Thank you for accessing www.law-less-ordinary.co.uk (the “Website”).  Please read these User Conditions before using this Website which is operated by Browne Jacobson LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England, whose registered office is at 44 Castle Gate, Nottingham NG1 7BJ registered with number OC306448) (“we” or “us” or “our”). Browne Jacobson LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and is subject to the SRA Code of Conduct, which can be accessed at www.sra.org.uk/handbook/. By using this Website, you signify your acceptance of these conditions, regardless of whether or not you choose to register with us, in return for which we will provide you with access.  From time to time we may modify these User Conditions so please continue to review the conditions of use whenever accessing or using this Website.  If at any time you do not wish to accept these User Conditions then you may not use this Website.

1)  NO RELIANCE

Whilst we take steps to ensure the accuracy of the information accessed via this Website, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any information or material appearing on it.  We have no responsibility for content provided by third parties and are merely providing access to such content to you.  We have no obligation to verify the content of such information nor to edit any such information provided by third parties.  We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any third party details and you acknowledge that any reliance on such information will be at your own risk.

2)  COPYRIGHT NOTICE

This Website and all materials, text, code, content, software, videos, music, sound, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, names, logos, marks, formats, files, devices and links contained in it or linked to it (together “Content”) are protected by copyright, trade marks and other rights of intellectual property owned by us or licensed to us. Anyone accessing this Website is entitled to view any part of it.  However, the Content must not be used nor reproduced (in whole or part) for any other purpose including on or in connection with another website or publication or for direct commercial gain.

3)  USER MATERIAL AND CONDUCT

Other than personally identifiable information, which is covered under Condition 8, any material you transmit or post to the Website shall be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. We shall have no obligations with respect to such material. We shall be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use (or not use, as the case may be) such material and all data, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from the Website any material:

• that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience; or
• for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals; or
• which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in any country in the world; or
• which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).

You may not misuse the Website (including, without limitation, by hacking) and we shall fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material in breach of this Condition 3.

 

 

4)  NO WARRANTY

This Website and its content are provided “as is” excluding warranties of any kind, either express or implied, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law. We accept no liability for functions contained on the Website and make no warranty that the Website will operate uninterrupted or error-free or that any defect will be corrected.  We do not warrant that the Website is compatible with your computer equipment or that the Website or its server is free of errors, viruses, worms or “Trojan horses” and we shall not be liable for any damage you may suffer as a result of such destructive features.

5)  LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Websites or pages to which this Website is linked (other than other websites operated by us) are for information only and have not been reviewed by us.  We have no responsibility for the content of such websites or pages and accept no liability for any losses whatsoever that may be incurred as a result of any linking to the same.

6)  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You acknowledge that your use of this Website and its content is at your own risk.

Except for liability which we cannot by law restrict or exclude, we shall have no liability to you or any third party for any direct, indirect or consequential damages (including loss of profits), or any other damages of any kind whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise.  Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability of certain damages, so this limitation or exclusion may not apply to you in its entirety.

7)  LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

This Website is not directed at persons in a jurisdiction where for any reason the Website’s publication or availability is prohibited and any person for whom such a prohibition applies must not access the Website. Those who access the Website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws or regulations.

8)  PRIVACY STATEMENT

This statement sets out our policy in relation to the holding and using of information, which we may obtain from you when you contact us (via the Website or otherwise), at the time of:

• subscribing to any service offered by us; or
• posting material; or
• requesting further services; or
• reporting a problem with the Website.

We will use information held about you to ensure that content on our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer and allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.  In addition

If you register your information using our subscribe feature, we will use this information to send you legal bulletins, updates and training invites which are relevant and useful to you.  You have the oppotunity to unsubscribe with every communication we send to you, you can also select the topics and types of mailings you would like to receive.  We do not rent or sell personal information to third parties.

This Website incorporates the use of Cookies. Cookies are small data text files that are sent from a server computer during a browsing session. Cookies are typically stored on your computers hard drive and are used by websites to simulate a continuous connection to that website. In order to make our Website more responsive to your needs we use cookies to track and manage information relative to your specific interests. In this way we can tailor our Website to your needs, deliver a better and more personalised service and track the pages on our Website that you visit. The use of cookies automatically identifies your browser to our computers whenever you interact with our Website.  Your browser options allow you to disable cookies.  You should note that if you do disable cookies, you may not be able to access all the services on this Website.

9)  VALIDITY OF PROVISIONS AND REMEDIES

If any provision of these conditions is or becomes invalid or contravenes applicable regulations then the remaining provisions will not be affected.

10)  WAIVER

No waiver by us of any breach of these conditions shall constitute a waiver of any other breach. No failure by us to exercise any remedy shall constitute a waiver of the right subsequently to exercise that or any other remedy.

11)  GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These conditions are governed by the laws of England.  Disputes arising in connection with these conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Posted by Simon White
0115 976 6532
swhite@brownejacobson.com