Terms & Conditions

01 May 2018

Legal

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

The use of this site ("www.arc4.co.uk") is subject to certain Terms of Use which constitute a legal agreement between you and arc⁴ Limited ("arc⁴") and its affiliates/subsidiaries. By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be legally bound by the Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations governing the Site. Please review the Terms of Use prior to viewing this Site. If you do not agree with the terms thereof, please do not use this Site.

We may amend these Terms of Use from time to time. If we do, we will publish the changes on the Site. It is your responsibility to check the Site periodically for changes to these Terms of Use. The date at the top of this webpage indicates when these Terms of Use were last updated. Amendments to these Terms of Use will take effect 3 days after the date on which we publish the amendments on the Site, and from then on will govern the relationship between you and us in respect of your use of the Site. If you do not agree with the amended Terms of Use, you must not continue to use the Site after the date on which the amendments take effect.

Member companies of the arc⁴ group have their own legal existence and have independent legal personality, but on this Site the terms arc⁴ or we/us, are sometimes used to designate all arc⁴ companies or when there is no need to identify a particular company of the Group.

Permission to use Documents

Polls appearing on this website are deemed to be in the public domain and therefore may be used in whole or in part as long as attribution is made to the appropriate arc⁴ entity that conducted the work. Outlets or organisations, wherever possible and appropriate, should note the release date, sponsor of the poll, methodology and a link to the arc⁴ website where results can be obtained. arc⁴ shall not be responsible for any third party’s use or interpretation of the findings; however, if such use and interpretation is deemed to be inappropriate, improper, offensive, a misrepresentation or reproduced for the purpose of commercial means, arc⁴ may take appropriate legal action and/or take steps to publicly correct the relevant record. 

Outside Sites and Linking

The Site may contain links and pointers to other sites on the Internet that are owned or operated by third party vendors and other third parties (the "Outside Sites"). arc⁴ is not responsible for such Outside Sites, including their availability, and the privacy policies of such Outside Sites, and not control their content including any webcasting or other form of transmission received from any Outside Sites. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those Outside Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such Outside Sites. arc⁴ permits certain third party links to the home page of its Site, provided that arc⁴ is provided with notice of such links and does not thereafter object to such linking. arc⁴ reserves the right to revoke unilaterally any consent that it may at any time give to any linkage, including linkages to the home page. The Outside Sites are being provided to you only as a convenience and any link or pointer contained on this Site does not imply endorsement of the Outside Sites. arc⁴ do not make any representation, warranty or condition, either express or implied, in relation to any goods or services or information received from such Outside Site.

Copyright and Trademark

All Site content, design, text, graphics, images, logos, buttons, icons, interfaces, audio and video clips, and the selection and arrangements thereof are the exclusive property of arc⁴, or its respective content providers, and are protected by UK and international copyright laws. All software used on the Site is the property of arc⁴ or its respective software suppliers, and such software is protected by UK and international copyright laws and other applicable laws and treaties. Users of this Site shall not transmit/post any information to this Site that infringes the copyright or other intellectual property rights of others.

You may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, republish, license, post, transmit or distribute any information from any of our Sites in whole or in part without our prior written permission.   All trademarks, service marks and trade names used on the Site (collectively the "Marks") are solely owned by arc⁴. The Marks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not a product or service of arc⁴ or that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or that in any manner disparages or discredits arc⁴.

Legal Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

While arc⁴ attempts to keep the information, materials and processes on this site as current, complete and accurate as possible, we make no representations or warranties of any kind about this site or the information, software, functions, processes or other content contained on this website. arc⁴ makes no guarantee that access to this site will be uninterrupted, error-free or free from viruses or other harmful code. The documents, information and graphics published on this website may include technical errors. arc⁴ shall not be bound by any errors or omissions contained in this site with respect to any services offered on this site. Information herein may be changed, removed or updated at any time without notice and for any reason. All materials and information posted to this site are intended to be used for informational purposes only. Any content accessed, downloaded or otherwise obtained on or through the use of the site is used at your own discretion and risk. arc⁴ shall have no responsibility for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download or use of content. You assume the entire risk of relying on this information. This information is supplied to you on the condition that you or any other person receiving this information will make their own determination as to its suitability for any purpose prior to any use of this information.

The information, services, products, software and materials contained or offered in this site are provided on an "as is" basis with no warranty. To the maximum extent permitted by law, arc⁴ disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, with respect to such information, services, products, software and materials, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, noninfringement, freedom from computer virus or other harmful code, and implied warranties arising from course of dealing, usage, reliance or trade practice.

In no event shall arc⁴ be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever. In no event shall arc⁴, its agents, shareholders, employees, or officers have any obligations or liabilities to you or any other person for loss of profits, for loss of business or use, or for incidental, special or consequential damages, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), or any other theory or form of action, even if we or our subsidiaries have been advised of the possibility of such damages, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use the information, services, products, software and materials available from this site. No action or proceeding may be brought against arc⁴ or its subsidiaries with respect to any claim or dispute arising from the use of or reliance on this site or any information thereon.

This information is not to be construed as recommendations to use any information, product, process, equipment, or formulation that conflicts with any patent, copyright, or trademark, and arc⁴ or its subsidiaries make no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any use of this information will not infringe on any patent, copyright or trademark. arc⁴ categorically rejects any interpretation which tends to assimilate the content of its website or any of its subsidiaries' websites with offers of purchase or incitement to purchase shares or other securities, whether listed or non-listed, of arc⁴, or any one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries companies.

You also acknowledge and agree that the operation of the site is dependent upon the proper and effective functioning of the site and other third party equipment and services, and that we do not guarantee and will not be liable for these in any way.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless arc⁴, its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, due to or arising out of your violation of these Terms of Use or your violation or infringement of any third party rights, including intellectual property rights.

Information Collection

As you navigate through this Site, some of your user information may be actively collected (name, e-mail address) or passively collected (which you did not actively provide) such as your browser type, domain name, IP address, pages visited, and the length of your user session using various technologies and means, such as Internet Protocol Address, cookies, Internet Tags and navigational data collection, for the sole purpose of web site enhancement. No information collected is shared with third parties for advertising or other purposes except that it may be disclosed to those of arc⁴’ contractors who assist with programming and technical aspects of hosting and operating the Site. Transmissions to and from this Site may not be confidential and consequently, may be read or intercepted by others. In accordance with the current UK legislation on Data Protection (1998 Act) and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Cautionary factors that may affect future results

The documents in this Site may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business, strategy and plans of the arc⁴. In particular, statements using the words " expects ", " anticipates ", and similar expressions, and statements with regards to management goals and objectives, expected or targeted results, or trends in results of operations or margins are forward-looking in nature. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate, and are subject to a number of risk factors, including changes in regulations or technology, currency fluctuations and interest rate fluctuations and general economic and business conditions.

arc⁴ does not assume any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information on factors which could affect the company's financial results is provided in documents filed with Companies House.

On Line Conduct

Any conduct by a person that in arc⁴’ sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, is prohibited. You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with that prohibition. You agree that you will not post on the Site or transmit any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

Termination of Usage

arc⁴ may terminate access by you or suspend any access to all or part of the Site, without notice, for any conduct that arc⁴, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law or these Terms of Use, or is harmful to the interests of another user, a third-party, a merchant, a sponsor, a licensor, a service provider, or the Site.

Waiver and Severability

The failure of arc⁴ to exercise or enforce any rights or provisions in these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any part or provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable, such part or provision may be modified to make the Terms of Use as modified legal and enforceable. The balance of the Terms of Use shall not be affected.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are subject to UK law.