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Terms of Use

1. Introduction

1.1. These website terms of use (“Terms”), together with our Privacy Notice and our Cookie Policy govern your use of our website, and our Website is found at https://www.cds.co.uk/ (“Website”).

1.2. This Website is operated Corporate Document Services Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 02925653 and VAT number GB 393 5490 21 which has its registered office at Riverside House, 7 Canal Wharf, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 5AS (“we” / “our” / “us”).

1.3. By using our Website you confirm that you have read and accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not accept the Terms in full, please do not use the Website.

1.4. We may revise the Terms at any time. Please check the Terms on this webpage from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. We recommended that you take a digital a copy of these Terms for your future reference.

1.5. We may update our Website from time to time and may change the Content on it at any time. Please note, however, that we are under no obligation to keep the Content up to date nor to ensure that it is free from errors or omissions.

2. Your Access to our Website

2.1. Access to Website is free of charge. We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Content on our Website is complete, accurate, and up to date, but we make no warranties, representations, or guarantees (express or implied) that this will always be the case. Access to Website is therefore provided on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We may suspend or discontinue our Website (or any part of it) at any time. We shall not be liable if the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control.

2.2. If you choose or are provided with a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you should treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to any third party.

2.3. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

2.4 If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at info@cds.co.uk

3. How You May Use Our Site and Content ("Intellectual Property Rights")

3.1. “Content” means any and all text, images, audio, video, scripts, code, software, databases, and any other form of information capable of being stored on a computer that appears on, or forms part of, our Website.

3.2. All intellectual property on the Website, including the Content, is owned by us (or our relevant content supplier). Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

3.3. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Website for your personal use. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any Content separately from any accompanying text.

3.4. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of Content on our Website must always be acknowledged.

3.5. You must not use any part of the Content on our Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

3.6. If you print off, copy or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

3.7. If you wish to link to any part of this Website, you must obtain our prior written consent. Together with any other conditions we may impose if a licence is granted, your link should not use any logos or trade marks displayed on our Website without our express written permission.

4. Visitor Material and Conduct

4.1. Other than personally identifiable information, which is covered under our privacy policy, any material you transmit or post to the Website shall be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and we have no obligations in respect of it. We and our designees shall be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any commercial or non-commercial purposes.

4.2. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from the Website any material that:

4.2.1. is threatening, defamatory, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience;

4.2.2. you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals;

4.2.3. constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party in any country; and/or

4.2.4. is technically harmful including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data.

4.3. You may only use our Website in a lawful manner. You must not deliberately introduce viruses or other malware, or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful either to or via our Website. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of Website, any server, computer, or database connected to Website. You must not attack Website by means of a denial of service attack, a distributed denial of service attack, or by any other means.

4.4. Any unauthorised use of the Website, and any breach of these Terms may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence. It may lead to us taking action against you which could include a range of steps against you. For example, we may suspend your account, take legal action against you, or disclose your conduct and information to law enforcement authorities. We will take the steps we feel are required or as we deem reasonably necessary in the circumstances.

4.5. We hereby exclude any and all liability arising out of any actions that we may take against you in response to your breach.

5. Our Liability

5.1. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

5.2. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Website or any Content on it, whether express or implied.

5.3. We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

5.3.1. use of, or inability to use, our Website; or

5.3.2. use of or reliance on any Content displayed on our Website.

5.4. If you are a business user, we will not be liable for:

5.4.1. loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;

5.4.2. business interruption;

5.4.3. loss of anticipated savings;

5.4.4. loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or

5.4.5. any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

5.5. If you are a consumer user, you agree not to use our Website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity if you do so.

6. Third Party Websites

6.1. Our Website may contain links to third party websites, including websites via which you are able to purchase products and services. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under our control and their terms of use and privacy policy apply when you are on their website. Please ensure you review the terms of use and privacy policy of any such third party websites.

6.2. Third party websites and links are provided for your convenience only and we do not check, endorse, approve or agree with such third party websites nor the products and/or services offered and sold on them.

6.3. We are not responsible for the content, products and/or services of the linked websites and you use them at your own risk.

7. Jurisdiction and Governing Law

7.1. If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. We both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

7.2. If you are a business, these Terms, its subject matter, and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law and you to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

How to Contact Us

For all enquiries, to report instances of domain abuse, or to make a complaint please contact us at info@cds.co.uk. We will respond to you within a maximum of 2 business days.

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