Please read this agreement carefully. It sets out the terms on which you submit content to us and sets out the terms on which we agree to make available any of our websites and apps, including electronic editions (“the site”), regardless of how you access it.
By using the Site, you confirm that you accept the terms of this agreement and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to this agreement, you should not use the site.
“We” or “us” in this agreement means Reach Plc and all its subsidiaries.
To contact us, please see the contact page on this site.
We offer free access to many features of the Site, but due to the nature of the Internet, we do not promise the 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:
WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS
We change these terms from time to time. These terms were most recently updated on October 10, 2022.
YOUR USE OF THE SITE
The Site is for personal, non-commercial use only. You can download and print parts of the Site only for your personal and non-commercial use.
Any other use of materials on the Site, including any user-generated content (including, without limitation, reproduction for a purpose other than that mentioned 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 authorized by us to do so.
You agree that you will not use the Site to knowingly or recklessly transmit or 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 trust, embarrassing to any person, likely to deceive, inaccurate, misleading, hateful, blasphemous, pornographic, racial, ethnic or otherwise objectionable;
- Infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party (including copyrights) or other rights;
- Constitute or encourage conduct that may be considered a criminal offense or otherwise contrary to any law, regulation, or code of practice or that gives rise to civil liability or infringes the rights of third parties in any part of the world;
- Are or could be technically harmful;
- Are, or may be considered, advertising or promotional materials, including “spam” emails;
- Make excessive demands on bandwidth; or
- Contain any virus or other malicious program or that may damage or impair 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 other users’ accounts or obtain a higher level of access to the Site than authorized.
OUR SITE MONITORING
You acknowledge that we have no obligation to monitor any user-generated content on the Site, but in our sole discretion, we have the right to delete any such content and may remove any such material at any time. However, you are solely responsible and assume the associated legal risk anywhere in the world in relation to any content you may publish.
In the event that you are found to be in violation of the terms of this agreement, we will have the right to terminate any account you have with the Site and you may not open another account or continue to use the Site.
We will cooperate with law enforcement or regulatory authorities or any court order requesting or requiring us to disclose the identity or location of any other information relating to anyone who has submitted content to the Site in violation or alleged to be in violation of this agreement. Or the law. In appropriate circumstances, we may also disclose this information to the police, your Internet service provider and any third party to whom we may disclose it in good faith.
You acknowledge that submitting content to the Website does not guarantee that it will be displayed on the Website. You may not edit or remove content once it has been submitted to the site. However, if you wish to make a complaint about specific user-generated content on the Site, please refer to the contact page of this site.
RIGHTS YOU ARE GRANTING TO US IN CONTENT YOU SEND FOR US TO POST OR UPLOAD TO THE SITE OR POST TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
If you send, submit, or post content to us, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, communicate to the public, translate, create derivative works, and distribute such content in any form, medium, or technology now known or developed later. Additionally, you waive all moral rights in such content.
By submitting content for publication, you confirm that you own the copyright to the content or have the legal right to provide it to us and that you have the consent of all individuals in the content. If the content features a child or children, you confirm that you are the parent or legal guardian of the child, or children, and have the legal right to grant consent (or the parent or legal guardian of the child, or children, has granted such consent).
COMPETITIONS AND PRIZE DRAWINGS
When registering an account on the site, you will have access to participate in competitions and/or prize draws on the site.
Competitions and prize draws may be operated by third parties, and where they are, this will be made clear to you, and additional terms and conditions between that third party and you will apply.
If we or a third party operate the conclusion or drawing of the prize, you will likely be dealing with third parties directly as a result of this, and as such, any contracts and/or agreements will be formed between you and them, without us as a party, and we cannot be held liable for your use or any liability arising from the same (except to the extent required by law).
DO NOT RELY ON INFORMATION ON THE SITE
The content of the site is provided “as is” and for general information only. It is not intended to provide advice on which you should rely. You should obtain professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from any action based on the content of the Site.
We make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, express or implied, that the content of the Site is accurate, complete, or up-to-date, and we accept no liability for any such content.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Site may include links to content, websites, and/or services owned and/or operated by third parties. These are provided for your convenience only, and we are not responsible and do not give any warranties or make any representations regarding any content, websites, and/or services.
The burden of ensuring that content posted on the Internet is legal rests with the original content provider, and we shall have no obligation to limit access to material unless notified that it is illegal or otherwise violates the terms of this agreement. Nevertheless, we shall have the right to remove any items that we believe to be unlawful or that violate 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 TRADEMARKS
The intellectual property in all design, text, graphics, and other materials (other than user-generated content) and the selection or arrangement of such material on the Site are owned by us and/or our respective licensors.
We are the owner of:
- the trademarks indicated as such throughout the site from time to time; and
- all other trademarks used on the Site that are not licensed to us by third parties.
All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos mentioned therein are the property of their respective owners.
YOUR ACCOUNT
If you create a user account on the Site, the personal details provided must be true, accurate, and complete.
You must keep your relevant password(s) for the site confidential and not disclose them to anyone. You are responsible for all activities carried out with your username and password(s). We have no means of verifying the identities of people using the Site and shall not be liable when your username and/or password are used by someone else. You agree to notify us immediately by email of any unauthorized use of your account of which you become aware. Please refer to the contact page for contact details on this site.
You will not create additional accounts for the purpose of abusing the functionality of the Site or other users or for any other reason that violates the terms of this agreement.
You may cancel your account at any time by sending an email to us. Please refer to the contact page on this site.
We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Site and any information we have are kept secure. However, due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot accept any liability for those who intentionally attempt to and/or gain unauthorized access to the same through means such as, without limitation, computer hacking (except to the extent we are unable to exclude such liability by law) and we do not warrant that the Site or any of its contents are free from viruses or malware.
If you log into our sites using social media, for example, Facebook, your profile picture will be associated with your account.
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 out in our Cookie.
CLAIMS MADE AGAINST US BY THIRD PARTIES
When a claim is made against us by a third party in connection with your use of the Site, you agree to fully reimburse us and all companies in our group for all losses, costs, actions, claims, damages, and expenses (including legal costs and expenses) or liabilities, whatever incurred or incurred by us or by the companies in our group, or as a consequence of your breach of this agreement and your use of the Site included on the Site.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THINGS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
We are not responsible for things beyond our control, such as power failures and Internet issues.
OUR LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU
- We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you, where it would be illegal 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 conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that may apply to the Site or any content on it, to the extent permissible by law.
We shall 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 or inability to use the Site; or
- use or reliance on any content displayed on the Site.
We shall 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 the defective digital content that we have provided damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill. Our sole liability shall be to repair the damage or pay 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 is valid, enforceable, or legal if any part of it is deleted, the provision shall apply with any necessary modification to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties.
THIS AGREEMENT IS PERSONAL TO YOU
This contract shall be personal to you, and you shall not assign, transfer, sublease, lease, or delegate any or all of your rights and obligations under it without our prior written consent.
We reserve the right to assign or transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under this contract to any companies within the same group as Reach plc or another third party. In the event of assignment or transfer, notification shall be sent by email 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 shall have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland, 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 reside. Nothing in these terms and conditions, including