Website Terms of Use

Welcome to the Book Club Buddies® website terms of use. These terms and conditions of use (Terms) explain how you may use this website www.bookclubbuddies.com (Website) and any of its content. In these Terms apply (we, us or our) means Lizzy Laymond, a qualified primary school teacher living in London and (you or your) means the person accessing or using the Website. By using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you enrol for any of our online book clubs, separate terms and conditions will apply as set out here https://bookclubbuddies.com/terms-and-conditions/. If you have any questions about this Website, please contact us by sending an email to info@bookclubbuddies.com.

1. Using this Website
   1. The Website is for personal and non-commercial use only.
   2. We try to make the Website as accessible as possible. If you have any difficulties using this Website, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this page.
2. Your privacy and personal information Your privacy and personal information are important to us and we are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office under registration number: ZB182788. Any personal information that you provide to us will be dealt with in line with our Privacy Policy available at https://bookclubbuddies.com/privacy-policy/, which explains what personal information we collect from you, how and why we collect, store, use and share such information, your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event you have a query or complaint about the use of your personal information.
3. Ownership, use and intellectual property rights
   1. The intellectual property rights in the Website and in any text, images, video, audio or other multimedia content, software or other information or material submitted to or accessible from the Website (Content) are owned by us and our licensors.
   2. We and our licensors reserve all our intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, all copyright, trade marks, domain names, design rights, database rights, patents and all other intellectual property rights of any kind) whether registered or unregistered anywhere in the world. This means, for example, that we remain owners of them and are free to use them as we see fit.
   3. Nothing in these Terms grants you any legal rights in the Website or the Content other than as necessary for you to access it. You agree not to adjust, try to circumvent or delete any notices contained on the Website or the Content (including any intellectual property notices) and in particular, in any digital rights or other security technology embedded or contained within the Website or the Content.
   4. Trade marks: Book Club Buddies® is our trade mark. Other trade marks and trade names may also be used on the Website or in the Content. Use by you of any trade marks on the Website or in the Content is strictly prohibited unless you have our prior written permission.
4. Accuracy of information and availability of this Website
   1. We try to make sure that the Website is accurate, up-to-date and free from bugs, but we cannot promise that it will be. Furthermore, we cannot promise that the Website will be fit or suitable for any purpose. Any reliance that you may place on the information on the Website is at your own risk.
   2. We may suspend or terminate access or operation of the Website at any time as we see fit.
   3. Any Content is provided for your general information purposes only and to inform you about us and our products and news, features, services and other websites that may be of interest, but has not been tailored to your specific requirements or circumstances. It does not constitute advice and should not be relied on for any purposes.
   4. While we try to make sure that the Website is available for your use, we do not promise that the Website will be available at all times or that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted.
5. Hyperlinks and third party sites The Website may contain hyperlinks or references to third party advertising and websites other than this Website. Any such hyperlinks or references are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over third party advertising or websites and accept no legal responsibility for any content, material or information contained in them. The display of any hyperlink and reference to any third party advertising or website does not mean that we endorse that third party’s website, products or services. Your use of a third party Website may be governed by the terms and conditions of that third-party Website and is at your own risk.
6. Limitation on our liability
   1. Except for any legal responsibility that we cannot exclude in law (such as for death or personal injury) or arising under applicable laws relating to the protection of your personal information, we are not legally responsible for any: 6.1.1 losses that were not foreseeable to you and us when these Terms were formed; 6.1.2 losses that were not caused by any breach on our part; 6.1.3 business losses; and 6.1.4 losses to non-consumers.
7. Events beyond our control We are not liable to you if we fail to comply with these Terms because of circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes; breakdown of systems or network access; flood, fire, explosion or accident; or epidemics or pandemics.
8. Rights of third parties No one other than a party to these Terms has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
9. Variation
   1. No changes to these Terms are valid or have any effect unless agreed by us in writing or made in accordance with this clause
   2. We reserve the right to vary these Terms from time to time. Our updated Terms will be displayed on the Website and by continuing to use and access the Website following such changes, you agree to be bound by any variation made by us. It is your responsibility to check these Terms from time to time to verify such variations.
10. Disputes
    1. We will try to resolve any disputes with you quickly and efficiently. If you are unhappy with us, please contact us as soon as possible using the contact details set out at the top of this page.
    2. Relevant United Kingdom law will apply to these Terms. If you want to take court proceedings, the relevant courts of the United Kingdom will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to these Terms.