Terms of Use

These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern your use of this Company Watch (“Company Watch”) Website (the “Website”). If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use this Website. In addition, you may wish to review our site Privacy Policy.

General Use Restrictions

All information, documents, products, software, and services (the “Materials”) provided on this Website were provided by or to Company Watch by their respective manufacturers, authors, developers and vendors (the “Third Party Providers”) and are the copyrighted work of Company Watch and/or the Third Party Providers. Except as stated herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior express written permission of Company Watch or the Third Party Provider. No part of the Web site, including logos, graphics, sounds or images, may reproduced or retransmitted in any way, or by any means, without the prior express written permission of Company Watch. You also may not, without prior express written permission from Company Watch, “mirror” any Material contained on this Web site on any other server. Nothing on this Web site shall be construed as conferring any license under any of Company Watch’s or any Third Party Provider’s intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. You acknowledge sole responsibility for obtaining any such licenses. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download Company Watch Materials on this Web site provided that: (1) both the copyright notice identified below and this permission notice appear in the Materials, (2) the use of such Materials is solely for informational use and will not be copied or posted on any networked computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any of the Materials are made. This permission terminates automatically without notice if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials. Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Web site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Third Party Content Disclaimer

Materials provided by Third Party Providers have not been independently authenticated in whole or in part by Company Watch. Company Watch does not provide, sell, license, or lease any of the Materials other than those specifically identified as being provided by Company Watch. Company Watch is committed to respecting others’ intellectual property rights, and we ask our users to do the same. Company Watch may, in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts or access rights of users who infringe or otherwise violate others’ intellectual property rights. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement on our Web site, please read our Copyrights and Copyright Agent page.

Links to Third Party Sites

This Web site may be linked to other Web sites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by Company Watch. Company Watch is not responsible for the content of those sites. Company Watch is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by Company Watch of those sites.

Software Use Restrictions

Any software that is made available to download from the Web site (the “Software”) is the copyrighted work of Company Watch and/or Third Party Providers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software (the “License Agreement”). An end user will be unable to install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless the end user first agrees to the terms of the License Agreement. Except as set forth in the applicable License Agreement, any further copying, reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly prohibited. Installation assistance, product support and maintenance, if any, of the Software is available from Company Watch and/or the Third Party Providers, as the case may be. SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.

Submissions

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, herein, or in CompanyWatch.net Privacy Policy, any Materials provided by you in connection with this Web site shall be deemed to be provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis. Company Watch shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Materials and shall be free to use or disseminate such Materials on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the Materials that you submit, and you, not Company Watch, have full responsibility for the Materials, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.

Disclaimer of Warranty

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITY STATED, THE MATERIALS ON THE WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, ARE EXPERIMENTAL, AND ARE FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY, AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID. COMPANY WATCH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MATERIALS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PROVIDERS OF SUCH MATERIALS.

Limitation of Liability

COMPANY WATCH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR DOWNLOADING THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY WATCH BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE (INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT, EVEN IF COMPANY WATCH HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEB SITE AND WILL NOT MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY WATCH FOR LOST DATA, RE-RUN TIME, INACCURATE OUTPUT, WORK DELAYS OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE MATERIALS. YOU AGREE TO HOLD COMPANY WATCH HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT NOT TO SUE COMPANY WATCH FOR, ANY CLAIMS BASED ON USING THE WEB SITE.

Licensed User

An account is required for a Licensed User to access and use the Service and/or tools, which may be accessed and used only by those authorised individuals who are registered with Company Watch. To open an account, an Agreement must be signed. In doing so, a Licensed User represents that it is authorised to access an account established in the Agreement. Should Company Watch suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Company Watch has the right to suspend or terminate a Licensed User’s usage of the Service. Accounts are non-transferable and cannot be “shared” or used by more than one individual or entity.

Indemnity

A Licensed User shall irrevocably indemnify Company Watch and its Data Providers and affiliates from and against any and all losses, damages and costs suffered or incurred by Company Watch, any Data Providers or affiliates of whatsoever nature arising out of or in connection with a Licensed User’s use, provision or distribution of Information or any part or the Service or any part or otherwise howsoever arising in relation to any breach of these Terms and Conditions by any Licensed User.

Local Laws; Export Control

Company Watch controls and operates this Web site from its headquarters in the United Kingdom and makes no representation that these Materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this Web site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws including but not limited to the export and import regulations of other countries. You acknowledge and agree that Materials are subject to the UK Laws and Regulations. Diversion of such Materials contrary to UK law is prohibited.

General

This Web site could include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Company Watch and the Third Party Providers may make improvements and/or changes in the products, services, programs, and prices described in this Web site at any time without notice. Changes are periodically made to the Web site. Any action related to these Terms will be governed by UK law. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply. These Terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the Web site and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional, communications. Company Watch can revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting.

Trademarks

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