Website Terms of Use for www.expeditelaw.co.uk

Please read these terms of use carefully before using our site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them, which supplements our Acceptable Use Policy. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our website www.expeditelaw.co.uk  (“Our Site”).

Who we are and how to contact us

We are a software development company providing software solutions, development and consultancy largely within the legal sector.

We are registered in England and Wales under company number 14502096 and have our registered office at Unit 3 99-101 Birds Royd Lane, Brighouse, England HD6 1NG. Our VAT number is 453108515

To contact us, please email enquires@expeditelaw.co.uk

There are other terms that may apply to you

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of Our Site:

Our Privacy Policy which sets out how we will use and process your personal information. By using our site, you consent to such processing, and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. 

Our Cookie Policy which informs users of Our Site what cookies are used, what type of data they collect and for what purposes this data is processed.

Our Acceptable Use Policy which sets prohibited uses and content standards of Our Site.

We may make changes to our site

We aim to update Our Site regularly and may change the content at any time. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on Our Site.

We may suspend or withdraw our site 

Our Site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. If the need arises, we may suspend access to Our Site or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on Our Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access Our Site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else 

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

Intellectual property rights 

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in Our Site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. 

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from Our Site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on Our Site. 

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. 

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on Our Site must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on Our Site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. 

If you print off, copy, download, share or repost any part of Our Site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use Our Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No text or data mining, or web scraping

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to Our Site or any services provided via, or in relation to, Our Site.

This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):

  • Any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the site or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same.
  • Any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.

The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).

This clause shall not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.

Do not rely on information on this site 

The content on Our Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to Our Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on Our Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on Our Site is accurate, complete or up to date.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you 

The material displayed on Our Site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

If you are a business user, to the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude the following:

  • We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it.
  • We will not be liable to you for any direct, indirect or consequential 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, or results of use of Our Site; 
    • any websites linked to it or any materials posted; or
    • use of or reliance on any content displayed on Our Site.
  • In particular, we will not be liable for:
    • loss of profits, data. contracts, sales, business, income or revenue;
    • business interruption;
    • loss of anticipated savings;
    • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
    • wasted management or office time.

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide Our Site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use Our Site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

If defective digital content that we have supplied, damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us.

How we may use your personal information 

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them 

We do not guarantee that Our Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access Our Site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse Our Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to Our Site, the server on which Our Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to Our Site. You must not attack Our Site 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 Site will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses 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 material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Linking to our site

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. 

You must not establish a link to Our Site in any website that is not owned by you. 

Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of Our Site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on Our Site other than that set out above, please contact enquires@expeditelaw.co.uk.

Links from our site 

Where Our Site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Which country's laws apply to any disputes?

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Your concerns 

If you have any concerns about material which appears on Our Site, please contact enquires@expeditelaw.co.uk.