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The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions and any or all Agreements: "Client", “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. "The Company", “Ourselves”, “We” and "Us", refers to Aptus Ventures LLP. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. "Business Partner" refers to any other party with whom we have a professional relationship, including but not limited to our contractors and suppliers. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing English Law. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same. Privacy StatementWe are committed to protecting your privacy. Authorised employees within the company on a need to know basis only use any information collected from individual customers. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service to our customers. Parliament has created specific offences for unauthorised actions against computer systems and data. We will investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible. Our full Privacy Policy can be viewed via the Privacy Policy link on our websites. ConfidentialityWe are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and as such, any information concerning the Client and their respective Client Records may be passed to third parties. However, Client records are regarded as confidential and therefore will not be divulged to any third party, other than our Business Partners and if legally required to do so to the appropriate authorities. Clients have the right to request sight of, and copies of any and all Client Records we keep, on the proviso that we are given reasonable notice of such a request. Clients are requested to retain copies of any literature issued in relation to the provision of our services. Where appropriate, we shall issue Client’s with appropriate written information, handouts or copies of records as part of an agreed contract, for the benefit of both parties. Links to Our WebsitesYou may not create a link to any page of our websites without our prior written consent. If you do create a link to a page of our websites you do so at your own risk and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it. Links From Our WebsitesWe do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked from our websites. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site & to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. This Company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information. Standard Conditions of SaleApplicability of ConditionsThe Company accepts orders subject only to these conditions. The client accepts that these conditions shall govern relations between it and the Company to the exclusion of any other terms including without limitation conditions or warranties (written or oral express or implied) even if contained in any of the client’s documents which purport to provide that the client’s own terms shall prevail. No variation or qualification of these conditions or of any quotation or order arising there from shall be valid unless agreed in writing by the company secretary or a director of the Company. Quotation and AcceptanceQuotations are valid for thirty days unless otherwise stated in writing, and do not constitute an offer by the Company, furthermore, no order shall result in a binding contract until accepted by the Company. That order must contain sufficient information for the Company to proceed and no contract shall exist until confirmation in writing of acceptance is given by a duly authorised officer of the Company. Unless otherwise stated in writing by the Company, each order, when accepted, constitutes a separate contract. Prices and Price VariationPrices quoted are inclusive of Value Added Tax. Unless otherwise stated in writing, the Company reserves the right to vary the prices of its goods and services prior to acceptance of an order, or between the date of acceptance of an order and the actual date of delivery (including, but not by way of limitation, price variations related to changes in exchange rates, transport costs, or taxes, or where an increase in cost is due to any act or default of the client, including the cancellation by the client of part or any order). The Company reserves the right to apply a minimum charge in respect of any order. Delivery of Goods and Performance of ServicesAny delivery period, or delivery date quoted is an estimate only and commences from the Company's written acceptance of the client’s order. Such estimated delivery period shall not involve the Company in any liability to the client in respect of loss suffered as a result of failure to deliver or complete the contract within such period of time and no delay shall entitle the client to cancel the order or refuse to accept delivery at any time. The Company reserves the right to deliver in more than one consignment and to invoice each consignment separately and in such circumstances payment in respect of consignments delivered will be due even if the whole contract has not yet been fulfilled. The Company also reserves the right to withhold delivery of later consignments in respect of earlier consignments which are due and have not been made.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing all references to delivery shall mean delivery within the United Kingdom, to the destination specifically agreed between the parties, the method of transport to be decided at the sole discretion of the Company. PaymentPayment shall be due in full immediately in respect of advance or progress claims rendered in accordance with an agreed scheme of phased payment, and, in respect of the invoiced value of goods supplied and services rendered within 28 days from the date of the Company's invoice. Payment shall not be withheld on account of any claim of the client against the Company, or any other cause whatsoever. Cancellation PolicyMinimum 14 days notice of cancellation required. Notification for instance, in person, via email, mobile phone ‘text message’ and/or fax, or any other means will be accepted subject to confirmation in writing. In the event of agreed cancellation, the Company reserves the right to recover from the client the greater sum of 25% of the accepted contract price, or the cost of all work carried out and material ordered at the date of cancellation together with a sum equal to a proportion of the total contract price for loss of profit. Termination of Agreements and Refunds PolicyBoth the Client and ourselves have the right to terminate any Services Agreement for any reason, including the ending of services that are already underway. No refunds shall be offered, where a Service is deemed to have begun and is, for all intents and purposes, underway. Any monies that have been paid to us which constitute payment in respect of the provision of unused Services, shall be refunded. Advertisements and Supplied CopyThe Company will not be liable or responsible for checking the supplied copy to ensure it is correct, accurate, and complete or that it does not contain any errors. Retention of TitleLegal and beneficial ownership of the goods shall remain with the Company until such time as the Company has received payment in full for all goods and services supplied to the client or until such time as the goods are sold to the client's customers by way of bona fide sale the full market value (whichever shall be the earlier). Liability and IndemnityThe client shall indemnify the Company against any damage and against all actions, claim demands, costs, charges and expenses, for which the Company may become liable in respect of the goods sold or services supplied under the contract except to the extent admitted expressly in these conditions, and unless such damage shall have been a direct result of negligence of the Company and can be attributed to no other cause (whether in whole or part). Default, Insolvency of ClientIf the client shall make default or commit a breach of contract or of any other of his obligations to the Company, or if any distress or execution shall be levied upon the client's property or assets, or if the client shall make or offer any arrangement or composition with creditors, or commit any act of bankruptcy, or if any petition or receiving order in bankruptcy shall be presented or made against him, or if the client is a limited company and any resolution or petition to wind up the clients business (other than for the purpose of bona fide amalgamation or bona fide reconstruction) shall be passed or presented, or if a receiver of the undertaking, property or assets or any part thereof of the client shall be appointed then the Company may without notice and without prejudice to any of its other rights:
Patents and CopyrightsCopyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exists on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website. Confidential InformationThe client is not authorised to copy, publicise or make available to any third party any written instructions, specifications or other information supplied by the Company hereunder and the same, shall remain its property and shall be treated by the client as strictly confidential even after termination of this contract. The foregoing shall not apply to information which is or which becomes in the public domain without default by the client. Force MajeureNeither party shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform any obligation under any Agreement which is due to an event beyond the control of such party including but not limited to any Act of God, terrorism, war, Political insurgence, insurrection, riot, civil unrest, act of civil or military authority, uprising, earthquake, flood or any other natural or man made eventuality outside of our control, which causes the termination of an agreement or contract entered into, nor which could have been reasonably foreseen. Any Party affected by such event shall forthwith inform the other Party of the same and shall use all reasonable endeavours to comply with the terms and conditions of any Agreement contained herein. WaiverFailure of either Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this or any Agreement or the failure of either Party to exercise any right or remedy to which it, he or they are entitled hereunder shall not constitute a waiver thereof and shall not cause a diminution of the obligations under this or any Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this or any Agreement shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be such and signed by both Parties. GeneralThe headings in these conditions are for ease of reference only and do not affect their construction or limit their scope. Notification of ChangesThe Company reserves the right to change these conditions from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of our sites, and using our services/buying our products, will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. CommunicationWe have several different e-mail addresses for different queries. These, and other contact information, can be found on our Contact Us link on our website or via Company literature or via the Company’s stated telephone, facsimile or mobile telephone numbers. |
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