Website Use

Please read the following information carefully before using our website. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions you must stop using this website immediately.

1. Changes to terms and conditions
We reserve the right to make any changes to these Terms and Conditions at any time. Please check this page regularly for any changes.

2. International Use
We make no representation that materials on our website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside England and Wales (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man), and accessing our website from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access our website from locations outside England and Wales, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

3. Access to our website
Messages sent over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure as they can be intercepted, lost or corrupted. We are therefore not responsible for the accuracy of the messages sent by email over the internet - whether from us to you or from you to us.

Please note that there is no guarantee that any e-mail sent to Blackfriars Group will be received by us, or that the contents of the e-mail will remain confidential during internet transmission.

Due to the nature of the internet and the fact that your access to our website involves features outside our control, we are not responsible for any technical problems you may experience with our website. If you do experience technical problems, please use the 'contact us' facility on this website.

5. Intellectual property
Unless we've clearly stated otherwise, all intellectual property rights are the property of Blackfriars Group.

You may retrieve, display, print, copy or download any material on this site for your personal use only. You may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the material contained on our website.

6. Software Quality We can give no warranty that this site and content are free from viruses or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties

7. Hyperlinks You may not create a hyperlink to this website without our prior written consent. In order to provide you with the best web-based service, we have included within our website several links to other websites. We cannot be responsible for those websites and their content which are beyond our control and we make no representation as to their quality, suitability, functionality or legality and you waive any claim you may have against us with respect to such websites.

8. User conduct When accessing or using any service provided on this website, you may not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or otherwise objectionable information of any kind. This includes, without limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any national or international law.

9. Disclaimer Whilst we have taken all reasonable care to ensure the information contained within these pages is accurate we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on or provided in connection with our website. We are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information or for any technical problems you may experience with our website. You are responsible for the security of any data which you transfer to or from our website.

We shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused, directly or indirectly, by your use of our website or the information contained on our website. We disclaim all conditions, warranties, or other terms whether expressed or implied by statute, custom or usage relating to the information contained in or omitted from the service offered via our website.

10. Limitation of Liability We shall not be liable for any i) direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages; or ii) for loss of profit or opportunity, whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise arising from (1) the use of our website or the information contained on our website or (2) the inability to use our website or (3) unauthorised access to or alteration of your transmissions or data or (4) third party services outside our reasonable control (including, but not limited to, telephone and browser services), whether such services are used by you to access our website or used by us to comply with your instructions.

For the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall apply whether or not the relevant loss or damage arises by reason of our negligence.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions should exclude our liability to you in the tort of deceit or for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.

11. Indemnity You shall be liable to us for any loss we suffer as a result of your use of our website or any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you.

12. Miscellaneous If a competent authority finds any or part of these Terms and Conditions invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, we shall delete the relevant term or part from the remaining Terms and Conditions - which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by English law.

No act, omission or delay by us shall be a waiver of our rights or remedies under these Terms and Conditions unless otherwise agreed in writing by us.

We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions and upon such assignment we may be relieved of any further obligation to you under them.

A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions shall have no right under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce them but this shall not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from under that Act.

These Terms and Conditions are only directed at United Kingdom residents and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with English Law. Any disputes arising from this site shall be dealt with by the English courts.

No representations are made as to whether the information is applicable or available in any other country which may have access to it.

We have based this information on our understanding of law and practice as at January 2003. We make every effort, to ensure that this information is helpful, accurate and correct but it may change or may not apply to your personal circumstances. Before taking any action you should always check with an appropriate adviser, as we cannot accept responsibility for any action taken on the basis of this information alone.

13. Blackfriars Group Head Office is located at 6 Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1HN. Telephone 0845 838 7966.