Terms of Use – UK Freshers Guide

1. About these terms

These Terms of Use apply to everyone who visits or uses ukfreshersguide.com ("the site"), run by UK Freshers Guide ("we", "us"). By using the site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

2. What we provide

UK Freshers Guide is a free information service for students moving to and starting university in the UK. We publish guides, a directory of student groups on third-party platforms, city pages, events and a newsletter. We may change, pause or remove any part of the site at any time.

3. Information on the site

We work hard to keep our guides accurate and up to date, but they are general information, not professional advice. Rules on visas, immigration, tuition fees, funding, housing and employment change often. Always check important decisions with the official source, such as GOV.UK, UKCISA, UCAS or your university.

Some articles are written or drafted with the help of AI tools and then checked by our team. If you spot something wrong, please tell us and we will correct it.

4. Student groups and third-party platforms

• The groups we list are created and run on platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Reddit. We do not own those platforms and we are not responsible for their services, content or policies.
• Unless a group says otherwise, groups are not official university channels and are not endorsed by the universities they relate to.
• When you join a group you must follow that platform's terms and our Community Rules.
• Admins may remove members who break the rules, and we may remove a group from our directory at any time.

5. Events and external links

Events listed on the site are organised by third parties. Tickets, refunds, safety and the event itself are the organiser's responsibility. Links to other websites are provided for convenience; we do not control them and are not responsible for their content.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the site for anything unlawful, fraudulent or harmful;
• send spam, scams, malware or misleading information through our forms;
• try to access areas of the site you are not allowed to access, or disrupt its security or performance;
• copy large parts of the site automatically (scraping) without our written permission;
• pretend to be someone else or to represent a university or organisation when you do not.

7. Intellectual property

The site's design, text, logos and original content belong to UK Freshers Guide or our licensors. You may read, share links to and print pages for personal, non-commercial use. Any other use needs our written permission. University names and logos belong to their owners and are used only to identify them.

8. Content you send us

When you send us a message, report or suggestion, you confirm that it is accurate and that you have the right to share it. You allow us to use it to run and improve the site, for example to fix a broken group link.

9. Our liability

The site is provided free of charge and "as is". We do not guarantee that it will always be available, error-free or up to date. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss arising from your use of the site, the groups or events we list, or third-party websites.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

10. Privacy

How we handle personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows the latest version. If you keep using the site after a change, the updated terms apply.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction, although if you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in your local courts.

13. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email admin@ukfreshersguide.com or use our contact page.