TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This website is owned by Laura Jane Thomas, registered as a sole trader.
The following words used in these Terms shall have the following meanings:
Personal Information shall mean all data and/or information provided by and about User, including e-mail address (es), name, address, credit card, or other payment information, etc.;
"Laurajanethomas.com web site" shall mean all web sites on which Laurajanethomas.com provides products and/or services.
"Laurajanethomas.com User" shall mean all Users of the Laurajanethomas.com web site(s) and services.
"Laurajanethomas.com Products and Services" shall mean all products and/or services provided directly by Laurajanethomas.com;
3rdParties include all advertisers, partners and affiliate vendors that are included on, or linked to, the Laurajanethomas.com web site(s).
LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Links to third party websites on this website are provided solely for your convenience. If you use these links, you leave this website. I have not reviewed all of these third party websites and do not control and are not responsible for these websites or their content or availability. I therefore do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
NEWSLETTERS
Laurajanethomas.com may from time to time send out a newsletter and/or other informational emails (collectively referred to as "Newsletters") to all Users. In these Newsletters, I may inform you about new services, features or products. User may choose to unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe option at the bottom of the emails, or by writing to us at laura@laurajanethomas.com or following the unsubscribe link contained in each of the emails.
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Laurajanethomas.com web site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound and the entire content of the web site is copyrighted as a collective work under UK and International copyright laws. Laurajanethomas.com owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law or these Terms, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial or non-commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express written permission of laurajanethomas.com and the copyright owner. Elements of the web site are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, by any means, including but not limited to, the use of framing or mirrors.
You are permitted to print and download extracts from this website for your own private use on the following basis:
(a) no documents or related graphics on this website are modified in any way;
(b) no graphics on this website are used separately from accompanying text; and
(c) any of our copyright and trade mark notices and this permission notice appear in all copies.
Copyright Infringement
In accordance with UK and International law, any notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to us immediately. Such notification can be sent by email, to laura@laurajanethomas.com or by letter to: Laura Jane Thomas, Flat 3 Weston Mansions, 49 Birnbeck Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Somerset, United Kingdom, BS232EF.
Copyright Infringement Digital Millennium Copyright Act
If operating in America: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe in good faith that materials hosted by Laurajanethomas.com infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send laurajanethomas.com a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked by providing laurajanethomas.coms Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online web site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that website;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the laurajanethomas.com to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the Laurajanethomas.com to contact you, such as a name, address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address;
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send laurajanethomas.com a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to this website should be sent to : Laura Jane Thomas, Flat 3 Weston Mansions, 49 Birnbeck Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Somerset, United Kingdom, BS232EF.
Laurajanethomas.com suggests that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.
Any rights not expressly granted in these terms are reserved.
OBLIGATIONS OF USER
Use of this website http://www.laurajanethomas.com, as described below, is prohibited. These descriptions are guidelines and are not intended to be exhaustive or all-inclusive.
Illegal/Criminal Activity laurajanethomas.com web site may not be used in connection with criminal or civil violations of state, federal, or international laws, regulations, or other government rules or requirements. Such violations include theft or infringement of copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other types of intellectual property; fraud; forgery; theft or misappropriation of funds, credit cards, or personal information; and threats of physical harm or harassment.
Security Violations : Laurajanethomas.com web site may not be used in connection with attempts, whether successful or not, to violate the security of a network, service, or other system. Examples of prohibited activities include hacking, cracking into, monitoring, or using systems without authorization; scanning ports; conducting denial of service attacks; and distributing viruses or other harmful software.
Basic Security : User is responsible for maintaining the basic security of its computer system and to prevent its use by others in a manner that violates these Terms. Examples include: improperly securing a mail server so others can use it to distribute spam; improperly securing an FTP server so that it may be used by others to illegally distribute licensed software or media content. User is responsible for taking corrective actions on vulnerable or exploited systems to prevent continued abuse.
Threats : Laurajanethomas.com web site may not be used to transmit materials of a threatening nature, including threats of death or physical harm, harassment, libel, and defamation.
Offensive Materials : Laurajanethomas.com web site may not be used for the distribution of offensive materials, including obscene, pornographic, indecent, and hateful materials. Further, Users agree to adhere to the following requirements:
a. Comply with all laws, ordinances, statutes and applicable legislation and to respect all 3rd-party rights. In particular, User shall not:
i. Provide, post or otherwise distribute content which is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly inflammatory, false, misleading, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair, contains gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, violates the privacy rights of any 3rd-party, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community;
ii. Use or post any pornographic materials or any content that violates any applicable legislation for the protection of minors; or advertise or promote, offer or distribute any pornographic product or products which do not comply with any applicable legislation for the protection of minors;
iii. Unreasonably annoy (particularly with SPAM) any other User;
iv. Use or post, without authorization, any content protected by law (e.g. copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, design patent or other intellectual property (IP) laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law;
v. Use, post or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, Ponzi schemes, illegal multi-level selling or pyramid sales).
