Terms & Conditions

If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern the British Cables Association (BCA) relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

Contact details

This Website is operated by the British Cables Association (BCA) and is the Trade Association of Cable Makers Properties & Services Ltd (CMPS Ltd), company registration number 00459364. Its registered office is Cable Makers Properties & Services Ltd, Haines Watts, 46 High Street, Esther, Surrey, KT10 9QY and its VAT number is 528 0921 48.

Through the Website you may gain access to the BCA information, products and services. In addition to these terms and conditions, the provision of such information, products and services will be governed by such additional terms and conditions as you may be made aware of at the time of any engagement or purchase. If you have any queries relating to your registration with the Website and/or use of the Website, please email secgen(at)bcauk.org

Data protection and privacy Please click here to read our Privacy policy.

Cookies 

We only use cookies to anonymously measure your use of our website and to improve your experience.

Cookies Policy

We use cookies on our site www.bcauk.org for a number of purposes. They help us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website, and also allow us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.

Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.

Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.

Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website more relevant. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below.

First-party cookies

This website will set some cookies that are essential for the website to operate correctly. These cookies, none of which capture personally identifiable information, are as follows:

• Visitor ID – this cookie is a numeric value that identifies unique visitors and provides coherence and consistency to a site visit
• Page Number – this cookie identifies the page you are on
• Session ID – this cookie identifies your website session
• Test – this cookie checks whether or not your browser supports cookies

Third-party cookies

Our websites will set several types of third-party cookie, and we do not control the operation of any of them. The third-party cookies which may be set include:

Google Analytics – we use Google Analytics to collect data about website usage. This data does not include personally identifiable information. You can view the Google Privacy Policy here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Intellectual property

All intellectual property rights in the design and layout of the Website and the material and information published on the pages of the Website, including, but not limited to, copyright and rights in registered and unregistered trademarks, are owned by or licensed to the British Cables Association.

You may only print or download the content on the Website for personal use and study, and not for commercial purposes. You must not reproduce, download, transmit or retransmit, manipulate or store on paper, electronic media, CD-Rom/DVD/USB Storage or other offline product on any other format in whole or in part the design and layout of the Website or the information or material published on the pages of it, nor hypertext or otherwise link to it for any other purpose, without the prior written consent of the British Cables Association. Such permission is to be given or withheld at the British Cables Association's absolute discretion. All requests for permission to use content on the Website for other than personal use should be emailed to secgen(at)bcauk.org

Disclaimer

The material and information contained on the Website is for general information only and does not constitute any form of offer for sale, advice or recommendation by the British Cables Association. You should not rely on the material or information on the Website as a basis for making any business, legal or other decisions. You should seek appropriate independent advice before making any such decisions.

In no circumstances will the British Cables Association be liable to you or any other third parties for any loss or damage (whether direct or indirect, including loss of profits, loss of opportunity or any consequential loss) resulting from or in any way connected with your use of the Website or its content whether caused by negligence, misrepresentation, breach of any statutory duty, breach of contract or otherwise.

You may access other websites via hypertext links from the Website. You use such links and other websites entirely at your own risk. Such websites are provided by independent third parties and the British Cables Association accepts no responsibility for the availability, content or use of such websites or information contained on them.

The British Cables Association shall be responsible for the Website (and other companies working on its behalf). While the British Cables Association will take all reasonable steps to ensure a fast and reliable service, the British Cables Association will not be held responsible for any disruption of the Service, however, caused, loss of or corruption of any material in transit, or loss of or corruption of material when downloaded onto any computer system.

General

The British Cables Association reserves the right to assign or transfer all or any of its rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to any third party. In the event of assignment or transfer, notification will either be given to you by email or posted on the Website.

The British Cables Association reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions from time to time. Such changes will either be notified to you by email or posted on the Website. Changes in this manner shall be deemed to have been accepted if you continue to use the Website after a period of two weeks from the date of transmission of the email or of posting on the Website, whichever occurs later.

These terms are governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with English law. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any claim or dispute which may arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions.

Accessibility

The British Cables Association has done its best to ensure this site is as accessible as possible, but If you have any difficulty accessing any part of the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact secgen(at)bcauk.org