In these terms and conditions, "we" and "us" mean talkbuy2let.comTM (company number 06313343).
FORUM USER CODE OF CONDUCT:
We encourage you to
use your real name and picture so that people know who they are dealing with.
This will build
trust amongst the members and when it comes to doing business, others will
already know who you are.
Either upload a
small picture that you already have or go to: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/create-avatar/
1 Choose a Photo
(by browsing your computer)
2 Set the Avatar
Size (use 80 pixels maximum)
3 Click on resize
4 Then you can
save the picture to your desktop to upload or just put in the code provided by
the site.
Introduction
Once registered,
please go to the introduction
thread here and introduce yourself.
Tell everyone
about what you do and hope to find on here.
Spamming
Please DO NOT Spam
users by sending them all individual messages or have posts that are just cut
and pasted sales letters. We ask that you do not post links until you have a
minimum of 10 posts. If you do we will have to erase them. Many people register
and make posts with links just for self promotion. While a number of people
post good links - we have to implement this rule to maintain a general quality.
Feel free to post
your services in the discussion forums and let people know what you can do for
them and why they should you your services. Promote a discussion of your
services and products. If you would
like to advertise on talkbuy2let.com please email us at info@talkbuy2let.com and we will contact
you with further information.
Constructive Criticism
If you have a
reason to criticise, please make sure it is constructive criticism and tells
readers why you think something is no good and how it could be improved. This
is how we can add value to each others businesses. This is not a site for 'flaming'
and it will not be tolerated and may receive a ban!
Forum Netiquette
Certain rules of
unspoken etiquette are recommended to be followed when using internet forums.
They include:
* Please read all
the rules and guidelines established by the community.
* One should always be courteous.
* Before creating
a new discussion thread, please search to see if a similar topic already
exists.
* Contributors
should follow standard grammar and spelling rules and avoid slang.
* If the forum is
categorised, try to post in the correct section.
* When making a
technical inquiry, please include as much technical information as possible,
especially in the subject line.
* Contributors are
asked to stay on-topic.
* Contributors
should avoid double posting and cross posting.
* To avoid
appearing self-absorbed, please respond to topics started by others more often
than starting topics of their own.
* Contributors
should avoid the use of all CAPITAL LETTERS in posts. All CAPS is considered
"shouting" and causes readability issues.
* One is advised
not to resurrect a very old topic if nothing significant will be added.
* Try to refrain from lashing back at a poorly behaving member or participating
in a flame war; instead, notify the message board's staff of the event.
* Bad language or
defamatory posts against another individual or organisation will not be
tolerated.
* When quoting a
previous post, one should only include the relevant portion of that post.
Contributors are requested to keep in mind that their audience can likely still
see the message they are quoting on the same screen and can read it again if
need be.
* Talkbuy2let.com is an organisation that prides
itself on its integrity and professional conduct. Professional conduct covers many areas of
honesty and integrity. It also covers the respect for diversity. Therefore there is to be no direct or
indirect discrimination with regard to racial or minority groups on
talkbuy2let.com. These groups include:
Race
Disability
Faith
Gender
Age
Sexual Orientation
Discrimination against
one of the groups is a Race/Hate Incident. It is a criminal offence to commit a
race/hate incident. A Racist/Hate
incident is described as, 'any incident, which may or may not constitute a
criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as
being motivated by prejudice or hate'. Prejudice is described as, 'views held about groups of people which are
not based on fact'. Under the 1976/2000
Race Relations Acts employers have a duty to remove discrimination and actively
promote racial equality. Talkbuy2let.com agree and whole heartedly support
respect for diversity and will not tolerate any hate/race incidents on the
Forum.
Thank
you for observing these rules and we hope that you enjoy posting on our Forum.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Access
to the Website and content
We will endeavour to allow uninterrupted access to
the Website, but access to the Website may be suspended, restricted or
terminated at any time.
We reserve the right to change, modify, substitute, suspend or remove without notice any information or service on the Website from time to time.
We assume no responsibility for the content or services of any other websites to or from which the Website has links.
