Terms and Conditions
We would like to welcome you to our website. We believe that
this website will provide you with a wide range of
content/information. Before you use this website there are a number
of "legal" areas that we wish to bring to your attention. By using
our website you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and
conditions of use that are set out below in this section of the
website.
Our Service Agreement Terms and
Conditions
Our Links Disclaimer
Our Privacy Statement
Notices and Disclaimers
Service Agreement Terms and Conditions
If you use "this website" you agree to be bound
by these terms and conditions.
1. Background and Definitions
1.1 This Website is designed and hosted by Sift who provide some
of the information which is on this Website. This Website has links
to another website hosted by Sift ("Sift Website")
which enables you to access third party services.
1.2 In these terms and conditions: "Sift" means
SIFT Limited (company number 03863688) whose registered office is
5th Floor, 100 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6HE and any company
which is at the relevant time a subsidiary or holding company of
SIFT Limited and any subsidiary of any such holding company (and
"subsidiary" and "holding company" shall have the meanings set out
in sections 736 and 736A of the Companies Act 1985) "the
organisation" means the firm whose name appears on the
home page located at the address as shown in the "About Us" section
of this website, and "the Websites" means this
Website and the Sift Website.
2. Access to the Website and content
2.1 The information provided on the Websites is not in any way
an invitation or recommendation to buy any products or services
featured and you should seek appropriate independent advice.
2.2 Sift will endeavour to allow uninterrupted access to the
Websites, but access to the Websites may be suspended, restricted
or terminated at any time.
2.3 Sift assumes no responsibility for the contents of any other
websites to which the Websites have links.
3. Intellectual Property
3.1 The copyright in the material contained in the Websites,
text and graphics, and their selection and arrangement, and all
software compilations, underlying source code and software
(including applets) belongs to Sift or the providers of such
information. All rights are reserved. None of this material may be
reproduced or redistributed without our written permission. You
may, however, download or print a single copy for your own
non-commercial off-line viewing.
3.2 Product and company names mentioned on this website may be
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
4. Exclusions of liability
4.1 Sift uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the data on
the Websites is accurate and to correct any errors or omissions as
soon as practicable after being notified of them. Sift does not
monitor, verify or endorse information submitted by third parties
for posting on the Websites and you should be aware that such
information may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, Sift disclaims all warranties
and representations (whether express or implied) as to the accuracy
of any information contained on the Websites. Sift does not
guarantee that the Websites will be fault free and neither will
accept liability for any errors or omissions.
4.2 Due to the nature of electronic transmission of data over
the internet, and the number of users by whom data is posted on to
the Websites, any liability Sift may have for any losses or claims
arising from an inability to access the Websites, or from any use
of the Websites or reliance on the data transmitted using the
Websites, is excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law. In
no event shall Sift be liable for any loss of profit, revenues,
goodwill, opportunity, business, anticipated savings or other
indirect or consequential loss of any kind in contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise arising out of use of the
Websites, save where such liability cannot be excluded by law.
4.3 Sift does not give any warranty that the Websites are free
from viruses or anything else which may have a harmful effect on
any technology.
5. Exclusion of liability for suppliers' goods and
services
5.1 You may obtain services from the organisation following your
use of this Website. Sift does not accept any liability for any
such services. Any services are provided by the organisation over
whom Sift has no control and you should satisfy yourself that you
wish to purchase their services before contracting with the
organisation. The organisation's standard terms and conditions are
in their engagement letter which should be provided to you by the
organisation and you should check that you agree to those terms and
conditions before ordering any services and goods.
5.2 Sift promotes a number of suppliers on the Websites through
its fellow group company AccountingWEB Ltd (Company Number 3293687,
whose registered office is at 100 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1
6HZ) and offers you the opportunity to buy goods and services from
those suppliers through the Websites. Sift can accept no liability
for any goods or services provided by third party suppliers. Any
goods or services which are not stated to be provided by
AccountingWEB Ltd are provided by third parties over whom Sift does
not have control and you should satisfy yourself that you wish to
purchase those goods or services before contracting with the
supplier. The suppliers will be supplying on their own standard
terms and conditions and you should check that you agree to those
terms and conditions before placing an order
6. User name and password
6.1 On registering with this Website, you are issued with a user
name and password which must be used in order to access certain
restricted parts of the Websites. The user name and password are
personal to you and are not transferable.
