Policy on commercial use of headingley.org

Guidance on the commercial use of headingley.org.

• our aim is to promote a balanced, diverse and sustainable community through developing community resiliance, especially in the form of non-economic co-operation.
• there is a separate section for local businesses.
  • this excludes businesses which do not contribute to the above purposes (eg letting agencies, take-aways, pubs, etc)
  • it is also reserved for local enterprises, not national chains
• the mailing lists are not for business use at all (one-off private sales are not businesses)

Our website is for individuals and community groups in Headingley to:

• look for support for community events and community ventures (like farmers market, chicken coop and HEART)
• share recommendations on local tradesmen and businesses who they believe will do a good job and are good for the Headingley community,
• sell cheaply or give away items that are no longer wanted

For this reason we ask users to only use headingley.org if:

• they are promoting a business as a customer (rather than a commercial user) and are prepared to endorse the business or
• they are promoting an event that is either organised by a Headingley community group or is directly for the benefit of the community.

Occasionally we have given a small, local business space for an event on headingley.org. In these cases we ask, in return,  for some kind of contribution to the community. This can be a donation to a community group, or a contribution of time/resources to a community initiative, or a reduced rate for headingley.org members, etc.

Thank you