2. Our
service
We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to use the
software on our server to access and collect information from the websites of
third party providers as permitted by use of our service.
Using our service allows you to access software on our server which you are licensed to use (as set out in clause 3) to obtain information held on our website or from the websites of third party providers. When you use the service, you may cause our software to send a request to the third party providers for information regarding products and/or services. You acknowledge and agree that when you access and collect information from the third party sites using our software, you do so on your own behalf and that you have not appointed us to act as your agent. We simply make our service and software available to you by which you may access such third party sites.
3. Intellectual
Property
The copyright and all other intellectual property
rights in the material contained in the Website, together with the website
design, text and graphics, and their selection and arrangement, and all
software compilations, underlying source code and software (including applets)
belongs to us or our licensors. All rights are reserved. None of this material
may be reproduced or redistributed without our prior written permission. You
may, however, download or print a single copy for your own non-commercial
off-line viewing.
You shall
retain ownership of the data you submit to the Website. You grant us a world-wide,
royalty-free, non-terminable licence to use, keep, share, save, collect, copy,
distribute, publish and transmit such data in any manner.
All rights in talkbuy2let.comTM are owned by talkbuy2let.com
Limited. Other product and company names mentioned on this Website are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
4. Disclaimer
Nothing within the Website 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 is for general information purposes
only. We strongly recommend that independent professional advice is obtained
before you purchase any product and/or service via the Website.
Exclusions of liability
We use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the data on the Website is
accurate and to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable after
being notified of them. However, we do not guarantee that the Website will be
fault free and we do not accept liability for any errors or omissions.
We do not monitor, verify or endorse information submitted by us or third party providers for inclusion on the Website and you should be aware that such information may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. In particular, we do not monitor, verify or endorse the information or quotations collected from the product and service providers as presented to you on the results page. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, terms and representations (whether express or implied) as to the accuracy of any information contained on the Website.
We do not give any warranty that the Website is free from viruses or anything else which may have a harmful effect on any technology.
Due to the nature of electronic transmission of data over the internet, any liability we may have for any losses or claims arising from an inability to access the Website, or from any use of the Website or reliance on the data transmitted using the Website, is excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law.
Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for our fraud, or excludes or limits our duties or any liability under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, ("FSMA") or any conduct of business rules developed pursuant to FSMA.
Subject to
the liability which we accept above: (a) our aggregate liability to you arising
out of or in connection with this agreement or use of the Website shall not
exceed £150; and (b) we shall not be liable in contract, tort or otherwise
howsoever arising out of or in connection with this agreement or use of the
Website for any indirect loss *, consequential loss, loss of profits, data,
revenue, business opportunity, anticipated savings, goodwill or reputation.
* For losses that were not foreseeable to both parties when the contract was
made * For losses that were not caused by any breach on part of the supplier *
For business losses and/or losses to non consumers.
Some channels will provide you with access to third party sites who will host reviews about some of the products and services available. In some instances you may also be able to access user reviews directly on the talkbuy2let.com site. Regardless of whether you are transferred to a third parties site or read a user review on our site, the views expressed therein do not represent the views of talkbuy2let.com Ltd or any of its associated companies and talkbuy2let.com Ltd are not responsible for the accuracy of any such views or expressions.
5. Exclusion
of liability for third party providers' products and services
Please be aware that the products and services that appear on the Website are
not provided by us and are provided by third parties over whom we do not have
control. You should satisfy yourself that you wish to purchase those products
or services before contracting with the third parties. We accept no liability
for any products or services or information provided by third party providers.
The third party providers will be supplying products and services on their own
standard terms and conditions and you should check that you agree to those
terms and conditions before making an application for financial services
products or purchasing other services.
As you
view the Website there may be references to specific terms and conditions which
apply to certain products or services. In such circumstances, it is your
responsibility to refer to such terms and conditions applicable to those
offers.
6. Advertisements
No personal data, for example your name, address,
email address or telephone number are used during the course of serving our
advertising.