6.2 Your name and password are the methods used by Sift to
identify you and so are very important. You are responsible for all
information posted on the Websites by anyone using your user name
and password and any payments due for services accessed through the
Websites by anyone using your user name and password. Any breach of
security of a user name and password should be notified to Sift
immediately.
7. Payment
7.1 You shall pay within 30 days of receipt of an invoice
charges incurred by you at the rates in effect when such charges
are incurred. You shall also pay all applicable taxes related to
charges made for the use of the Websites at the same time.
7.2 If you fail to pay within the time stipulated above, Sift
shall be entitled to charge you interest at 4% above the base rate
at the relevant time of LloydsTSB. Such interest shall accrue daily
and be compounded monthly. In addition, Sift may suspend your
access to and use of the Websites.
8. Data protection
8.1 Sift is committed to protecting your privacy. Sift will
collect and use information supplied by you and other users of the
Websites to improve the Websites and personalise your experience
when you visit the Websites. Sift may also use it to tell you about
changes in our services or about features Sift thinks you'll find
interesting. Sift does not sell, trade or rent your personal
information to others. Sift may share the information with the
organisation. By registering with Sift, you are deemed to have
consented to use of personal information for these purposes.
However, you can tell Sift not to deal with your personal
information in these ways in the future by simply send an e-mail
message to service@sift.co.uk.
8.2 Under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 Sift follows strict
security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information
which you have given Sift, to prevent unauthorised access.
8.3 You may edit your personal information at any time.
9. Cookies
9.1 A cookie is a small text file written to your hard drive
that contains information about you. Cookies do not contain any
personal information about users. Sift uses cookies so that Sift
can personalise your experience of the Websites. If you set up your
browser to reject the cookie, you may still use the Websites. Some
of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example,
advertisers). Sift does not have access or control over these
cookies.
Please follow these instructions to remove Sift cookies
from your machine.
10. Termination
10.1 Sift may terminate your access to the Websites and the
services within them on not less than three days' written notice to
you.
10.2 All disclaimers, indemnities and exclusions in these terms
and conditions shall survive termination of your access to either
of the Websites for any reason.
11. General
11.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions is held to
be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be
deemed severed and the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of these terms and conditions shall not be affected.
11.2 Sift may modify these terms and conditions at any time by
publishing the modified terms and conditions on this Website. Any
modifications shall take effect 3 days after posting on this
Website.
12. Governing law
12.1 These terms and conditions are governed by and to be
construed in accordance with English law.
12.2 Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the English courts.
Our Links
Disclaimer
All links made available are provided as a convenience to our
users. We do not have control, exercise no responsibility and make
no representations regarding the accuracy or any other aspect of
the content/information found or used on visiting any of third
party website. The provision of a link to a third party website
should not be considered as an express or an implied endorsement of
any content/information, products/services that may be available to
you, or through, the third party.
Our Privacy
Statement
We do not collect any personal information about website users
other than that facilitated by the use of "cookie" technology.
"Cookies" are designed to enhance your online visit and permit you
to access the full service within the website.
Order Forms
We request information from users on our order forms. Users have
to provide contact information (such as name and delivery address)
and financial information (such as credit card number and expiry
date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fulfill
customer orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this
contact information is used to get in touch with the user.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site,
track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is
completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or
not to disclose any information requested. Information requested
may include contact information (such as name and delivery
address), and demographic information (such as postcode, age
level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and
award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of
monitoring or improving the functionality of the site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users'
information. When users submit sensitive information via the
website, your information is protected both online and
off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number), that information is
encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the
industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the
lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to
un-locked, or open, as will be the case for most of the time that a
user is browsing the web.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you
can send an email to service@sift.co.uk
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as
your postcode), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will
endeavour to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's
personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the personal profile page or by sending an email to
service@sift.co.uk
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on this page so our users are always aware of the
information we collect and how we use it. If at any point we decide
to use personally identifiable information in a manner different
from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users
by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not
we use their information in this different manner. We will use
information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the
information was collected.
If you register as a user of the website you will be asked for
some basic information. Please note that registration is not
required for all areas of the website, however we do encourage you
to register in order to gain full access to the website
content/information and online services. There are technological
and operational security systems in place that provide protection
for personally identifiable information from loss or misuse.
Where links are provided to other websites it should be noted
that they are not and cannot be governed by our Privacy Statement.
We cannot guarantee your privacy when you access other websites
through any link provided on this website.
Notices and Disclaimers
These disclaimers also extend the above rights to our
webmasters, whose service agreement, terms and conditions appear above.