Know the Rules – In a nutshell
- Be honest - Do not lie or seek to deceive, do not engage or promote criminal activities
- Be fair – Do not use published materials to bully or harass individuals or groups
- Be polite – Do not use offensive language or publish offensive images on a public website
Basically, our rules comply with the appropriate laws and the common sense use and regulation of public websites
Terms and Conditions
- Registration and accounts
1.1. There is no age or demographic restriction on the registration of individual user accounts.
1.2. To be eligible for an individual business account on our website, you must be at least 18 years of age and resident in the United Kingdom.
1.3. You may register for an account with our website by completing and submitting the account registration form on our website, and clicking on the verification link in the email that the website will send to you.
1.4. You must notify us in writing immediately if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account.
1.5. You must not use any other person's account to access the website.
- User IDs and passwords
2.1. If you register for an account with our website, you will be asked to supply a valid email address and choose a user ID and password.
2.2. Your user ID must not be liable to mislead and must comply with the content rules set out in Section 10; you must not use your account or user ID for or in connection with the impersonation of any person.
2.3. You must keep your password confidential.
2.4. You must notify us in writing immediately if you become aware of any disclosure of your password.
2.5. You are responsible for any activity on our website arising out of any failure to keep your password confidential, and may be held liable for any losses arising out of such a failure.
- Cancellation and suspension of account
3.1. We may at any time in our sole discretion without notice or explanation:
3.1.1. suspend your account;
3.1.2. cancel your account; and/or
3.1.3. edit your account details.
3.2. You may at any time request cancellation of your account on our website.
- Acceptable use
4.1. You must not:
4.1.1. use our website in any way or take any action that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the performance, availability or accessibility of the website;
4.1.2. use our website in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity;
4.1.3. use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software;
- Your Content: Responsibilities
5.1. You are responsible for understanding Business Link Systems Ltd policies and copyright law well enough to use copyrighted material responsibly and defensibly.
5.2. For any supplied content or user content:
5.2.1. The content supplier is wholly responsible for the content.
5.2.2. Business Link Systems Ltd accepts no responsibility for reviewing the content unless explicitly contracted to do so.
5.2.3. Content must follow our content policy and guidelines. Content must follow our content policy and guidelines, outlined below. Content producers are expected to conduct proper research to ensure that the content presented on their website is in compliance with all local, state, national, and international laws. If Business Link Systems Ltd determines that the content of a site is prohibited, we may summarily remove or alter it without returning any fees that may have been incurred. Business Link Systems Ltd reserves the right to make judgments about whether or not content is appropriate.
- Your Content: License
6.1. In these terms and conditions, "your content" means all works and materials (including without limitation text, graphics, images, audio material, video material, audio-visual material, scripts, software and files) that you submit to us or our website for storage or publication on, processing by, or transmission via, our website.
6.2. You may edit your content to the extent permitted using the editing functionality made available on our website.
6.3. Without prejudice to our other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach any provision of these terms and conditions in any way, or if we reasonably suspect that you have breached these terms and conditions in any way, we may delete, un-publish or edit any or all of your content.
- Your Content: Rules
7.1. You warrant and represent that your content will comply with these terms and conditions.
7.2. Your content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any person's legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action against any person (in each case in any jurisdiction and under any applicable law).
7.3. Your content, and the use of your content by us in accordance with these terms and conditions, must not:
7.3.1. be libellous or maliciously false;
7.3.2. be obscene or indecent;
7.3.3. infringe any copyright, moral right, database right, trade mark right, design right, right in passing off, or other intellectual property right;
7.3.4. infringe any right of confidence, right of privacy or right under data protection legislation;
7.3.5. constitute negligent advice or contain any negligent statement;
7.3.6. constitute an incitement to commit a crime, instructions for the commission of a crime or the promotion of criminal activity;
7.3.7. be in contempt of any court, or in breach of any court order;
7.3.8. be in breach of racial or religious hatred or discrimination legislation;
7.3.9. be blasphemous;
7.3.10. be in breach of official secrets legislation;
7.3.11. be in breach of any contractual obligation owed to any person;
7.3.12. depict violence, in an explicit, graphic or gratuitous manner;
7.3.13. be pornographic, lewd, suggestive or sexually explicit;
7.3.14. be untrue, false, inaccurate or misleading;
7.3.15. consist of or contain any instructions, advice or other information which may be acted upon and could, if acted upon, cause illness, injury or death, or any other loss or damage;
7.3.16. constitute spam;
7.3.17. be offensive, deceptive, fraudulent, threatening, abusive, harassing, anti-social, menacing, hateful, discriminatory or inflammatory; or
7.3.18. cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any person.
- Public Domain and Other Non-Exclusive Content:
8.1. Some types of content, such as public domain content, may be free to use by anyone, or may be licensed for use by more than one party. We will accept content that is freely available on the web unless there is a perception that the content is being used to deceive, however we may request that you provide proof that the submitted material is actually in the public domain.
- Offers and Promotions:
9.1. You must clearly and prominently disclose any restrictions on your offer (such as expiration date or limitations on redemption).
9.2. You are solely responsible for improper redemption, fraud, disputes or other issues that arise from the distribution and/or redemption of your offer.
9.3. If your offer may be redeemed at a merchant not operated by you, it is your sole responsibility to communicate with the merchant and ensure they honor your offer.
9.4. You are responsible for ensuring that your offer complies with these terms and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Offers are subject to many regulations (such as alcohol discounts and offers marketed to minors) and if you are not certain that your offer complies with applicable law, consult with an expert.
9.5. If you communicate or administer a promotion (ex: a contest or sweepstakes), you are responsible for the lawful operation of that promotion, including:
9.5.1. The official rules
9.5.2. Offer terms and eligibility requirements (ex: age and residency restrictions)
9.5.3. Compliance with applicable rules and regulations governing the promotion and all prizes offered (ex: registration and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals)
9.5.4. Promotions must include acknowledgement that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Business Link Systems ltd.
9.6. We will not assist you in the administration of your promotion, and you agree that if you use our service to administer your promotion, you do so at your own risk.