Terms of use

This website is owned and operated by Nesta – you can find our full details below. Use of the site is subject to these Terms. Our Privacy Notice explains how we use personal information which we may collect via the site. If you don’t agree with these Terms or our Privacy Notice, please don’t use this site.

This website shall be used only by local authority commissioners who have been authorised by Nesta.

  • The information, materials and logos on this site belong to Nesta, our partners or licensors. Such information, materials and logos are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. We make no representation or warranty about the content, including in relation to non-infringement of intellectual property rights.
  • Nesta cannot compensate you for any loss you may suffer as a result of:
    • action you take based on anything you read on these pages;
    • any mistake with the content on our website;
    • any parts of our website being unavailable or inaccessible;
    • your use of any organisation’s website that you can access from our website (including any purchase from that organisation and any use they make of the personal data you provide to them);
    • the downloading of any material from any of our website.
  • Nesta will not exclude any liability we may have in the unlikely event we have been fraudulent or if we are negligent and as a result we cause death or personal injury in connection with this website.
  • All content from the site may be printed, copied or downloaded provided that it is for private and personal use. You must not use any content for commercial gain. In the event that you do print, copy or download the content, you must always cite Nesta as the content creator. You will be responsible for any damage to your computer system that may result from the downloading of any content or any other harm (save as provided for otherwise elsewhere here) that arises as a result of your use of the content.
  • You must not use this site:
    • to post, share or transmit material which is unlawful or infringes anyone else’s rights
    • for any commercial purpose
    • in any way which is abusive, defamatory or obscene or which harasses or distresses anyone or restricts or inhibits their use and enjoyment of the site or otherwise damages our reputation
    • to transmit software viruses or code designed to interrupt, destroy or compromise the integrity of computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment.
  • You are responsible for any comments, text, video, audio, images or other content which you post on the site and must obtain any relevant permissions or consents to post this content. You grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully transferable right to copy, download, distribute, transmit and adapt your content and waive your moral rights in it.
  • We are not responsible for content posted on the site by users and third parties. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of Nesta or our partners. You can report any inappropriate content to us at information@nesta.org.uk. Although we don’t monitor all content posted on the site, we reserve the right to do so and to edit or remove content at our absolute discretion and without notice.
  • When using with this site, you must follow the following rules:
    • act lawfully, ethically and in good faith and comply with these Terms
    • act with common sense, integrity and treat others with respect
    • do not lie, misrepresent something or someone, or pretend to be someone else
    • be polite and respectful when you communicate or interact with others.
  • As permitted by law, you shall release, defend (at Nesta’s option), indemnify, and hold Nesta harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, all reasonable legal and professional fees, arising from or in any way connected with: (a) your breach of these Terms, (b) your improper use of the platform. This indemnity shall only apply if and to the extent that the claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses have been caused by your breach of obligations under these Terms.
  • The content and information on this site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice that you should rely on. You should obtain your own professional or specialist advice before taking any action or inaction on the basis of content on this site.
  • The content and information on this site is subject to change from time to time and we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date. We are not responsible for the content of external sites which you link to from this site.
  • We don’t guarantee that the site will always be available or free from errors or viruses. You are responsible for installing virus-checking software to protect your hardware. As far as legally possible, we and our partners exclude all liability for any loss or damage suffered as a result of using or accessing our site, whether direct or indirect, and however arising, including any loss of data or damage caused by downloading content from our site.
  • These Terms may be varied from time to time. If you use the site after any change has been made, you will be deemed to have accepted the change. Additional terms may apply to certain areas of this site, such as applications for grant funding or payment for events.
  • These Terms are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales will have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them.

Nesta, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833.

Registered office: 58 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DS.