5. You may not provide, post or otherwise distribute, User content that:
i. Contains vulgar, profane, abusive, racist or hateful language or expressions, epithets or slurs, text, photographs, videos or illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature;
ii. Discriminates on the grounds of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability, or refers to such matters in any manner prohibited by law or moral standards;
iii. Violates or encourages the violation of any municipal, state, provincial, federal or international law, rule, regulation or ordinance;
iv. Interferes with any Users uninterrupted use of the Laurajanethomas.com website;
v. Advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services;
vii. Uploads or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files, material or code;
viii. Disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the security of the Laurajanethomas.com web site or any services, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through the Laurajanethomas.com web site;
viii. "Flames" any individual or entity (e.g. sends repeated messages related to another User and/or makes derogatory or offensive comments about another User or individual), or repeats prior posting of the same message under multiple threads or subjects.
WARNING: ANY VIOLATION OF THESE POSTING RULES THAT INVOLVES CRIMINAL CONDUCT OF ANY KIND WILL BE REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES UPON NOTICE RECEIVED BY COMPANY.
It is your responsibility to determine that your input into our site, including use of any chat room areas of our site, including your choice of your user name, conforms to the above conditions. If you notice any content which breaches these conditions, please notify us by email to laura@laurajanethomas.com.
SPAM : Spam is an unacceptable use of laurajanethomas.com. Spam includes any of the following activities:
a. Posting a single message or messages similar in content, to more than five (5) online forums or newsgroups and posting messages to online forums or newsgroups that violate their rules.
b. Collecting responses from unsolicited e-mail.
c. Sending any unsolicited e-mail that could be expected, in laurajanethomas.coms opinion, to provoke complaints.
d. Sending e-mail with charity requests, petitions for signatures, or any chainmail-related materials.
e. Sending bulk e-mail without identifying in the e-mail a clear and easy means to be excluded from receiving additional e-mail from the originator of the e-mail. NOTE: The inclusion of an opt-out clause does not necessarily legitimize sending unsolicited e-mail.
f. Sending e-mail that does not accurately identify the sender, the sender's return address, and the e-mail address of origin.
g. Using Laurajanethomas.com facilities to violate what could reasonably be considered a violation of another Internet Service Provider's (ISP) acceptable use policy and/or terms of service.
User is further prohibited from the following activities:
i. Employing any mechanisms, software or scripts when using the laurajanethomas.com . However, the User may use the interfaces or software provided by laurajanethomas.com within the scope of the services available on our web site and in accordance with these Terms;
ii. Blocking, overwriting, modifying and copying of any contents of the Laurajanethomas.com web site.
iii. Distributing or publicly disclosing the contents of the web site or any of its terms, without written permission from Laurajanethomas.com, or
iv. Performing any actions that may impair the operability of the Laurajanethomas.com web site infrastructure, particularly actions that may overload said infrastructure, servers, bandwidth or other equipment or software
Indirect Access: A violation of these Terms by someone having only indirect access to the laurajanethomas.com web site through a User, will be considered a violation, whether or not with Users knowledge or consent.
General
In addition, these policies apply to any email or content transmitted by User, or on your behalf, that uses a laurajanethomas.com account as a mailbox for responses or promotes content, hosted or transmitted, using Laurajanethomas.com facilities, or that indicates, in any way, that laurajanethomas.com was involved in the transmission of such email or content.
The resale of laurajanethomas.com products and services is not permitted, unless expressly permitted by these Terms or in a separate written agreement.
Violations of these Terms may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account and our services to you, immediate temporary or permanent filtering, blocked access or other action appropriate to the violation, as determined by laurajanethomas.com, in its sole discretion.
When feasible, it is laurajanethomas.com’s preference to give notice so that violations may be addressed voluntarily, however, I reserve the right to act without notice, when necessary, as determined by laurajanethomas.com in its sole discretion. Laurajanethomas.com may involve, and will cooperate with, law enforcement, if criminal activity is suspected. Violators may also be subject to civil or criminal liability under applicable law. Refunds or credits are not issued in connection with actions taken for violations of these Terms.
Uses and Other Policies
A. When using our services, User warrants and represents that all of the data provided by you is accurate and complete. User shall report any modifications in the data to the laurajanethomas.com web site, immediately upon any changes occurring.
B. User shall not be allowed to have multiple accounts. You may only establish one (1) User account. If Laurajanethomas.com determines that User has established more than one (1) account, further use of our web site may be suspended or terminated, subject to the sole discretion of Laurajanethomas.com.
