Terms & Conditions
AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS
We are VUSI GROUP LTD (‘Company’, ‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’), a company registered in the United Kingdom at 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX.
We operate the website https://www.vusigroup.com (the ‘Site’), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the ‘Legal Terms’) (collectively, the ‘Services’).
You can contact us by phone at (+44)0203 576 5000, email at info@vusigroup.com, or by mail to 128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (‘you’), and VUSI GROUP LTD, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the ‘Last updated’ date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.
The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Services.
We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
5. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
7. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
12. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
20. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
21. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
1. OUR SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the ‘Content’), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the ‘Marks’).
Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws and treaties in the United States and around the world.
The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services ‘AS IS’ for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.
Your use of our Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to:
- access the Services; and
- download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access.
These rights are granted solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.
Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to info@vusigroup.com.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.
Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.
Your submissions and contributions
Please review this section and the PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the rights you give us and the obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services (‘Submissions’), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission.
Contributions: The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post, display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or through the Services, including text, writings, video, audio, photographs, music, graphics, comments, reviews, rating suggestions, personal information, or other material (‘Contributions’).
You understand that Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and possibly through third-party websites.
When you post Contributions, you grant us a licence, including use of your name, trademarks, and logos. By posting any Contributions, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right and licence to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt, and exploit your Contributions for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise.
This licence includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide.
You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions and/or posting Contributions through any part of the Services, you:
- confirm that you have read and agree with our PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading content;
- to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to such Submission and/or Contribution;
- warrant that any such Submission and/or Contribution is original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licences to submit it; and
- warrant and represent that your Submissions and/or Contributions do not constitute confidential information.
You are solely responsible for your Submissions and/or Contributions and you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of this section, any third party’s intellectual property rights, or applicable law.
We may remove or edit your Content: Although we have no obligation to monitor any Contributions, we shall have the right to remove or edit any Contributions at any time without notice if, in our reasonable opinion, we consider such Contributions harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms.
Copyright infringement
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately refer to the COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS section below.
3. USER REPRESENTATIONS
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (3) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means; (4) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorised purpose; and (5) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services.
4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavours except those specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in an attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm us and/or the Services.
- Use information obtained from the Services to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage in unauthorised framing of or linking to the Services.
- Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other material that interferes with the use or operation of the Services.
- Engage in automated use of the system, including scripts, data mining, robots, or similar data-gathering tools.
- Delete copyright or other proprietary rights notices from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person.
- Upload or transmit any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism.
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or related networks.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten employees or agents engaged in providing the Services.
- Attempt to bypass measures designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer software comprising the Services.
- Use or distribute unauthorised automated systems, including spiders, robots, scrapers, or offline readers.
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
- Make unauthorised use of the Services, including collecting usernames or email addresses for unsolicited email or creating accounts by automated means or under false pretences.
- Use the Services as part of an effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services or Content for a revenue-generating endeavour or commercial enterprise.
5. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, personal information, or other material (collectively, ‘Contributions’). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
- The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance of your Contributions does not and will not infringe the proprietary rights of any third party.
- You are the creator and owner of, or have the necessary licences, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and authorise others to use your Contributions.
- You have the necessary consent and permission of identifiable individuals appearing in your Contributions.
- Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not obscene, violent, harassing, libellous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable.
- Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
- Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten another person or promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
- Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- Your Contributions do not otherwise violate these Legal Terms or applicable law.
Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result in termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.
6. CONTRIBUTION LICENCE
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Services, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right and licence to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt, and distribute such Contributions for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise.
This licence will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed and includes our use of your name, company name, franchise name, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide.
You waive all moral rights in your Contributions and warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with them.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to edit, redact, change, re-categorise, pre-screen, or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
7. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Services may contain links to other websites (‘Third-Party Websites’) as well as content belonging to or originating from third parties (‘Third-Party Content’). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for them.
Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to access Third-Party Websites or use Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk and should review the applicable terms and policies.
8. SERVICES MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms, take appropriate legal action, restrict or disable Contributions, remove excessive or burdensome files and content, and otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and facilitate proper functioning.
9. PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms.
10. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below.
11. TERM AND TERMINATION
These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, to deny access to and use of the Services to any person for any reason, including breach of these Legal Terms or applicable law.
We may terminate your use or participation in the Services or delete any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion.
12. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We have no obligation to update information on our Services.
We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, maintenance, interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise change the Services at any time.
13. GOVERNING LAW
These Legal Terms are governed by and interpreted following the laws of the United Kingdom. VUSI GROUP LTD and yourself agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United Kingdom, or the EU country in which you reside where applicable.
14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms, the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising from the relationships between the Parties to these Legal Terms shall be determined by one arbitrator in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules. The seat of arbitration shall be London, United Kingdom. The language of the proceedings shall be English. Applicable substantive law shall be the law of the United Kingdom.
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding or brought on a class-action or representative basis.
Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration
The Parties agree that disputes concerning intellectual property rights, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, unauthorised use, or claims for injunctive relief are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration.
15. CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and other information. We reserve the right to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.
16. DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF.
WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES’ CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS, MISTAKES, INACCURACIES, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, UNAUTHORISED ACCESS, INTERRUPTIONS, BUGS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER LOSSES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
17. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING.
18. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of your Contributions, use of the Services, breach of these Legal Terms, breach of your representations and warranties, violation of third-party rights, or harmful acts toward other users.
19. USER DATA
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we perform regular routine backups, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services.
20. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.
You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and records of transactions initiated or completed by us or via the Services.
21. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
22. MISCELLANEOUS
These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable and does not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
23. CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at:
VUSI GROUP LTD
128 City Road
London EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Phone: (+44)0203 576 5000