Terms and Conditions of Use
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Your access to and use of Freelance UK ("the Website") is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.
Freelance UK is owned and managed by Contractor UK Ltd.
Terms and conditions for our directory can be found here.
2. ADVICE
The contents of the Website do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision
3. CHANGES TO WEBSITE
Freelance UK reserves the right to:
3.1 change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that Freelance UK shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal; and
3.2 change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.
4. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
The Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.
5. COPYRIGHT
5.1 All copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to Freelance UK
5.2 In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial home use only.
5.3 We may grant permission, with special conditions, for a third party to reproduce news articles; please email editor@freelanceuk.com for permission PRIOR to republishing. If prior written permission is not granted to reproduce a Freelance UK on an external site, terms will be that only the first 150 words will be reproduced with a link to Freelance UK for the full story and as the source of the article. The header, stand and copy must be reproduced exactly as published on Freelance UK, without altering, deleting or editing the content in any way.
6. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
6.1 The Website is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
6.2 To the extent permitted by law, Freelance UK will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.
6.3 Freelance UK makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.
6.4 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of Freelance UK for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of Freelance UK or that of its employees or agents.
7. COOKIES
Freelance UK uses first-party cookies as part of the Google Analytics traffic analysis tool (we do not use third-party cookies, usually associated with behavioural advertising). Cookies do not identify people, but they are important in telling us how people use our site and how many visitors the site receives.
You do not need to have cookies turned on to read and use the information on www.contractoruk.com. However, you do need cookies to participate actively in the forums (additional rules to be used in conjunction with these general terms of site use).
You can change your browser settings to prevent the site from placing cookies on your machine.
We operate a strict privacy policy, and whether we collect data such as cookie sessions based on where and when a user visits our site, or whether you willingly give us your email address by signing up to receive our newsletter, we strictly adhere to the Data Protection Act and will never sell details such as your email address on to other parties.
8. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Freelance UK and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against Freelance UKarising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.
9. SEVERANCE
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
10. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
