Terms of use
Effective Date: January 2026
Last Updated: October 6, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Selby Pulse Radio (“we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use explain the rules for using our website, content, services, competitions and other online platforms operated by Selby Pulse Radio.
By accessing or using www.selbypulseradio.co.uk, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our website or services.
2. About Selby Pulse Radio
Selby Pulse Radio is a local online radio station providing music, entertainment, community content and opportunities for local people, organisations and businesses to engage with our station.
Our website may provide access to radio broadcasts, programme information, presenter information, news, competitions, community information, sponsorship information, contact forms, links and other content.
3. Using Our Website
You agree to use our website responsibly and only for lawful purposes.
You must not:
Use our website for unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purposes
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, systems or accounts
Interfere with the operation or security of our website
Upload or transmit malicious software, viruses or harmful code
Attempt to overload, disrupt or damage our website
Use automated systems to access or collect information from our website without permission
Impersonate Selby Pulse Radio, its staff, presenters, volunteers, sponsors or other individuals
Use our website to harass, threaten, abuse or harm another person
We reserve the right to restrict or suspend access to our website where we reasonably believe these Terms of Use have been breached.
4. Website Content
We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information published on our website is accurate and up to date. However, we do not guarantee that all information will always be complete, accurate, current or free from errors.
Content may be changed, updated, removed or corrected without notice.
Information provided on our website is for general information purposes and should not be treated as professional, legal, financial, medical or other specialist advice.
5. Radio Broadcasts and Audio Content
Selby Pulse Radio broadcasts music, programmes, interviews, features, advertisements, community information and other audio content.
Broadcast schedules may change without notice due to technical issues, presenter availability, special programming, emergencies or other circumstances.
We do not guarantee that a particular programme, presenter, song or feature will always be broadcast at a particular time.
Audio content may also be made available through third-party streaming platforms or radio services. Availability may depend on those third-party services.
6. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, content created or published by Selby Pulse Radio, including our branding, logos, graphics, website design, written content, promotional material and original audio content, belongs to Selby Pulse Radio or is used with appropriate permission.
You must not reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, republish or commercially exploit our original content without our prior written permission.
You may share links to our website and official social media content provided that the content is not misleading, altered in a way that changes its meaning, or presented as your own work.
7. Music and Third-Party Content
Music and other content broadcast by Selby Pulse Radio may be owned by artists, record labels, publishers, licensors or other third parties.
Nothing in these Terms of Use transfers ownership of third-party content to Selby Pulse Radio or to users of our website.
Third-party names, trademarks, logos, music, images and other intellectual property remain the property of their respective owners.
8. User Submissions
You may have the opportunity to submit information or content to Selby Pulse Radio, including:
Song requests
Messages and shout-outs
Competition entries
Feedback
Photos or videos
Comments
Community information
Other material submitted through our website or official channels
By submitting content, you confirm that you have the right to provide it and that it does not knowingly infringe another person's copyright, privacy or other rights.
You must not submit content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, discriminatory, sexually explicit, deliberately misleading or otherwise inappropriate.
We reserve the right to refuse, remove or edit submissions that do not meet our standards or these Terms of Use.
9. User-Submitted Photos, Videos and Recordings
If you voluntarily submit a photograph, video, audio recording or other material to Selby Pulse Radio, you grant us permission to use that material for station-related purposes where reasonably necessary, including promotion of Selby Pulse Radio, its programmes, community activities and social media content.
You should not submit material containing another person's personal information, image or recording without having the appropriate permission to do so.
Where specific consent is required by law, Selby Pulse Radio will seek that consent where appropriate.
10. Competitions
Selby Pulse Radio may operate competitions through our website, radio broadcasts, social media, events and other official channels.
Competitions are subject to our Competition Terms & Conditions and any additional rules provided for the individual competition.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, Selby Pulse Radio competitions are free to enter.
Selby Pulse Radio staff, presenters, volunteers and other people working directly for or on behalf of the station are not permitted to enter Selby Pulse Radio competitions.
