Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions govern both general public and Member use of the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association (“PYNDA”) website. By either using this website as a non-member or a member you are confirming your acceptance of these Terms & Conditions where applicable. PYNDA may amend these terms from time to time.

Disclaimer of liability
Information, data, opinions or materials provided on this site in relation to any aspect of the activities of PYNDA or in relation to its members is provided by way of general information only. Such information, data, opinions or materials is provided for general information only and is not to be regarded as definitive or authoritative. No reliance is to be placed thereon.

PYNDA do not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss or damages of whatever nature and howsoever arising from reliance on any information, data, materials or opinions contained on this site.

PYNDA do not guarantee that access to and use of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free.

PYNDA has no responsibility for the content of any external internet sites which are linked to or from this site.

PYNDA do not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss or damages of whatever nature and howsoever arising from PYNDA Members’ use of the membership search facility.

This Disclaimer and the contents of this website are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the law of England & Wales. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the contents of this website or the use of any information or materials contained on the website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice in London.

Data Policy
Any personal information you provide on this website is controlled by PYNDA.

Your Personal Information
When applying for membership you are consenting to the processing of your information by PYNDA in accordance with this data policy.

Such information you pass to PYNDA via the Internet is passed to us entirely at your own risk. PYNDA cannot guarantee the security of the Internet link to the PYNDA website.

You may also provide personal information to use when you contact us by e-mail, telephone or letter. Whenever you provide this personal information, we shall treat that information in accordance with this policy. Our services are designed to give you the information you have requested. PYNDA will, at all times, act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current internet best practice.

Sharing of your personal information
When applying for membership you are consenting to the processing of your information by PYNDA in accordance with these terms and conditions and to the addition of your entered personal application details to our ‘Membership Database’.

PYNDA members can search for other PYNDA members by using the following enquiry fields;

  • Family name
  • First name
  • Organization
  • Specialism
  • Year of attendance at Plymouth

However, not all of your application details entered into our Membership Database can be viewed by other paid up PYNDA members when using the membership search facility.

By applying for membership you are consenting to the following fields of information (if available) from your application details and our database being shared and viewed by other paid up PYNDA members through the use of the membership search facility;

  • Name
  • Paid member
  • Membership type
  • Member since
  • Degree title
  • Degree years
  • Specialism
  • Job title
  • Company name
  • Work Address
  • Work telephone
  • Work fax
  • Work e-mail
  • Home e-mail

If you do not want any of the above details to be shared with other paid up PYNDA members using the membership search facility, please contact PYNDA direct and we will process your application individually.

Code of conduct for PYNDA members
As a paid up member you agree by accepting these terms and conditions not to solicit unwanted contact from other PYNDA members through inappropriate use or abuse of the membership search facility.

The PYNDA membership search facility is available in order to allow the membership to maintain contact with friends and colleagues or to search for other PYNDA members in related specialisms or otherwise. Any complaints received by the PYNDA Committee relating to inappropriate use of the membership search facility will be followed up with an investigation. Subsequent to the investigation and at the absolute discretion of the Committee, the Committee may, without giving their detailed reasoning, withdraw membership of anyone who is believed to have breached this code of conduct.

Use and storage of your personal information
When you supply any personal information to PYNDA we have legal obligations in the way we deal with that information. We must collect the information fairly. That is, we must explain how we will use it. This Data Policy explains how we will use your personal information.
We may use personal information provided by you or gathered by PYNDA for the following purposes:

  • to process and respond to requests, enquiries and complaints received by you
  • to provide services requested by you
  • to communicate with you about future and past events
  • to update our records
  • to analyse trends and profiles
  • for audit purposes
  • to prevent or detect fraud