Terms and Conditions

User guidelines for contributing to our website

We are keen to benefit from your expertise in sustainable development via our listserve, events calendar, examples database and resources database. We particularly welcome contributions that offer a new view point or expertise to the subject being discussed.

• Advertisements for products or services, or contributions that appear to be lobbying, will not be posted unless considered generally helpful.
• Our databases and calendar are post-moderated. The Compass Network will edit or delete uploads in cases where these guidelines have been breached, to keep submissions short, or to delete offensive language.
• We do not guarantee to post all contributions.
• Futerra and the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) may also contribute, but will not respond to questions. If you have a question for either of these organisations, please contact them directly.
• The opinions expressed in the forums or case studies do not necessarily represent the views of the Compass Network, Futerra or the SDC.

Terms of Use & Third-Party Content

By submitting your contributions to the Compass Network databases or calendar, you are accepting that you or the organisation with which you are affiliated hold all rights to this information, and/or you have authority to submit it. You are also granting the Compass Network permission to publish it on online along with your name and contact details, and the name of the affiliated organisation (if applicable), and to use it in promotional material online or in printed form.

Important note: By submitting an image to our examples database, you are agreeing that it can be used by others under our copy license agreement (below).

We strive to manage and maintain an accurate site. However, we cannot guarantee the facts and veracity of any claims made on the site and are not responsible or liable for results that arise out of the use of any materials on the site.

All information contributed is considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we reserve the right to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and use this information for any purpose. The outside party retains the copyright on the materials it posts, but agrees that Compass Network will have a license to use the posting without payment to the outside party.

We may edit or otherwise modify any information submitted by outside parties, and reserve the right to refuse any information or materials deemed unacceptable or inappropriate for any reason. We prohibit the posting of materials considered to be defamatory, threatening, obscene, or a violation of any copyright, or which misidentify a user. The Compass Network may, at any time, make changes to its Privacy Policy or Terms of Use, or terminate or suspend a user's access to the site.

Our copy license terms

You are free to download, print, copy, distribute and display the work under the following conditions:

Attribution
You must give the original author credit. The source (including URL) must be acknowledged.

Non-commercial
You may not use this work for commercial purposes.

No Derivative Works
You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work.

Accuracy & Context
You must reproduce the material accurately; it must not be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context.

• For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.
• Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the author.
• Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above.
• Authorisation to reproduce any material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of a third party must be obtained directly from the copyright holders concerned.
• Any other proposed use of the material would be subject to the approval of the Compass Network, c/o Futerra, 84 Long Lane, London SE1 4AU.
• By using information and images from our website and publications, you are confirming that you have read and accepted these terms and conditions, including the fuller version provided on the link below.

This Licence is based on the Creative Commons 'Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 License'.

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Competition rules

Competitions are subject to the privacy policy and website terms and conditions of the Compass Network.

The following rules shall apply, together with any instructions or rules specific to any current competition. By entering any of our competitions, you are deemed to have accepted the following:

• Competitions/prize draws are open to all Compass Network members, except for employees of Futerra and the Sustainable Development Commission and their relatives, and anyone professionally connected with the prize offered in this competition. The Compass Network reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.
• Only one entry per person is allowed. Entries will only be accepted via the official entry button provided on the website.
• It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your details and e-mail address are accurate, and that the Compass Network is informed of any changes to these.
• All competition entries will remain confidential. The Compass Network will not reveal personal details of entrants to any third party, including Futerra and the Sustainable Development Commission.
• The winner will be chosen at random from the entries and will be notified via email within 2 days of the closing date. Prizes must be claimed within the timescales notified to the winner or the claim becomes invalid and a new winner will be drawn.
• There are no cash alternatives. The Compass Network reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any time. All other expenses resulting from the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner unless otherwise stated.
• The Compass Network reserves the right to publish names of competition winners. In the event of a dispute, the decision of the Compass Network will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Compass Network reserves the right to alter, amend or close the competition as necessary.

The Compass Network reserves the right to disqualify your entry if it is incomplete or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that you have breached any of these rules.

The competition and these rules are governed by English Law.

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