Website Usage Terms and Conditions
This website is owned and operated by Valley Press Ltd. By accessing or using this site, you agree to the terms set out in this Terms of Use agreement (Terms). These Terms may be changed at any time by us. If we make any changes to these we will include a notice on the Home Page and you should then check the changes. You accept that you will have no claim for breach of contract or otherwise in respect of any such alteration. Your continued access to and use of this website will mean that you agree to be bound by the most current version of the Terms. These Terms apply to all contracts between you and us. You agree that you have read and understood these Terms. These Terms were last updated on 4th March 2023.
Interpretation
“We”, “us”, “our”, means Valley Press Ltd. “You”, “your” means the person using the Website under these Terms.
1. Changes to the Website
You acknowledge and accept that we may from time to time alter any aspect of this website, or any of the services or products provided through the website, as we think fit and without notice to you.
2. Downtime
2.1. You acknowledge and accept that computer and telecommunication systems are not fault-free and may from time to time require periods of downtime (being periods during which the website is not available to you) for the purposes of repair, maintenance and upgrading or otherwise.
2.2. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability of the website, but shall make reasonable efforts to minimise any periods during which the website is not available. You accept that you will have no claim for breach of contract or otherwise in respect of any such period of unavailability.
3. Hypertext Links
3.1. The website may incorporate links to other websites of third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience only, and their provision does not constitute an authorisation by us to you to access such third-party websites, nor an endorsement of the content of such third-party sites by us.
3.2. You acknowledge and accept that we are not, and will not be held responsible for any damages, loss, costs or expenses arising from the use of such third-party websites or products or services available through such third-party websites.
4. Security
4.1. We take your online privacy seriously. However, although we use appropriate encrypted security software on our website, the security of information transmitted via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Any losses incurred or sustained by you as a result of transmitting information by means of email or other internet link will be borne solely and exclusively by you.
5. Additional Rules
5.1. This website may from time to time include offers, competitions and other features that are each governed by additional rules. Please read those rules, posted or linked at each feature before participating in them, as they form part of these Terms to which you agree through your continued use of this site.
6. Your Conduct
6.1. You must use the website for lawful purposes only.
6.2. You must not send for display on the website any material that is unlawful including but not limited to material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, menacing, in breach of privacy or confidence, infringes copyright or trademark rights.
6.3. You must not send material containing software viruses or otherwise use the website in any way that interrupts access to it.
7. Privacy
7.1. We will only use the details supplied by you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
8.1. This site contains material that is owned or licensed by Valley Press Ltd. You may not copy, reproduce, upload, post, distribute, republish, retransmit, or modify in any way any of the material on this site, including computer code and software.
8.2. All brand names, product names and titles used in this website are trade names, and in some instances trade marks, of their respective holders. No permission is given in respect of use of any of the above, and such use may constitute an infringement of the holders’ rights.
9. Indemnity
9.1. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any violation of these Terms by you or your authorised users, or in connection with the use of the website or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this website by you or your authorised users.
10. Limitations of Liability
10.1. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or any other liability which cannot be excluded on a point of law.
10.2. Further to clause 2, we are providing this website on an “As is, As Available” basis to users. You use this website at your own risk.
10.3. Subject to 7.1. above, we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage in circumstances where or to the extent that:
10.3.1. neither we nor our employees or agents are in breach of a legal duty owed to you;
10.3.2. such loss or damage is not a reasonably foreseeable result of any such breach; or
10.3.3. any increase in loss or damage results from a breach by you of any term of this contract.
10.4. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and save for fraudulent misrepresentation, all conditions, representations and warranties (express or implied, statutory or otherwise) are excluded to the extent permitted by law including without limitation any implied warranties or conditions as to quality, fitness for purpose and reasonable skill and care.
10.5. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall we or any affiliated company or individual be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damage (including, without limitation whether for loss of profit, loss of business, lost data, viruses that may infect your computer, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for economic loss (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract or your use of this website generally.
10.6. We further do not warrant that the website or the products and materials contained on such site are error free, or that errors will be corrected, or that this site or the server from which it is run is free of viruses or other potentially harmful codes.
11. General
11.1. Our failure to insist upon the strict performance of any of your obligations under the Terms will not be construed as a waiver and will not affect our rights to require strict performance of such obligations.
11.2. If any provision of the Terms or part thereof is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part will not affect any other provision or the remainder of the provision in which such invalid or unenforceable part is contained, which will remain in full force and effect.
11.3. All notices will be in writing and may be served by either party on the other by hand or by first-class pre-paid post. The address for service, in the case of a notice from you to us, is specified at the bottom of this page and, in the case of a notice from us to you, will be the address stated on your order.
11.4. Nothing in these Terms which form the agreement between you and us will give nor is intended to give rights to any third party under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.
11.5. This website may provide links to the websites and services of third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience only, and their provision does not constitute or imply control of or an endorsement of the content of such third-party websites by us. You acknowledge that the use of such third-party websites is governed by the terms and conditions of use as applicable to such websites.
11.6. These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties will submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
11.7. Neither we nor our affiliates make any representation that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
12. Termination
This agreement may be terminated at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorised to have access to the site and all limitations on our liability and on your use of our material shall survive. These Terms, along with any additional rules or conditions referred to herein and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreements and understanding between you and us as to your use of this website superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or proposals.
13. Contact Us
For full details of how to contact us please visit our Contact page.