TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IT SETS OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("TERMS") UNDER WHICH SI SOCIAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED (TRADING AS "socialbusinessnetwork") OFFERS YOU ("YOU", "YOUR", "USER") USE OF ITS SERVICES (AS DEFINED HEREUNDER) BY MEANS OF socialbusinessnetwork.com (THE "WEBSITE"). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES.

  • 1. WEBSITE AND SERVICES

  • 1.1 The Website is owned and managed by SI Social Industries Limited ("We", "Us" or "Our", "socialbusinessnetwork"), a company registered in England and Wales with Company Registration Number 07901653 and having its registered address at 342 Streatham High Road, Streatham, London, SW16 6HH, England.
  • 1.2 By means of the Website, socialbusinessnetwork makes available a network of businesses, professionals, entrepreneurs and those considering starting in business to communicate and share information through the Website ("Services").

  • 2 REGISTRATION

  • 2.1 In order to use the Services, you shall first be required to register with us by completing the online registration form on the Website. By registering with us, you warrant that:
  • 2.1.1 you are legally capable of entering into any binding contracts;
  • 2.1.2 you are at least 18 years old; and
  • 2.1.3 you are not in any way prohibited by the applicable law in the jurisdiction which you are currently located to enter into these Terms.
  • 2.2 You warrant that the information you provide to us at all times is true, accurate and correct. You agree to promptly notify us of any changes to your personal details so that we may update our records of your details to provide you with the Services.
  • 2.3 We shall send you a confirmation email ("Confirmation Email") once we have accepted and confirmed your registration with us as a User. Your contract ("Contract") to use the Services commences on the date of the Confirmation Email.
  • 2.4 We reserve the right to conduct verification and security procedures in respect of all information provided by you to us. If we have reason to believe that the information provided by you to register and use any of the Services breaches or is likely to breach any of the provision in these Terms, we may at our sole discretion, take any action that we deem appropriate including without limitation, to terminate your Contract.
  • 2.5 Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right at its sole and absolute discretion and for any reason whatsoever to accept or reject your application for registration as a User.

  • 3 SERVICES

  • 3.1 We will use our reasonable endeavours to make the Services and any additional service that we agree to provide available to you at all times, but we cannot guarantee an uninterrupted or fault free service.
  • 3.2 We reserve the right to make changes to the Services and the Website or part thereof from time to time including without limitation, the removal, modification and/or variation of any elements of features and functionalities of the Services and/or the Website.
  • 3.3 You acknowledge that we do not control the network used to provide the Services, which may from time to time be upgraded, modified, subject to maintenance work or otherwise amended by the owner thereof. Such circumstances may result in the Services (wholly or partly) being made temporarily unavailable. We shall take reasonable action to minimise the disruption caused by such circumstances but you acknowledge, agree and accept that some such interruptions may not be avoidable.
  • 3.4 We may from time to time update or revise these Terms and shall notify you of such updates and revisions on the Website. You hereby agree that your continued use of the Website is deemed your acceptance to be bound by such revised provisions.
  • 3.5 We also reserve the right from time to time to monitor your use of the Website.

  • 4 YOUR OBLIGATIONS

  • 4.1 You shall keep our username and password ("Login") safe and secure to ensure that they are not used without your permission. You must immediately notify us if you have reason to believe that there has been unauthorised use or access to your Logins and/or your profile on the Website ("Profile").
  • 4.2 You shall be solely responsible and liable for any breaches of these Terms arising out of or resulting from use of your Logins to access the Services and/or the Website, whether such use is authorised by you or not.
  • 4.3 You shall not:
    • 4.3.1 at any time use the Services and/or the Website with the purpose of impersonating another User or person; or
    • 4.3.2 use the information made available to you through your use of the Services and/or the Website for any purpose other than for the purposes of procuring benefit out of the Services and/or the Website.
  • 4.4 You shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, directives and legislations which apply to your use of the Website and/or Service in whatever country you are physically located. You are solely responsible and liable for all activities on the Website and use of the Services.
  • 4.5 You may not circumvent or attempt to circumvent security measures or try to modify the Website content except as expressly permitted.
  • 4.6 We reserve the right to exclude a particular user/business from a service, and/or delete their details, if they abuse it (which could include, but is not limited to, hacking, submission of obscenities, fraud or the spreading of computer viruses).
  • 4.7 You agree that you shall not submit to appear on the Website or use the Services in any way that would cause to appear, any images, videos, audio or word files, external links, information or all other material of all format ("Submissions") that may reasonably be deemed to be offensive, illegal, inappropriate or in any way:
    • 4.7.1 promote racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
    • 4.7.2 harass or advocate harassment of another person;
    • 4.7.3 display pornographic or sexually explicit material;
    • 4.7.4 promote any conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libellous;
    • 4.7.5 promote any illegal activities;
    • 4.7.6 provide instructional information about illegal activities, including violating someone else's privacy or providing or creating computer viruses;
    • 4.7.7 promote or contain information that you know or believe to be inaccurate, false or misleading;
    • 4.7.8 engage in the promotion of contests, sweepstakes and pyramid schemes, without our prior written consent;
    • 4.7.9 infringe any intellectual property rights or any other proprietary rights of any third party.
  • 4.8 You grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence to make your Submissions available on the Website and to edit and your Submissions.
  • 4.9 It is our aim to make your Submissions (wholly or partly) available on the Website. However, we reserve the right to edit, remove or refuse to publish your Submissions (wholly or partly) on the Website if we reasonably believe that you have abused your right as a User by failing to abide by the provisions of these Terms.
  • 4.10 You must ensure that you have the right to use the intellectual property rights in your Submission. As we are unable to verify your use of such intellectual property rights, you agree that by submitting your Submission, you have not infringed any intellectual property rights or any other proprietary rights. You hereby indemnify us for all losses, damages, claims, cost and expenses incurred by us arising out of or in connection with any claim made against that the use or possession of your Submissions infringes a third party's intellectual property rights.
  • 4.11 In addition:
    • 4.11.1 we reserve the right to remove any content or information you post on the Website if we believe that it violates these Terms;
    • 4.11.2 if you collect information from users, you will: obtain their consent, make it clear you (and not socialbusinessnetwork) are the one collecting their information, and post a privacy policy explaining what information you collect and how you will use it;
    • 4.11.3 you will not post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial information on the Website, including but not limited to bank account details and credit/debit cards;
    • 4.11.4 you will not send email invitations to non-users without their consent;
    • 4.11.5 if we disable your Login, you will not create another one without our permission;
    • 4.11.6 you will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account;
    • 4.11.7 you will not transfer your Login (including your Profile) to anyone without first getting our written permission; and
    • 4.11.8 if you select a username for your account we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user's actual name).

