USER TERMS & CONDITIONS (“agreement”).

Please read this agreement carefully. It sets out the terms under which we agree to make available any of our websites and apps, including e-editions (“the Site”), however you access it, to you.

By using the Site, you confirm that you accept the terms of this agreement and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to this agreement, you must not use the Site.

The publisher of the Site (referred to in this agreement as “we” or “us”) is a subsidiary of the publishing group Reach plc (company number 82548) which asserts copyright in the Site. Our address is One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP. Our VAT number is 440 3567 67.

To contact us, please see the contact us page on this site.

We offer access to many features of the Site free of charge but due to the nature of the Internet, we do not promise full and error free operation of the Site at all times.

THERE ARE OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO YOU

This agreement refers to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of the Site:

• our privacy notice
• our cookie notice

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We amend these terms from time to time. These terms were most recently updated on 24th May 2018.

YOUR USE OF THE SITE

The Site is for personal and non-commercial use only. You may download and print portions of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only.

Any other use of materials on the Site, including any user generated content (including without limitation reproduction for a purpose (other than that noted above) and any modification, distribution or republication) without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited.

You agree not to frame the Site for any purpose, unless specifically authorised by us to do so.

You agree that you will not use the Site to submit, or knowingly or recklessly receive, any material including without limitation, comments and reviews that:

• are in any way, obscene, threatening, abusive, offensive, defamatory, invasive of another’s privacy, in breach of confidence, embarrassing to any person, likely to deceive, inaccurate, misleading, hateful, blasphemous, pornographic, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• are in breach of any third party’s intellectual property rights (including copyright) or other rights;
• constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence or otherwise contrary to any law, regulation or code of practice or give rise to civil liability or infringe the rights of any third party anywhere in the world;
• are, or could be, technically harmful;
• are, or may be deemed to be, advertising or promotional materials including “spam” email;
• makes excessive demands for bandwidth; or
• contains any virus or other malicious program or which may otherwise impair or harm our computer systems or any third party computer system.

You agree not to impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent any affiliation with any person or entity when creating an account on the Site or submitting any content to the Site.

You also agree not to attack the Site or access or attempt to access the accounts of other users or gain a greater level of access to the Site than authorised.

DO NOT RELY ON INFORMATION ON THE SITE

The content on the Site is provided “as-is” and for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Site.

We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the Site is accurate, complete or up to date and we do not accept any responsibility for any of such content.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Site may include links to the content, web sites and/or services owned and/or operated by third parties. These are provided for your convenience only and we are not responsible for and do not give any warranties or make any representations regarding any such content, web sites and/or services.

The onus for ensuring that content presented on the Internet is legal rests with the original content provider, and we will not be under any obligations to limit access to material unless notified that it is illegal or otherwise in breach of the terms of this agreement. Notwithstanding, we shall have the right to remove any items we believe may be illegal or otherwise in breach of the terms of this agreement.

Sometimes we include links to other websites; if you click on one and make a purchase of a product or service, we may receive a commission.

OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADE MARKS

The intellectual property in all design, text, graphics and other material (other than user generated content) and the selection or arrangement of such material on the Site is owned by us and/or our respective licensors.

We are the owner of:

• those trade mark(s) indicated as such throughout the Site from time to time; and
• all other trade marks used in the Site which are not licensed to us by any third party.
• All other trade marks, product names and company names or logos cited therein are the property of their respective owners.

HOW WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND COOKIES

We will use your personal information as set out in our privacy notice

We will use cookies as set our in our cookie notice.

CLAIMS MADE AGAINST US BY THIRD PARTIES

Where a claim is brought against us by a third party in relation to your use of the Site you agree to fully reimburse us and all companies within our group for all losses, costs, actions, claims, damages, expenses (including legal costs and expenses) or liabilities, whatsoever suffered or incurred by us or the companies within our group in or as a consequence of your breach of this agreement and your use of the Site which is included on the Site.

WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THINGS BEYOND OUR CONTROL

We are not liable for things beyond our control, such as power failure and problems on the Internet.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Site or any content on it, to the extent that it is lawful to do so

We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• use of, or inability to use, the Site; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Site.

We will not be liable for:

• loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
• business interruption;
• loss of anticipated savings;
• loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
• any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill. Our only liability will be either to repair the damage or pay you equivalent compensation.

If any provision (or part of a provision) of this agreement is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force.

If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties.

THIS AGREEMENT IS PERSONAL TO YOU

This agreement shall be personal to you and you may not assign, transfer, sublet, lease or delegate all or any of your rights and obligations, without our prior written consent.

We reserve the right to assign or transfer all or any of its rights and obligations under this agreement to any companies in the same group as Reach plc or another third party. In the event of assignment or transfer, notification will either be given to you by e-mail or posted on the Site.

WHICH COUNTRY’S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?

Please note that these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland and if you are a resident of the Republic of Ireland you may also bring proceedings in the Republic of Ireland.

If you are a consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident. Nothing in these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, this section dealing with governing law and jurisdiction, affects your rights as a consumer to rely on such mandatory provisions of local law.