This website is owned and maintained by PPM & Associates. The use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions that you should read carefully. Amendments and / or addendum's to these terms & conditions may be updated at any time by posting the changes on-line. You are responsible for regularly reviewing information posted to obtain timely notice of such changes. By using this web site you accept and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you should not use this web site.
I. Definitions
For the purposes of these conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings:-
(a) "We" or "PPM" means PPM & Associates and its licensors, if any.
(b) "Site" shall mean this website and any updates thereto.
(c) "You" shall mean any individual or organisation accessing the site.
II. Use of the site
The information provided on this website or in any communication containing a link to this site is for personal use and informational purposes only and is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction in any country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject PPM to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Where any opinions are expressed on this website, they are provided by PPM for personal use and are for informational purposes only.
•Unless otherwise stated on the product pages, the services and products on this website are intended for use by residents of the UK only, and are not aimed at or intended for use by residents of any other jurisdiction.
•This website is designed to be accessed through its principal home pages and such other pages as we may decide. If you access the site through individual pages directly, which are not designed for this purpose, you may not see important information which is relevant to information on this website.
III. Security, Accounts, Access Codes, Passwords & PIN Code
We may provide you with an account name and password with which to access certain restricted portions of this site. It is your responsibility to ensure that you provide the details of the site address, your account name, password and PIN code to any / all members of your organisation who require access to the site.
Your responsibilities in respect to security are as follows :-
•You must keep your password & PIN secure and secret at all times and take steps to prevent unauthorised use of it.
•You must never record your password on any software which retains it automatically (for example, any computer screen prompts or 'save password' feature or any similar function on your internet browser)
•Inform us if you suspect that any unauthorised persons are utilising your account. In this instance, your account will be disabled and you will be issued with a new access code such that you are able to re-activate your account and change your password as required.
IV. Exclusion of Liability
While we have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information on this site, we give no warranty and make no representation, either expressed or implied as such. We shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, or the like,) whether based on breach of contract, tort (including negligence) or product liability arising as a result of any errors or omissions contained in this web site. To the maximum extent provided by applicable law, the limitation of damages do not apply to damages for personal injury to you, if any.
No warranty is given that this site shall be available on an uninterrupted basis, and no liability can be accepted in respect of losses or damages arising out of such unavailability. Also, we accept no liability in respect of losses or damages arising out of changes made to the content of this web site by unauthorised third parties. Access to and use of this site is at the user's own risk and we do not warrant that the use of this web site or any material downloaded from it will not cause damage to any property, including but not limited to loss of data or computer virus infection.
To ensure security, portions of this site may utilise a very high level of encryption, the use of which may be illegal in jurisdictions outside the UK, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man. It is your responsibility to ensure that, if outside the UK, Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man, your ability to use site is permitted by local law. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of not being able to use the site in these jurisdictions.
This site may contain links to other web sites which are hosted and maintained by third parties. We have no control over the content or security of any such site. You link to such web sites at your own risk, and we make no representations regarding the content of any such web site. We cannot be liable for any loss or damage which may arise from the use of such third party sites.
V. Personal Data
To assist your navigation of this site and our prevention of fraud we may send "cookies" from this web site to your computer. We do not obtain personal data from your computer or gather personal information about you unless you personally give information to our server. Furthermore computer viruses are not passed through the use of "cookies". You may choose to disallow "cookies" via your browser but this site may not work properly as a result.
PPM reserves the right to analyse website logs for the purpose of constantly improving the value of the corporate website to its users. Our website logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that actually browse the site.
VI. Privacy Policy
PPM & Associates treat website user information submitted through the corporate website (http://www.ppm-associates.com//) as privileged and is held with the utmost care. PPM does not offer, sell, lease, rent, loan, transfer, trade, publish, or provide any customer information to any third party. All of PPMs employees or subcontractors that may come in contact with personal information are bound by a confidentiality agreement to ensure that they exercise the same level of care when handling your personal information.
If you register to use the password-protected portions of the website, we may ask you to provide us with certain up to date information and data about yourself, which we will handle in accordance with the United Kingdom's Data Protection legislation. We maintain strict security standards and procedures with a view to preventing loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction to your data by anyone, including our staff. We use leading technologies such as (but not limited to) data encryption, firewalls and server authentication to protect the security of your data.
We operate an 'open-door' policy regarding the maintenance of information we hold and use. Please contact us at any time in any manner to notify us of changes or request for removal from our database.
VII. Electronic Communication
When you visit this site or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
VIII. Copyright
You are granted a limited licence to access and make personal use of this site. You are further granted a limited, recoverable and non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page, so long as the hyperlink does not portray PPM, our affiliates, associates, products or services in a false, derogatory or otherwise offensive manner. You may not download, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the site to a human-perceivable form. This licence does not include :-
•Any resale or commercial use of this site or it's contents.
•Any collection and use of product listings, descriptions or prices.
•And use for the creation of derivative works based on this site or it's contents.
•Any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant.
•Any use of data mining, robots or any other similar data gathering and extraction tool.You may not frame or utilise framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including but not limited to images, text and page layout) of PPM or it's affiliates without express prior written consent. Furthermore, you may not use any meta tags or any other 'hidden text' utilising the PPM or ProNett name or trademarks and those of it's affiliates, without the prior written consent of PPM. Any unauthorised use terminates the provisional licence as granted.
IX. General
These terms & conditions shall be governed by the laws of the England & Wales and any dispute regarding this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. Should any provision of these disclaimers and exclusions be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
All questions concerning these terms shall be directed in writing to:
PPM & Associates,
Instone House,
Instone Road,
Dartford,
DA1 2AG
UNITED KINGDOM
© 1999-2008 PPM & Associates. All rights, save as expressly granted, are reserved.
