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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE 

  1. What’s in these terms? 

These terms set out the rules for using our website https://www.room151.co.uk/ (site or website). 

  1. Who we are and how to contact us 

Our site is a site operated by Longview Productions Ltd (Longview, we, us or our). We are registered as a limited company in England and Wales under company number 06650714 and have our registered office at Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London, England, EC2V 5AE.  

To contact us, please get in touch in the following ways: 

Full name of legal entity: Longview Productions Ltd (Company Number: 06650714) 

Email address: subscriptions@room151.co.uk  

Postal address: Blackwell House, Guildhall Yard, London, England, EC2V 5AE 

  1. What we do and types of users 

Our site constitutes a platform that provides information and guidance on matters, topics and issues of local government finance to professional finance officers and their service providers through news, opinion pieces, interviews, training resources and other form of online and in-person content and informative material. The goal of our site is to engage the professional audience of finance officers and service providers on local government finance and promote financial transparency, resilience and sustainability. The following is a list of the different types of users that may be associated with our site (each a User, together the Users): 

  • Free users – councils, corporate entities, or private individuals who sign-up to our bi-weekly newsletter, selected news items & podcasts and partner content without the need for registration (Free Users).  
  • Subscribers – councils, corporate entities, or private individuals who subscribe to our website and are entitled to view content behind the paywall as set out in any of our packages (Plans) to which they subscribe through our subscription page (Subscribers). 

For clarity, our site does not receive, store, hold or transmit funds. All funds are received, stored and transmitted by Stripe Payments UK Ltd (Stripe) that provides third-party payment services. This is integrated into our site which processes any subscriptions to our Plans made by the Users (Subscriptions). 

You acknowledge and agree that we are not a party to and have no responsibility or liability with respect to any communications, transactions, interactions, disputes or any relationships whatsoever between Users. We also do not have any responsibility to investigate or verify the reputation, conduct, morality or criminal background of any User.  

  1. There are other terms that may apply to you 

The following additional terms also apply to your use of our site: 

If you purchase goods or services from our site, our terms and conditions of supply will apply to the sales. 

  1. We may make changes to these terms  

We may amend these terms from time to time by updating this page of the Website. Each time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were most recently updated on the 1st of May 2025.   

  1. We may make changes to our site  

We may update and change any information or functionality on our site from time to time by updating the site without notice including, without limitation, product or services descriptions, prices and other content. 

  1. We may suspend or withdraw our site 

We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that our site is accessible 24 hours per day. However, all online facilities, tools, services or information that we make available through the website are provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted or without delay or free of defects and faults. Access to, and the use of, some parts of our website (including content) may be restricted to Subscribers only. There may be a charge for accessing some parts of our website. 

We may suspend, alter, discontinue, withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and/or operational reasons. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the website unless it is expressly stated otherwise. 

You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and any other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. 

  1. We may transfer our rights to someone else 

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will  tell you in writing if this happens and will ensure the transfer will not affect your rights if you are a User. 

  1. Eligibility  

You must be at least 18 years of age to register as a Subscriber. If you are accessing or using our site on behalf of another person or entity, you represent that you are authorised to accept these terms on that person or entity’s behalf and that person or entity agrees to be bound by these terms and to be responsible to us if you violate these terms. To use our site, you represent that you have never committed, participated in, or been prosecuted for fraud. 

  1. Creating an account and account security 

When you first access our site, you are a guest. You do not need to create an account to sign-up as a Free User and access part of our site, but you are creating an account by making your Subscription and accessing part or all of our site as a Subscriber (Account). As soon as your Account has been set up, you will receive an email inviting you to verify your email address by clicking a link contained in the email. You will also receive a welcome email.  

Once you register for an Account, you have the option to logout and login as you wish, access your profile page and settings, change your password or contact us to request that your Account be deleted permanently. You must also treat any user identification code, password or any other piece of information relating to your Account as confidential and you should not disclose it to any third party. You remain responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your Account and accept all risks of unauthorised access.  

Although you create an Account and register to use our site as an individual, you may be participating in your work capacity. If you participate in your work capacity, please make sure that you are aware of, and comply with, your employer’s information and other policies regarding participating in social media including l collaboration platforms with access to social media tools. 

We have the right to cancel, freeze or disable any Account, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use. 

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows or has access to your email address or the password relevant to your Account, you must promptly notify us by email at subscriptions@room151.co.uk. 

  1. By using our site or creating an Account you accept these terms  

By continuing to use our website or creating an Account, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with and be bound by them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not access or use our site or create an Account. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference. 

  1. Terms for Users  

When browsing on our site as a guest or a Free User, you can decide to make a Subscription and become a Subscriber. The costs for your Subscription will be as set out in the Plan to which you subscribed through our subscription page on the date of your Ssubscription.   

