conditions. If you do so, you must immediately stop using the Website. Cancellation or suspension of your registration does not affect any statutory rights.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

 9. This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of FA Improv LTD or that of our affiliates.

 10. We assume no responsibility for the content of such Websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them.

 11. The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.

PRIVACY POLICY AND COOKIES POLICY

 12. Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, which are incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, please click on the following: www.thefreeassociation.co.uk/privacy-policy and www.thefreeassociation.co.uk/cookie-policy.

AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE AND DISCLAIMERS

 13. Any online facilities, tools, services or information that FA Improv LTD makes available through the Website (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. FA Improv LTD is under no obligation to update information on the Website.

 14. Whilst FA Improv LTD uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guaranty in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.

 15. FA Improv LTD accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.

 16. FA Improv LTD reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 17. Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.

 18. We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.

 19. To the maximum extent permitted by law, FA Improv LTD accepts no liability for any of the following:

 a. any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;

 b. loss or corruption of any data, database or software;

 c. any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

GENERAL

 20. You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

 21. These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the then current version.

 22. These terms and conditions together with the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.

 23. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.

 24. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.

 25. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

 26. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

FA IMPROV LTD DETAILS

 27. FA Improv LTD is a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 09448430 whose registered address is 20-22 Shore Road, London, E9 7TA and it operates the Website www.thefreeassociation.co.uk. The registered VAT number is 248039693.

You can contact FA Improv LTD by email on hello@thefreeassociation.co.uk.

ATTRIBUTION

 28. These terms and conditions were created using a document from Rocket Lawyer (https://www.rocketlawyer.co.uk).

COOKIES IN USE ON THIS SITE

COOKIES AND HOW THEY BENEFIT YOU

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best experience we can. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites

Our cookies help us:

  • Make our website work as you'd expect

  • Save you having to login every time you visit the site

  • Remember your settings during and between visits

  • Offer you free services/content (thanks to advertising)

  • Improve the speed/security of the site

  • Allow you to share pages with social networks like Facebook

  • Continuously improve our website for you

  • Make our marketing more efficient (ultimately helping us to offer the service we do at the price we do)

We do not use cookies to:

  • Collect any personally identifiable information (without your express permission)

  • Collect any sensitive information (without your express permission)

  • Pass personally identifiable data to third parties

  • Pay sales commissions

You can learn more about all the cookies we use below

GRANTING US PERMISSION TO USE COOKIES

If the settings on your software that you are using to view this website (your browser) are adjusted to accept cookies we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you are fine with this. Should you wish to remove or not use cookies from our site you can learn how to do this below, however doing so will likely mean that our site will not work as you would expect.

MORE ABOUT OUR COOKIES

WEBSITE FUNCTION COOKIES

OUR OWN COOKIES

We use cookies to make our website work including:

  • Making our shopping basket and checkout work

  • Determining if you are logged in or not

  • Remembering your search settings

There is no way to prevent these cookies being set other than to not use our site.

THIRD PARTY FUNCTIONS

Our site, like most websites, includes functionality provided by third parties. A common example is an embedded YouTube video. Our site includes the following which use cookies:

Disabling these cookies will likely break the functions offered by these third parties

SOCIAL WEBSITE COOKIES

So you can easily “Like” or share our content on the likes of Facebook and Twitter we have included sharing buttons on our site.

Cookies are set by:

The privacy implications on this will vary from social network to social network and will be dependent on the privacy settings you have chosen on these networks.

ANONYMOUS VISITOR STATISTICS COOKIES

We use cookies to compile visitor statistics such as how many people have visited our website, what type of technology they are using (e.g. Mac or Windows which helps to identify when our site isn't working as it should for particular technologies), how long they spend on the site, what page they look at etc. This helps us to continuously improve our website. These so called “analytics” programs also tell us if , on an anonymous basis, how people reached this site (e.g. from a search engine) and whether they have been here before helping us to put more money into developing our services for you instead of marketing spend.

We use:

ADVERTISING COOKIES

Cookies are widely used in online advertising. Neither us, advertisers or our advertising partners can gain personally identifiable information from these cookies. We only work with advertising partners who work to accepted privacy standards such as http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/iab-good-practice-principles

You can learn more about online advertising at http://www.youronlinechoices.com . You can opt-out of almost all advertising cookies at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices although we would prefer that you didn't as ultimately adverts help keep much of the internet free. It is also worth noting that opting out of advertising cookies will not mean you won't see adverts, just simply that they won't be tailored to you any longer.

We use:

BANNER ADVERTS

We fund our site by showing adverts as you browse our site. These adverts are usually managed by a partner specialising in providing adverts for multiple sites. Invariably these partners place cookies to collect anonymous data about the websites you visits so they can personalise the adverts to you, ensure that you don't see the same adverts too frequently and ultimately report to advertisers on which adverts are working. Our partners include:

REMARKETING COOKIES

You may notice that sometimes after visiting a site you see increased numbers of adverts from the site you visited. This is because advertisers, including ourselves pay for these adverts. The technology to do this is made possible by cookies and as such we may place a so called “remarketing cookie” during your visit. We use these adverts to offer special offers etc to encourage you to come back to our site. Don't worry we are unable to proactively reach out to you as the whole process is entirely anonymised. You can opt out of these cookies at anytime as explained above.

TURNING COOKIES OFF

You can usually switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies (Learn how here). Doing so however will likely limit the functionality of our's and a large proportion of the world's websites as cookies are a standard part of most modern websites

It may be that you concerns around cookies relate to so called "spyware". Rather than switching off cookies in your browser you may find that anti-spyware software achieves the same objective by automatically deleting cookies considered to be invasive. Learn more about managing cookies with antispyware software.

The cookie information text on this site was derived from content provided by Attacat Internet Marketing http://www.attacat.co.uk/, a marketing agency based in Edinburgh. If you need similar information for your own website you can use their free cookie audit tool.