Immediate family members may be permitted to enter subject to the restrictions contained in our Competition Terms & Conditions.
11. Donations and Support
Selby Pulse Radio may provide opportunities for visitors to support the station or community projects through voluntary donations.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, making a donation is completely optional and is not required to use our website or enter a competition.
A donation does not automatically provide any additional benefit, competition entry or increased chance of winning unless this is expressly stated in the relevant terms.
12. Sponsorship and Advertising
Our website and broadcasts may contain advertising, sponsorship messages, business listings or promotional content.
Sponsored or advertising content may be provided by third-party businesses or organisations.
Selby Pulse Radio does not necessarily endorse every product, service or organisation featured through third-party advertising.
Any transaction or agreement you enter into with an advertiser or sponsor is between you and that third party unless otherwise expressly agreed with Selby Pulse Radio.
13. External Links
Our website may contain links to websites, social media accounts and services operated by third parties.
These links are provided for convenience and information. Selby Pulse Radio does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, security or privacy practices of external websites.
We recommend reviewing the terms and privacy policies of third-party websites before using their services or providing them with personal information.
14. Social Media
Selby Pulse Radio may operate social media accounts and pages on third-party platforms.
Our use of social media platforms is subject to the rules and terms imposed by those platforms.
We are not responsible for outages, changes, restrictions or other actions taken by third-party social media platforms.
Users must also comply with the rules of the relevant platform when interacting with Selby Pulse Radio online.
15. Website Availability
We aim to keep the Selby Pulse Radio website available and functioning correctly, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of:
Maintenance
Technical problems
Hosting or platform issues
Internet or telecommunications failures
Security issues
Circumstances outside our reasonable control
We may temporarily suspend or restrict access to all or part of the website when necessary.
16. Security
You must not attempt to compromise the security of our website, accounts, systems or services.
This includes attempting to gain unauthorised access, bypass security measures, introduce malicious software or interfere with the website or its underlying systems.
If you become aware of a security issue affecting Selby Pulse Radio, please report it to us rather than attempting to exploit it.
17. Privacy
Your use of our website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to read our Privacy Policy.
18. Children and Young People
Some Selby Pulse Radio content, activities and services may be aimed at or available to young people.
Where a particular activity has additional age restrictions, safeguarding requirements or parental or guardian consent requirements, these will be communicated separately.
Users must not attempt to circumvent age restrictions or safeguarding requirements.
19. Disclaimer
To the extent permitted by law, Selby Pulse Radio provides this website and its content on an “as available” basis.
We do not guarantee that:
The website will always be available
The website will always be free from errors
All information will always be complete or current
Third-party links or services will always be available
Our radio stream or other digital services will operate without interruption
20. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Selby Pulse Radio will not be responsible for losses or damage arising from your use of our website or services where such losses or damage could not reasonably have been anticipated or where they result from circumstances outside our reasonable control.
This may include technical failures, third-party services, internet outages, loss of data or interruption to broadcasts.
Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
21. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, legal requirements or how Selby Pulse Radio operates.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review these Terms of Use periodically.
22. Suspension or Termination
We may restrict or suspend your access to our website or services where we reasonably believe that you have breached these Terms of Use, acted unlawfully, attempted to compromise our systems or otherwise misused our services.
We may also suspend or discontinue parts of the website or our services where necessary for operational, technical, legal or security reasons.
23. Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision will be removed or limited to the minimum extent necessary.
The remaining provisions will continue to apply.
24. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, together with our Privacy Policy, Competition Terms & Conditions and any other specific terms clearly stated on our website, form the applicable terms governing your use of Selby Pulse Radio's website and services.
25. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use will be subject to the applicable courts of England and Wales, unless applicable law provides otherwise.
26. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
📧 selbypulseradio@gmail.com
🌐 www.selbypulseradio.co.uk
📍 Selby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Selby Pulse Radio reserves the right to update these Terms of Use when necessary.
