Last updated: August 2026
1. About these terms
These terms govern www.homeshareassociation.org
By using the Website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to them, you must not use the Website.
These terms apply only to use of the Website. Membership of Homeshare Association is governed separately by the association’s constitution, rules, policies and any applicable membership terms.
2. About us
The Website is operated by Homeshare Association, an unincorporated association established in England and Wales, acting through its management committee.
You can contact us at enquiries@homeshareassociation.org
3. Changes to these terms
We may amend these terms from time to time. The current version will be published on the Website with the date on which it was last updated.
Each time you use the Website, you should check these terms to ensure that you understand the terms applying at that time.
4. Availability of the Website
The Website is made available free of charge.
We do not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or free from errors. We may suspend, withdraw, restrict or change all or any part of the Website without notice.
You are responsible for making the arrangements necessary for you to access the Website and for ensuring that anyone who accesses it through your internet connection is aware of and complies with these terms.
5. Information on the Website
The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to constitute legal, financial, medical, professional or other advice on which you should rely.
Although we make reasonable efforts to keep the information on the Website accurate and up to date, we make no representation, warranty or guarantee that it is complete, accurate or current.
You should obtain appropriate professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from taking, action based on information published on the Website.
The views expressed in articles, presentations or other materials attributed to individual contributors are those of the relevant contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Association.
6. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the Association or its licensors owns the intellectual property rights in the Website and its content.
You may view the Website and print or download reasonable extracts for your personal, non-commercial use or for internal use within your organisation.
You must not, without our prior written permission:
- reproduce, republish, distribute, sell or commercially exploit any substantial part of the Website or its content;
- modify copies of materials obtained from the Website;
- use any illustration, photograph, video, audio recording or graphic separately from its accompanying text;
- remove or alter any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notice; or
- use the Website or its content to create or populate a database, directory, mailing list or similar resource.
Where you reproduce a permitted extract, you must acknowledge the Association—and any identified author—as the source.
Nothing in these terms prevents any use permitted by law, including fair dealing under applicable copyright legislation.
[The name and logo of the Association are trade marks or identifying marks of the Association. You may not use them without our prior written permission.]
7. Acceptable use
You must not use the Website:
- unlawfully or fraudulently;
- to harm, threaten, harass or infringe the rights of another person;
- to introduce viruses, malicious code or other technologically harmful material;
- to gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorised access to the Website, its server or any connected system;
- to interfere with the operation or security of the Website;
- to conduct automated scraping, harvesting or data extraction except where permitted by law or authorised by us in writing;
- to send unsolicited advertising or promotional material; or
- in a way that could damage the reputation or legitimate interests of the Association.
You must not attack the Website through a denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attack. We may report suspected unlawful activity to the appropriate authorities.
8. Links to other websites
The Website may contain links to websites and resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for information and convenience only.
We do not control, approve or accept responsibility for third-party websites, their content, availability, security or privacy practices. Following a third-party link is at your own risk.
9. Linking to the Website
You may link to publicly accessible pages of the Website in a fair and lawful way that does not damage our reputation or suggest an association, approval or endorsement where none exists.
You must not:
- link to the Website from a website containing unlawful, defamatory or infringing material;
- frame the Website on another website; or
- establish a link in a way that misrepresents your relationship with the Association.
We may withdraw linking permission at any time.
10. Viruses and security
We take reasonable measures to maintain the security of the Website, but we do not guarantee that it will be secure or free from viruses, malware or other harmful material.
You are responsible for configuring your devices, software and systems securely and should use appropriate protection against viruses and other threats.
11. Our responsibility for loss or damage
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability for:
- death or personal injury caused by negligence;
- fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
- any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
If you use the Website as a consumer, we are responsible for loss or damage that is a foreseeable result of our breach of these terms or our failure to use reasonable care and skill. We are not responsible for loss or damage that is not foreseeable.
If you use the Website for business or professional purposes, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law:
- the Website and its content are provided without representations, warranties or conditions, whether express or implied;
- we will not be liable for loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts, anticipated savings, goodwill, data or any indirect or consequential loss; and
- our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Website will not exceed £[insert a reasonable amount].
We are not responsible for loss or damage caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
12. Personal information and cookies
Our use of personal information is explained in our Privacy Policy .
Information about the cookies and similar technologies used on the Website is available in our [Cookie Notice – insert link] and, where applicable, through the Website’s cookie settings.
13. Breach of these terms
If we reasonably believe that you have breached these terms, we may take appropriate action, including restricting or blocking your access to the Website and, where appropriate, reporting the matter to relevant authorities.
14. Severability
If any provision of these terms is found to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be treated as modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it lawful and enforceable. If modification is not possible, it will be treated as deleted.
The remaining provisions will continue in effect.
15. No waiver
If we delay or fail to enforce any provision of these terms, that will not waive our right to enforce it later.
16. Third-party rights
Unless these terms expressly state otherwise, no person other than you and the Association’s members acting collectively through its management committee has any right to enforce these terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
17. Governing law and courts
These terms and any non-contractual dispute or claim arising from or connected with them are governed by the law of England and Wales.
If you are a consumer resident in the United Kingdom, proceedings may be brought in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which you live or in the courts of England and Wales.
In all other cases, the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.