Terms of Service of Somebody’s Diaries
This document governs
- the use of our website, and,
- any other related agreement or legal relationship with us in a legally binding way.
You must read this document carefully. By continuing to use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our Website, whether as a guest or otherwise. Use of our Website includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use our Website.
TERMS OF USE
Unless stated otherwise, the terms in this section apply generally when using our website.
By using our Website, you confirm that you accept these Terms and Conditions and that you agree to comply with them. These Terms and Conditions refer to the Privacy Policy which also apply to your use of our Website.
By using our website, you confirm the following:
- you are older than 18;
Changes to the terms and conditions of use
We may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.
Content on the website
Unless otherwise noted, all content on our website is owned or provided by us or our licensors.
We do our best to ensure the content on our website complies with all laws and respects third-party rights. However, this may not always be achievable.
If you believe your rights are being infringed, without prejudice to any legal prerogatives to enforce your rights, please report any issues using the contact details provided in this document.
Rights regarding content on our website – All rights reserved
We hold and reserve all intellectual property rights for all content.
You may not use such content in any way that is not necessary or implied for the proper use of the service.
Specifically, but without limitation, you may not copy, download, share (beyond the limits mentioned below), modify, translate, transform, publish, transmit, sell, sublicense, edit, transfer, assign to third parties, or create derivative works from the content on our website. You also cannot allow any third party to do so through your account or device, even unknowingly.
Where explicitly stated, you may download, copy, and share some content from our website for personal and non-commercial use, provided you correctly implement copyright and other required attributions.
Any statutory limitations or exceptions to copyright remain unaffected.
Access to external resources
Through our website, you may access external resources provided by third parties. You acknowledge and accept that we have no control over these resources and are not responsible for their content or availability.
Conditions for third-party resources, including any rights granted in their content, are governed by those third parties’ terms and conditions or by applicable law.
Acceptable use
Our website and service may only be used within the scope of what is provided for, under these terms and applicable law.
You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of our website and service does not violate any laws, regulations, or third-party rights.
We reserve the right to protect our interests by denying you access to our website or service, terminating contracts, and reporting any misconduct to the appropriate authorities if you are involved in or suspected of the following:
- violating laws, regulations, or these terms;
- infringing on third-party rights;
- significantly impairing our legitimate interests;
- offending us or any third party.
Accessing our website
Our Website is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our Website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
no reliance on information
The content on our Website is provided for general information only and shall not be deemed to constitute professional advice or endorsement of any item, service or destination whatsoever. It is not intended to amount to information on which you should rely and you should not rely upon it in making or refraining from making any decision or in taking or refraining from taking any action. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, free from errors or omissions, complete or up-to-date. Any reliance on the content on our Website is entirely at your own risk for which we shall not be liable.
Limitations of Our Liability
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Website or any content on it, whether express or implied. We will not be liable to any user 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, our Website; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Website or arising from it. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit.
Email sign up
By submitting your email address you will automatically be opted-in to receive our free email newsletter. Should you wish to opt-out of the free email newsletter you are entitled to do so at anytime by clicking on the unsubscribe link contained therein.
Reader Comments Policy
Comments uploaded on our Website are pre-moderated and are regularly reviewed. Comments that we determine in our sole discretion to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service will be removed.
You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments.
To report a comment, please contact us using the Contact Form here.
Uploading content to our website
Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload any type of content to our Website, you must do so in good faith and must not breach any applicable local, national or international law or regulation. You warrant that any such contribution does not breach any laws, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty. Any content you upload to our Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such content for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. We have the right to remove any content upload you make on our Website if, in our opinion, your content does not comply with these Terms and Conditions.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that our Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our Website. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website. You must not attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Website will cease immediately.
Advertisements and links to other websites
The Website contains links to other internet websites. These links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our Website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites or of those in control of them. We will not be liable for any and all loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
As an additional precaution and subject to our limitation of liability, we urge you to be careful when purchasing anything online. Endeavour to make sure you’re using a secure connection before making payments. We strongly encourage you to make any appropriate investigations before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any third parties.
Waiver
The failure of us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or in respect to the website constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and us and govern your use of the website, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Illegality and/or unenforceability of any part of the Terms and Conditions shall not affect the enforceability of the balance of the Terms and Conditions.
Applicable law
Your use of our Website and any dispute arising out of such use of our Website is subject to the laws of England and Wales. We reserve the right to take action against any account, at any time, for any reason.
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us using the Contact form here.
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