Pathways to Independence

Thank you for visiting the Pathways to Independence website www.PathwaystoIndependence.org.uk (“the Website”). Pathways to Independence Housing Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under Company number 05092366 whose registered office is at
19 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF (referred to on the Website as “Pathways to Independence”). References below to Pathways to Independence shall also be deemed to be references to its officers and employees where applicable.

By using the Website you signify your acceptance of these Terms of Use (irrespective of whether or not you are a client of Pathways to Independence, a registered user or a guest) in return for which we grant you access to it. We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page without further notice. You should therefore check these Terms of Use to take notice of any such changes we have made whenever accessing this Website, as they will be binding on you. If at any time you do not accept any part of our Terms of Use then please immediately refrain from using this Website.

1. ACCESSING THE WEBSITE

Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on the Website without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to guests and/or to users who have registered with us.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. 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 opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection(s) are aware of these Terms of Use, and that they comply with them at all times.

2. RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED

Whilst we aim to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this Website, we cannot guarantee and do not give any warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any information or material appearing on it. We aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to the Website, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material. We have no responsibility for content provided by third parties and are merely providing access to such content to you. We have no obligation to verify the content of such information or content nor to edit any information or content provided by third parties. We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the accuracy, reliability or truthfulness of any third party information, content, material or details and you acknowledge that any reliance on the same is at your own risk. We hereby disclaim any and all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on the contents of this Website by any visitor to it or by anyone who may be informed of its contents.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the Website for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on the Website.

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 illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

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

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

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

4. USER MATERIAL AND CONDUCT

Other than personally identifiable information, which is covered by section 9 (“Privacy Statement”) below, any and all material of whatsoever nature you provide, transmit or post to or for use on the Website shall be non-confidential and non-proprietary. Pathways to Independence will have no obligations in respect of any such material. Pathways to Independence will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate or otherwise use or not use (as the case may be) any such material as it sees fit and whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes. Pathways to Independence also has the right to disclose your identity to any third party who claims that any material posted or contributed by you to or for inclusion on the Website constitutes violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

You are strictly prohibited from providing, transmitting or posting to or providing for use on the Website any material:

(a)  which is threatening; defamatory; obscene; indecent; seditious; inflammatory; offensive; pornographic; abusive; liable to incite racial hatred; discriminatory; menacing; scandalous; blasphemous; defamatory; in breach of confidence; in breach of privacy; or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience; or

(b)  for which you have not obtained all necessary approvals and/or licences; or

(c)  which 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 in the world; or

(d)  which is technically harmful, including but not limited to computer viruses; logic bombs; Trojan horses; worms; corrupted data or other malicious or otherwise harmful data.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a denial-of-service attack, a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or any other technologically harmful material, software or data that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

You warrant that any contribution you make to the Website complies wholly with these Terms of Use and you fully indemnify Pathways to Independence for any breach of that warranty. We will not be responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of the Website.

We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on the Website if, in our opinion, such material does not comply with the content standards set out in these Terms of Use.

You must not misuse the Website (including but not limited to by hacking) and Pathways to Independence will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing it to disclose the identify or location of or other information relating to anyone breaching this section.

In the event of any breach of these Terms of Use and/or misuse of the Website your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

5. NO WARRANTY

This Website and its content are provided “as is” excluding any and all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent possible under the applicable law. Pathways to Independence accepts no liability for functions contained on the Website and makes no warranty that the Website will operate uninterrupted or error-free or that any error will be corrected. Pathways to Independence does not warrant that the Website is compatible with your computer equipment or that the Website or its server is free from errors; computer viruses; logic bombs; Trojan horses; worms; corrupted data or any other technologically harmful material, software or data. Pathways to Independence will not be liable for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature (including but not limited to those losses and damages set out at section 7 (“Limitation of Liability”) below) which may be suffered as a result of any such errors or harmful data.

6. LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Other websites and web pages to which this Website is linked are for information only and have not been reviewed by Pathways to Independence. Pathways to Independence has no responsibility whatsoever for the content of such websites and web pages. Pathways to Independence accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature (including but not limited to those losses and damages set out at section 7 (“Limitation of Liability”) below) which may be incurred as a result of any linking to the same.

You may link to the home page of the Website, provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.

The Website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of the Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these Terms of Use.

If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than as set out above, please address your request to: info@PathwaystoIndependence.co.uk

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You acknowledge that your use of this Website and its content is entirely at your own risk.

To the extent permitted by law, Pathways to Independence and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:

all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.

any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including:

loss of income or revenue;

Ÿloss of business;

loss of profits or contracts;

loss of anticipated savings;

loss of data;

loss of goodwill;

wasted management or office time;

and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above. This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

In the event that any applicable law does not allow the exemption of certain liability for certain loss or damage this section will continue to apply to exempt liability for all other loss or damage or whatsoever nature and howsoever arising not specifically covered by such applicable law.

8. LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

This Website is not directed at any individual in any jurisdiction where for any reason its content, availability or publication is prohibited and any person so prohibited must not access the Website. Those who access the Website do so of their own volition and on their own initiative and are wholly responsible for their compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.

9. PRIVACY STATEMENT

This section sets out the Pathways to Independence policy on holding and using information which it may obtain from you when you contact us (whether via the Website or otherwise) at the time of:

(a)  subscribing or contracting to any service provided by Pathways to Independence; or

(b)  posting material; or

(c)  requesting further services; or

(d)  reporting a problem with the Website.

Pathways to Independence will use information held about you to endeavour to present the content of the Website in the most effective manner for you and your computer equipment.

From time to time Pathways to Independence may also use your information to send you additional information in the form of upates, bulletins and/or invitations. If you do not wish to receive such additional information please let us know.

By using the Website you consent to Pathways to Independence processing information held about you in the ways set out in these Terms of Use and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Pathways to Independence does not rent or sell personal information to third parties.

10. VALIDITY OF TERMS OF USE

If any provision of these Terms of Use is or becomes invalid or unenforceable or contravenes applicable regulations then the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will not be affected and will continue to apply.

11. WAIVER

No waiver by Pathways to Independence of any breach of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any other breach. No failure by Pathways to Independence to exercise any remedy shall constitute a waiver of the right to subsequently exercise that or any other remedy.

12. YOUR CONCERNS

If you have any concerns about material or information appearing on this Website please contact: info@pathwaystoindependence.co.uk

13. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use and/or the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.