Participle

A very small part of this site is dedicated to talking about ourselves. It is designed to communicate our work with the specific intention of encouraging discussion and development of the problems that exist within it. We try and make our work as open source as possible, firmly believing that a small group of individuals in South London can only do so much. We hope that by opening our work up to the widest possible comments and scrutiny, we will foster a culture of online co-creation.

The philosophy around this site takes into account the following:

1. The Our Projects section contains various sub-sections (like Ageing, Youth etc.) that each have their own blog. It is here that we discuss our work, in progress, as it happens, to canvas widespread and public opinion. We invite everyone to comment on our work, as well as post interesting ideas that relate to the given blog area. The content of these blogs will inform the direction of our projects. In these blogs, we also post interesting ideas and new services found;

2. The P’articles section is where we try and publish larger ‘thought pieces’ to push forward radical thinking on how to build the next generation of the UK’s welfare state. It too contains the functionality to comment, and here we hope to collaboratively build a picture of the new welfare state;

3. If you don’t feel inclined to contribute to the above sections, we hope that the Participate section will encourage you to participate in other ways;

4. This site is aimed at the general public, service users and service providers. Documents can also be downloaded that will satisfy the needs of policy specialists. It is our firm belief that non-specialist service users have the great insights in how to develop our work;

Many thanks to Atto and Front for the design and construction of this website.

Rules of Engagement

1. We ask that all participation and contribution be respectful of others and their views. In particular: contributions must be civil and tasteful. Avoid disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour, contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble. We will act against unlawful or objectionable content - unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable. Please, no spamming or off-topic material. Please, no inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names. No impersonation, please. Be truthful and honest;

2. By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with Participle, and on this website, you agree to grant Participle, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way it wants for the use on this website. Copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it. In order that Participle can use your contribution, you confirm that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any UK laws, that you have the right to give Participle permission to use it for the purposes specified here, and that you have the consent of anyone who is identifiable in your contribution.

3. All copyright, trade marks, design rights, patents and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on this website and all content located on the site shall remain vested in Participle. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use this website content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of this website’s content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of this website content, including downloads, requires the prior written permission from Participle.

4. When content posted on this site is created by members of the public, the views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of Participle. Participle are not responsible for any content posted by members of the public on this site or for the availability or content of any third party sites that are accessible from this site. Any links to third party websites from this site do not amount to any endorsement of that site by Participle and any use of that site by you is at your own risk.

5. This website’s content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to Participle, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided “AS IS” and on an “AS AVAILABLE” basis. To the extent permitted by law, Participle excludes all representations and warranties (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. Participle does not guarantee the timeliness, completeness or performance of the website or any of the content. While we try to ensure that all content provided by Participle is correct at the time of publication no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Participle for any errors, omissions or inaccurate content on the website.

6. Participle shall not be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such damage or losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of this website regardless of the form of action.

Use of the Participle Website

You agree to use the Participle website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to take any action that might compromise the security of our site, render the site inaccessible to others or otherwise cause damage to the site or any of its content. You agree not to use the site in any manner that might interfere with the rights of third parties.

The copyright in the name Participle and the content of this website is owned by, or licensed to Participle, unless otherwise specified and may not be used, copied or altered without our express consent.  You may use our website for private and personal non-commercial use only - i.e. to view, copy and print portions of these pages for the sole purpose of reviewing our activities and identifying services which may be of interest to you.  The content, including any trade or other marks and copyright, may not be used for any other purpose.

Unless otherwise specified, the content of this website, and any products referred to are directed solely at those who access this website from the UK.  Participle makes no representation that any products or services referred to in the content of this website are available outside the UK. Those who choose to access this site from other locations are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

This website, its content and any contract brought into being as a result of usage of this website are governed by and construed in accordance with English Law. The parties to any such contract agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. All contracts are concluded in English.

Privacy Policy

At Participle we are committed to protecting your privacy. The only personally identifiable information collected on this site is submitted to us freely and deliberately by site users.

We use the information you give us to keep you up to date with our projects and services and other opportunities which we believe may be of interest to you.  To do this we need to know your name and address or e-mail address. This allows us to notify you when the information you have requested becomes available or if there are any changes to our products or services. We also ask for your telephone number, which enables us to contact you directly if we have a query about any request you make to us or to respond to your request.

We may use the information we collect to occasionally notify you about important changes to the Web site, new services and opportunities, including investment opportunities in Participle. If you would rather not receive this information, you may opt out by emailing .

As required by Data Protection legislation, we adhere to strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access. We may share information with companies and organisations that process data on our behalf.

Server logs capture certain non-personally identifying data, such as the time and date of a web visit, the browser and operating system being used, the IP address or domain name of the user’s ISP, and the web URL a user linked from. This information is used generally to help us plan system enhancements when necessary and to provide content which is compatible with our visitors’ web browsing systems. We may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individual customers are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes. We may collect additional information in connection with your participation in any promotions or competitions offered by us and information you provide when giving us feedback, questionnaires or completing profile forms.

We may use cookies on this website. We utilise cookie technology to enhance and customise your experience. Cookies contain no personally identifying information.

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Participle. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this site so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Links to other web sites

Our web site may contain links to other web sites which are provided as a convenience to you.  Such links do not constitute or imply any endorsement or recommendation of any third party site or its content.  If you access other sites using the links provided you will leave the Participle site and will be subject to the policies applicable to those sites, which may differ from ours.

Unless specifically authorised by Participle, you may not connect “deep links” to the site, i.e. create links to this site that bypass the home page or other parts of the site.  You may not mirror or frame the home page or any other pages of this site on any other web site or web page and you must not seek to use any link to infer any affiliation with Participle save where we expressly agree.