Website Terms of Use
These terms of use govern your use of our website. Please read them carefully before using the site.
1. Introduction
This website is owned and operated by Alecto Legal (UK) Ltd (company number 13303626). We are registered in England and Wales at 1 Mark Square, London, EC2A 4EG.
These terms of use tell you how you may use our website. By using our site, you confirm that you accept and will abide by these terms and our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this site.
2. Using our site
Our site is made available free of charge, and we do not guarantee that the site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted.
We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
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.
You must not use the site:
- In any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
- In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
- For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm other site users or any other person in any way
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material
You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any part of our site or any equipment or network on which our site is stored.
3. Using material on our site
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 (except where the content is user-generated).
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.
4. Information on this site
While we take care to ensure that the content on our website is accurate, it is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal advice.
The content on our site is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
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.
5. Third party websites
Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.
We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
6. Our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms which may apply to our site 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 site
- Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site
In particular, we will not be liable for:
- Loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue
- Business interruption
- Loss of anticipated savings
- Loss of business opportunity, goodwill, or reputation
- Any indirect or consequential loss or damage
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.
7. Your personal information
We only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please take the time to read this, as it includes important information about how we handle your data.
8. Security and viruses
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. 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.
9. 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.
10. Governing law
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.
11. Our trademarks
Alecto is a registered trademark of Alecto Legal (UK) Ltd. You are not permitted to use our trademarks without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under these terms.
Contact us
If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:
Alecto Legal (UK) Ltd
1 Mark Square
London
EC2A 4EG
Email: [email protected]
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