Terms and Conditions
This website is owned by self direct limited, a social enterprise, a not for profit company limited by guarantee. Registered office: 444 Clifford House, 7 – 9 Clifford Street, York YO1 9RA. Registered in England and Wales, company number 6515781, hereafter referred to as "self direct"
Postal address:
York Eco Business Centre, Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4AG
Telephone: +44 (0)1904 341175
Fax: +44 (0)10904 672329
Email: see contact us
self direct's VAT number: 933090145
self direct's company number: 6515781
self direct is a company registered in England and Wales. This Agreement is governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and any dispute arising out of or relating to this site or any transaction made via this site will be determined within the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales
These are the terms and conditions that relate to the self direct Website, subject to which you may use the website controlled, operated and provided by self direct, hereafter referred to as “the Website"
Conditions of use
Any access, use and download of the Website is subject to the following terms and conditions and use of the Website constitutes agreement to these terms and conditions from the date of first use
When you access, use and download the Website you are accepting to be bound by these terms and conditions, "the Agreement", and you re-affirm that acceptance every time you access, use and download the Website
self direct reserves the right to vary, modify or otherwise change these terms and conditions and continued use of the site after any modifications or changes have been posted is deemed acceptance of the amended terms and conditions
These terms and conditions apply to any other websites under the control of self direct and from which a link has been created to these terms and conditions
These terms and conditions apply to all use of the Website including purchases and any registrations done via the Website and will apply additionally to any rules or other specific terms and conditions which relate to such purchases and registrations and if there is any conflict the latter will prevail
You agree to use this site for lawful purposes only, and in a way that does not infringe the rights, or inhibit, or restrict the use of the site by any other third party
Access, use and download of the Website
Please note that you access, use and download the Website at your own risk. self direct is not responsible for any type of loss or damage which you may sustain as a result of accessing and using the Website
The Website is accessed via the world-wide web, "www", which is independent of self direct. Your use of the “www” is at your own risk and subject to all applicable national and international laws and regulations. self direct has no responsibility for any information or services obtained by you on the “www”. self direct reserves the right to modify, supplement, move or delete portions of or add to the Website at any time with or without notice
The Website contains links for your information and convenience to websites operated by third parties. self direct does not operate or control these sites, and does not accept any responsible for any of their content. self direct does not endorse these third party websites and nor does it warrant or represent that any information contained on such websites are accurate or correct
You are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy and completeness of any information contained on third party websites, and the value and integrity of any goods and services offered by such websites. self direct cannot accept any liability arising from your use of such third party websites
self direct does not permit any third party to operate a link to any of the Website without obtaining self direct's prior written consent
If you wish to create a link to this site you must seek the prior approval of self direct before creating such a link. If you do wish to create such a link, please make such a request by using the 'contact us' link
Copyright, intellectual property rights and reproduction of content
self direct owns or is licensed to use the copyright of all materials and images on this site. Where it is indicated that copyright in any materials and images belong to a third party, you must seek the consent of the copyright holder if you wish to reproduce any such materials or images
This site and its content are for information purposes only and you may only reproduce any content for personal use and must not reproduce the content on any other website or for commercial gain
All copyright and other rights, including database rights, trademarks, whether registered or unregistered, and all other intellectual property rights, in and to the Website and their contents, which shall include all information contained in or available from the Website, hereafter referred to as the "the Contents", are owned by or licensed to self direct or are otherwise used by self direct as permitted under applicable laws
Unless self direct explicitly states otherwise in writing, you may use, view, download, copy or print textual or graphic content of the Website provided that it is solely used by you for the purpose of enquiring about the services provided by self direct and provided that you do not change or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices on such content
Under no circumstances may you use the Contents in a manner that may give a false or misleading impression of self direct
You agree not to copy, reproduce, store in any medium, including in any other websites, distribute, transmit, modify, alter, disseminate, create derivative works from all or any part of any of the Website or edit any part of any of the Website other than as permitted above without obtaining self direct's prior written consent
Public areas
self direct is not responsible for any material submitted by you or others to any public area of the Website, including the blog pages and comments to the blogs or any other public areas of the Website
Whilst self direct does use moderators on the blog pages, you are responsible for the content of any material you submit and self direct does not approve or endorse the content submitted by anyone on the blog pages
self direct reserves the right to remove any material submitted by you in any public area, without notice, if it is considered that the material is inappropriate in any way, for example but not limited to, where self direct considers the material defamatory, obscene, indecent, discriminatory, threatening, breaches any copyright or trade mark, is intended to solicit business, contains viruses or corrupted files or is otherwise unlawful
Unless otherwise requested, by submitting any material on any public area you are granting a licence to self direct to reproduce that material on any other part of the Website and in any other self direct publications
Specific Prohibitions
You may not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website nor may you attempt to decipher, de-compile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of any of the Website
Liability
The Website and the Contents are provided for general information purposes only and whilst self direct has taken every care in the preparation of the Website and the Contents, self direct cannot guarantee that the Contents will be completely up to date and free of mistakes.
