Please read these Terms and Conditions which govern your use of the www.thestage.co.uk website ("Website") and all pages within it.

By accessing the Website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions

The Website is owned and operated by The Stage Newspaper Limited ("The Stage").

1. Access To, and Use Of The Website

1.1 All material on the Website ("Content") is the copyright of The Stage or its licensors and must not be reproduced in whole or in part on any medium without the prior written permission of The Stage.

1.2 Users of the Website may display Content on a computer screen, and print a single copy of individual pages of the Website on paper (but not make photocopies of such pages) for personal non-commercial uses only.

1.3 Except as permitted by these Terms and Conditions and without prejudice to paragraph 1.2 above, users of the Website may not do any of the following without the prior written permission of The Stage:

• store or transmit Content to any paper publication, user group, other website, electronic bulletin board, mailing list, server or other storage device in electronic or print form;
• distribute, perform, display, modify, publish, transmit, reproduce, adapt, or in any manner exploit all or any part of the Content;
• reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit Content;
• remove any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property notice(s) from any Content;
• do anything that may interfere with, damage or interrupt any functionality of the Website or any computer software or hardware;
• link to any webpage within the Website without the prior written permission of The Stage.

1.4 Any use of Content which is not specifically permitted in these Terms and Conditions is expressly prohibited.

1.5 Requests for permission to use or reproduce Content should be sent to:
Online Content Manager
Tel: 020 7403 1818
Fax: 020 7378 0480
Or write to:
Online Content Manager,
The Stage Newspaper,
Stage House,
47 Bermondsey Street,
London
SE1 3XT
United Kingdom

1.6 Any person granted a licence by The Stage to reproduce Content may at the discretion of The Stage be required to follow guidelines that The Stage may issue, or pay to The Stage, such monetary sum as The Stage may determine in its absolute discretion.

2. Limitation of Liability

2.1 The Stage is not responsible for any opinion expressed in any message on any part of the Website or the StageTalk forum ("StageTalk"). Opinions expressed in StageTalk are those of individuals and The Stage does not necessarily agree with any of those opinions.

2.2 The Stage does not guarantee the accuracy of any Content. To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Stage hereby excludes any liability whatsoever to itself for any loss or damage arising from your use of the Website, Content, StageTalk and/or a third party website.

2.3 The Stage shall have no liability for the security of Content and for any message posted by you to StageTalk, or for any disruption or interruption to the Website and/or StageTalk however caused, or for loss of or corruption to Content when downloaded from the Website onto any computer hardware or software.

2.4 The Website has links to third party websites that The Stage does not control. The Stage is not responsible for the content of such third party websites and does not examine, endorse, control or monitor usage of, or information on them.

2.5 The Website is provided on an "as is" basis and The Stage makes no representation or warranty of any kind (whether express or implied) as to the Website, Content, or StageTalk, including without limitation any representation or warranty about the accuracy, completeness, quality, or fitness for any purpose of the Content, Website or StageTalk.

3. Indemnity

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold The Stage and its officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all and any expenses, losses, damages, liabilities or costs incurred or suffered as a result of your use of, or conduct on the Website and/or StageTalk, or a breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions.

4. General

4.1 The Stage reserves the right to make changes to any part of the Website and these Terms and Conditions without notice to you.

4.2 If any part of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions will continue with full force and effect.

4.3 Any failure or delay by The Stage in exercising any right or remedy available to it against you shall not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.

5. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

5.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. The parties irrevocably agree that the Courts of England shall (subject to paragraph 5.2 below) have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of, under, or in connection with the Website, StageTalk or these Terms and Conditions.

5.2 The Stage shall have the right to bring proceedings for loss or damage arising out of, under, or in connection with, the Website, StageTalk or these Terms and Conditions, in the Courts of any country where you reside, where you accept these Terms and Conditions, where your principal place of business is located or the country of your trade or profession.