Website Terms

We are Homebook Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with a company number of 14723792 and a registered office at 1 Bell Lane, Lewes, England, BN7 1JU (hereafter “HomeBook”, “we” or “us”).

 

These Website Terms (“Terms”) set out the terms between you and us when you access our website at www.home-book.co.uk (the “Website”). These Terms apply to all users of, and visitors to, the Website. If you decide to sign up and register to use our app (the “App”) additional terms will apply to you. Your use of the Website means that you accept and agree to abide by these Terms, and our Privacy Policy [INSERT LINK] which are deemed to form part of these Terms. These Terms take effect from the date of your first use of the Website.

 

These Terms were last updated in March 2024. 

  • Your use of the Website

 

  1. You may not deploy within our Website any bot, spider, web crawler or other automated query program at any time for any reason. We prohibit scraping, crawling, caching or otherwise accessing any content on the Website. The use of automated systems or software to extract data from the Website for commercial purposes, (‘screen scraping’) is prohibited unless you have a written licence agreement with us which permits you to do so.

  • Any material you send or post to the Website (excluding personal data (as defined under the GDPR) which shall be dealt with in accordance with our Privacy Policy [INSERT LINK]) shall be considered neither confidential nor proprietary. We shall have no obligations with respect to such material and shall be free to host, display and otherwise use such material for any purpose anywhere in the world.

 

  1. Intellectual Property

 

  1. The Website and its content (including all articles, photographs, images, text, fonts, the HOMEBOOK name and logo, and designs) is owned by us and our licensors (unless indicated otherwise) and is protected by copyright, trade marks (both registered and unregistered), database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights. 

 

  1. You may view, retrieve and display the content of the Website on a computer screen or other device which connects to the internet or print such copies of such content for your own internal business use, provided you;
    1. keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices; and 
    2. do not otherwise reproduce, copy, distribute, resell or otherwise use it for any other purpose.

 

  1. If you wish to reproduce any of our Website content outside your own internal business use (including as part of any company website) please contact us at [email protected]. Permission to reproduce any of our content is at our sole discretion.

 

  1. Our Liability 

 

  1. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for: (a) death or personal injury caused by our negligence; (b) fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) any other loss or damage for which liability cannot be limited or excluded by law.

 

  1. Subject to clause 3.1, we are not liable to you in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty, misrepresentation or otherwise) or any other common law or statutory cause of action for any loss or damages whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential arising out of or in connection with:

  1. the provision of the Website under this contract leading to any loss of goodwill, business opportunities, loss of profits or contracts, loss of anticipated savings, wasted management time or office time;

  2. any error or omission, whether human or man-made, in the provision of the Website (including any typographical or programming errors);

  3. the provision of the Website leading to a loss or corruption of content or data or losses or damage to any computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material caused by viruses, bugs, worms, trojan horses, bots or other harmful and destructive components;

  4. the failure of your software, hardware or connection to the Internet;

  5. your use of the Website, specifically:

    1. any errors or omissions made by you in relation to your use of the Website;

    2. use of the Website in a manner contrary to the instructions given by us; 

    3. use of the Website after notice of any alleged or actual infringement from any appropriate authority;

  6. any modification to the Website by anyone other than us; and 

  7. any unauthorised access to the Website by any person through accident or by fraudulent means or devices.

 

  1. Subject to clause 3.1, the content of the Website does not constitute professional advice or detailed guidance.  While we try to ensure that content on the Website is correct, reputable and of high quality, we give no representation or warranty, whether express or implied, in relation to the content and as to whether the content is accurate, complete or current. We shall not be liable for any reliance placed on any of the content on the Website by you or any third party. You accept sole responsibility for the lawfulness of your use of the Website and your decision as to whether to register an Account or not. 

  • Third Party Websites and Advertising

 

  1. The Website may contain links to other websites or material that are beyond our control. We are not responsible for the content on any third party website.

 

  1. The Website may, in the future, contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Website complies with applicable laws and industry codes of practice. We are not liable to you for any error or inaccuracy in advertising and sponsorship materials or for any loss of any kind which you suffer as a result of such advertising or sponsorship.

 

  1. Availability and performance of the Website

 

  1. We make no promise that the Website will meet your requirements. We cannot guarantee that the Website will be fault-free. If a fault occurs with the Website you should report it to [email protected] and we will attempt to correct the fault as soon as we reasonably can. Your access to the Website may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to restore the Website as soon as we reasonably can.

  • We do not guarantee that our Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our Website. You should use your own virus protection software.

 

  1. General Terms

 

We may update these Terms from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of the Website. Any changes will be notified via a suitable announcement on the Website. The changes will apply to the use of the Website after we have given notice. If you do not wish to accept the new Terms you should not continue to use the Website. If you continue to use the Website after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of the Website indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms.

 

  1. Law and Jurisdiction 

 

  1. These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and your use of the Website shall be subject to the laws of England and Wales. We will try to solve any disagreements quickly and efficiently. If you are not happy with the way we deal with any disagreement and you want to commence court proceedings, you must do so in the courts of England and Wales.

 

  1. We make no promise that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom, and accessing the Website from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access this Website from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.


If at any time you would like to contact us about your views or any enquiry relating to these Terms or HomeBook more generally, you can do so at [email protected].