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Copyright:

All material other than our own that is displayed, reproduced, or provided for download on this website is believed to be free of copyright or is allowed free public use or we have acquired the necessary permission to display that material or we hold a valid and current license to reproduce it. Music is legally reproduced under the terms and conditions of the current licenses held by AstaBGay and / or the website developer Michael Knell.

Please contact us if you have proof that we have inadvertently infringed a copyright. It is not our intention to do so. Should you be the copyright owner of any such material, on proof, we shall be pleased to acknowledge this fact, or remove the material at your discretion.

With the exception of "The Bitch!" column (on the dot com site) our own material may be freely used by any non-profit-making web site or concern. A small credit or link back is required. Commercial use will only be allowed after a proven and suitable donation has been made to a recognised AIDS Charity.

Unless otherwise stated "The Bitch!" column may be freely re-produced on any web site but only in its entirety and with the linked acknowledgement that "The Bitch!" writes for AstaBGay at http://www.astabgay.com attached to the article. On past form this column can sometimes be extremely controversial therefore it must be accepted as a condition that neither the author nor AstaBGay shall be held liable for any losses or damages incurred by those who choose to reproduce these articles on their web sites.

Unless otherwise stated permission is granted to reproduce "The Bitch!" column in any newspaper or magazine but only in its entirety and with the acknowledgement that "The Bitch!" writes for AstaBGay at http://www.astabgay.com attached to the article. For newspaper and magazine publications worldwide it is a condition of this permission that it is accepted the articles are written to be in accordance with UK law and that they have been chosen by the publication reproducing them and have not been submitted to that publication by the author nor by AstaBGay and therefore should any part of any article reproduced contravene any national or local law the liability for that contravention shall remain solely with the publisher choosing to reproduce the article.

Notwithstanding,

Copyrights: ©AstaBGay, ©astabgay.com, ©astabgay.co.uk 2000 to 2008 incl.
 

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Terms and Conditions:

It is a condition of viewing this website that: You accept that all the information supplied hereon is believed to be accurate and has been provided in good faith and that you accept that neither the webmasters nor the website host nor any other person associated with this website shall be or become liable for any loss or damage or injury or fatality suffered arising from the use of the aforementioned information no matter howsoever caused.

And that: The sexual orientation of any people mentioned, or shown, on this website should not automatically be presumed merely because they appear here. Professional models and stock photography are used extensively throughout the websites.

And that: References to gay or gay-friendly venues, accommodation, or any other businesses shall only suggest that they are believed to be suitable for gay people and shall not be understood to mean that those businesses are necessarily operated as gay concerns nor that the owners of those businesses are necessarily gay unless otherwise stated.

And that: AstaBGay shall not be liable for the quality nor the content of any other web sites over which it has no control whether or not they may be linkable to or from this web site or merely mentioned hereon. (We do however check all links for suitability before adding them and would appreciate being advised of any that may have changed and given you a bad experience so that we may investigate and, if necessary, remove them and/or any recommendation.)

And that: Advertisements with the descriptions "men only", "exclusively lesbians", "gays only" or with any similar terminology throughout the listings on this website should only be deemed to mean that the accommodation, service, or venue is ideally suited for that type of person and should not be deemed to be in contradiction of any laws on equality or suggest that any discriminatory policy is being operated. All the accommodation providers, service providers, and venues in our listings are believed to be observing and operating strictly within the bounds of the law. 
 

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To enquire about Free Advertising: send    Please first read our Free Advertising Policy below.

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Privacy Policy:

Because of the informative theme of this web site the subject matter of any correspondence received may be considered to be allowed for publication unless it is stated otherwise in the correspondence.

Details of the origin (name, address, or any identifiable statistic) of any such correspondence or subject matter will not be published unless that is so requested, and clearly so, within that actual correspondence.

Identifiable details (names, addresses, email addresses etc.) submitted to or discovered by AstaBGay will not be made available, sold, or freely given to any third party. For security such details are not held within this web site, the storage of the web site, nor with its hosting company or servers.



Free Advertising Policy:

All advertising is at the discretion of the webmaster and will be primarily based on the suitability of the applicant's business to our target audience (LGBT) and the available space or time the page where the kind of advertisement required needs to be placed is taking to load. In accordance with our equality policy and the present and imminent laws on discrimination the sexual orientation of the applicant is never considered when making any decision, however unless the application is known to be coming from a gay source written confirmation (an email will suffice) that the applicant's business to be advertised operates a similar equality policy and may therefore be felt to be "LGBT friendly and suitable" is required before any application is considered.



Addendum:

AstaBGay, (astabgay.com and astabgay.co.uk) is operated as a non-profit-making organisation. Any commissions earned through the affiliation and partnership schemes operating on the websites will go towards the running costs of the sites. Should these ever exceed the running costs then the excess amount will be donated to an AIDS charity and a notification placed on the website.

Registered Owner: Michael Knell, AstaBHere, North Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire. FY1 2HR. Mobile: 07801 658 330. (If Mon - Fri then only after 1300hrs GMT). This is for information purposes only. Personal callers will not be entertained and telephoning should only be for urgent matters. All the website's email addresses are by necessity checked several times daily, including weekends and all Bank Holidays.