To the extent permitted by applicable law self direct makes no warranties, representations and/or undertakings (express or implied) in respect of the Website and the Contents (including the accuracy, reliability, suitability, quality, availability or completeness thereof). self direct excludes all liability (other than for death or personal injury caused by its negligence) in relation to the Website and the Contents, whether such liability arises in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise (including, without limitation, liability in respect of any losses, damages, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by you of an indirect or consequential nature, such as loss of profits, data, business or goodwill)
self direct makes no claims or representations that any or all of the Contents may be lawfully viewed or downloaded outside England and Wales and unless otherwise specifically stated, the Contents and these Website are directed solely at consumers and/or businesses who access these Websites from England and Wales. Access to such materials may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you choose to access the Website from outside England or Wales, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction
Computer Bugs, Viruses and Errors
Whilst self direct will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website do not contain or promulgate any errors, viruses, bugs, other malicious code or harmful components and will be uninterrupted self direct makes no warranty or representation that this will be the case
self direct excludes to the extent permitted by applicable laws all liability, other than liability for death or personal injury caused by self direct’s negligence, in connection with any damage or loss caused by errors, viruses, bugs, other malicious code or harmful components originating or contracted from the Website and any interruptions in the running of the Website
Terminating your use of the Website
self direct shall have the right to immediately terminate your use of the Website if self direct determines in their sole discretion that you have breached these terms and conditions or have otherwise been engaged in conduct which they determine in their sole discretion to be unacceptable
Fees and prices
self direct reserves the right to vary any registration fees and the prices of any goods or services listed on this site without notice
All registrations and orders for goods and services are subject to availability and self direct reserves the right to refuse to accept any registration or refuse to supply any goods or services to any individual or organisation
Privacy and data protection
self direct may require certain details and Personal Data from you, including your name and email address. This policy is in relation to these details and any other Personal Data which self direct collects from you or about you , collectively known as "the Information"
self direct will use the Information in a variety of ways, some of which will assist and enable self direct to provide its services to its clients and prospective clients. This may include for example, self direct contacting you directly to monitor progress and to inform you of progress on specific projects
self direct may also at its sole discretion retain the Information and use it for direct marketing services, e.g. self direct may send marketing information to you. The Information self direct holds about you will never be passed on to other companies without your permission
self direct reserves the right to report any activity which self direct suspects violates any relevant laws or regulations to the appropriate authority. If self direct is requested by such authority for the Information self direct reserves the right to disclose it to them
You must, at all times, comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and all subsequent legislation and regulations
All Information will be kept as confidential and as secure as possible. This means that the Information can only be exchanged between you, self direct and any third party to whom self direct, with your permission, decides to transfer the Information to for the purposes detailed above. Furthermore as required by the Act self direct follows security procedures in the storage and disclosure of the Information which you have given to self direct, to prevent unauthorised access
Under the Act all individuals are entitled on the payment of a fee, to be given from self direct a description of all the Information self direct holds about the individual, the purposes for which this is being processed and the recipients to whom this may be disclosed. All individuals also have the right to have communicated to them in a form they understand the Information self direct holds about them
self direct uses standard industry practices to safeguard the confidentiality of the Information. self direct treats the Information as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorised access. self direct employees use security techniques, policies and procedures to protect the Information from unauthorised access by users inside and outside the company. However, you must accept that absolute security is not possible on the Internet
General
self direct reserves the right to vary the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time. Such variations become effective immediately upon the posting of the varied Agreement on the Website. By continuing to use the Website after we have posted these changes you will be deemed to accept such variations
If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid, unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that term shall be deemed severable and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term
Except as provided in additional terms of use for areas of the Website, this Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between you and self direct with respect to your use of the Website. Where such areas are subject to additional terms of use, by using such areas, you agree to be bound by these additional terms
Any failure by self direct to exercise or enforce any of its rights under these terms and conditions shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such rights or prevent self direct exercising or enforcing the same rights again in the future
Disclaimer
The Website is for general information only and, should not be considered as a substitute for professional advice. You should seek appropriate advice on any specific matter before taking or refraining from taking any action in reliance upon any information contained on the Website
self direct shall not be held to be in breach of its obligations under these terms and conditions nor liable to you for any loss or damage which may be suffered by you or any third party due to any cause beyond its reasonable control
Feedback
Should you wish to make any comments to self direct about the Website or if you have any questions relating to the same please contact self direct through the 'contact us' link or writing to self direct at the above address or telephoning self direct on the above telephone number