  • 5. USING THE WEBSITE

  • 5.1 You agree that you shall:
    • 5.1.1 not use your Login with the intent of impersonating another person;
    • 5.1.2 not allow any other person to use your Login if you are a User;
    • 5.1.3 not use the information presented on the Website and/or through your use of the Services for any purposes other than to socialise and exchange ideas with the other users;
    • 5.1.4 not do anything likely to impair, interfere with or damage or cause harm or distress to any persons using the Website and the Services or in respect of the network;
    • 5.1.5 not use the Website and/or the Services and/or do anything that will infringe any intellectual property right or other rights of any third parties;
    • 5.1.6 comply with all instructions and policies which we provide to you from time to time in respect of the Website and your use of the Services;
    • 5.1.7 co-operate with any reasonable security or other checks or requests for information made by us from time to time;
    • 5.1.8 use the information made available to you using the Website and the Services at your own risk.
  • 5.2 We take breaches of these provisions very seriously and therefore reserve the right to take any action that we deem necessary. This can include, without limitation, suspension or termination of your use of the Services and/or the Website. In certain circumstances we may instigate legal proceedings as appropriate if there is illegal use of our Website or the Services.

  • 6. BUSINESS LISTINGS AND BANNER ADVERTISING

  • 6.1 As part of the Services offered through the Website, you may have the option of requesting:
    • 6.1.1 business listings to appear on the Website in the event specific terms are searched by other users of the Website ("Business Listings"); and/or
    • 6.1.2 banner advertising for you or your business to appear on the Website ("Advertisements").
  • 6.2 Options relating to Business Listings and Advertisements (including but not limited to their content, length, placement and duration of appearance on the Website) are limited to that offered on the Website and can be selected at the time of purchase.
  • 6.3 You grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence to make any trademarks, names, logos and other intellectual property rights appearing in the Business Listing or Advertisement available on the Website.
  • 6.4 We reserve the right to edit, remove or refuse to publish your Business Listing or Advertisement on the Website for any reason.

  • 7. TERMINATION

  • 7.1 You may terminate your Contract by ceasing all use of the Services and the Website and deleting your Profile. Please refer to the Website for further information about how you may delete your Profile and terminate your Contract with us.
  • 7.2 We shall be entitled to suspend and/or terminate your access and use of the Website and/or the Services:
    • 7.2.1 if our network providers and suppliers cease providing us with their services;
    • 7.2.2 if we have reason to believe that you have breached any of the provisions under these Terms;
    • 7.2.3 if we have reason to believe that you have failed to comply with the applicable laws and legislations;
    • 7.2.4 if we have reason to believe that your Logins and/or Profile may have been hacked into by a third party and used without your authorisation, in which case we shall assign you with your new Logins; or
    • 7.2.5 in situations where we have reason to believe that you have provided us with false, inaccurate or misleading information when you registered to use the Services and the Website.
  • 7.3 Upon termination of your Contract in accordance with clause 7.1 or clause 7.2, you are no longer a User of the Services and the Website and therefore shall have no access to them. We shall remove all information available on your Profile including without limitation your Submissions to the extent that we are not bound by any existing law and legislation to retain such information.

