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These are the terms and conditions ("the terms") governing the use of this website ("the Website") which is wholly owned by Doorstepfinder Ltd. ("the Company"). These terms apply to each user and/or visitor to the Website and/or customers of the Company and are governed by English law.

 

PROPRIETOR AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

 

Information on this Website is the property of the Company. The materials contained in this site are protected by copyright law. The contents of the Website are available to any user and/or visitor for personal reference only and may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever either in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the Company, its authorised agents or representatives.

The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion:

  1. to add to or remove any material from the Website or to amend, alter, redesign or change anything contained in or on it at any time; and

  2. to monitor, suspend, revoke, or otherwise limit access to the Website at any time.

NO WARRANTIES


The use of this Website is at the visitor's or user's own personal risk. The Company does not warrant the content, accuracy or veracity of any material or other information on the Website nor does it warrant that the Website is free from errors, faults, viruses or other computer or data-corrupting or data-damaging material.

The Website contains links to other sites or addresses on the web. External sites are not part of the Website and do not belong to the Company. The Company does not approve or endorse other websites nor is it responsible for their content.

Descriptions of, or references to products, services or publications within the Website do not constitute or imply their endorsement or recommendation in any way by the Company, its employees or contractors. No reference in the Website to any specific product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, shall be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

 

TRADING TERMS

 

  1. All down payments and deposits received are non refundable.

  2. The Company reserves the right to revise and amend an initial quote to a customer where needed.

  3. Maintenance and Hourly Rate:

    Unless otherwise explicitly agreed and stated, the Company’s responsibility is limited to designing customers’ websites and excludes the update, use, altering, maintenance, troubleshooting etc. of the customer’s website/s once online. This agreement includes minor webpage maintenance to regular WebPages over a 3-month period, including updating links and making minor changes to a sentence or paragraph. It does not include removing nearly all the text from a page and replacing it with new text. If the client or an agent other than us attempts updating the client's pages without prior understanding/permission, time to repair WebPages will be assessed at the hourly rate, and is not included as part of the updating time. The Company reserves the right to request additional payment to cover any or all of such work and/or to refuse to undertake such work.

  4. Design Materials:

    The Company uses customers’ material e.g. text, information, photos etc to design customers’ websites. The Company is not responsible for these materials. The use of these websites is at the visitor's or user's own personal risk. The Company does not warrant the content, accuracy or veracity of any material or other information on the customers’ websites nor does it warrant that these websites are free from errors, faults, viruses or other computer or data-corrupting or data-damaging material. 
    Descriptions of, or references to information, products, services or publications within the customers’ websites do not constitute or imply their endorsement or recommendation in any way by the Company, its employees or contractors.:

  5. Completion Date:

    We and the client must work together to complete the website in a timely manner.
  6. Web Hosting:

    The client understands that any web hosting services require a separate contract with a web hosting service. Our service agreement includes a provision of suitable web hosting company which we have selected. Where the client prefers to provide their web hosting provider, the must agree to select a web hosting service which allows us full access to the website and a cgi-bin directory via FTP and telnet. The client further understands that if the web hosting service's operating system is not a Unix system, standard CGI scripting software programming may not work, and providing a substitute may incur additional charges. Where requested the Company will arrange for hosting and domain name services. These services can suffer technical breakdowns from time to time and the Company accepts no liability whatsoever for interruptions in the customers' website services from time to time.

  7. Assignment of Project:

    We always reserve the right to assign subcontractors to this project to insure the right fit for the job as well as on-time completion.

 

 

 EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY


To the maximum extent permitted by law the Company excludes liability for any loss, claim, damages or any special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages (whether directly or indirectly incurred) of any kind arising out of or in connection with any visitor's or user's access to, or use of the Website, or any material thereon, whether based in contract, tort or whether negligent or otherwise, even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damage.

We do not warrant that the functions contained in these WebPages or the Internet website will meet the client's requirements or that the operation of the WebPages will be uninterrupted or error-free. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the WebPages and website is with client. In no event will we be liable to the client or any third party for any damages, including any lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential or special damages arising out of the operation of or inability to operate these WebPages or website, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.  

  1. Copyrights and Trademarks:

    The client represents to us and unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to us for inclusion in WebPages are owned by the client, or that the client has permission from the rightful owner to use each of these elements, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend us and its subcontractors from any claim or suit arising from the use of such elements furnished by the client. 
  2. Laws Affecting Electronic Commerce:

    From time to time governments enact laws and levy taxes and tariffs affecting Internet electronic commerce. The client agrees that the client is solely responsible for complying with such laws, taxes, and tariffs, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend us and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff arising from the client's exercise of Internet electronic commerce.
  3. Copyright to developed Web solutions and products:

    Copyright to the finished assembled work of WebPages produced by us is owned by us. Upon final payment of this contract, the client is assigned rights to use as a website the design, graphics, and text contained in the finished assembled website. Rights to photos, graphics, source code, work-up files, and computer programs are specifically not transferred to the client, and remain the property of their respective owners. Our subcontractors and we retain the right to display graphics and other Web design elements as examples of their work in their respective portfolios.

  4. Payment of fees:

    In order for us to remain in business, payments must be made promptly. Delinquent bills will be assessed an admin charge if payment is not received within 10 days of the due date. If an amount remains delinquent 30 days after its due date, an additional 5% penalty will be added for each week of delinquency. We reserve the right to remove WebPages from viewing on the Internet until final payment is made. In case collection proves necessary, the client agrees to pay all fees incurred by that process. This agreement becomes effective only when signed by us. Regardless of the place of signing of this agreement, the client agrees that for purposes of venue, this contract was entered into in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom, and any dispute will be litigated or arbitrated in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Please pay on time. 

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 April 2008 )