Terms of Use

Last updated: 26 July 2026

About These Terms

These terms and conditions explain how you may use The Hidden Tap website. By using the website, you agree to use it lawfully and only for normal browsing, enquiry, and information purposes.

About The Hidden Tap

The Hidden Tap is based at Botley Brewery, Mill Hill, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2GY. The website provides information about the venue, brewery, beers, food, events, location, opening details, policies, and ways to contact us.

Website Information

We try to keep website information accurate and up to date. However, website content is provided for general information only and should not be treated as a guarantee that a specific beer, food item, event, opening time, table, or service will be available.

Menus, Prices, Beers, and Events

Menus, prices, beer availability, event details, and opening times can change without notice because of stock, supplier availability, staffing, licensing requirements, private events, weather, technical issues, or other operational reasons. Please contact us before travelling if a particular detail is important to your visit.

Age-Restricted Products

The website may refer to alcoholic drinks. Alcohol is only available to people who are legally old enough to buy it. We support responsible drinking and reserve the right to refuse service where required by law or policy.

Acceptable Use

You must not misuse the website. You must not attempt to access the admin area without permission, submit spam, probe for vulnerabilities, upload malicious content, scrape aggressively, interfere with the database, overload the server, or do anything that could disrupt the website or other users.

Contact Forms and Submissions

If you send a message through the website, you are responsible for making sure the information you provide is accurate and lawful. Do not send offensive, unlawful, confidential third-party, or malicious material through the contact form.

Admin Access

Admin access is only for authorised users. Admin users must keep login details secure, use strong passwords, and only edit content they are permitted to manage. Access can be removed at any time.

Intellectual Property

Unless stated otherwise, website text, images, beer descriptions, branding, designs, and other materials belong to The Hidden Tap, Botley Brewery, or their respective rights holders. You may view the website for personal use, but you must not copy, republish, or reuse substantial parts of it without permission.

External Links

The website may include links to external websites or third-party services. We are not responsible for third-party websites, their content, availability, security, or privacy practices.

Availability

We aim to keep the website available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may update, suspend, withdraw, or change any part of the website at any time.

Liability

The website is provided for general information. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses caused by reliance on information that later changes, temporary unavailability, third-party services, or technical issues outside our reasonable control. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

Changes To These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The latest version published on this page applies when you use the website.