terms & conditions

If you agree to these Terms, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use the Site only under these Terms and conditions of use. If you do not agree to these Terms, you have no right to use the Site.

1) USE OF THE SITE

1.1) The Site may be used only by you if you agree to be bound by these Terms, and you may not rent, lease, sublicense or transfer the Site or any data residing on it or any of your rights under this Agreement to anyone else. You may not develop or derive for commercial sale any data in any form whatsoever that incorporates or uses any part of the Site. Except with the prior written consent of Freelancesupermarket.com, no data that resides in the Site may be transferred or made available by you to any person or entity. Violation of this limitation on use shall result in immediate termination of access to the Site and grounds for legal action against you.

1.2) You may not modify, copy, distribute, download for storage on a hard drive or any other storage media, display, use, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information or content contained in the Site, except that you may store, print and/or email personal or company summaries from the Site database as are necessary for your use.

1.3) Freelancesupermarket.com may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site for any or no reason and with no prior notice to you. You may terminate this agreement at any time by discontinuing use of the Site. The provisions of Sections 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.

2) CONTENT

2.1) All materials published on the Site including, but not limited to, news articles, photographs, company summaries, company descriptions, people summaries, contact information, and images (collectively known as the "Content") are protected by copyright pursuant to UK and international copyright laws, and owned or controlled by Freelancesupermarket.com or the party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Site.

2.2) Freelancesupermarket.com is the sole owner of the layout, functions, appearance, trademarks and other intellectual property comprising the Site. Additionally, Freelancesupermarket.com is the sole owner of the compiled biographical and company data (collectively known as the "Web Summaries").

2.3) The information on freelancesupermarket.com is provided free and for information only, and is provided 'as is'. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this website is correct, it is in no way comprehensive. It is provided for your interest only and is not intended to be relied on as formal legal advice. The posting of information on these pages is not intended to create a lawyer-client relationship, and you should not act or rely on this information without seeking professional advice. No liability is accepted therefore for any errors, or for any losses that may be incurred if it is relied on.

2.4) Information on the Site may be changed or updated without notice. Freelancesupermarket.com may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs available on the Site at any time without notice.

2.5) Freelancesupermarket.com may move or delete any Content on the Site for any reason. Freelancesupermarket.com will regulate and review the content of the website, and information posted to the website regularly. Freelancesupermarket.com shall not be responsible for any failure to remove, or delay in removing, harmful, inaccurate, unlawful, or otherwise objectionable content originating with or otherwise provided by third parties.

2.6) Freelancesupermarket.com will utilize reasonable commercial efforts to protect the integrity of data collected by you and stored with the Site. However, Freelancesupermarket.com shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from total or partial loss of your data or from any corruption of your data. Data can get lost or become corrupt as a result of a number of causes, including hardware failures, software failures or bugs, or communications failures. Freelancesupermarket.com recommends that you periodically back up your information and Web Summaries onto media not associated with Freelancesupermarket.com, including printing a hard copy of it.

2.7) Freelancesupermarket.com may preserve and disclose content or user information (including queries made) if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that doing so is necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms, (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Freelancesupermarket.com, its users, or the public, (e) administer the Site, or (f) comply with the request of a user or a user's employer.

2.8) Freelancesupermarket.com will utilize reasonable commercial efforts to provide the Site on a 24/7 basis but it shall not be responsible for any disruption, regardless of length. Furthermore, Freelancesupermarket.com shall not be liable for losses or damages you may incur due to any errors or omissions in any Content or any inaccurate interpretations of data, or due to your inability to access data due to disruption of the Site.

3) USER RESPONSIBILITIES

In using the Site, you agree not to:

3.1) Knowingly transmit:

a) Any information, data, images, or other materials ("Material") that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous or otherwise objectionable or that may invade another's right of privacy; or

b) Any Material that infringes any intellectual property right, including but not limited to patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any third party.

3.2) Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

3.3) Violate any law;

3.4) Violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation:
a) Log in to a server or account that you are not authorized to access; ~
b) Attempt to test, scan, probe or hack the vulnerability of the Site or any network used by the Site or to breach security, encryption or other authentication measures; orc) Attempt to interfere with the Site by overloading, flooding, pinging, mail bombing or crashing it.

3.5) Reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site.

3.6) Use the Site or any of the data obtained through the Site, specifically including but not limited to email addresses, to send email to any individual unless such email communication fully complies with all laws protecting individuals from unsolicited email.

4) SUBMISSIONS

4.1) You are solely responsible for the content of any submission you make to the Site. Freelancesupermarket.com reserves the right to delete messages that Freelancesupermarket.com, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.