If you want to make a Subscription, you will be directed to the next page with your order summary, the card details form and the consent box to agree with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and these terms. You will need to complete both the card details and consent box in order to be able to click on the final “Subscribe” button. Unless otherwise determined by us, you will only be able to qualify for the discounted council costs if you have a .gov.uk email address or email us for us to verify that you are in fact a recognised UK local authority. Once the payment is submitted, our site creates a user with Stripe which is attached to your Account. Stripe only stores your name, email address and payment method. Please also refer to the further terms applicable to Subscribers below for further information on the payment of your Subscriptions via Stripe.  

We do not store or have access to your payment information with Stripe. Even the card details form is an external iFrame (widget) from Stripe so all payment activity occurs at their website. We will only know  the unique ID for your Stripe user to be able to match your payment with your Account. Once Stripe processes your payment, you will be directed back to our site and your selected Plan will be highlighted as “Subscribed”. You can always access your personal settings to see the list of all active and past Subscriptions or cancel your active Subscription.     

  1. Terms for Subscribers 

Each  Subscription is personal to you as a Subscriber and offers you one licence for one user to access your Account and use your Plan. You must treat any user identification code, password or any other piece of information relating to your Account and Subscription as confidential and you should not disclose it to or share it with any other party (whether within your organisation or externally). If you wish more than one user to access your Account and use your Plan, you will need to purchase additional licences under your Plan by way of making additional Subscriptions. Any multi-user licences under the paid Plan are strictly offered to users from the same legal entity and all such users must have the same email domain suffix: e.g. @xyz123.gov.uk. 

Each Subscriber has the option to change their Plan. In order to do this, you will need to access your profile settings. Before you proceed with the change of the Plan, you will need to check the consent box to agree with our Privacy Policy and these terms. Once your request is processed, form is submitted, you will receive a message letting you know that your Plan has changed. If you upgrade your Plan, this will take effect as soon as your request has been processed. If you downgrade your Plan, this will take effect from the date of renewal of your Plan. All information provided to us by the Subscribers as part of the change of their Plan must be accurate and kept updated.  

Each Subscription you make is paid directly to Stripe. Our site allows you to use and store a payment method with Stripe (Payment Method) to make a Subscription. You represent and warrant that you are authorised to use the Payment Method. You authorise Stripe to charge the amount specified to your Payment Method for the Subscription you select via our site on the date the Subscription is made. If the payment method cannot be verified, is invalid, or is not otherwise acceptable, your Subscription may be suspended or cancelled automatically.  

Each Subscription for each licence under a Plan is annual and recurring on the basis that it is renewed automatically on each twelve month period. When you make a Subscription, you expressly agree that Stripe is authorised to:  

  • charge the amount specified to your Payment Method on the day that the initial Subscription is made; and  
  • charge the amount specified in your Plan on the date of renewal of your Plan until you cancel it or we suspend or stop providing you access to our site in accordance with these terms.  

If you have been offered an initial discount or other promotional offer for your initial Subscription, this will not be available at the point of renewal of your Subscription.  

You can cancel or change your Subscription or Plan via our site at any time. 

Unless otherwise provided in these terms, all Subscriptions are final and there are no refunds.  

  1. General prohibitions 

You agree that you will not do (or attempt to do) any of the following: 

  • violate any applicable law, contract, intellectual property, or other third-party right, or commit a tort while accessing our site; 
  • engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct;  
  • use another User’s Account without authorisation from that User and us; 
  • hack, make unauthorised alterations or changes to, or introduce any kind of malicious or technologically harmful material to our site by any means (including, without limitation, by overloading, flooding, mailbombing, crashing or submitting a virus to our site or instigating or participating in a denial-of-service attack against our site); 
  • reverse, engineer or decompile (whether in whole or part) any software available through our site or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any part of our site; 
  • make copies, mirror, reproduce, republish, translate, transmit, adapt, vary, modify, alter, sell, distribute, decipher or decompile all or any part of our site or any material or information contained in it (although you may make limited copies of your Account information for personal use); 
  • disguise or interfere in any way with the IP address of the computer you are using to access our site or otherwise take steps to prevent us from correctly identifying the actual IP address of the computer you are using, whilst accessing our site or Stripe; 
  • gain, or assist others in gaining unauthorised access to our site server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site or scan, probe or test our site for security vulnerabilities; 
  • use our site for any purpose that is unlawful or illegal, including any fraudulent use; 
  • use our site in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or create undue burden on our site or the servers or networks that host our site or inhibit other Users from fully enjoying our site;  
  • use our site in any manner that could may diminish or adversely impact our reputation, including by linking to our site on any other website; 
  • use our site to simulate communications from us or another service or entity in order to collect identity information, authentication, credentials or other information; or 
  • use our site in any manner that disrupts its operation or causes it to fail. 

We will determine, in our sole discretion, whether any activity breaches these terms. If you commit a criminal offence by breaching the provisions under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, we will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately. 

  1. No text or data mining or web scraping 

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in scraping in relation to our site or any services provided via, or in relation to, our site for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of AI systems or models. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of): 

  • any “robot”, “bot”, “spider”, “scraper” or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the site or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same; or 
  • any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information which includes, but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations. 

