Acceptable use policy

This website ("Site") is operated by Associated Northcliffe Digital Limited ("We"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 3363661 and have our registered office (which is also our main trading address) at Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Our VAT number is GB 243 571 174

By using this Site, you agree to abide by this acceptable use policy.

Prohibited uses

You may use this Site only for lawful purposes. You may not use this Site:

  1. in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
  2. in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
  3. for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way;
  4. to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re–use any material which does not comply with the content standards set out below;
  5. to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
  6. to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree:

  1. not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of the Site in contravention of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions;
  2. not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of the Site, any equipment or network on which the Site is stored, any software used in the provision of the Site or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Interactive services

We may from time to time provide interactive services on the Site including, without limitation, chat rooms and bulletin boards ("Interactive Services").

Where we do provide any Interactive Services, we will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks.

The use of any of our Interactive Services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use any Interactive Services that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as even where provided, moderation is not foolproof.

Content standards

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to the site ("Contribution") , and to any Interactive Services associated with it.

You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole.

A Contributions must:

  1. be accurate (where it states facts);
  2. be genuinely held (where it states opinions);
  3. comply with applicable law in the United Kingdom and in any country from which it is posted.

A Contribution must not:

  1. contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
  2. contain any material which is obscene, offensive or hateful;
  3. promote sexually explicit material;
  4. promote violence;
  5. promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
  6. infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person;
  7. be likely to deceive any person;
  8. be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
  9. promote any illegal activity;
  10. be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause needless anxiety;
  11. be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
  12. give the impression that it emanates from us;
  13. advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

Suspension and termination

We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of the Site. When a breach of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.

Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of the Terms and Conditions upon which you are permitted to use the Site, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

  1. immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the Site;
  2. immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to the Site;
  3. issue of a warning to you;
  4. legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach;
  5. further legal action against you;
  6. disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. The responses described in this policy are not limited, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

Changes to the acceptable use policy

We may revise this acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Site.