  • 8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • 8.1 Unless otherwise expressly set out to the contrary, nothing in these Terms shall serve to transfer from us to you, any intellectual property rights relating to the Website and the Services. These works are owned by and/or licensed to us and all rights, title and interest in and to such intellectual property rights shall remain exclusively with us and/or our licensors.
  • 8.2 You are expressly prohibited from:
    • 8.2.1 reproducing, copying, editing, transmitting, uploading or incorporating in any other materials, any Submissions from other users; and
    • 8.2.2 removing, modifying, altering or using any trade marks, designs or logos (whether registered or unregistered) owned by us; and
    • 8.2.3 doing anything which may be seen to take unfair advantage of the reputation and goodwill of socialbusinessnetwork and/or the Website or which may be considered an infringement of any of the intellectual property rights owned by and/or licensed to us without first obtaining our written consent.
  • 8.3 Unless otherwise expressly set out to the contrary, all intellectual property rights owned by you and/or your licensors shall remain exclusively with you and/or your licensors.

  • 9. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

  • 9.1 We only provide you with the facility to contact and communicate with other users using the Website. We do not in any way participate in any communication, transaction, meet-ups, set-ups or any relationship between you and other users of the Services and the Website. We therefore recommend that you take all safety precautions when contacting, socialising, and engaging in any business transactions or business or social gatherings and meetings with such other users.
  • 9.2 Due to the nature of the Services, we do not have any control over your Submissions or the submissions of other users. Consequently we are unable to warrant, promise or guarantee that all information provided to you using the Website and/or the Services is accurate, correct or suitable for your specific use and such information is provided "as is". We recommend that you do not rely on such information in making or refraining from making a decision or to embark on a specific course of action. If you intend to do so, you do so at your own risk.
  • 9.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage caused in whole or part by failures, delays, interruptions or otherwise of, the provision of the Services and/or the provision of access to the Website; and shall not be liable for any indirect, special and consequential loss, loss of profits, loss of business or business prospects, loss of reputation and good will, loss of management time or damages, loss of investments (financial or otherwise) or loss of opportunities arising out of, or relating to the use, inability to use, or reliance on the information provided through the Service and/or made available on the Website or any decision of whatsoever nature made or action taken in reliance or partial reliance on the information provided through the Service and/or made available on the Website.
  • 9.4 Subject to clauses 9.3 and 9.5, our maximum aggregate liability under, arising from or in connection with these Terms, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, shall not exceed £100.
  • 9.5 Nothing in these Terms shall exclude our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under the applicable law.

  • 10. RELEASE

  • If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

  • 11. ACCESS AND INTERFERENCE

  • 11.1 You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Website for any purpose without our express hand written permission.
  • 11.2 Additionally, you agree that you will not:
    • 11.2.1 take any action that imposes or may impose (in our sole discretion) an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
    • 11.2.2 copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, or publicly display any content (except for your information) from the Website without our prior express written permission and the appropriate third party, as applicable;
    • 11.2.3 interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website; or
    • 11.2.4 bypass our other measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Website.

  • 12. NO AGENCY

  • No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.

  • 13. LINKS

  • 13.1 We are not responsible for the content of any linked website and cannot take responsibility for the consequences of your using the information or services on linked websites. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time.
  • 13.2 Our website does not endorse or favour any specific commercial product or business. Sites linked to from this website are present only because they may be useful additions to the information we provide or have been added by other users of the Website. A link to a third-party website does not imply endorsement - you must use your own judgement to decide whether the information or service on that website is suitable for your needs.

  • 14. SECURITY AND VIRUS PROTECTION

  • 14.1 No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. While we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, such transmission is at your own risk. We will not be liable for any damages or loss arising out of or resulting from any unauthorised access to, alteration to or modification of information contained on this Website.
  • 14.2 We make every effort to check and test our Website during production. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this website does not expose you to risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your computer system. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on anything you download from the internet.
  • 14.3 We accept no liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your computer system or your data caused by using this Website or arising as a result of having used the Website.
  • 14.4 When uploading documents to this Website you must take every reasonable precaution to prevent the spread or diffusion of any software contamination including computer viruses.

15. PRIVACY

We enforce a strict Privacy Policy which you may access by clicking here. The terms of the Privacy Policy form part of these Terms and you hereby agree to be bound by them.

  • 16. GENERAL

  • 16.1 If we fail at any time to insist upon strict performance of its obligations under these Terms, or if it fails to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which it is entitled to under these Terms, this will not constitute a waiver of any such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations.
  • 16.2 A waiver by us of any default shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.
  • 16.3 No waiver by us of any of these Terms shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing.
  • 16.4 All notification and communication to us should be sent to the contact details made available to you on the Website.
  • 16.5 If any of these Terms are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent, be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • 16.6 These Terms represent the entire agreement between you and us in respect of your use of the Website and shall supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between us, whether oral or in writing.
  • 16.7 You acknowledge that in entering into these Terms, you have not relied on any representations, undertaking or promise given by or implied from anything said or written whether on the Website, the Internet or in negotiation between us except as expressly set out in these Terms.
  • 16.8 We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Any changes we may make to this document in the future will be notified and made available to you using the Website.
  • 16.9 These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction. If you live outside the UK, English law shall apply only to the extent that it does not deprive you of any legal protection accorded under the law of the place where you are habitually resident. If English law deprives you of any legal protection which is accorded to you under your local law, these terms will be governed by your local law and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts where you are habitually resident.