Devon Farms Legal

Devon Farms is a co-operative of member farms all offering holiday accommodation. Devon Farms is run, promoted and managed by its member farm owners, (with the limited use of employees and contractors). Devon Farms runs booking software that some member farms use in relation to the provision of accommodation by their properties.

Devon Farms ('the Group'), and our affiliated Devon Farms companies worldwide, are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognise your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information (hereafter "personal information") you share with us.

Important Legal Information

Please read this information carefully. Access to this website is confirmation that you have understood and agreed to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

This website and the information provided on it are for the use of permanent residents of the United Kingdom only.

Applicable Law

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Copyright

The contents of this website and all other Devon Farms ('the Group') websites or microsite are the copyright of the Group unless otherwise indicated. All rights are reserved. Images, trademarks and brands are also protected by other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission from their respective owners.

Permission is given for the downloading and temporary storage of pages within this website for the sole and exclusive purpose of viewing them on a stand-alone personal computer or monitor or device or mobile device. Copies of such parts of the website as may reasonably be required for personal use may be printed. No part of such content may be otherwise or subsequently reproduced, downloaded, disseminated or transferred, in any form or by any means, except with the prior written agreement of and with express attribution to the Group.

The contents of this website and all other Group websites are for general information purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure that all website contents are correct at the time of publishing, some information may be incomplete or inaccurate or may have become out of date. The contents of Group websites should not be relied upon for any purpose other than general information and we cannot be held liable for any loss or damage which may arise from using any information contained therein.

The Group accepts no responsibility for the content of any external website that links to or from any Group website and we cannot be held liable for any loss or damage which may arise from using any information contained within any such external website.

All rights are reserved.

Trademarks

‘Devon Farms’ and ‘Devon Farms & Country Stays’ and other subsidiary marks or naming are service marks of Devon Farms. All other trademark product names and company names or logos cited anywhere on the website/s or other microsites are the property of their respective owners.

Jurisdiction

Devon Farms controls and operates this website from the UK and the information delivered via the website is deemed to have been delivered in the UK. Devon Farms makes no representation that the material contained is appropriate or available for use in other locations outside the United Kingdom.

Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (contribution), and to any interactive services associated with it. The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole. Devon Farms will determine, in its discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

A Contribution must:

  • Be accurate (where it states facts).
  • Be genuinely held (where it states opinions).
  • Comply with the law in any country from which it is posted.
  • A Contribution must not:
  • Be defamatory of any person.
  • Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
  • Bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate.
  • Promote sexually explicit material.
  • Include child sexual abuse material.
  • Promote violence.
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trademark of any other person.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
  • Promote any illegal activity.
  • Be in contempt of court.
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
  • Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from Devon Farms, if this is not the case.
  • Advocate, promote, incite any party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
  • Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
  • Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites.

Accessibility

Devon Farms website/s or microsite complies with WCAG 2.1 guidelines, as outlined by https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/understanding-wcag.

To adjust your browser for easier reading or viewing of Devon Farms website/s or microsite, please access your browser settings.

Provision of Advice

Devon Farms is not an agent for and does not vouch for those persons companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in This Site nor for the availability suitability or prices of such goods and services nor for the legal entitlement competences professional qualifications trade certifications or memberships of trade associations of such persons companies or other organisations.

Devon Farms advises users to satisfy themselves as to the exact type and nature of goods or services being offered or qualifications held by those persons companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in This Site. This Site may make available certain information provided by third parties. Devon Farms recommends that before you use any such information with respect to any issues or questions that you may have relating to medicine law accounting or any other profession you seek advice from a qualified professional. Devon Farms cannot and has not reviewed all of the sites linked to This Site and cannot be liable for their content. Users link to other sites at their own risk and use such sites according to the terms and conditions of use of such sites.

Force Majeure

Devon Farms cannot accept responsibility or pay compensation where the performance of our contract with you is prevented or affected by reason of circumstances which amount to force majeure. These circumstances include any event which we could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such circumstances include the destruction or damage of your accommodation (which cannot reasonably be remedied to a satisfactory standard before the start of your holiday) through fire, flood, explosion, storm or other weather damage (including a period of electricity failure), break-in, criminal damage, riots or civil strife, natural or nuclear disaster, war or threat of war, actual or threatened terrorist activity and all similar situations beyond our control.

Disclaimer

The information published on this website is provided as a convenience to visitors and should be used for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice, if you require additional information, you should contact your Devon Farms representative.

Devon Farms makes every effort to ensure that the information contained on its website is current and accurate at the date of publication, no warranties are made, either expressed or implied, as to reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information. Devon Farms accepts no liability for any loss arising directly or indirectly from the use of or action taken in reliance on such information. These documents should not be copied, reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part.

No warranty is given as to the freedom of this website from errors, defects, viruses, malicious programme or macro. Links from this website exist for information only and Devon Farms accepts no responsibility or liability for the information contained on any such site. The existence of a link to another website does not imply or express endorsement of its provider, product or services by Devon Farms. Links to this website are not permitted without the prior written consent of Devon Farms.

Limitation of Liability

Neither Devon Farms nor its associated content-provider organisations seek to limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury arising from their negligence. Under no circumstances will Devon Farms or any of its officers directors shareholders employees affiliates agents sponsors licensers or any other party involved in the creation production maintenance or distribution of This Site be liable for any direct indirect incidental special or consequential damages (including but not limited to loss of profits business anticipated savings goodwill use of data or other intangible losses) that result from either:

  • The use and reliance on This Site or
  • The inability to use This Site or
  • Mistakes omissions interruptions suspension termination deletion of files or email errors defects viruses delays in operation transmission or service response time or any failure of performance with respect to This Site including without limitation those arising from acts of God communications failure theft destruction or unauthorised access to Devon Farms’ records programs or services or
  • Merchandise products or services received through or advertised on This Site and merchandise products or services received through or advertised on any links provided on This Site or
  • Information or advice received through or advertised on This Site and information or advice received through or advertised on any links provided on This Site or
  • Any information data text messages and other materials that you email post upload reproduce transmit or is otherwise distributed using This Site

Devon Farms is unable to ensure or guarantee the security of any information transmitted over the Internet. Any information or data which you transmit to or by using Devon Farms is done at your own risk and Devon Farms shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or injury that may result from transmitting such information. If any jurisdiction does not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Partnership Information

We are a not for profit, charity partnership, trading under ‘Devon Farms’.

This policy was updated on 30th June 2023.