Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions are the contract between you and ‘Buying Social Justice through Procurement’ (“us”, “we”, etc). By visiting or using Our Website, you agree to be bound by them.

They are based on a set written by Net Lawman and released under licence. They protect your rights as well as ours.

We are Buying Social Justice through Procurement, a research project, funded through the Economic and Social Research Council.

You are: Anyone who uses Our Website.

Please read this agreement carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should leave Our Website immediately.

These are the agreed terms

1.Definitions

“Content” – means the textual, visual or aural content that is encountered as part of your experience on Our Website. It may include, among other things: text, images, sounds, videos and animations.

“Intellectual Property” – means intellectual property owned by us, of every sort, whether or not registered or registrable in any country, including intellectual property of all kinds coming into existence after today; and including, among others, patents, trade marks, unregistered marks, designs, copyrights, software, domain names, discoveries, creations and inventions, together with all rights which are derived from those rights.

“Our Website” – means any website or service designed for electronic access by mobile or fixed devices which is owned or operated by us.

“Services” – means the service provided from Our Website.

2. Intellectual Property

You agree that at all times you will:

2.1. not do anything which does or might reduce the value of our Intellectual Property or challenge our ownership of it.

2.2. notify us of any suspected infringement of the Intellectual Property;

2.3. so far as concerns our work provided or made accessible by us to you, you will not:

  • 2.3.1 copy, or make any change to any part of its code;
  • 2.3.2. use it in any way not anticipated by this agreement;
  • 2.3.3. not use the Intellectual Property except directly as intended by this agreement or in our interest.

3.Disclaimers and limitation of liability

3.1. The law differs from one country to another. This paragraph applies so far as the applicable law allows.

3.2. All implied conditions, warranties and terms are excluded from this agreement. If in any jurisdiction an implied condition, warrant or term cannot be excluded, then this sub paragraph shall be deemed to be reduced in effect, only to the extent necessary to release that specific condition, warranty or term.

3.3. You are advised that Content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. This is inevitable in any large website. We would be grateful if you bring to our immediate attention, any that you find.

3.4. Our Website contains links to other internet websites. We have neither power nor control over any such website. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be liable in any way for the Content of any such linked website, nor for any loss or damage arising from your use of any such website or from your buying services or goods via such a website.

3.5. We shall not be liable to you for any loss or expense which is:

  • 3.5.1. indirect or consequential loss; or
  • 3.5.2. economic loss or other loss of turnover, profits, business or goodwill even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable or we knew you might incur it.

4.Miscellaneous matters

4.1. Our privacy policy is strong and precise. It complies fully with the Data Protection Act 2018 which is at https://buyingsocialjustice.org.uk/privacy-policy/.

4.2. If any term or provision of this agreement is at any time held by any jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable, then it shall be treated as changed or reduced, only to the extent minimally necessary to bring it within the laws of that jurisdiction and to prevent it from being void and it shall be binding in that changed or reduced form. Subject to that, each provision shall be interpreted as severable and shall not in any way affect any other of these terms.

4.3. No failure or delay by any party to exercise any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of it nor indicate any intention to reduce that or any other right in the future.

4.4. The validity, construction and performance of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that any dispute arising from it shall be litigated only in that country.