Terms and Conditions of Website Use
Please read the following information carefully before using our
website. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and
Conditions you must stop using this website immediately.
1. Changes to terms and conditions
We reserve the right to make any changes to these Terms and
Conditions at any time. Please check this page regularly for any
changes.
2. International Use
We make no representation that materials on our website are
appropriate or available for use in locations outside England and
Wales (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man), and accessing
our website from territories where its contents are illegal or
unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access our website from
locations outside England and Wales, you do so on your own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
3. Access to our website
Messages sent over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be
completely secure as they can be intercepted, lost or corrupted. We
are therefore not responsible for the accuracy of the messages sent
by email over the internet - whether from us to you or from you to
us.
Please note that there is no guarantee that any e-mail sent to
Blackfriars Group will be received by us, or that the contents of
the e-mail will remain confidential during internet transmission.
Due to the nature of the internet and the fact that your access to
our website involves features outside our control, we are not
responsible for any technical problems you may experience with our
website. If you do experience technical problems, please use the
'contact us' facility on this website.
5. Intellectual property
Unless we've clearly stated otherwise, all intellectual property
rights are the property of Blackfriars Group.
You may retrieve, display, print, copy or download any material on
this site for your personal use only. You may not reproduce, modify
or in any way commercially exploit any of the material contained on
our website.
6. Software Quality We can give no warranty that this site and
content are free from viruses or anything else that has
contaminating or destructive properties
7. Hyperlinks You may not create a hyperlink to this website without
our prior written consent. In order to provide you with the best
web-based service, we have included within our website several links
to other websites. We cannot be responsible for those websites and
their content which are beyond our control and we make no
representation as to their quality, suitability, functionality or
legality and you waive any claim you may have against us with
respect to such websites.
8. User conduct When accessing or using any service provided on this
website, you may not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening,
abusive, libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or
otherwise objectionable information of any kind. This includes,
without limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging
conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any national or international law.
9. Disclaimer Whilst we have taken all
reasonable care to ensure the information contained within these
pages is accurate we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness
of any information contained on or provided in connection with our
website. We are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for
the results obtained from the use of such information or for any
technical problems you may experience with our website. You are
responsible for the security of any data which you transfer to or
from our website.
We shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused, directly
or indirectly, by your use of our website or the information
contained on our website. We disclaim all conditions, warranties, or
other terms whether expressed or implied by statute, custom or usage
relating to the information contained in or omitted from the service
offered via our website.
10. Limitation of Liability We shall not
be liable for any i) direct, indirect, incidental, special or
consequential damages; or ii) for loss of profit or opportunity,
whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise arising from (1)
the use of our website or the information contained on our website
or (2) the inability to use our website or (3) unauthorised access
to or alteration of your transmissions or data or (4) third party
services outside our reasonable control (including, but not limited
to, telephone and browser services), whether such services are used
by you to access our website or used by us to comply with your
instructions.
For the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall apply whether or
not the relevant loss or damage arises by reason of our negligence.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions should exclude our liability
to you in the tort of deceit or for personal injury or death caused
by our negligence.
11. Indemnity You shall be liable to us for any loss we suffer as a
result of your use of our website or any breach of these Terms and
Conditions by you.
12. Miscellaneous If a competent authority finds any or part of
these Terms and Conditions invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any
extent, we shall delete the relevant term or part from the remaining
Terms and Conditions - which shall continue to be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by English law.
No act, omission or delay by us shall be a waiver of our rights or
remedies under these Terms and Conditions unless otherwise agreed in
writing by us.
We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms and
Conditions and upon such assignment we may be relieved of any
further obligation to you under them.
A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions shall have
no right under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to
enforce them but this shall not affect any right or remedy of a
third party which exists or is available apart from under that Act.
These Terms and Conditions are only
directed at United Kingdom residents and shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with English Law. Any disputes arising from
this site shall be dealt with by the English courts.
No representations are made as to whether the information is
applicable or available in any other country which may have access
to it.
We have based this information on our understanding of law and
practice as at January 2006. We make every
effort, to ensure that this information is helpful, accurate and
correct but it may change or may not apply to your personal
circumstances. Before taking any action you should always check with
an appropriate adviser, as we cannot accept responsibility for any
action taken on the basis of this information alone.
13. Blackfriars Group Head Office is located at 6 Congleton Road,
Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1HN. Telephone 0845 838 7960.
