Pipefest - Disclaimer

Epic Concepts Ltd, have given permission to a number of organisations to use the Pipefest trademark for massed pipe band events and the company uses the website to help promote these events. Epic Concepts Ltd, also use the Pipefest website and branding to promote their own massed pipe band events. In either case the event organiser of each event will be clearly marked on the event listing on the website.

The Pipefest website lists a number of events, some of which may be organised for the purpose of helping to raise funds for official charities. Please note that not all events listed on the website are charity events. Events may also be organised to celebrate a particular day or to support a larger event. However, when the event is specifically a charity event - this will be shown on the listing within the website as, a 'charity event'.

Epic Concepts Ltd, the owner of the website and trademark are not a charity. Epic Concepts Ltd was set-up to organise and promote large scale massed pipe band events. The scale of these events and the number of stakeholders involved required a legal trading entity and a company was incorporated for this purpose.

When clearly marked as a 'charity event' - the main aim is to help provide individuals and groups the opportunity to help raise money directly for recognised charities (ie Marie Curie Cancer Care). Funds raised by players are collected by the charities involved - not by Epic Concepts or Pipefest event organisers. The charities involved may send sponsorship forms to players who have opted in to help raise money for that particular charity. All communications and transfer of fundraising money between players and the recognised charities should be made directly between these two parties - and not the event organiser or Epic Concepts Ltd.

Depending on the scale of the event, Epic Concepts may gain funding to help hosting events through corporate or public sector support. In the same way that someone organising a marathon may involve corporate sponsors to help host the event - while participants may use the event to help raise money for charity. It is important to note that the event costs and the fundraising income are two separate channels, which are kept separate. The money raised by players for charity is sent by the players directly to the charities involved. None of the funds collected by the charities are used to pay for the event organiser's costs.