Terms And conditions

Terms And Conditions

Last updated: 24 September 2026

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the Blackburn Hope Foundation website.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

1. About us

Blackburn Hope Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales.

Charity Number: 1214172
Address: Bangor Street Community Centre, Norwich Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NZ
Email: info@blackburnhopefoundation.org
Telephone: 07951904337

Our charitable work includes the relief of poverty, education and training, support for people living with disabilities, support for vulnerable and elderly people, promotion of equality and harmony, and appropriate recreational and community activities.

2. Use of this website

You may use this website for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

You must not:

- Use the website for any unlawful or fraudulent purpose.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its systems or information.
- Introduce malicious software, viruses or other harmful material.
- Use the website in a way that could damage, disrupt or interfere with its operation.
- Submit information that is knowingly false, misleading, unlawful or harmful.
- Use our website or content to impersonate Blackburn Hope Foundation or another person or organisation.

We may restrict or suspend access to the website where reasonably necessary to protect the website, our users, our charity or others.

3. Website information

We aim to ensure that information published on our website is accurate and kept reasonably up to date.

However, information on the website is provided for general information purposes and may change from time to time.

We do not guarantee that every item of information will always be complete, current or free from errors.

Nothing on this website should be treated as professional, legal, financial, medical or other specialist advice unless expressly stated otherwise.

4. Donations

We accept online donations through third-party donation and payment services, including Zeffy.

When making a donation, you should ensure that the information you provide is accurate.

Donations are intended to support Blackburn Hope Foundation's charitable purposes.

Where a donation is made for a specific appeal or purpose, we will use reasonable efforts to apply the funds consistently with the stated purpose and applicable law.

In certain circumstances, a donation may need to be refused, returned or applied differently where required or permitted by law, our governing document, or the proper administration of the charity.

The Charity Commission provides specific guidance to charities concerning the acceptance, refusal and return of donations.

Payment processing may be carried out by third-party providers. Their own terms and privacy policies may also apply.

5. Fundraising

If you wish to fundraise for Blackburn Hope Foundation, you should contact us before representing yourself as fundraising on behalf of the charity.

You must not suggest that Blackburn Hope Foundation has authorised, endorsed or organised a fundraising activity unless we have actually done so.

Fundraising activities must comply with applicable laws, regulations and any requirements communicated by Blackburn Hope Foundation.

Where fundraising is carried out on behalf of the charity, additional requirements or conditions may apply.

6. Refunds and donation issues

Because donations are voluntary charitable gifts, the treatment of any request to cancel, refund or return a donation will depend on the circumstances and applicable law.

If you believe a donation has been made in error or you have another concern about a donation, please contact us as soon as possible at:

info@blackburnhopefoundation.org.uk

We will consider the matter in accordance with applicable law, our governing document and relevant Charity Commission guidance.

7. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the content on this website, including text, photographs, graphics, logos, videos, design elements and other materials, belongs to Blackburn Hope Foundation or is used with permission.

You may view and use website content for personal, non-commercial purposes.

You must not reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, publish or commercially exploit our content without our prior written permission, unless permitted by law.

If you believe material on our website infringes your rights, please contact us.

8. Photographs and videos

We may publish photographs, videos and other media relating to our charitable work, projects, events and activities.

We take reasonable steps to obtain appropriate permissions and to respect privacy and safeguarding requirements when publishing identifiable individuals.

If you believe that an image or video on our website raises a privacy, safeguarding or other legitimate concern, please contact us promptly at:

info@blackburnhopefoundation.org

9. Third-party websites and services

Our website may contain links to, or content provided by, third-party websites and services, including donation platforms, Google Maps and social media platforms.

These third-party services operate independently from Blackburn Hope Foundation and may have their own terms and privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the content, availability, security or privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

10. Website availability and security

We aim to keep our website available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted or free from technical problems.

We may temporarily suspend, modify or withdraw parts of the website where reasonably necessary for maintenance, security, technical reasons or other operational purposes.

We take reasonable steps to protect our website but cannot guarantee that the website or any electronic communication will always be completely secure.

11. Links to our website

You may link to our website provided that the link is lawful, does not mislead users and does not imply that Blackburn Hope Foundation endorses or has a formal association with another organisation where no such relationship exists.

We reserve the right to request removal of a link where we reasonably believe it is inappropriate or misleading.

12. Our liability

We do not exclude or limit liability where doing so would be unlawful.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

Subject to the above, Blackburn Hope Foundation will not be responsible for losses that arise solely from your use of third-party websites, services or content outside our reasonable control.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions affects your statutory rights or any other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

13. Indemnity

You agree not to use the website unlawfully or in a way that causes harm to Blackburn Hope Foundation or others.

Where permitted by law, you may be responsible for losses or reasonable costs caused by your unlawful misuse of the website or deliberate breach of these Terms and Conditions.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to our website, charitable activities, services or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with the date it was last updated.

Your continued use of the website after updated Terms and Conditions are published means that the updated terms will apply to your future use of the website.

15. Governing law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the law of England and Wales.

Any disputes relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of this website will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

16. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact:

Blackburn Hope Foundation
Bangor Street Community Centre
Norwich Street
Blackburn
BB1 6NZ

Email: info@blackburnhopefoundation.org
Telephone: 07951904337

Registered Charity in England and Wales
Charity Number: 1214172

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