7. Oligations
You warrant that you have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that any
data you submit to the Website is true and accurate and free from viruses and
anything else which may have a contaminating or destructive effect on any part
of the Website or any other technology.
You acknowledge and agree that you may be required to complete a registration process. This includes the creation of a password in order for you to access your talkbuy2let.com account; a service on this site you may register to save and access Forum chats you have made on this site and to store personal data.
You warrant that all information provided on registration of talkbuy2let.com and otherwise provided by you on this site shall be true, complete and accurate. You agree to immediately inform us if your information changes.
Any password allocated to, or created by you to enable you to use the services provided by this site shall be kept strictly confidential by you. You agree to keep this password safe and not to disclose it to anyone. You agree to immediately notify us if any unauthorised third party becomes aware of that password. You agree that any person to whom your [username or password] is disclosed is authorised to act as your agent on this site. You agree to take all steps necessary to prevent unauthorised access to your talkbuy2let.com account via any computer used to access your account.
Upon acceptance of the Terms and Conditions for talkbuy2let.com, your email address must be validated before your account can be activated for future use. An email will be dispatched to the e-mail address you supply with instructions on how to do this.
8. Complaints
Our aim is at all times to provide you with an excellent service. However, if
for any reason you are unhappy with our service, please contact Customer
Services by email at complaints@talkbuy2let.com.
We will acknowledge receipt of your complaint, in writing, within 5 business days and we will inform you of the name or job title of the individual handling the complaint (together with details of our internal complaint handling procedures). We may combine the acknowledgement of the complaint with our final response, but in any event we aim to resolve complaints at the earliest opportunity.
If you are unhappy with any product or service that you have been introduced to through any of our channels, we recommend that you approach the provider of that product or service direct. If you require any provider's contact details, please contact our Customer Services Team who will be able to assist.
9. Payment
You shall pay any fees for advertising incurred by you in accordance with the
payment provisions set out on the Website from time to time.
Full payment for products where required which are typically listing property for sale on the talkbuy2let.com website should be made at the time of booking, in the secure area of the Website. Payment methods other than those stated on the Website will not be accepted. Payment for other products and services will be made on the relevant provider's website.
- Data
protection
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We may disclose your details or access your account if required to do so by law, the Office of Fair Trading or any other applicable regulator, compliance monitor, Governmental or law enforcement agency. We comply with the The Data Protection Act which gives individuals the right to know what information is held about them. It provides a framework to ensure that personal information is handled properly.
The Act
works in two ways. Firstly, it states that anyone who processes personal information
must comply with eight principles, which make sure that personal information
is:
Fairly and lawfully processed
Processed for limited purposes
Adequate, relevant and not excessive
Accurate and up to date
Not kept for longer than is necessary
Processed in line with your rights
Secure
Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection
The second area covered by the Act provides individuals with important rights, including the right to find out what personal information is held on computer and most paper records.
Should an individual or organisation feel they're being denied access to personal information they're entitled to, or feel their information has not been handled according to the eight principles, they can contact the Information Commissioner's Office for help. Complaints are usually dealt with informally, but if this isn't possible, enforcement action can be taken.
11. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Website and the services within
it at any time.
All disclaimers, indemnities and exclusions in these terms and conditions shall survive termination of the agreement between us for any reason.
12. General
The content of this Website is directed solely at those who access the site
from the United Kingdom. We make no representation that any product or service
referred to in this Website is available or otherwise suitable for use outside
of the United Kingdom.
If any provision of this agreement is held to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed and where capable the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this agreement shall not be affected.
If we fail to enforce a right under this agreement, that failure will not prevent us from enforcing other rights, or the same type of right on a later occasion.
We may modify these terms and conditions at any time. Your continued use of the Website signifies your acceptance of such modifications.
Except as set out below in this clause, neither party may assign or transfer any of its rights under these terms and conditions without the prior written consent of the other.
Unless expressly provided in this agreement, no term of this agreement is enforceable pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to it.
13. Governing law
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with
English law. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts, to which each party submits.
