Terms of Use

These terms apply to your use of the Hootenanny Festival website. Separate Terms and Conditions of Entry and Ticket Booking Terms apply when you buy or use a ticket to attend the festival. Our Privacy Notice, Cookie Notice and any rules published for a particular feature, offer or competition also apply where relevant.

  • The Hootenanny Festival is operated by Hootenanny Festival Ltd, a company registered in Scotland with company number SC901933. Our correspondence address is 130 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT. You can contact us at moo@hootenannyfest.com.

    References to “Hootenanny”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Hootenanny Festival Ltd. References to “you” mean a user of this website.

  • You may use this website for your personal, non-commercial use. You must use it lawfully and must not use it in a way that could damage, disable, overburden or interfere with the website or another person’s use of it.

    • introduce viruses, malware or other harmful material;

    • use bots, scrapers, automated purchasing tools or other automated systems to access the website, obtain tickets or bypass a queue, security or access control;

    • copy, adapt, republish, sell or commercially exploit website content without our written permission;

    • attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its servers, ticketing systems or connected services; or

    • use the website in a way that infringes another person’s rights, including intellectual-property, confidentiality or privacy rights.

  • We may modify, suspend or withdraw all or part of the website at any time. We may investigate a reported breach of these terms and take reasonable action, including restricting access to the website. We will take reasonable care in maintaining the website, but do not guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or free from errors.

  • We aim to keep website information accurate and up to date. Festival details, artists, performance times, activities, ticket availability, venue information and other content may change. Website information is provided for general information only and does not form a guarantee unless we expressly say otherwise.

  • We process personal information in accordance with our Privacy Notice and use cookies and similar technologies as explained in our Cookie Notice. Please ensure that information you provide to us is accurate and up to date.

  • The website may link to third-party websites or services, including ticketing, payment, social-media and partner services. We do not control these services and are not responsible for their availability, content, privacy practices or terms. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms.

  • We are committed to making this website as accessible as reasonably practicable, including for people using assistive technology such as screen readers. If you experience a difficulty using the website, please contact moo@hootenannyfest.com so that we can consider how to help.

  • The Hootenanny name, logo, website, artwork, text, photographs, videos and other content are owned by us or our licensors. You may view and download website content for personal, non-commercial use only. You must not otherwise use it without our written permission.

  • Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or your statutory consumer rights.

    Subject to the preceding paragraph, we are not liable for losses that were not foreseeable to both parties, losses caused by events outside our reasonable control, or losses arising from your inability to access or use the website.

  • We may update these terms from time to time. The latest version will be published on the website. If any part is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts will continue in force. A failure to enforce a right does not waive that right.

    These terms are governed by the law of Scotland. The Scottish courts will have jurisdiction, except where applicable consumer law allows you to bring proceedings in another jurisdiction.