Terms and Conditions of use of UK Business Information
1 ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
1.1 Your access to and use of UK Business Information ("the Website")
and any Services referred to in Clause 2, is subject exclusively to
these
Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website/Services for any
purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions.
By using
the Website/Services you are fully accepting the terms, conditions
and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these
Terms
and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website/Services.
1.2 We reserve the right to update or amend these Terms and Conditions
at any time and your continued use of the Website/Services following
any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It
is therefore your responsibility to check the Terms and Conditions regularly
for any changes.
2 THE SERVICES
The Website may provide communication tools such as email, bulletin
boards, chat areas, news groups, forums and/or other message or communication
facilities ("the Services") designed to enable you to communicate
with others. Unless stated otherwise the Services are for your personal
and non-commercial use only.
3 CHILD SUPERVISION
We are concerned about the safety and privacy of our users, particularly
children. Parents who wish to allow their children access to and
use of the Website/Services should supervise such access and use.
By allowing
your child access to the Services you are allowing your child access
to all of the Services, including email, bulletin boards, chat areas,
news groups, forums and/or other message or communication facilities.
It is therefore your responsibility to determine which Services are
appropriate for your child. Always use caution when revealing personally
identifiable information about yourself or your children via any
of the Services.
4 PRIVACY POLICY
4.1 We are committed to responsible data management and subscribe to
the principals of the data protection legislation in the United Kingdom.
We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our users and maintaining
the security of any personal information received from you. If you
register for any of the Services you will be asked to provide basic
personal information. The information provided by you is not available
for sale or use by third parties. The information is used solely
for notifying you of changes or updates to the Website/Services.
4.2 We may use a technology called "cookies" as part of
our normal business procedure to track patterns of behaviour of visitors
to certain
parts of the Website. A cookie is an element of data that the Website
sends to your browser that is then stored on your system. You can set
your browser to prevent this happening. Any information collected in
this way can be used to identify you unless you change your browser
settings.
5 USER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
If a particular Service requires you to open an account you will be
required to complete the registration process by providing certain
information
and registering a username and password for use with that Service.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username
and password and also for all activities which take place under your
account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorised use
of your password or account or any other breach of security. In no
event will UK Business Information be liable for any indirect or consequential
loss or damage whatsoever resulting from the disclosure of your username
and/or password. You may not use another person's account at any
time, without the express permission of the account holder.
6 ACCEPTABLE USE
6.1 You acknowledge that all information, text, graphics, logos,
photographs, images, moving images, sound, illustrations and other
materials ("the
Content"), whether posted publicly or transmitted privately,
are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content
originated.
We do not control or endorse the Content and cannot guarantee the
accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content and you acknowledge
that by using
the Services you may be exposed to Content that is offensive and/or
indecent. UK Business Information will not be liable in any way for any
Content or for any loss or damage of any kind resulting from the
use of any
Content transmitted via the Services and you agree to bear all risks
associated with the use of any Content, including any reliance on
the accuracy or completeness of such Content.
6.2 In using the Website/Services you agree not to:
6.2.1 use the Services to send junk email, spam, chain letters, pyramid
schemes or any other unsolicited messages, commercial or otherwise;
6.2.2 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or information
that is defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, threatening, abusive,
harassing or unlawful;
6.2.3 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or information
that incites discrimination, hate or violence towards any person or group
on account of their race, religion, disability, nationality or otherwise;
6.2.4 threaten, abuse, disrupt, stalk or otherwise violate the legal
rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
6.2.5 use any information or material in any manner that infringes any
copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary right of any party;
6.2.6 make available or upload files that contain a virus, worm, trojan
or corrupt data that may damage the operation of the computer or property
of another;
6.2.7 collect or store personal information about others, including
email addresses;
6.2.8 advertise or offer to buy or sell goods or services for any commercial
purpose, unless such communication facility specifically allows such
messages;
6.2.9 impersonate any person or entity for the purpose of misleading
others;
6.2.10 violate any applicable laws or regulations;
6.2.11 use the Website/Services in any manner that could damage, disable,
overburden or impair the Website/Services or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of the Website/Services;
6.2.12 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or information
that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual
or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information or confidential
information disclosed in the course of employment or under a confidentiality
agreement);
6.2.13 attempt to gain unauthorised access to any of the Services, other
accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Website/Services
through hacking, password mining or any other means.
6.3 We have no obligation to monitor the Services but shall be entitled
to review materials posted to a communications facility and, at our sole
discretion, to remove any material that breaches these Terms and Conditions
or is otherwise objectionable.
7 TERMINATION
We have the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Services
at any time, without notice, for any reason, including without
limitation, breach of these Terms and Conditions. We may also at
any time, at
our sole discretion, discontinue the Website/Services or any
part thereof
without prior notice and you agree that we shall not be liable
to you or any third party for any termination of your access to
the Website/Services.
8 LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
The Website/Services may include links to third party websites that
are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites
is
not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree
that UK Business Information is not responsible for the content or availability
of any
such sites.
9 INTERNATIONAL USE
You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission
of technical data exported from the United Kingdom or the country
in which you reside (if different) and with all local laws and rules
regarding
acceptable use of and conduct on the Internet.
10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
10.1 The Website and its content (including without limitation the
Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes
connected
with the Website and the Services) are protected by copyright, trade
marks, patents and other intellectual property rights and laws. In
accessing the Website you agree that you will access the contents
solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content
may be downloaded,
copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without
the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes
the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website
for personal,
non-commercial home use only.
10.2 UK Business Information does not claim ownership of any materials you post,
upload or submit to any publicly accessible area of the Services. However,
by doing so you are granting us a world-wide, royalty free, non-exclusive
licence to copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publicly display, edit,
translate or publish such Content for as long as you elect to display
such Content via the Services. The licence shall be terminated when such
Content is deleted from the Services.
11 INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold UK Business Information harmless from and
against any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and any claim
or demand
brought against UK Business Information by any third party arising out
of your use of the Services and/or any Content submitted, posted
or transmitted
through the Services, including without limitation, all claims, actions,
proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, expenses (including
reasonable legal costs and expenses) howsoever suffered or incurred
by UK Business Information in consequence of your breach of these Terms
and Conditions.
12 DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1 Use of the Website/Services is at your own risk. The Website/Services
are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis
without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty
of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited
to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a
particular
purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
12.2 To the extent permitted by law, UK Business Information will not be liable
for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever (including
without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising
out of or in connection with the use of the Website/Services.
12.3 UK Business Information makes no warranty that the Website/Services will meet
your requirements, that Content will be accurate or reliable, that the
functionality of the Website/Services will be uninterrupted or error
free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website/Services or
the server that makes them available are free of viruses or anything
else which may be harmful or destructive.
12.4 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as
to exclude or limit the liability of UK Business Information for death or personal
injury as a result of the negligence of UK Business Information.
12.5 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect your statutory
rights as a consumer.
13 SEVERANCE
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent
jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the
remaining Terms
and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect
and continue to be binding and enforceable.
14 GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of England and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English courts.
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