Terms and conditions: website

These Terms of Service govern your use of the website located at https://emmadavies.co.uk and any related services provided by EmmaDavies.co.uk.

By accessing https://emmadavies.co.uk, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or using any other services provided by EmmaDavies.co.uk.

We, EmmaDavies.co.uk, reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication.

These Terms of Service were last updated on 4 July 2022.

Limitations of use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

  • modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;
  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;
  • transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server;
  • knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service EmmaDavies.co.uk provides;
  • use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;
  • use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
  • use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorised advertising or spam;
  • harvest, collect or gather user data without the user’s consent; or
  • use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties.

Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to EmmaDavies.co.uk and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service, and may be terminated by EmmaDavies.co.uk at any time.

Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. To the extent permitted by law, EmmaDavies.co.uk makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall EmmaDavies.co.uk or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if EmmaDavies.co.uk or an authorised representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, “consequential loss” includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity or otherwise.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Accuracy of materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. EmmaDavies.co.uk does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

Links

EmmaDavies.co.uk has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval or control by EmmaDavies.co.uk of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Right to terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Governing law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United Kingdom. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.

Terms and conditions: of sale

These Terms and Conditions apply to the provision of the services detailed in our quotation (Services) by Emma Davies (we or us or Service Provider) to the person buying the services (you or Customer).

You are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions when you accept our quotation or from the date of any performance of the Services (whichever happens earlier) and these Terms and Conditions and our quotation (the Contract) are the entire agreement between us.

You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on our behalf. These Conditions apply to the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms that you try to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

Interpretation

A “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday in England and Wales. The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and do not affect their interpretation. Words imparting the singular number shall include the plural and vice-versa.

Services

We warrant that we will use reasonable care and skill in our performance of the Services which will comply with the quotation, including any specification in all material respects. We can make any changes to the Services which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirement, and we will notify you if this is necessary.

We will use our reasonable endeavours to complete the performance of the Services within the time agreed or as set out in the quotation; however, time shall not be of the essence in the performance of our obligations.

All of these Terms and Conditions apply to the supply of any goods as well as Services unless we specify otherwise.

Your obligations

You must obtain any permissions, consents, licences or otherwise that we need and must give us with access to any and all relevant information, materials, properties and any other matters which we need to provide the Services.

If you do not comply with clause 10, we can terminate the Services.

We are not liable for any delay or failure to provide the Services if this is caused by your failure to comply with the provisions of this section (Your obligations).

Fees

The fees (Fees) for the Services are set out in the quotation and are on a time and materials basis.

In addition to the Fees, we can recover from you a) reasonable incidental expenses including, but not limited to, travelling expenses, hotel costs, subsistence and any associated expenses, b) the cost of services provided by third parties and required by us for the performance of the Services, and c) the cost of any materials required for the provision of the Services.

You must pay us for any additional services provided by us that are not specified in the quotation in accordance with our then current, applicable hourly rate in effect at the time of performance or such other rate as may be agreed between us. The provisions of clause 14 also apply to these additional services.

The Fees are exclusive of any applicable VAT and other taxes or levies which are imposed or charged by any competent authority.

Cancellation and amendment

We can withdraw, cancel or amend a quotation if it has not been accepted by you, or if the Services have not started, within a period of 30 days from the date of the quotation, (unless the quotation has been withdrawn).

Either we or you can cancel an order for any reason prior to your acceptance (or rejection) of the quotation.

If you want to amend any details of the Services you must tell us in writing as soon as possible. We will use reasonable endeavours to make any required changes and additional costs will be included in the Fees and invoiced to you.

If, due to circumstances beyond our control, including those set out in the clause below (Circumstances beyond a party’s control), we have to make any change in the Services or how they are provided, we will notify you immediately. We will use reasonable endeavours to keep any such changes to a minimum.

Payment

We will invoice you for payment of the Fees either:

  • when we have completed the Services; or
  • on the invoice dates set out in the quotation.

You must pay the Fees due within 30 days of the date of our invoice or otherwise in accordance with any credit terms agreed between us.

Time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.

Without limiting any other right or remedy we have for statutory interest, if you do not pay within the period set out above, we will charge you interest at the rate of 10% per annum above the base lending rate of the Bank of England from time to time on the amount outstanding until payment is received in full.

All payments due under these Terms and Conditions must be made in full without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and neither of us can assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the other in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.

If you do not pay within the period set out above, we can suspend any further provision of the Services and cancel any future services which have been ordered by, or otherwise arranged with, you.

Receipts for payment will be issued by us only at your request.

All payments must be made in British Pounds unless otherwise agreed in writing between us.

