Terms and conditions

Bible Society is a charity registered as The British and Foreign Bible Society. The charity registration number is 232759 and our registered address is Stonehill Green, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7DG.

Access to and use of our website, www.biblesociety.org.uk and any related websites within the domain of www.biblesociety.org.uk is provided by Bible Society and is subject to the following terms:

Applicable Terms and Conditions
Our website is owned by Bible Society and any use of the website (including registrations and donations made via the website) are subject to these terms and conditions. Bible Society reserves the right to modify or revise these terms and conditions at any time by updating the text on this page.

Use of our website
You may view any non-password protected areas of the website and use them for your own reference only. You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not infringe the rights or restrict, or inhibit, the use and enjoyment of the site by any third party.

Copyright and trade marks
All our material, including that on our website, is protected by UK and international copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to graphics, logos, images, icons, text and software and is the property of Bible Society or its content providers. Unauthorised use of our material is prohibited, including reproduction, storage, modification, distribution or republication, and may not be used without prior written consent of Bible Society, or where applicable, the respective copyright owner(s).

Disclaimer
Our website is intended to provide general information only and should not be considered as a substitute for advice covering any specific situation. Bible Society accepts no responsibility for the content of external internet sites that we have links to and that are owned and operated by third parties.

Target audience
The website is intended for use by UK residents and only in relation to their activities within the UK. It may not be suitable for use outside the UK.

Warranty and indemnity
The user warrants to Bible Society that they will only use the website according to the terms and conditions herein.

The website is provided without any representations or any form of warranty (whether made expressly or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

Bible Society does not warrant that functions contained in the website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available on the internet are virus-free.

Limitation of liability
Bible Society will not be liable for any damages, including indirect or consequential damages, or any damages arising from the use or loss of use of the website, or the loss of data or profits, whether in contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising from or in connection with the use of the website.

Privacy and data protection
Read our Privacy Policy in full.
 

Direct Debit Guarantee
Bible Society adheres strictly to the Direct Debit Guarantee (see below for details). To set up a Direct Debit, please contact us (see below for details) or visit this web page www.biblesociety.org.uk/directdebit

Gift Aid
Gift Aid enables Bible Society to reclaim tax on all donations from UK taxpayers. If you Gift Aid your donation, we will receive an additional 25p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost to you. Please see Gift Aid notes below. To find out more about joining our Gift Aid scheme, please contact us (see below for details) or visit this web page www.biblesociety.org.uk/giftaid

Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

How to contact us
To notify us of a change to your name, address or email details, please email contactus@biblesociety.org.uk, or write to us at the address below, or telephone us on 01793 418222. Please keep us informed of changes so we can stay in touch.

To make a donation, you can call our Donation Hotline: 08459 272120 or visit www.biblesociety.org.uk/giving

If you have a query about Bible Society’s privacy policy or terms and conditions, please email dataprotection@biblesociety.org.uk

Bible Society, Stonehill Green, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7DG. Charity Registration No. 232759. Telephone: 01793 418100 Fax: 01793 418118

The Direct Debit Guarantee
• This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits

• If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit The British and Foreign Bible Society will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request The British and Foreign Bible Society to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request

• If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit by The British and Foreign Bible Society or your bank or building society you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society

- If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when The British and Foreign Bible Society asks you to

• You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us.

Gift Aid notes
• You may cancel the declaration at any time by notifying Bible Society

• Please notify Bible Society if you change your address while the declaration is still in force.

• You must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax that Bible Society reclaims on your donations in the tax year.

• If in the future your circumstances change and you can no longer pay tax on your income and capital gains, at lease equal to the tax that Bible Society reclaims, please cancel your declaration.

• If you pay tax at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief in your Self Assessment tax return.

• If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief please contact your local tax office for advice.

• Bible Society can claim Gift Aid tax relief of 25p and, from 6 April 2008 until 5 April 2011, HM Revenue and Customs are operating transitional provisions for Gift Aid donations through which we will receive a further 3p. 
 

Terms and Conditions of gifts

•    General principles
Unless otherwise stated, any gift aid will adopt the same restrictions as the underlying gift.  (The gift aid will follow the gift.)

Exceptions to the above condition are:

a.    Bible a Month Giving
Because the whole of the gift is applied to work overseas in providing Bibles to where they are most needed, any gift aid related to this gift will be applied to the Society’s general funds.  This will help to cover the costs of fundraising, and UK based administration involved in the work.  This is made clear on the BAM recruitment forms.
 

•    Gifts received for appeals
Gifts received in conjunction with the Society’s fundraising appeals will be applied to the appeal for which funds have been given.   Where appeals are over subscribed, an alternative use for these funds will be stated on the appeal literature, and the funds will be applied for this purpose.

•    Highly restricted funds
Where gifts are received with high levels of restrictions (e.g. Bibles in Welsh & Spanish for the Patagonian community in South America), if the restrictions of the gift are in line with something on the Society’s agreed programme list, the gifts will be given in its entirety for the purpose for which it was given.

Where the programme is outside of the Society’s agreed programme, the Society reserves the right to deduct a 10% administration charge to cover the costs of arranging the programme.

Where the Society is unable to fulfil the restrictions placed on the gift, it will contact the donor to see whether an alternative use for the gift can be agreed.  Where no alternative use can be agreed, the gift will be returned to the donor.

•    Timescales of applying a gift
In general, the Society aims to ensure that all gifts are put to the purpose for which they were given within a timescale of one year.

•    Back-filling income for closed appeals
Where gifts are received after appeals or programmes have been completed, the following sequence of events will be applied.

a.    If we have future appeals or projects planned which will satisfy the restrictions of the gift, within a six month timeframe, the Society will apply the funds to the future programme.

b.    If no future projects are planned, the Society will review previous projects which have been conducted.  Where these have been closed within the last 18 months, and general funds had been applied to ensure that the programme could commence, the Society will use the funds to back-fill the closed project, freeing up general funds for the Society’s future work.

 Last revision: November 2010.

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