These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to the SmarTerminal
website located at www.smarTerminal.co.uk and all associated sites linked to by
SmarTerminal, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including SmarTerminal sites around
the world (collectively, the “Site”).
The Site is the property of SmarTerminal a
business brand of SmarTerminal Limited (“SmarTerminal”) and its licensors.
BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT
USE THE SITE.
SmarTerminal reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add
or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility
to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the
Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the
changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, SmarTerminal grants you
a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use
the Site.
Content
All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks,
logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, “Content”), including
but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look
and feel” and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled
or licensed by or to SmarTerminal, and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent
and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition
laws.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and
no Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed,
encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed in any way (including “mirroring”)
to any other computer, server, website or other medium for publication or distribution
or for any commercial enterprise, without SmarTerminal’s express prior written consent.
You may use information on SmarTerminal products and services purposely made available
by SmarTerminal for downloading from the Site, provided that you (1) not remove
any proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such information
only for your personal, non-commercial informational purpose and do not copy or
post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3)
make no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations
or warranties relating to such documents.
Your Use of the Site
You may not use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic
device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process,
to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Site or any Content, or in
any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the
Site or any Content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or
information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. SmarTerminal
reserves the right to bar any such activity.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized
access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected
to the Site or to any SmarTerminal server, or to any of the services offered on
or through the Site, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means.
You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected
to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any
network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace
any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer
of SmarTerminal, including any SmarTerminal account not owned by you, to its source,
or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or
through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including
but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information,
as provided for by the Site.
You agree that you will not take any action that imposes
an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site
or SmarTerminal’s systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the
Site or to SmarTerminal.
You agree not to use any device, software or routine to
interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction
being conducted on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site.
You may
not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin
of any message or transmittal you send to SmarTerminal on or through the Site or
any service offered on or through the Site. You may not pretend that you are, or
that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual or entity.
You may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or
other activity which infringes the rights of SmarTerminal or others.
Purchases;
Other Terms and Conditions
Additional terms and conditions may apply to purchases of goods or services and
to specific portions or features of the Site, including contests, promotions or
other similar features, all of which terms are made a part of these Terms of Use
by this reference. You agree to abide by such other terms and conditions, including
where applicable representing that you are of sufficient legal age to use or participate
in such service or feature. If there is a conflict between these Terms of Use and
the terms posted for or applicable to a specific portion of the Site or for any
service offered on or through the Site, the latter terms shall control with respect
to your use of that portion of the Site or the specific service. SmarTerminal’s
obligations, if any, with regard to its products and services are governed solely
by the agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing on this Site
should be construed to alter such agreements. SmarTerminal may make changes to any
products or services offered on the Site, or to the applicable prices for any such
products or services, at any time, without notice. The materials on the Site with
respect to products and services may be out of date, and SmarTerminal makes no commitment
to update the materials on the Site with respect to such products and services.
Accounts, Passwords and Security
Certain features or services offered on or through the Site may require you to open
an account (including setting up a User ID and password). You are entirely responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your
password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. You agree
to notify SmarTerminal immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password,
or any other breach of security. However, you may be held liable for losses incurred
by SmarTerminal or any other user of or visitor to the Site due to someone else
using your User ID, password or account. You may not use anyone else’s User ID,
password or account at any time without the express permission and consent of the
holder of that User ID, password or account.
SmarTerminal cannot and will not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.
Privacy
SmarTerminal’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made
a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. To view SmarTerminal’s Privacy Policy,
click here.
Additionally, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet
transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message
or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if
there is a special notice that a particular transmission (for example, credit card
information) is encrypted.
Links to Other Sites and to the SmarTerminal Site
This Site may contain links to other independent third-party websites (“Linked Sites”).
These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors. Such Linked
Sites are not under SmarTerminal’s control, and SmarTerminal is not responsible
for and does not endorse the content of such Linked Sites, including any information
or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own independent
judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites - such as new used and out of print books.
Disclaimers
SmarTerminal DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, SERVICE OR FEATURE OF
THE SITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED,
OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT
ARE DELIVERED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON
THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. SmarTerminal CANNOT ENSURE THAT ANY
FILES OR OTHER DATA YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR CONTAMINATION
OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. SmarTerminal DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SmarTerminal DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS,
OMISSIONS AND CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO YOUR
USE OF THE SITE AND/OR ANY SmarTerminal SERVICES. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ANY LINKED SITES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST SmarTerminal
FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE SITE OR ANY
SUCH CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION OF RELIEF IS A PART OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any
failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or
destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach
of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.
