Terms and 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 Association for Art History’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term “the Association for Art History”, or “AAH”, or “us”, or “we”, or “our”, refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 70 Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 6EJ. We are a charitable company limited by guarantee, company registration number 8617307, and charity registration number 1154066, in England and Wales.

The term “you”, or “your”, refers to the user or viewer of our website.

1) Terms of use of this website

1.1 The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

1.2 Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

1.3 Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

1.4 This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

1.5 All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of or licensed to the operator are acknowledged on the website.

1.6 Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

1.7 From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

1.8 Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

2) Website disclaimer

2.1 The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by the Association for Art History and while we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

2.2 In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

2.3 Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of the Association for Art History. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

2.4 Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, the Association for Art History takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website being temporarily unavailable.

3) Copyright notice

3.1 This website and its content is copyright of the Association for Art History, all rights reserved.

3.2 Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

3.2.1 You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only.

3.3 You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

4) Intellectual property rights and use of material

4.1 The content, layout, design, data, and graphics (including logos) on this website are protected by UK and other international copyright laws and other than as expressly permitted by licence or herein, downloading, saving (including on any other website or electronic retrieval system or service), altering or modifying, or reproduction of any material, is not permitted. In no circumstances may any commercial use of such material be made without our express written consent. 

4.2 You may, however, print and download a small and reasonable quantity of such materials from this website, strictly for personal, non-commercial use and on the following basis:

4.2.1 No documents or related graphics on this website are modified in any way; 

4.2.2 No graphics on this website are used separately from accompanying text; 

4.2.3 Our copyright and trademark notices remain as they appear in all copies online; and 

4.2.4 Customary bibliographic citation, including author attribution, date, article, article title and the URL www.arthistoryjournal.org.uk are included.

4.2.5 All rights not expressly granted in these terms or any express licence, are reserved.

5) Privacy policy

5.1 This privacy policy sets out how the Association for Art History uses and protects any information that you give to us when you use this website.

5.2 We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

5.3 The Association for Art History may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from October 2017.

5.4 We may collect the following information:

  • Your name;
  • Your email address.

5.5 We require this information to respond to any general enquiries that you may send to us. Beyond such direct contact with you, it will only be kept for the purposes of internal record keeping.

5.6 We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law.

6) Controlling your personal information

6.1 You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information which we hold about you please write to Association for Art History, 70 Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 6EJ.

6.2 If you believe that any information we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to us at the above address as soon as possible. We will promptly amend any information found to be incorrect.

7) Cookies

7.1 A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. 

7.2 Cookies are only used to identify how our website is being used. The data gathered helps in the analysis of user traffic, and may be used for the improvement of our website. This information is only used for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

7.3 A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 

7.4 You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

8) Security

8.1 We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect online.

9) Links to other websites

9.1 Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.