Terms Of Use

THE FOLLOWING ARE TERMS OF A LEGAL AGREEMENT (THE “TERMS OF USE”) BETWEEN YOU AND COMPLIANCE & RISKS FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE

Terms of Website Use

These TERMS OF USE (together with the documents referred to in it) tell you about the use which you may make of our general website at www.complianceandrisks.com, whether as a guest or a registered user.

Use of OUR SITE includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use OUR SITE. Please read these TERMS OF USE carefully before you start to use OUR SITE, as these TERMS OF USE will apply to your use of OUR SITE. It is recommended that you print a copy of the TERMS OF USE for future reference. By using OUR SITE, you confirm that you accept these TERMS OF USE and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these TERMS OF USE, you must not use OUR SITE.

Information About Us

OUR SITE is operated by Compliance & Risks Limited (“WE” or “US” or “OUR”). WE are registered in the Republic of Ireland under company number 356948 and have our registered office at Unit 9, Eastgate Avenue, Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, Cork. Our VAT number is 6376948U. WE are a limited company.

Other Applicable Terms

These TERMS OF USE refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of OUR SITE:
Our Privacy Policy www.complianceandrisks.com/privacy-policy/, which sets out the terms on which WE process any personal data WE collect from you, or that you provide to US. By using OUR SITE, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all personal data provided by you is accurate.

Our Acceptable Use Policy www.complianceandrisks.com/aup/ , which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of OUR SITE. When using OUR SITE, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.

If you subscribe to services from OUR SITE, then our Subscription Agreement available at https://www.complianceandrisks.com/master-subscription-and-services-agreement-msa/ will apply to the services.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE

We may revise these TERMS OF USE at any time by amending this page.

Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes WE make, as they are binding on you.

Changes to our site

WE may update OUR SITE from time to time and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on OUR SITE may be out of date at any given time, and WE are under no obligation to update it. WE do not guarantee that OUR SITE, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing our site

OUR SITE is made available free of charge. A license is required to use the subscription service available on our website and the license is only available if you subscribe and pay applicable charges under the terms of the Subscription Agreement at https://www.complianceandrisks.com/master-subscription-and-services-agreement-msa/

WE do not guarantee that OUR SITE, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to OUR SITE is permitted on a temporary basis. WE may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of OUR SITE without notice. WE will not be liable to you if for any reason OUR SITE is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to OUR SITE.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access OUR SITE through your internet connection are aware of these TERMS OF USE and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.

Your Account and Password

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. WE have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by US, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these TERMS OF USE or the Subscription Agreement.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify US at info@complianceandrisks.com.

Intellectual Property Rights

WE are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in OUR SITE, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world.

All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy and may download extracts, of any page(s) from OUR SITE for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organization to content posted on OUR SITE.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on OUR SITE must always be acknowledged and a link should be provided to where the content was sourced.

You must not use any part of the content on OUR SITE for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from US or our licensors as part of the Subscription Agreement.

If you print off, copy or download any part of OUR SITE in breach of these TERMS OF USE, your right to use OUR SITE will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No Reliance on Information

The content on OUR SITE is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on OUR SITE.

Although WE make reasonable efforts to update the information on OUR SITE, WE make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on OUR SITE or the information provided to you through OUR “Ask Our Experts” service is accurate, complete or up-to-date. You are responsible for your use of the “Ask Our Experts” service and you agree to exercise care and judgment before relying on the information provided to you. OUR responses are provided “as is” with no warranty, express or implied. You acknowledge that any questions asked by you using the “Ask Our Experts” service and any answers provided by US may be published provided that any confidential information or information that would enable you to be identified will be removed so that your correspondence is published anonymously.

Limitation of our Liability

Nothing in these TERMS OF USE excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by the laws in the Republic of Ireland.

To the extent permitted by law, WE exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms which may apply to OUR SITE or any content on it, whether express or implied.

WE will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with: use of, or inability to use OUR SITE; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on OUR SITE.

• If you are a business user, please note that in particular, WE will not be liable for: loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
• If you are a consumer user, please note that WE only provide OUR SITE for commercial use. You agree not to use OUR SITE for any commercial or business purposes, and WE have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

WE will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of OUR SITE or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any Website linked to it.

WE assume no responsibility for the content of Websites linked on OUR SITE. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by US of those linked Websites.

WE will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any services to you as part of OUR SITE, which will be set out in our Subscription Agreement.

Uploading content to our site

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to OUR SITE, or to make contact with other users of OUR SITE, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy www.complianceandrisks.com/aup/. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to US and indemnify US for any breach of that warranty. If you are a consumer user, this means you will be responsible for any loss or damage WE suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.

Any content you upload to OUR SITE will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant US and other users of OUR SITE a limited license to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.

WE also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to OUR SITE constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. WE will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of OUR SITE.

WE have the right to remove any posting you make on OUR SITE if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy www.complianceandrisks.com/aup/.
The views expressed by other users on OUR SITE do not represent our views or values.

Viruses

WE do not guarantee that OUR SITE will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs, and platform in order to access OUR SITE. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse OUR SITE by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to OUR SITE, the server on which OUR SITE is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to OUR SITE. You must not attack OUR SITE via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offense under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.

We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and WE will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use OUR SITE will cease immediately.

Linking to our site

WE welcome links to any page on OUR SITE as long as you are doing so to genuinely reference information on OUR SITE and not using links purely for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics and not framing OUR SITE. If you are linking to OUR SITE you should include a credit beside each image or use of text from OUR SITE, including a link to the relevant page from OUR SITE.

WE reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

The Website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy www.complianceandrisks.com/aup/.

If you wish to make any use of the content on OUR SITE other than that set out above, please contact info@complianceandrisks.com

Third-party links and resources on our site

Where OUR SITE contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only.

WE have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Applicable Law

If you are a consumer, please note that these TERMS OF USE, its subject matter, and its formation, are governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland.

You and WE both agree that the courts of the Republic of Ireland will have non-exclusive jurisdiction.

If you are a business, these TERMS OF USE, its subject matter, and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland.

WE both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Ireland.

Contact Us

To contact US, please email info(@)complianceandrisks.com

Thank you for visiting OUR SITE.