The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790). 

You shall not use, and we do not consent to the use of, our site, or any data published by, or contained in, or accessible via, our site or any services provided via, or in relation to, our site for the purposes of developing, training, fine-tuning or validating any AI system or model or for any other purposes not explicitly set out in these terms of use. 

  1. Site content  

Unless otherwise stated, we are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on our site, and in the material published on it including, without limitation, text, graphics, images, photographs, audio, videos, illustrations, trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, slogans, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other content or form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this website (together the Longview Content). The Longview Content is protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. 

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the owners and authors of the Longview Content on our site must always be acknowledged. 

You must not use any part of the Longview Content for any commercial or business purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, retrieve, display and view the Longview Content on a computer screen or other electronic device, but you must not print off, copy or download any part of our site (including the Longview Content). 

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site (including the Longview Content) in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our instructions return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. 

If you wish to complain about the Longview Content, please email us at subscriptions@room151.co.uk.  

  1. Rules about linking to our site 

You may only link to our site provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. 

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. 

Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. 

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

The website in which you are linking (and the content of such site) must not:  

  • breach any applicable local, national or international law or regulation; 
  • be in any way unlawful or fraudulent or have any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect; 
  • harm or attempt to harm minors in any way; 
  • bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate any person; 
  • transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or 
  • knowingly transmit any data, send, or contain any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programmes or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. 

If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact us by email at subscriptions@room151.co.uk.  

  1. Do not rely on information on this site  

The content on our site is provided for general information purposes only. It is not intended to amount to any advice on which you should rely, including, but not limited to, investment advice. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. 

Although we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on our site is as up-to-date and accurate as possible, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that:  

  • the content on our site is accurate, complete, up to date or fit for purpose;  
  • our site will be free from errors, defects or viruses and other malware;  
  • our site will be accessible at all times or meet certain levels of availability or functionality; 
  • messages sent through our site will be delivered promptly, or delivered at all; or 
  • information you receive or supply through our site will be secure or confidential. 

If you become aware of misuse of the website by any person, any errors in the content on the website or any difficulty in accessing or using the Website, please contact us immediately by email at subscriptions@room151.co.uk. 

  1. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you  

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. 

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it. 

We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage (including, without limitation, any direct, indirect or consequential loss), whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with: 

  • use of, or inability to use, our site;  
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site; or 
  • use of, or inability to use, Stripe. 

In particular, we will not be liable for: 

  • loss or damage to computer systems, mobile phones or other electronic devices arising in connection with the use of, or inability to use, our site; 
  • loss or corruption of any data, database or software; 
  • loss of agreements, contracts, sales, income, business, profits, savings, anticipated savings, revenue or anticipated revenue; 
  • business interruption; 
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or 
  • any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage. 

You should take your own precautions to ensure that the process that you employ for accessing our website does not expose you to risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference. We will not be liable for any losses or damages that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for losses or damages that were caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us. 

  1. Indemnification  

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Longview, our subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of our respective officers, directors, agents, partners, contractors and employees (together the Longview Parties) from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, expenses or costs whether actual or consequential (Claims) arising out of or relating to or in connection with: 

  • your access to or use of our site or Stripe;  
  • your violation of these terms;  
  • your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another party (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights); or  
  • your conduct in connection with our site or Stripe.  

You agree to promptly notify us of any third-party Claims, co-operate with the Longview Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims. You also agree that the Longview Parties will have control of the defence or settlement of any Claims. 

  1. Release 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release Longview and the Longview Parties from and against all Claims arising out of or relating to or in connection with disputes between Users and the acts or omissions of Stripe.  

  1. Disclaimers  

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site and Stripe. You acknowledge that your use of our site is at your sole risk and you should use your own virus protection software. We do not guarantee that our site and Stripe will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. 

  1. Third parties 

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. We do not control these third-party websites, we assume no responsibility for the content of such websites and we disclaim all liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of these websites. The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them. 

This website may also include information and advertisements for products and services from third parties. Under no circumstances do we accept any liability for any loss or damage (including, without limitation, any direct, indirect or consequential loss), whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with your use or reliance on such products and services.  

Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the terms of use, privacy policy and cookie policy of every website you visit. 

  1. Governing law and jurisdiction 

If you are an individual, please note that these terms of use and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these or their subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. We both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation except that, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland. 

If you are a business or council, these terms of use and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these or their subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation. 

  1. Miscellaneous  

If any provision or part of a provision of these terms of use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision should be deemed to be severable from these terms and should not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.  

Any failure or delay by us to enforce strict performance by you of any of the terms or to exercise any right under the terms will not be regarded as a waiver of any rights. 

These terms are not intended, nor shall they operate, to create a partnership or joint venture of any kind between us and you, and you are not authorised to act as our agent. 

These terms constitute the entire agreement between us relating to your access to and use of our site and Stripe and supersede any prior negotiation, conduct, arrangement, understanding or agreement, express or implied, in relation to the subject matter of these terms. The failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.