Terms & Conditions

These Terms of Use refer to the website, www.thegatheringireland.com (the "Site"). All access to and use of this Site is governed by these Terms of Use. Entering into this Site indicates that the user (either "user" or "you" in this document) has reviewed the Terms of Use and has agreed to be bound by them as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms you must leave the Site immediately.

The Site is operated by The Gathering Project 2013 Limited (either "COMPANY" or "we"). The COMPANY is a private limited company, incorporated under the laws of Ireland under registered number 21207, and having its registered office at 88 – 95 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 and operating as a special purpose vehicle as a subsidiary of Fáilte Ireland.

Disclaimer

All information provided on this Site is subject to change without notice. While efforts have been made to make this Site helpful and accurate, due to the open nature of this Site, and the potential for errors in the storage and transmission of digital information, COMPANY does not warrant the accuracy of information obtained from this Site. Where errors or omissions are brought to the attention of the COMPANY, amendments will be made as speedily as possible.

ALL MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE COMPANY AND ITS AGENTS AND THE SITE CREATORS DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL OR CAN BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE COMPANY DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

Access and use of information

Access to the Site is limited to viewing the linked web pages solely for information purposes to access the information provided by the COMPANY at this Site. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the COMPANY computer system or other information contained on the system for any purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use any information contained on this Site other than for information purposes.

Intellectual property

This Site may contain trade marks and service marks. All marks are the property of the proprietors of such marks as indicated unless otherwise provided. All rights in the intellectual property contained in this Site including copyright, trade marks, trade secret and patent rights are reserved. The editorial content of the site and all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips and software is copyright of the Company and/or the authors, photographers and illustrators who contribute material to the Site, and the user shall not alter or remove any copyright symbol, or any other identification or information, concerning the authorship or ownership of any of the content of the Site. Access to this Site does not constitute a right to copy or use any of the intellectual property of the COMPANY or its suppliers and users are not permitted to copy, market, resell, distribute, retransmit, publish, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify the content contained on this Site or otherwise transfer or commercially exploit, in any form, any of the content of the Site.

The Gathering Ireland 2013 brand and logo

The Gathering Ireland 2013 brand and logo is permitted for use only in relation to authorised Gathering events. The brand and logo is not authorised in any circumstances for use for commercial purposes or in association with other brands or marks without the prior written consent of the Gathering Ireland 2013. Any unauthorised use of the brand or logo will be regarded as an infringement of intellectual property rights and subject to legal proceedings.

Fáilte Ireland logos

The user will not use or display the name or logo of The Gathering, Fáilte Ireland, Discover Ireland or any similar name or logo, or act in any way that would imply that the user is an agent of the Company and / or Fáilte Ireland.

Hypertext links

This Site may be linked to other sites that are not maintained by the COMPANY. The COMPANY is not responsible for the content of those sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by the COMPANY of the sites and the COMPANY disclaims any warranty (expressed or implied) about the content and operation of these sites. The COMPANY disclaims any liability for links: (i) from another website to the Site; and (ii) to another website from the Site.

Submissions

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information communicated to the COMPANY through this Site will forever be the property of the COMPANY and at the free disposal and use of the COMPANY. Unless otherwise specified in writing, all material submitted to the COMPANY will be presumed to be public and the COMPANY will not be required to treat the information as confidential. The COMPANY shall have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights in the information, without compensation to the person sending the information. If any information is confidential do not submit it.

The information we collect

The COMPANY may collect various types of information from site visitors. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information of how we use the information we collect.

Security

The COMPANY cannot take any responsibility for information transmitted via the Site and cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce or communication is totally secure.

Updates to terms

The COMPANY reserves the right to modify or amend its Terms of Use at any time, and from time to time. The COMPANY will endeavour to post changes to the Terms of Use on the Site. Please check the Site regularly for the latest version of the Terms of Use.

Limitation of liability

IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AGENTS OR THE SITE CREATORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNATIVE, SPECIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THIS SITE OR ACCESS TO ANY MATERIALS ON THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE OF THIS SITE WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS. IF YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS THEREOF. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN ADDITION, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR FÁILTE IRELAND SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY INJURY OR LOSS (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY AND CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS) SUFFERED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS, SPORTS OR LEISURE PURSUITS DESCRIBED OR REFERRED TO IN THE SITE. THE MATERIAL IN THE SITE IS GIVEN FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND THE COMPANY GIVES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF SUCH EVENTS, SPORTS AND LEISURE PURSUITS, OR AS TO THE COMPETENCE OF THOSE ORGANISING THE SAID SPORTS AND LEISURE PURSUITS.

Facebook

If you use The Gathering Facebook page to share your ideas and experiences with other users of our Facebook community, you will be bound by the Facebook page Community Guidelines, in particular the obligation not to post any content (such as photos or video) that may belong to someone else, or what may be perceived as controversial. Any abusive, profane or even defamatory posts towards any person, entity, belief or symbol shall be deleted.

Dispute resolution

These Terms of Use and the resolution of any dispute related to them or to the use of this Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish Courts. This will not prevent the Company from pursuing a claim for breach of contract, copyright infringement or otherwise in respect of these Terms of Use in any other jurisdiction throughout the world.