By using the Site You agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions which shall form a legal agreement between Us and You. If You do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, You may not use the Site.
As part of Our commitment to ensuring the Site is one You want to visit time and time again We welcome your comments on any of the policies or rules set out below. To contact Us please use the Feedback Form on the Site.
1. DEFINITIONS
"Content" means any and all of the content and material
comprising the Site including without limitation all text,
graphics, photographs, audio and video. "Terms and
Conditions" means these terms and conditions of use.
"User Information" means the personal details which may
be provided by You to Us via the Site. "Users" means the
users of the Site collectively and/or individually as the context
admits. "We/Us/Our" means West Ham United Football Club.
"Site" shall have the meaning as set out above.
"Website" means a site on the World Wide Web.
"You/Your" means You, the user.
2. ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE SITE
2.1 We insist that any use by You of the Site
shall be in accordance with the following conditions:
2.1.1 You must not post onto or otherwise make
available on the Site any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harmful
or pornographic material or material which would violate or
infringe in any way the rights of others (including intellectual
property rights, rights of confidentiality, or rights of privacy)
or cause distress or inconvenience or which does not comply with
all relevant laws. You must not express opinions that are vulgar,
crude, sexist, racist or otherwise offensive. Always treat other
Users with respect.
2.1.2 You shall not post onto or otherwise make
available on the Site any material which You do not own without the
express permission of the owner of the material.
2.1.3 You may not copy, download, reproduce,
republish, broadcast, transmit in any manner whatsoever, any
Content except as is strictly necessary for Your own personal
non-commercial use.
2.2 You shall be responsible for ensuring that You
have in place at all times the equipment required to obtain access
to this Website and that you pay all necessary access and usage
fees.
2.3 When accesing and using this Website You shall
comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the country from
which You access the Website.
3. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
3.1 You acknowledge and agree that We are not
responsible for the availability of any third party Websites or
material You access through the Site, and do not endorse and are
not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or
services on or available from such Websites or material, nor for
any damage, loss or offence caused, or alleged to be caused, by or
in connection with use of or reliance on any content, advertising,
products or services available on or available from such Websites
or material.
3.2 Any dealings between You and any advertisers
or third party merchants found on or via the Site, including
payment for and delivery of products, services and any other terms,
conditions, warranties or representations, associated with such
dealings, are solely between You and the relevant advertiser or
merchant. You agree not to hold Us liable for any loss or damage of
any kind incurred as the result of any such dealings.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
4.1 All copyright, trade marks and all other
intellectual property rights in all Content shall remain at all
times vested in Us or Our licensors. You are permitted to use this
Content only as expressly authorised in writing by Us or Our
licensors or in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and You
may not and You agree not to assist or facilitate any third party
to copy, reproduce, repurpose, transmit, distribute, commercially
exploit or create derivative works of such Content.
4.2 If You become aware of any such distribution
or commercial exploitation of the Content, You agree to notify Us
immediately.
4.3 You acknowledge that by You posting materials
on the Site You grant to Us and Our licensors and assigns an
irrevocable, perpetual royalty free worldwide licence to use such
materials within the Site and in any other manner. The licence
extends to copying, distributing, broadcasting, repurposing and
otherwise transmitting, and adapting and editing the materials.
5. OUR RESPONSIBILITY/LIABILITY
5.1 Content which is posted on any bulletin boards
or chat forums is written or produced by Users and We are not
responsible for and give no endorsement of such Content. We reserve
the right to monitor the contributions and may respond to or
comment upon communications by You and edit, refuse to post or
remove any Content from the bulletin boards and chat forums in Our
absolute discretion. No failure to remove particular Content
constitutes an endorsement or acceptance of it by Us.
5.2 To the extent permitted by law, We make no
warranties, express or implied, as to the Content or the accuracy,
timing or reliability of any information or statements contained
therein, or statements, advice and opinions given by Users on the
bulletin boards and chat forums which are those of such Users only.
We neither endorse nor shall be held responsible for the
reliability or accuracy of the same and We are not responsible in
any way for any injury, loss or damage which occurs as a result of
an opinion expressed or information provided on the Site. If You
have any claim arising from the actions or statements of another
User, You agree to pursue such a claim only against that User and
not from Us.
5.3 We will endeavour to provide the Site using
all reasonable care. To the extent permitted by law, We exclude all
implied warranties as to quality, accuracy or fitness of the
Content and We do not warrant that the Content, any of the
functions contained in the Site and the server will operate without
interruption or delay or will be error free, free of viruses or
bugs or is compatible with any other software or material.
5.4 We reserve the right, at any time, to modify,
alter, or update these Terms and Conditions, and You agree to be
bound by any such modifications, alterations or updates which are
posted on the Site.
5.5 We shall not be liable in contract, tort,
negligence or otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever in any
way connected with Your use of the Site, whether direct or
indirect, including, damage to software or hardware, damage for
loss of business, loss of profits, or any other consequential loss.
Nothing in these terms or conditions shall exclude or limit Our
liability for death or personal injury resulting from the
negligence of Us, our servants, agents or employees. If this clause
is unenforceable in whole or in part then our total liability to
You for all damages, losses, claims and expenses shall be no
greater than the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this
Website.
6. PRIVACY
6.1 We shall comply with applicable UK Data
Protection legislation from time to time in place in respect of any
User Information.
6.2 Where User Information is requested there is a
statement about the purpose for which that User Information will be
used. We will not use the information given for any other purpose
than that stated at each location or as set out in Our Privacy
Policy which sets out further information about our use of User
Information.
6.3 Please use the Feedback Form on the Site to
notify Us of any changes to the information You have previously
given or if You wish to withdraw Your consent to Our using the User
Information for the stated purposes or for any form of promotional
contact.
7. SAFETY
7.1 When using the Site, in particular any
bulletin boards or chat forums, You should always take the
following precautions:
7.1.1 keep Your identity private. Do not give out
Your full name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address,
the name of your workplace or school or any other information
(other than that specifically requested by Us), that could help
someone discover Your actual identity;
7.1.2 never get together with someone You meet
online.
7.1.3 do not reply to any messages that are
hostile, rude or inappropriate, or in any way make you feel
uncomfortable. Instead, let us know about them by emailing us using
[the Feedback Form].
8 INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify Us, and/or any of Our affiliates and Our and
their officers, directors and employees, immediately on demand,
against all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses,
including legal fees, arising out of any breach of these Terms and
Conditions by You or any other liabilities arising out of Your use
of the Site.
9 TERMINATION
We shall have the right immediately to terminate Your use of the
Site if We determine in Our sole discretion that You have breached
these Terms and Conditions or any other terms and conditions on the
Site or have otherwise been engaged in conduct which We determine
in Our sole discretion to be unacceptable.
10 FEEDBACK
Should You wish to make any comments to Us about the Site or if You
have any questions relating to the same please contact Us using
[Feedback Form].
11 GENERAL
11.1 Invalidity etc
If any of these Terms and Conditions are determined to be invalid
or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the application of any law,
such provisions shall be severed and deleted from these Terms and
Conditions and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall
continue to have full force and effect.
11.2 Notices
Notices shall be sent to the e-mail address You provide us with in
the case of notices sent by Us and to the relevant e-mail address
as set out on this Website in the case of notices sent by You.
Notices shall be deemed to have been delivered at the confirmed
time of sending the e-mail.
11.3 Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law and both You
and Us hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts.