Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use our website, as these will apply to your use of our website: www.publicint.co. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use our website. By using our website, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to comply with them.

What is the purpose of these Terms of Use?

– These Terms of Use (together with the documents referred to below) explain the terms on which you may use our website. Use of our website includes accessing and browsing our website. – 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. – If you breach these Terms of Use in any way, we may take such action as we consider appropriate. – We may update our website from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.

What other terms apply to my use of the website?

These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our website: Our Privacy Policy, which sets out (i) the terms on which we process any personal or other data we collect from you, or that you provide to us by using our website; and (ii) information about how we use cookies on our website. Our Terms & Conditions, which apply if you purchase products on our website.

Who operates the website?

TBA

What should I be aware of when accessing the website?

Our website is directed principally at people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through our website is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of our website or any service or product described on our website to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access our website from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

Can I link to the website?

You may link to our website, provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not:

• Establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
• Establish a link to our website in any website that is not owned by you.
• Frame our website on any other website or create a link to any part of our website other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of content on our website other than that set out above, please contact: support@publicint.co.

What am I prohibited from doing?

You may use our website only for lawful purposes. You may not use our website:

• Unless you have strict permission to do so, all unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public broadcasting and broadcasting is strictly prohibited.
• In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation, or these Terms of Use.
• In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
• For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.

What about viruses?

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 programs and platform in order to access our website. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not:

• Misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website.
• Attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

By breaching the above restrictions, you may commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.

What about third party links and resources in the website?

Where our website 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 (see ‘How do you limit your liability’ below).

What about intellectual property rights?

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our website 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 website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our website. 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 website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on our website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensers. If you print off, copy or download any part of our website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Can I rely on information on the website?

The content on our website 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 website. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete, up-to-date or free from errors or omissions. The views expressed by other users on our website do not represent our views or values.

How do you limit your liability?

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.

If you are a business user

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our website or any content on it. 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: (i) use of, or inability to use, our website; or (ii) use of or reliance on any content displayed on our website. Please note that, in particular, we will not be liable for: (i) loss of profit, loss of business, loss of goodwill, business interruption or loss of business opportunity (and in each of these cases whether the losses suffered are direct or indirect); or (ii) any, special, indirect or consequential losses.

If you are a consumer user

Please note that we only provide our website for your domestic and private use. 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 website 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 website. 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 apply to our liability in connection with purchases of products on our website, as set out in our Terms & Conditions.

Which law applies to these Terms of Use?

These Terms of Use are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, except for consumer users resident in Northern Ireland or Scotland who may bring proceedings in their respective countries.

How can I contact you?

To contact us, please email support@publicint.co. Revised: January 2023