The term The Basketmakers’ Association, or BA, “we” or “us” or “our” refers to the owner of the website.

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

Please understand that by using The Basketmakers’ Association (BA) website you are accepting these terms and conditions from the date that you first use this site.

These Terms & conditions will be subject to change without notice and these changes will be published online. If you continue to use this site after changes have been posted online it is understood that you have accepted these changes to this agreement.

You have agreed to use this site only for purposes that are lawful and will not infringe the rights or restrict or inhibit others use and enjoyment of the site by any third party.

You may use the website contents for information purposes only including reproduction for personal use and not for commercial gain. The contents may not be used for reproduction on any other website.

Written permission from The BA is required before any part of the website is copied, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means or in any form to any third party.

Any intended links to the website may not be made without notification and approval sought from The BA.

Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners of material reproduced on this website. Any omissions are inadvertent, and will be corrected if notification is sent to the BA Secretary.

The BA cannot warrant the accuracy of descriptions, or quality and timeliness, completeness or performance, or suitability of the information, materials, products or services found or offered for any particular purpose. Such information as described may contain inaccuracies or errors and you acknowledge that the BA expressly excludes liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

You also acknowledge that it is entirely your responsibility to ensure that any information, products, materials or services found or offered meet your requirements and that you use these at your own risk.

The BA accepts no responsibility for the content of external websites accessible from this website over which we have no control. The inclusion of any links does not imply any recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them.

The BA will in no event be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever that arise from the use or in connection with such use or loss of use of the site.

The BA does not warrant that the functions and material contained in this website will be uninterrupted or free of errors, that any defects will be corrected, or that the server or this site is free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that you are recommended to take all appropriate safeguards before downloading information from this website and that the BA accepts no liability for any damage caused through the downloading of viruses.

The contents of this website, including the logo, are copyright and no part shall be reproduced without permission of the BA who may need to obtain permission from a third party. Documents such as the application forms and Rules of the BA may be downloaded for personal use and must not be altered in anyway.

Goods are priced to include postage and are subject to change without notice. The supplies of goods are also subject to availability.

The security of payment details accepted via the internet cannot be guaranteed. You acknowledge that any loss incurred or sustained by you during such transactions by email or internet links shall be your responsibility and in no event shall any such loss in whole or in part be borne by the BA or its agents.

Cancellation Policy

BA Residential Course ticket holder

As an association we aim to provide residential courses to our members at cost price with a small amount of contingency built in.

In the event of a cancellation The Basketmakers’ Association is only able to guarantee a full refund, less an administrative cost of £10, if the ticket can be resold.

Depending on the timing of the cancellation, and the policy of the venue, it may be possible to refund some or all of the residential/catering element of the ticket.

BA Course

In the unlikely event that a BA course is cancelled, ticket holders will receive a full refund (course and venue costs).