WCCS provides access to and the use of the Website (https://surveyorslivery.org.uk/) (the “Website”) subject to the following Terms.
Your Acceptance of these Terms
Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all the terms and conditions contained in this document (the “Terms”). If you do not agree with the Terms of this document either in full or in part, you should cease using the Website immediately.
Other Applicable Terms
These Terms refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of the Website:
WCCS’s Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on the Website.
WCCS’s Privacy Policy, which sets out how we process any personal data we collect from you.
Information About Us
The Website is a site operated by WCCS, a Livery Company of the City of London established in 1977 for Chartered Surveyors and property professionals.
Changes to the Terms
WCCS reserves the right to change, add or delete these Terms at any time and will post these changes on the Website. You are therefore advised to visit the Website on a regular basis to obtain notice of such changes.
Changes to the Website
WCCS may update the Website from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. WCCS does not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.
Accessing the Website
The Website is made available free of charge.
WCCS does not guarantee that the Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis. WCCS may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Website without notice. WCCS will not be liable to you if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. 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 are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
Intellectual Property Rights
All website design, names, images, text, graphics, logo and the arrangement thereof are owned by or licensed to WCCS or otherwise used by WCCS as permitted by applicable law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, or otherwise on you any licence or right to any such matters. By using the Website, you agree that you will not copy, store in any medium (including in any other website, but except for short term caching of web pages on your local computer), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, or show in public any part of the Website (including any images and/or video available on the Website) without the prior written permission of WCCS or in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You agree when using the Website not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of the material contained in this site or use it for any other purpose. You may only use the Website for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive material within this site.
No Reliance on Information
The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website. Content available on or through the Website is not intended to modify, qualify, supplement or amend information disclosed under corporate and securities legislation of any jurisdiction applicable to WCCS and should not be used for the purpose of making investment decisions. Information contained on the Website or made available through the Website does not constitute a solicitation or an offering of securities in any jurisdiction. Although WCCS makes reasonable efforts to update the information on the Website, WCCS makes no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the Website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
Website Availability and Limitation of Liability
WCCS is providing the Website and its contents on an “AS IS” and an “IS 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. To the extent permitted by law, WCCS excludes all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the Website or any content on it, whether express or implied. Whilst WCCS will try to ensure that the standard of the Website remains high, WCCS does not warrant that 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 bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the information. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits WCCS’s liability for death or personal injury arising from WCCS’s negligence, or WCCS’s fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law. In no event will WCCS be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from or in connection with the use of the Website or loss of use or data or profits suffered by you, whether in action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the site.
Third Party Links and Resources in the Website
Where the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. WCCS has no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
General
If there is a conflict between these Terms and rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on the Website relating to specific material then the latter shall prevail. If any of these Terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining Terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.