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Terms & Conditions
Agreement between the User and Clarendon Legal, 48 Clarendon Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7ET.
Our Website is comprised of various Web pages operated by us. Our Website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of our Website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
Modification of These Terms of Use
We reserve the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which our Website is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of our Website.
Links to Third Party Sites
Our Website may contain links to other Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. We are not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us of the site or any association with its operators.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of our Website, you warrant to us that you will not use our Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use our Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of our Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through our Website.
Use of Communication Services
Our Website may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
• Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
• We have no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, we reserve the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at our sole discretion. We do not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, we specifically disclaim any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not our authorised spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of the Business. Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.
Materials Provided to Us or Posted at Any Business Website
We do not claim ownership of the materials you provide to us (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any of our Websites or their associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting us, our affiliated companies and necessary sub licensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of our Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. We are under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time at our sole discretion. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
You may view or download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the Website, provided that:
a) You must not reproduce duplicate, copy, sell, resell, visit or otherwise exploit our Website or material on our Website for a commercial purpose, without our express written consent.
b) You must not republish material from this Website (including republication on another website) reproduce or store material from this Website in any public or private electronic retrieval system. (Though we encourage fair use for academic/non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution).
Liability Disclaimer
The information, software, products, and services included in or available through our Website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The Business and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes to our Website at any time. Advice received via our website should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation. We and/or our suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on our website for any purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. We and/or our suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we and/or our suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or
performance of our website, with the delay or inability to use our website or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through our website, or otherwise arising out of the use of our website, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if we or any of our suppliers have been advised of the possibility of damages.
Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of our website, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using our website.
Termination/Access Restriction
The Business reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Business Website and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
General
To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of our Website. Use of our Website is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the Business as a result of this agreement or use of our Website. Our performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our Website or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
We own the intellectual property rights in, and material on, the Website, unless stated otherwise. Such rights include, but are not limited to, registered and unregistered trademarks and copyright-protected works. This Website may contain technical or general inaccuracies and typographical errors. We reserve the right to update or change information on this Website without notice. We may also make changes and/or improvements to its products described in this Website at any time without notice.
If you have any queries on our Terms and Conditions, please contact us.
Privacy policy
1. Who are we?
Clarendon Legal is a firm of solicitors based at 48 Clarendon Street, Derry, Northern Ireland BT48 7ET. You can contact our office and our Data Protection Manager using our contact details above or the contact form on this website. We understand your privacy and the security of your information is very important to you. We’re committed to keeping your information private and respecting your data protection rights. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices relating to our Business Website. In order to fully understand your rights, we encourage you to read this Privacy Statement and to consult our Website Terms of Use. Each time you use this Website you will be bound by the then current Privacy Statement, Website Terms of Use and you should review these each time you use the Website to satisfy yourself that you are happy with it. Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such and we are not responsible for the content or the privacy statements of these other websites.
2. Acceptance of this Privacy Statement
By using this Website, you signify acceptance of this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree with or you are not comfortable with any aspect of the Privacy Statement, your only remedy is to discontinue use of the Website. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement at any time. Your continued use of any portion of the Website following notification or posting of such changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
3. Information we collect from you through use of our website and services
We may collect and process the following data about you:
a) Customer/User Communication (e.g. via email, phone or the Website’s Contact Us): Information we capture: Name Company/Organisation Name Contact Number Email Address But, we also anticipate some users of our service may volunteer additional information, which is likely to include reasons for contacting us. Purpose of Capturing this Information: We use this information for the purpose of contact and communication with you. Legal Basis: This information is processed on the basis of our Businesses Legitimate Interest. Retention Period: The information captured is maintained for the length of time needed to address the query and/or engagement. Sharing Information: Except in situations where we are required to do so by law, we do not share this information with any third parties, unless a user requests us to specifically engage with a third party on their behalf, at which point it will be made very obvious and clear from our communication that this is OK and has the users consent.
b) Our Business Website: Information We Capture: Cookies and other similar methods (e.g. digital certificates) are used to monitor website traffic and enhance your experience of our website. Cookies are pieces of data which your computer, mobile or tablet device downloads when you visit a website. Cookies are used to keep track of your preferences and to recognise return visitors. You can set your browser to reject cookies. However, if you choose to reject cookies, you may not be able to use or access certain of our online or mobile services. Alternatively, you can clear (delete) all cookies from your web browser once you finish using our website. Please refer to Cookies Policy for more information.
4. Where we store your personal data
The data that we collect from you is stored at a destination within the European Union (“EU”). We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Statement. All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a username or password which enables you to access certain parts of our Website or services, you are responsible for keeping this password or username confidential. We ask you not to share this information with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. We have security in place such as firewalls, backups and other appropriate technical security measures.
5. Uses made of your information
We use information held about you:
to ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer to provide you with information, products or services that you request from us where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us for verification, administration and statistical analysis purposes (e.g. Google Analytics) to notify you about changes to our Website and/or services.
6. Disclosure of your information
We consider your Data to be private and confidential. We may disclose your personal information to other partner companies and approved contractors or subcontractors working on our behalf. We may disclose your personal information to third parties if:
• we need to work with advisors
• we sell or buy any business or assets; in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets if The Business or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its users will be one of the transferred assets
• if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Website Terms of Use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Business and its subsidiaries and its group companies, our users, or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies, such as payment processing companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction
7. Links to other sites
Our website may contain links to and from other websites and web platforms. In addition, third party websites may also provide links to the Website. If you follow a link to any of those websites or web platforms, please note that those websites and web platforms have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies. Please check those policies before you submit any personal data to those websites. We do not accept, and we disclaim, any responsibility for the privacy policies and information protection practices of any third-party website (whether or not such website is linked on or to the Website). These links are provided to you for convenience purposes only, and you access them at your own risk. It is your responsibility to check the third-party website’s privacy statement before you submit any personal data to their websites.
8. Security
We take your online security very seriously and this website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. However, as no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you transfer the data at your own risk. We endeavour to use appropriate security measures.
9. Your rights
The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) applies from 25 May 2018 and significantly changes data protection law in Europe, strengthening the rights of individuals and increasing the obligations on organisations. The GDPR is designed to give individuals more control over their personal data. The key principles under the GDPR are lawfulness, fairness and transparency; purpose limitation; data minimisation; accuracy; storage limitation; integrity and confidentiality, and accountability (Article 5 of the GDPR). You have increased rights under GDPR. Guidance on these rights is available here. You have the right to request a copy of the information held by us about you. You also have the right to access your data, have changed any inaccuracies in the details we hold about you, the right to object to the use of your data and the right to block any specific uses of your data, by contacting us through Contact Us.
In particular, your rights are:
The right to withdraw your consent (Article 7 of the GDPR)
The right to be informed (Articles 12 – 14 of the GDPR)
The right to access information (Article 15 of the GDPR)
The right to rectification (Articles 16 & 19 of the GDPR)
The right to erasure (Articles 17 & 19 of the GDPR)
The right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR)
The right to object to processing of personal data (Article 21 of the GDPR)
The right of restriction (Article 18 of the GDPR) Rights in relation to automated decision making, including profiling (Article 22 of the GDPR) The right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority
Note: your right to withdraw consent applies to the processing of data for which you have given consent. Withdrawing consent does not affect any processing done up to the point when you withdrew your consent. The website does not make use of any automated decision making. If you require further information in relation to your rights and this restriction, you can contact our Data Protection Manager (DPM) here.
10. Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Statement are welcomed and should be addressed to our Data Protection Manager (DPM) at the above address.