SmarTerminal reserves
the right to do any of the following, at any time, without notice: (1) to modify,
suspend or terminate operation of or access to the Site, or any portion of the Site,
for any reason; (2) to modify or change the Site, or any portion of the Site, and
any applicable policies or terms; and (3) to interrupt the operation of the Site,
or any portion of the Site, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance,
error correction, or other changes.
Limitation of Liability
Except where prohibited by law, in no event will SmarTerminal be liable to you for
any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental or punitive damages, including
lost profits, even if SmarTerminal has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold SmarTerminal, its officers, directors,
shareholders, predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries
and affiliates, harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), made against SmarTerminal by any third party due to or arising
out of or in connection with your use of the Site.
Violation of These Terms of Use
SmarTerminal may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity)
if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation
or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify, contact or bring legal
action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either
intentionally or unintentionally) SmarTerminal’s rights or property, or the rights
or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including SmarTerminal’s customers.
SmarTerminal reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that SmarTerminal
deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or
governmental request. SmarTerminal also may disclose your information when SmarTerminal
determines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging
information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection purposes.
You acknowledge and agree that SmarTerminal may preserve any transmittal or communication
by you with SmarTerminal through the Site or any service offered on or through the
Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or SmarTerminal
determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply
with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that any
such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or
personal safety of SmarTerminal, its employees, users of or visitors to the Site,
and the public.
You agree that SmarTerminal may, in its sole discretion and without
prior notice, terminate your access to the Site and/or block your future access
to the Site if we determine that you have violated these Terms of Use or other agreements
or guidelines which may be associated with your use of the Site. You also agree
that any violation by you of these Terms of Use will constitute an unlawful and
unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to SmarTerminal, for which
monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to SmarTerminal obtaining
any injunctive or equitable relief that SmarTerminal deems necessary or appropriate
in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies SmarTerminal
may have at law or in equity.
You agree that SmarTerminal may, in its sole discretion
and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Site, for cause, which includes
(but is not limited to) (1) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies,
(2) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (3) discontinuance or material
modification of the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, or (4) unexpected
technical issues or problems.
If SmarTerminal does take any legal action against
you as a result of your violation of these Terms of Use, SmarTerminal will be entitled
to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs
of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to SmarTerminal. You agree
that SmarTerminal will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination
of your access to the Site as a result of any violation of these Terms of Use.
Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution
You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Site, including
all disputes, will be governed by the laws of England without regard to its conflicts
of laws provisions. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in England,
and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue. Any claim under these Terms
of Use must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arises, or
such claim or cause of action is barred. No recovery may be sought or received for
damages other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the prevailing party will
be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. In the event of any controversy or dispute
between SmarTerminal and you arising out of or in connection with your use of the
Site, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such
dispute. If we are unable to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time (not
to exceed thirty (30) days), then either party may submit such controversy or dispute
to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, then the parties
shall be free to pursue any right or remedy available to them under applicable law.
Void Where Prohibited
SmarTerminal administers and operates the from a location in Slough, Berkshire,
United Kingdom; other SmarTerminal sites may be administered and operated from various
locations outside the United Kingdom. Although the Site is accessible worldwide,
not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or offered
through or on the Site are available to all persons or in all geographic locations,
or appropriate or available for use outside the United Kingdom. SmarTerminal reserves
the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature,
product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for any feature,
product or service made on the Site is void where prohibited. If you choose to access
the Site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and you
are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.
Miscellaneous
You may not use or export or re-export any Content or any copy or adaptation of
such Content, or any product or service offered on the Site, in violation of any
applicable laws or regulations, including without limitation export laws and regulations
of the United Kingdom. If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by
a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable,
such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and
replaced with a valid provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of
Use, so that these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms
of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and SmarTerminal with regard
to your use of the Site, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings
previously existing between you and SmarTerminal with respect to such use are hereby
superseded and cancelled.
SmarTerminal will not accept any counter-offers to these
Terms of Use, and all such offers are hereby categorically rejected. SmarTerminal’s
failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of these Terms of Use shall not
be construed as a waiver by SmarTerminal of any provision or any right it has to
enforce these Terms of Use, nor shall any course of conduct between SmarTerminal
and you or any other party be deemed to modify any provision of these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use shall not be interpreted or construed to confer any rights or
remedies on any third parties.
SmarTerminal provides access to SmarTerminal international
data and, therefore, may contain references or cross references to SmarTerminal
products, programs and services that are not announced in your country. Such reference
does not imply that SmarTerminal in your country intends to announce such products,
programs or services.
Feedback and Information
Any feedback you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential. SmarTerminal
shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.
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