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This website and all its data is copyright to British Parachute Association Ltd (BPA). You may not copy, reverse engineer, translate, port, modify or make derivative works of the data contained within this site. You shall not derive or attempt to derive the source code, source files or structure of all or any portion of the data by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompilation or any other means. The data is copyrighted and may not be copied, even if modified.

Thank you to the skydiving photographers who have kindly allowed the BPA to use their images on this site

British Parachute Association Ltd (BPA) is the not-for-profit National Governing Body for skydiving in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The BPA is indebted to the many skydiving photographers who have kindly given permission for their images of the sport to feature here on the website of their sport's governing body.  The photographers own the copyright of their images.

Contributing photographers include: Andy Wright , Babylon, Sacha Chilton, JC Colclasure, Tony Danbury, Andy Ford, Mike Gorman, Sarah Hall, Stijn Janssens, Andy Lovemore, Michael McGowan, Milko, Francisco Neri, Royal Navy Raiders Parachute Display Team, Brian Vacher, Andy Vernum, Gary Wainwright, Chris Wood and Simon Ward.   

If you are interested in using any of these image in your own publicity, please contact the BPA Office skydive@bpa.org.uk in the first instance.  We will do our best to put you in touch with the relevant photographer.

Policy on use of the BPA logo

The BPA logo is registered with the UK Copyright Service as copyright to British Parachute Association Ltd.

The BPA logo may be used on advertisements or promotional material that promotes sport parachuting in a positive manner and has no financial return for the vendor or promoter.

Use of the BPA logo by BPA-Affiliated Clubs & Centres and BPA-Registered Display Teams

Only BPA Affiliated Clubs & Centres and BPA Registered Display Teams may use the BPA logo on advertising or promotional material that promotes any sport parachuting activity from which the vendor or promoter may gain financially.

Use of the BPA logo in competitions

Teams or individuals who are invited to represent the UK at World Championships or other recognised international events, may use the BPA logo on clothing and/or parachuting equipment. Where the BPA logo is incorporated within, or used as part of, another design or where a design proposes to use or adapt some feature of the BPA logo, the design must be submitted in advance for consideration for approval by the BPA.  Appropriate use of the BPA logo in print and online media relating to the team or individual in their capacity as representing the UK will normally be acceptable.  This includes use to seek sponsorship for the team or individual for the purpose of representing the UK in the above competitions, always providing such use is for a non-commercial purpose and is not used to imply BPA endorsement of a sponsor.  The BPA logo must not be used to promote coaching, publications or any other commercial or fee-earning service that may be provided by a team or individual.  The decision of the BPA shall be final on the use or otherwise of its logo in any specific context.  The Competitions Committee is always pleased to give advice.

The above terms and conditions on use of the BPA logo may be varied only on the written authoritry of the BPA.