Sub-contracting and assignment

We can at any time assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of our rights under these Terms and Conditions and can subcontract or delegate in any manner any or all of our obligations to any third party.

You must not, without our prior written consent, assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

Termination

We can terminate the provision of the Services immediately if you:

  • commit a material breach of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or
  • fail to make pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment; or
  • are or become or, in our reasonable opinion, are about to become, the subject of a bankruptcy order or take are or become or, in our reasonable opinion, are about to become, the subject of a bankruptcy order or take
  • advantage of any other statutory provision for the relief of insolvent debtor; or
  • enter into a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any other scheme or arrangement is
  • made with its creditors; or
  • convene any meeting of your creditors, enter into voluntary or compulsory liquidation, have a receiver, manager,
  • administrator or administrative receiver appointed in respect of your assets or undertakings or any part of them,
  • any documents are filed with the court for the appointment of an administrator in respect of you, notice of
  • intention to appoint an administrator is given by you or any of your directors or by a qualifying floating charge
  • holder (as defined in para. 14 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986), a resolution is passed or petition
  • presented to any court for your winding up or for the granting of an administration order in respect of you, or any
  • proceedings are commenced relating to your insolvency or possible insolvency.

Intellectual property

We reserve all copyright and any other intellectual property rights until payment has been received when ownership of copyright and intellectual property transfers to you. We reserve the right to take any appropriate action to restrain or prevent the infringement of such intellectual property rights.

Liability and indemnity

Our liability under these Terms and Conditions, and in breach of statutory duty, and in tort or misrepresentation or otherwise, shall be limited as set out in this section.

The total amount of our liability is limited to the total amount of Fees payable by you under the Contract.

We are not liable (whether caused by our employees, agents or otherwise) in connection with our provision of the Services or the performance of any of our other obligations under these Terms and Conditions or the quotation for: any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, or expenses or;

any loss of profits; loss of anticipated profits; loss of business; loss of data; loss of reputation or goodwill; business interruption; or, other third party claims; or

any failure to perform any of our obligations if such delay or failure is due to any cause beyond our reasonable control; or

any losses caused directly or indirectly by any failure or your breach in relation to your obligations; or any losses arising directly or indirectly from the choice of Services and how they will meet your requirements or your use of the Services or any goods supplied in connection with the Services.

You must indemnify us against all damages, costs, claims and expenses suffered by us arising from any loss or damage to any equipment (including that belonging to third parties) caused by you or your agents or employees.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for any fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other matters for which it would be unlawful to exclude or limit liability.

Data protection

When supplying the Services to the Customer, the Service Provider may gain access to and/or acquire the ability to transfer, store or process personal data of employees of the Customer.

The parties agree that where such processing of personal data takes place, the Customer shall be the ‘data controller’ and the Service Provider shall be the ‘data processor’ as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as may be amended, extended and/or re-enacted from time to time.

For the avoidance of doubt, ‘Personal Data’, ‘Processing’, ‘Data Controller’, ‘Data Processor’ and ‘Data Subject’ shall have the same meaning as in the GDPR.

The Service Provider shall only Process Personal Data to the extent reasonably required to enable it to supply the Services as mentioned in these terms and conditions or as requested by and agreed with the Customer, shall not retain any Personal Data longer than necessary for the Processing and refrain from Processing any Personal Data for its own or for any third party’s purposes.

The Service Provider shall not disclose Personal Data to any third parties other than employees, directors, agents, subcontractors or advisors on a strict ‘need-to-know’ basis and only under the same (or more extensive) conditions as set out in these terms and conditions or to the extent required by applicable legislation and/or regulations.

The Service Provider shall implement and maintain technical and organisational security measures as are required to protect Personal Data Processed by the Service Provider on behalf of the Customer.

Further information about the Service Provider’s approach to data protection are specified in its Data Protection Policy, which can be found on our website. For any enquiries or complaints regarding data privacy, you can email:
emma@emmadavies.co.uk.

Circumstances beyond a party’s control

Neither of us is liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that party. Such causes include, but are not limited to: industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond the control of the party in question. If the delay continues for a period of 90 days, either of us may terminate or cancel the Services to be carried out under these Terms and Conditions.

Communications

All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, the party giving notice
(or a duly authorised officer of that party).

Notices shall be deemed to have been duly given:

  • when delivered, if delivered by courier or other messenger (including registered mail) during the normal business
  • hours of the recipient;
  • when sent, if transmitted by fax or email and a successful transmission report or return receipt is generated;
  • on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary mail; or
  • on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail.

All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be addressed to the most recent address or email notified to the other party.

No waiver

No delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy nor stop further exercise of any other right, or remedy.

Severance

If one or more of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that / those provisions will be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms and Conditions (which will remain valid and enforceable).

Law and jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.