4.2) Freelancesupermarket.com does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through the Site. Any information or material sent to Freelancesupermarket.com will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending Freelancesupermarket.com any information or Material, you grant Freelancesupermarket.com an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual license to use, reproduce, display, transmit and distribute that Material or information, and you also agree that Freelancesupermarket.com is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. You further agree to indemnify, defend and hold Freelancesupermarket.com harmless for any liability arising due to the use or distribution of those Materials.

4.3) In consideration of use of the Site, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself if prompted by the registration form; and (b) maintain and update this information to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Freelancesupermarket.com has the right to terminate your account and refuse your current or future use of the Site.

5) LINKS

5.1) Freelancesupermarket.com contains links to other related Web sites, resources, and sponsors of Freelancesupermarket.com ("Linked Sites"). Freelancesupermarket.com is not responsible for the availability of these Linked Sites, or their contents, and you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the site administrators or owners of such Linked Sites.

5.2) You acknowledge that Freelancesupermarket.com neither endorses nor is affiliated with the Linked Sites and is not responsible for any content that appears on the Linked Sites. You also acknowledge that the owners of the Linked Sites neither endorse nor are affiliated with Freelancesupermarket.com.

6) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

6.1) You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no Materials of any kind submitted through your account will (I) violate, plagiarize, or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or (ii) contain libellous or otherwise unlawful material; and (b) that you are at least Sixteen (16) years old. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless Freelancesupermarket.com, and all officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" ) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable lawyer' fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you or any user of your account of this Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defence of any such claim. Freelancesupermarket.com reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

7) DISCLAIMERS and LIMITATIONS.

7.1) YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. THE SITE AND THE INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FREELANCESUPERMARKET.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE SITE SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. FREELANCESUPERMARKET.COM DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION USED OR DISCLOSED ON THE SITE.

7.2) IN NO EVENT SHALL FREELANCESUPERMARKET.COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE IT.

7.3) DISCLAIMER. NOTHING WITHIN THE WEBSITE (FREELANCESUPERMARKET.COM) IS, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE, FINANCIAL OR OTHER ADVICE OR A RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE. ANY AND ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN THE WEBSITE (FREELANCESUPERMARKET.COM) IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT INDEPENDANT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IS OBTAINED BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANY PRODUCT AND/OR SERVICE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE.

8) MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION.

8.1) Each party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party from and against any cost, loss or expense (including lawyer fees) resulting from any claims by third parties for loss, damage or injury allegedly caused by the actions, omissions or misrepresentations of the other party, its agents or employees provided that the indemnified party provides the indemnifying party with (a) prompt written notice of such claim or action, (b) sole control and authority over the defence or settlement of such claim or action and (c) proper and full information and reasonable assistance to defend and/or settle any such claim or action.

9) MISCELLANEOUS

9.1) Entire Agreement. These Terms represent the entire binding agreement between you and Freelancesupermarket.com, and each party's respective successors and assigns, and supersede any and all prior understandings, statements or representations, whether electronic, oral or written, regarding the Site or the information therein. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given shall be admissible in Court or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

9.2) Modifications, Assignment and Waiver. Freelancesupermarket.com shall have the right to modify these Terms at any time by posting them on the Site and providing notice on the Site that they have been changed. Changes will be binding on you on the date they are posted on the Site (or as otherwise stated in any notice to you of such changes). A link will be provided to the current Terms, and Freelancesupermarket.com recommends that you review the details of any such changes as they are binding on you regarding future use of the Site. Any use of the Site will be considered acceptance by you of the then-current Terms. If at any time you find the Terms unacceptable and do not agree to such Terms, you must terminate use of the Site. Any new or different terms supplied by you are specifically rejected by Freelancesupermarket.com. Freelancesupermarket.com may assign this Agreement at its discretion. You may not assign any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Freelancesupermarket.com. No waiver of any obligation or right of either party shall be effective unless in writing, executed by the party against whom it is being enforced.

9.3) Severability. The Terms are severable and may be construed to the extent of their enforceability in light of the parties' mutual intent.

9.4) Legal Expenses. The prevailing party in any legal action brought by one party against the other that arises out of this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, to reimbursement for its legal expenses, including court costs and reasonable Lawyer's fees.

9.5) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing it.

9.6) Notices and Other Communications. Notices required or permitted hereunder that are intended for you personally and not all users of the Site shall be made to you at the most recent email address on file with Freelancesupermarket.com. We therefore recommend that you keep your profile details up to date and review them regularly.