Terms and Conditions
1. These terms and conditions apply to applications for the 2010/2011 BOOST! programme run by WorldWide Volunteering ("WWV"), a charity registered in England with number 1038253 whose registered office is at 7, North Street Workshops, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6QR.
2. The expression "Applicant" refers to individuals and to groups of individuals applying for a BOOST! award.
3. By submitting an application, the applicant will be deemed to have understood these rules and to have agreed to be bound by them. All applicants shall accept and submit applications subject to these terms and conditions.
4. Information on how to apply forms part of these terms and conditions. Applications are only open to United Kingdom residents.
5. The BOOST! application process commences 4th October 2010. Applications close midnight (London time) on 6th March 2011. Only one application permitted per person.
6. All applicants must complete the application form at http://baabursaries.wwv.org.uk/ApplicationForm.aspx. Applicants will in particular be required to:
6.1 Describe the volunteering project they wish to do in up to 500 words;
6.2 submit 2 character references from persons who are not related to them and are 18 years of age or over. One must be a teacher or youth worker;
6.3 confirm that they are able to start and complete their volunteering projects between 18th June 2011 and 30th September 2011 and must use their best endeavours to attend an awards event in the south of England in late May or early June 2011;
6.4 confirm that they have read, understand and agree to abide by these terms and conditions;
6.5 confirm that they have secured the consent of their parent or legal guardian to perform their volunteering project and seek BOOST! funding for it.
7. If any of the information requested for the application is incomplete or not provided, the application will be rejected.
8. Once submitted, applications cannot be altered.
9. No responsibility is accepted by WWV for late, lost or misdirected applications.
10. All applications become the property of WWV upon submission and will not be returned.
11. Applications will be judged by the BOOST! Assessment Panel, which will comprise representatives from the BAA Communities Trust and from WorldWide Volunteering. Applications will be individually judged according to their merit and the practicability of implementation as determined by the Panel. The Panel’s decision in respect of all matters pertaining to the selection process is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Any legal volunteering project anywhere in the world and designed by the volunteers themselves will be considered for an award. But preference will be given to projects:
- undertaken by groups of at least 3 people
- of an environmental nature and of a skill-building nature
- to be carried out within a 25 mile radius of either Heathrow, Stansted or Southampton airport
- involving a school or youth club which has agreed to receive the award money and then to pay it out as the project requires.
11.1 The Assessment Panel will draw up an initial list of applications and may then interview the listed applicants by telephone.
11.2 Applicants will be notified of their success or otherwise by email by 6th May 2011.
11.3 Successful applicants must keep the news of their success confidential until 6th May if they are either told of their success, or otherwise learn of it, before that date.
12. If a successful applicant is unable or unwilling to complete their volunteering project, WWV will reimburse only the expenses that have been incurred by the applicant and reserves the right to reclaim from the applicant any amounts paid for the project in excess of the expenses the applicant has incurred.
13. Applicants are responsible for obtaining (if relevant) a valid passport and visa and any qualifications necessary to perform their chosen volunteering project.
14. All successful applicants must be available to WWV for public relations purposes (including media interviews) as reasonably required by WWV between 6th May and 30th September 2011.
15. Each successful applicant is responsible for notifying their educational institution and/or current employer if relevant and arranging with them to make the time available for their volunteering project. WWV does not accept any liability for any damage or loss arising therefrom except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
16. Each successful applicant agrees to provide to WWV a minimum of three progress reports during their placement, and that these reports shall be entirely original work written by the applicant and not copied in whole or in part from any other source.
17. Successful applicants agree to allow the progress reports to be used by WWV or by any third party without the permission of any other third party and to unconditionally and irrevocably assign all rights, title and interest in all copyright and all other intellectual property in the progress reports to WWV and to waive all their moral rights in the progress reports.
18. By entering this competition, applicants confirm that WWV has the right to use each successful applicant's entry, and reports (including written, audio and visual forms) and any photos, videos or personal details and other publicity materials at its absolute discretion for promotional and reporting purposes. By submitting an entry, each applicant unconditionally and irrevocably assigns all rights, title and interest in all copyright and all other intellectual property in any material provided to WWV and waives all moral rights in any material provided to WWV.
19. Successful applicants consent to the use of recordings of their voice and their image by WWV (whether obtained from the successful applicant's entry, interviews, reports or otherwise) for any promotional use related to the BOOST! programme (including but not limited to their placement on WWV's website) without any further compensation to the successful applicant. Successful applicants acknowledge that WWV has the right but not the obligation to do so.
20. Notwithstanding any other provision of these terms and conditions, WWV shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury that is suffered or sustained as a result of participating in this application process or as a result of a successful applicant's volunteering project, except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law.
21. WWV reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions from time to time.
22. No express or implied term of these terms and conditions is enforceable pursuant to the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to it.
23. These terms and conditions shall be subject to English law and governed by the exclusive jurisdiction of English courts.
Privacy Notice:
WWV will not rent, sell, share or otherwise disclose your contact details or personal information to third parties so that they can carry out marketing campaigns. However, it may be necessary to share your personal information with third parties who are involved in the delivery of the BOOST! programme (for example, the BAA Communities Trust). These third parties may contact you on our behalf. Should we disclose your personal details to a third party, they will be obliged not to share or disclose your information with anyone else and not to use it for any purpose other than the purpose outlined by us.
From time to time WWV may be obliged by law or order of the court to disclose your personal information to meet any legal or regulatory requirements or obligations. In such circumstances we will take all reasonable efforts to ensure that those requirements or obligations are in accordance with applicable law.
Disclaimer:
The WorldWide Volunteering (Charity Registration Number 1038253) database provides information only. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that this information is correct and up-to-date, WorldWide Volunteering cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions and volunteers should always check with organisations in whose work they are interested.
Additionally no representations or warranties are made concerning the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purposes of any information provided on the database. All liability of WorldWide Volunteering howsoever arising from any such inaccuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
WorldWide Volunteering has no financial or other interest in any organisation contained on its database. Nor does inclusion in the database mean that WorldWide Volunteering can guarantee the quality of any specific project, organisation or activity. Before being accepted on the WWV database, all organisations are checked with the Cult Information Centre in London.
WorldWide Volunteering cannot be held responsible for arrangements that individuals or groups make with any organisation on the database. Volunteers are strongly advised to satisfy themselves on the management, financial, safety, health and all other aspects of a project before enrolling on it.
Neither WorldWide Volunteering nor any of its trustees, employees or other representatives will be liable for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages (loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.
This disclaimer will be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law, and any disputes relating to this disclaimer will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
