Terms and Conditions of Use

Modified on July 23, 2024 | First Created on March 29, 2023 |

About This History Project and Website

Combemartinvillage.co.uk is a Non-Profit and Non-Commercial Community Website, copyright ©2023-2024 All Rights Reserved. Managed by Combe Martin History and Heritage Project and first published in March 2023 with a secure connection: this platform is primarily a local history project.

A starting point for learning about the story of Combe Martin, this ongoing project will grow and evolve over time with future additions and improvements. We aim to prioritise user experience and accessibility, while maintaining high standards of compliance and transparency. 

This website can easily be translated into several languages using Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, and other tools.

What We Do

While we may promote Combe Martin and North Devon, we are not a tourism website. Our collection of curated, referenced content and original articles, posted in good faith, are copyright © 2023-2024 All Rights Reserved. To a limited extent we may include some hearsay and local folklore.

We welcome contributors from everywhere, including residents of Combe Martin and the local area. We are not affiliated to any other website or organisation. For accuracy, we draw from primary and secondary sources, authoritative antiquaries, academics and records.

While we strive for high standards, our articles are not designed for formal education. We write all our own semi-academic papers, providing evidence to the best of our knowledge. In addition, we sometimes create pictures using AI technology.

We do welcome your comments and materials by email. Personal histories, family stories, photos or other primary sources can only enhance this platform, and foster community engagement. Contributors are free to remain anonymous, but we are not processing business enquiries or Spam. 

We're also happy to exchange reciprocal links on mutually agreeable terms. Other than business or partnership inquiries, we welcome user involvement. Contact our Site Admin for more details.

User Anonymity

We support anonymous participation and we will protect user privacy. You are free to choose not to identify yourself in any contributions you make to this website.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to ensure that every individual feels welcomed, included, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and capabilities. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is not just a moral responsibility; it is an imperative that drives innovation, creativity, and success.

See also: Our Mission Statement˃ | See our Privacy Policy˃

User Conduct and Abuse Policy

At Combemartinvillage.co.uk, we strive to foster a welcoming, respectful and inclusive community for all of our users. However, we do not tolerate abusive, harassing, or otherwise harmful behavior. Users must not attempt to circumvent our Terms and Rules of Service. These terms also apply to our website team.

An Overarching Narrative

To allow the reader to gain an understanding of such a broad historical metanarrative: our pages comprise standalone articles, each one exploring aspects of Combe Martin's long and varied story. Our original articles can all be read in isolation but they also form an overarching narrative.

Preserving Combe Martin's History and Heritage

This community history project strives to preserve the written and anecdotal history of Combe Martin, ensuring its availability for future generations. While significant and often damaging changes continue to impact Combe Martin, and local knowledge fades, there is an existential risk of losing its unique social history. Our local architecture, heritage and ancestral stories are of primary importance.

Terms of Use

Our Terms and Conditions of Use are a set of rules and guidelines that govern the use of our website by its users. They outline the rights and responsibilities of both the website owner and the website user.

Copyright automatically grants authors and other creators the right to control the copying and redistribution of their work. This enables them to protect their intellectual property and have authority over how their original content is used. See the article Copyright and Plagiarism at Imperial College.

We welcome items of historic interest but, to avoid security vulnerabilities and risks we do not allow users to upload files to our website. For the same reasons we cannot process or respond to Spam nor to unsolicited business-related enquiries.

Our Research

By sharing our research publicly, our work becomes accessible to a broader audience, including fellow researchers, students, and professionals. We permit the printing and redistribution of our content in its original form, provided you adhere to our terms and conditions (refer to "Re-Use").

Re-Use of Our Content

Our content is Copyright. You may not plagiarise any of our original content/materials in any form. Unauthorized copying or reproduction of our content would constitute copyright infringement. You must not commercially exploit or redistribute our website content.

In any use of our content You must give credit to this website including citations and a direct link to the content/ article(s). Any changes You make, only in a reasonable manner, must be clearly indicated but not in any way that suggests we endorse You or Your use.

Non-Profit

We make no financial profit from this project. The unpaid Webmaster owns the domain name, and is assisted by the voluntary team at Combe Martin History and Heritage Project. We are not currently conducting any business and we are not currently processing any business enquiries.

User Contributions Welcome

Contact Us if you have personal memories of Combe Martin or relevant historical materials, for inclusion on our website. To protect your privacy we will anonymise every contribution we use. Please do not submit personal details, photographs or videos that you do not want to be publicly accessible. 

Disclaimers

Other than research funding, we do not ask for financial donations. Other donations or gains (exclusively historical materials and photographs) are reinvested solely into this website. Currently, we are not conducting any business and we are not processing any business-related enquiries. 

While our website may interest and be useful to a wide audience, it is not specifically a tourist or travel website. We maintain no affiliations with local tourism or businesses, and we are independent of any other websites or organizations.

We will utilise a reputable web-hosting service with a secure connection. We will publish our Privacy Policy with a Cookie Policy, and perform regular modifications and updates to the website. Additionally, we will monitor our site’s security.

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