By becoming a Friend or Patron of the Festival you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:

The following terms and conditions apply to the agreement between the Boswell Book Festival (The Festival) and Members (Friends and Patrons) of Boswell Book Festival.

When you become a Member you are entering into a contract with us, the Boswell Book Festival (The Boswell Book Festival is an event inaugurated and staged by The Boswell Trust, a charity registered in Scotland number SC041655 and a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland SC380815) which is governed by these terms and conditions.

1. Membership products

The different types of Festival Membership are as follows:

Friends Membership – enables priority booking for four tickets per event before booking opens to the public. Joint membership – up to six tickets per event.

Patrons Paper Membership - enables priority booking for six tickets per event before booking opens to the public and two complimentary tickets and invitation to Patrons Festival Reception.

Patrons Parchment Membership – enables priority booking for six tickets per event before booking opens to the public and four complimentary tickets and invitation to Patrons Festival Reception and acknowledgement on website if requested.

Patrons Papyrus Membership – enables priority booking for eight tickets per event before booking opens to the public and eight complimentary tickets and invitation to Patrons Festival Reception and acknowledgement on website if requested.

Patrons Festival Reception

Patron Members will receive an invitation by email to the Patrons Festival Reception,

with a link to RSVP. Each invitation is valid for the named member plus one guest, unless otherwise specified. A positive RSVP must be provided by the deadline in the invitation for you to access the event.

2. Conditions

Event capacities are determined by the Festival, which reserves the right to restrict the number of tickets available for selected events. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis. All tickets are subject to availability.

The Festival aims to be fully accessible to all. Please help us to accommodate any specific individual needs by contacting the Festival in advance of attending.

Online booking for events is subject to availability, and regardless of Membership level.

Please see the Festival’s general terms and conditions for information about tickets.

3. Subscription Fees and Payment

All Friends Members must pay an annual Membership Fee. The Festival reserves the right in its absolute discretion to change the Membership Fee each year.

The agreement between the Festival and you is entered into for 12 months and

is valid immediately from the day that the Membership Fee is received.

You will be notified 7 days before your Membership is about to renew. If you do not cancel your Membership, it will automatically renew at the end of the Membership Period.

The Festival may contact recently lapsed Members regarding re-joining.

The Festival reserves the right in its sole discretion to terminate your Membership at any point during the agreement if in its reasonable opinion you behave in a way which is inappropriate or considered to be harassing, causing distress or inconvenience to any other audience member or member of Festival staff or may bring the Festival into disrepute; or if you breach any of these terms and conditions.

Following suspension or termination of any Membership, invitations to Members-only activities and all associated Membership postal mailings and email communications will cease.

Subject to any statutory right to cancel, your Membership Fee is non-refundable once payment has been received by the Festival and you are not entitled to cancel or terminate before the expiry of the Membership Period.

Membership rights and benefits are not transferable.

Membership rights shall cease on a Member's death or on an individual ceasing to be a Member. No monies will be refunded.

4. Your Details/Personal Data

Personal data is information that identifies an individual such as name, address, phone number or email address. This information, provided by you, is required by the Festival in order to allow both the Festival and our Members to fulfil their contractual obligations and for the Festival to provide the Membership benefits. It also enables the Festival to provide you with relevant information about the Festival, unless you ask us not to do so (see below).

We collect data regarding your relationship with the Festival, which includes:

When and how you join as a Member

When you make bookings for Festival events

When you open, click or respond to Festival emails or browse the Festival’s website

All information regarding Members is kept confidential. Limited information may be shared with third parties in order to deliver Membership benefits. This includes Mailchimp (for email newsletters) and Stripe (our online payment platform).

The Festival will use your details to contact you regarding your Membership and renewal, and with passwords to enable you to book tickets in the priority booking period. We will also provide you with email updates on Membership benefits, including events, offers and activities, and ways to support the Festival that we believe you may be interested in. If you do not wish to receive these email updates you can unsubscribe by following the link in the emails.

Members can use the Membership system to update their address and card details they submitted for payment. The Festival does not have access to your card details.

The Festival will not collect or process sensitive personal data on Members such as race, ethnic origin, physical or mental health, political or philosophical views or sexual orientation without a good reason to do so and without your consent. For example, we may need information regarding accessibility requirements so that you are able to access and enjoy our facilities and events. It is part of the Festival’s inclusive policy to provide as similar an experience as possible to all visitors and individuals, regardless of any disability.

The Festival will never sell or swap the personal details of its Members. Personal data will not be disclosed to external organisations other than those acting as contracted agents for the Festival for purposes outlined above and in the Festival’s privacy notice.

If you are purchasing a Membership as a gift, you confirm that you have the relevant individual's consent to share their information with the Festival.

5. General

The failure of or delay by the Festival to exercise or enforce any right in these terms does not constitute a waiver of such rights.

The Festival reserves the right to revise these terms and conditions and the substance of the Membership. Current terms and conditions apply to all Memberships regardless of their contract start date.

The Festival shall not be liable if it is delayed or prevented from performing any obligation under this agreement for reasons outside of its reasonable control.