C. User warrants and represents that they are of legal age (18 or older) to use our web site, at their time of use, or that they are a legal entity, created by operation of law.
D. User may download or print a single copy of any portion of the content solely for personal, non-commercial use, provided they do not remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from such content.
Requests to use Laurajanethomas.com content for any purpose other than as permitted in these Terms shall be directed to Laurajanethomas.com at: laura@laurajanethomas.com
I. Laurajanethomas.com shall not be liable for User interactions with any 3rd-parties, laurajanethomas.com and/or individuals found on the laurajanethomas.com web site or through the services provided. This includes, but is not limited to, payment and delivery of services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. These dealings are solely between User and such 3rd-parties, laurajanethomas.com and/or individuals. User understands and agrees that laurajanethomas.com is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings. laurajanethomas.com is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between Users of our web site, or between Users on our web site and any 3rd-party. In the event of a dispute, User agrees to release laurajanethomas.com its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights, from claims, damages and demands of every kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and our service.
USER FORUMS, CONTENT, AND PARTICIPATION
Data Protection
Laura Jane Thomas recognizes that any data provided by User to us is extremely important and I shall, therefore, be particularly sensitive in handling such data. Users are advised that there are inherent security risks in transmitting data, such as emails, credit card or personal information, via the Internet, because it is impossible to safeguard completely against unauthorised access by 3rd-parties. Nevertheless, laurajanethomas.com shall do what is reasonable to safeguard your data, subject to this cautionary limitation.
In particular, personal information will be transmitted via the Internet only if it does not infringe upon 3rd-party rights, unless the respective party has given prior consent in view of such security risks. Accordingly, laurajanethomas.com shall not be held liable for any damages incurred as a consequence of such security risks or for any related acts of omission on our part.
PLEASE SEE THE PRIVACY POLICY, STATED SEPARATELY.
LIABILITY
Laurajanethomas.com may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of the laurajanethomas.com web site, including the availability of any portion of the content at any time, without notice or liability.
User acknowledge and agree that it is virtually impossible to achieve continuous, uninterrupted availability of laurajanethomas.com or any other, web site. While I endeavour to ensure that this website is normally available 24 hours a day, I will not be liable if for any reason this website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to this website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control.
In no event (including our own negligence) will I be liable for any:
(a) economic losses (including, without limit, loss of revenues, profits, contracts, laurajanethomas.com or anticipated savings);
(b) loss of goodwill or reputation;
(c) special, indirect or consequential losses; or
(d) damage to or loss of data).
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude or limit our liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence (as such term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Disputes arising in connection with these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts where the claim is brought by you. I nevertheless retain the right to bring proceedings against you for any threatened or actual breach of these terms and conditions in your country of residence, registration or laurajanethomas.com or any other relevant country.
We do not warrant that materials, services or information for sale on the website are appropriate or available for use outside the United Kingdom. It is prohibited to access the website from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful. If you access this website from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with local laws.
MISCELLANEOUS
If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, invalid and/or unenforceable, as determined in an appropriate Court of proper jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. You agree to replace an invalid and/or unenforceable provision with a valid and/or enforceable provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid and/or unenforceable provision and shall be interpreted most favourably, when possible, to the benefit of the laurajanethomas.com.
Section Titles : The section titles used in these Terms are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect.
Incident Reporting : Any complaints regarding violations of these Terms by a User should be directed to laura@laurajanethomas.com. Where possible, include details that would assist the laurajanethomas.com in investigating and resolving the complaint (i.e. expanded headers and a copy of the offending transmission).
ONLINE ACCEPTANCE
You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions
If any provision of these terms and conditions is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions which shall continue to have full force and effect.
No person other than the parties to these terms and conditions are intended to benefit from them pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
These Terms represent the entire understanding between the user and laurajanethomas.com and supersedes any prior statements or representations. THE USER AGREES TO THE TERMS OF THIS ONLINE AGREEMENT, by using the web site, its services, sign up, posting, downloading and uploading content, and understands that it is entering into a binding and legal agreement with Laurajanethomas.com.
You agree to file any claim regarding any aspect of this web site or these Terms within six (6) months of the time in which the events giving rise to such alleged claim began, or you agree to waive such claim. You also agree that no claim subject to these Terms may be brought as a class action or in any other jurisdiction than English courts.
These Terms and Conditions were last updated, and became effective, on 28/01/2019.
Contact Information :
Name: Laura Jane Thomas, Flat 3 Weston Mansions, 49 Birnbeck Road, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Somerset, United Kingdom, BS232EF. General email: laura@laurajanethomas.com
Telephone number: 07706777638