Our Terms and Conditions

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these Conditions the following words and expressions shall (unless the context shall otherwise require) bear the following meanings:

“us” and “we”

Step Enterprise Limited whose registered office is at 14-16 Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AB (and “our” shall be construed accordingly);

“Information”

all information images and graphics displayed on the Website (including the Extranet) by us;

“Extranet”

our extranet facility forming part of the Website enabling a Client to access information regarding any programmes, job vacancies and services we provide;

“Client”

all individuals, partnerships, companies or other entities who have entered into a Service Agreement and are granted access to the Extranet;

“Conditions”

these terms and conditions;

“Service Agreement”

an agreement between a Client and us for the provision of professional services by us to the Client;

“you”

all individuals, partnerships, companies or other entities (including Clients) which access the Website for any reason (and “your” shall be construed accordingly);

“Web Link”

a hypertext link from www.stepenterprise.co.uk to a third party website; and

“Website”

the website located at the domain name known as “www.stepenterprise.co.uk” which we own and/or operate or any alternative website that we own and may operate from time to time.

1.2 For the purposes of these Conditions, any reference to “us” or “we” shall include all our subsidiary, holding, group or associated companies.

1.3 These Conditions do not create any right enforceable by a person not a party to them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

1.4 The headings in these Conditions are inserted only for convenience and shall not affect its construction.

1.5 Where appropriate words denoting a singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and references to the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa.

1.6 Reference to any statute or statutory provision includes a reference to the statute or statutory provision as from time to time amended, extended or re enacted.

2. TERMS OF USE

2.1 This page states the terms and conditions under which you may use the Website. You must read this page carefully. In the event that you do not accept any of the Conditions, you should immediately cease any further use of the Website.

2.2 You indicate your acceptance of the Conditions and are deemed to be bound by the Conditions by your use of the Website and in doing so are also deemed to accept and be bound by any additional terms and conditions which expressly apply to any products, services and/or information provided by third parties which are displayed within the Website.

2.3 We may revise the Conditions at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page periodically to review the Conditions as any revision of the Conditions shall be binding upon you if you continue to use the Website after the making of such revision. Where you are a Client and we have a valid current email address for you we will email you any material revision(s) that we make to the Conditions from time to time.

2.4 By continuing to use the Website following any revision(s) of the Conditions you signify that you agree to be bound by the Conditions as revised.

 

3. PROHIBITED USES

3.1 We prohibit any use of the Website, and you agree not to use the Website, for any of the following activities:

3.1.1 posting, uploading or emailing any incomplete, misleading or false information or information which you know or ought to have known is inaccurate;

3.1.2 deleting or revising any information posted, uploaded or emailed by any other person or entity;

3.1.3 copying or adapting any computer code in the Website that we create to generate its pages;

3.1.4 posting, uploading or emailing material that infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party whether such third party is attached to a Web Link or not;

3.1.5 posting, uploading or emailing any information which is indecent, obscene, blasphemous, defamatory or in any other way unlawful or offensive;

3.1.6 posting, uploading or emailing information that contains viruses or programs that may destabilize the operation of the Website;

3.1.7 impersonate any person or entity;

3.1.8 disguising the authorship or origin of any material you post on, upload from or email to the Website; and

3.1.9 collecting or storing personal data about other users.

4. AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE

4.1 We shall use our reasonable endeavours to ensure continuous accessibility of the Website, but we do not accept any liability arising from any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays howsoever caused nor shall we have any ongoing obligation to operate the Website.

4.2 We in our absolute discretion may vary the specification of the Website at any time without notice to you.

5. LINKS & THIRD PARTY CONTENT

5.1 The Website contains Web Links which are provided to assist you and not as an endorsement by us of the contents of such third party websites.

5.2 We do not: (i) accept any liability in respect of the content of these third party websites which are linked to the Website; (ii) make any representations or warranties regarding the content or accuracy of any information or materials on such third party websites; or (iii) authorise any act which may be in breach of copyright or any other third party rights which are protected in law or by international treaties worldwide.

5.3 You choose to access such third party websites which are linked to the Website at your own risk.

6. MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO US

6.1 We reserve the right to remove all and any material which we deem in our absolute discretion, inappropriate, including without limitation, material of a pornographic, defamatory, illegal or otherwise offensive in nature. No such material may be saved, printed, copied or otherwise uploaded to or downloaded from the Website. You agree to indemnify us against any liability arising from the uploading and inclusion by you of any material prohibited by this Condition 9.2.

6.2 You agree that you will not use the Website to stalk, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of others.

7. LIABILITY

7.1 We make no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the Website or the Information. We disclaim all such representations and warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, we make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or the completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Information and related graphics published in the Website. The Information may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly exclude all liability howsoever arising from any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. You must satisfy yourself that any information obtained from the Website is correct, accurate and suitable for your purposes.

7.2 We do not accept liability (to the fullest extent permitted by law) for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, contracts, anticipated savings, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages) or damages for anything resulting from the use or inability to use the Extranet or any of the Information.

7.3 You must notify us immediately if anyone makes or threatens to make a claim against you resulting directly or indirectly from your use of the Website.

7.4 You agree that given the nature of the Website, the exclusions and limitations of our liability are reasonable.

8. PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8.1 We are the proprietor of the domain names known as “www.stepenterprise.co.uk” and “www.step.org.uk” and the copyright in the Website.

8.2 All intellectual property rights in the design, text, graphics and other material on the Website and the selection

9.0 COMPETITIONS

9.1 From time to time Step will sponsor a competition or prize draw.

9.2 By entering a Step competition or prize draw you are agreeing to Step storing and using your information for marketing purposes. We will not share your information with third parties unless you specifically agree to us sharing these details and you can opt out at any time by unsubscribing from emails or emailing us directly at info@step.org.uk.

9.3 No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are not received for any reason.

9.4 If you win, we will notify you by e-mail. If we cannot contact you or you do not respond within two weeks, we reserve the right to offer the prize to another entrant.

9.5 No prize or part of a prize is exchangeable for cash or services.

9.6 If an advertised prize is not available, we reserve the right to offer an alternative prize.

9.7 Please read our Privacy Policy which tells you how we use any personal information we may collect about you.

9.8 Step reserves the right to amend these rules at any time. If we do this we will publish the amended prize draw rules on this page.

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