Conditions of use for Findasupplier.info

Findasupplier.info is owned, operated and made available by AP Information Services Ltd. ("APIS").

1. Application of these conditions of use

By accessing or using any part of Findasupplier.info you agree to be bound by the following conditions of use. If you do not wish to be bound by these conditions, you may not access or use Findasupplier.info.

We may change these conditions at any time without any notice to you. By your continued access and use of Findasupplier.info you agree to be bound by the most current version of the conditions of use. Please check these conditions periodically for any changes that have been made.

2. Copyright and database right

Except where otherwise noted, APIS owns legally and beneficially all the intellectual property rights in the content of all the Findasupplier.info web pages (including the design, text, graphics and arrangement thereof) and in the software used therein. Such intellectual property rights include, without limitation, copyrights and database rights in the information displayed as Findasupplier.info Search results which are extracted from a compilation owned by AP Information Services Ltd.

3. Permitted uses

Save as provided below, no materials from Findasupplier.info may be copied, downloaded, reproduced, broadcast, shown or played in public, republished, uploaded, posted, stored, transmitted or distributed in any way or adapted or changed in any way.

APIS takes active measures to ensure that no unauthorised use or breach of its intellectual property rights is committed.

Subject to applicable third party content providers' licences, you are allowed to access the Findasupplier.info database, to make a copy of the results of any searches made in that database, and to use those results PROVIDED that none of such access, copying and use falls into, is preparatory to or enables any of the categories of prohibited conduct referred to below, and provided that none of such access, copying and use is for the purpose of and in the course of any business. For the avoidance of doubt, and without prejudice to the below mentioned prohibited conduct, such access, copying and use is permitted even for a business if such conduct is merely incidental to the business.

For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, you are expressly prohibited from:

1. modifying the data or other material from Findasupplier.info ("the Data") or merging the Data with any other data;
2. selling or trading in materials copied from the Data;
3. using or redistributing the Data for the purposes of compiling databases, lists or directories, other than as and to the extent necessary to use the Data for a use not prohibited by this paragraph 4;
4. providing commercial information, redistributing or reproduction of the same by the press or media or through any commercial network, cable or satellite system;
5. issuing questionnaires, reply cards or similar for the purpose of data capture or verification;
6. permitting or allowing the Data to infringe or otherwise prejudice our proprietary rights;
7. using the Data:

• For any unlawful purpose or purpose that is likely to bring any part of APIS into disrepute or to cause any part of APIS embarrassment;
• To send any message or communication which is offensive, abusive, indecent, obscene or menacing;
• In any way that would be reasonably expected to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
• As source targeting material or contact data for any kind of telemarketing, direct marketing, viral or other electronic marketing activity on your own behalf or on behalf or for the benefit of another party.

4. No licence

Except as expressly provided, nothing contained in these conditions or anywhere on Findasupplier.info shall be construed as conferring any licence under any of APIS's or any third party's intellectual property rights.

5. Disclaimer of representations and warranties

Findasupplier.info is provided by APIS on an "as is" and "as and when available" basis to users. You use Findasupplier.info at your own risk.
APIS and its associated content provider organisations make considerable efforts to make information made available via Findasupplier.info as accurate as possible but no warranty or fitness is implied.

Neither APIS nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, third party content providers, sponsors, licensers, or the like, makes any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you:

• that Findasupplier.info will be uninterrupted or error-free;
• that Findasupplier.info or the computer server from which Findasupplier.info is made available, are free of viruses or other harmful components;
• to the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any information, advice, content, service, search results, products or merchandise provided through Findasupplier.info.

APIS makes and you receive, no representations, warranties or conditions, express or implied, statutory or otherwise with respect to:

• Findasupplier.info, its content, merchandise, services, documents, information, items or materials provided by APIS in connection with the use of Findasupplier.info; or
• any goods or services or information received through or advertised on Findasupplier.info or received through links provided on Findasupplier.info.

including without limitation no representations, warranties or conditions of merchantability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of proprietary rights or otherwise.

No oral advice or written information given by APIS or its affiliates, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensers, or the like, will create a representation, a warranty or condition nor should you rely on any such information or advice.

In jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion or disclaimer of certain warranties, the above exclusion may not apply to you.

6. Provision of advice

APIS is not an agent for and does not vouch for those persons, companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in Findasupplier.info, nor for the availability, suitability or prices of such goods and services nor for the legal entitlement, competences, professional qualifications, trade certifications, or memberships of trade associations of such persons, companies or other organisations.

APIS advises users to satisfy themselves as to the exact type and nature of goods or services being offered or qualifications held by those persons, companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in Findasupplier.info.

Findasupplier.info may make available certain information provided by third parties. APIS recommends that before you use any such information with respect to any issues or questions that you may have relating to medicine, law, accounting or any other profession you seek advice from a qualified professional.

7. Limitation of liability

Neither APIS nor its associated content provider organisations seek to limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury arising from their negligence.
Under no circumstances will APIS or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, sponsors, licensers, or any other party involved in the creation, production, maintenance or distribution of Findasupplier.info be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including but not limited to loss of profits, business, anticipated savings, goodwill, use of data or other intangible losses) that result from either:

• the use and reliance on Findasupplier.info; or
• the inability to use Findasupplier.info; or
• mistakes, omissions, interruptions, suspension, termination, deletion of files or e-mail, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation, transmission or service response time, or any failure of performance with respect to Findasupplier.info including without limitation those arising from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorised access to APIS's records, programs or services; or
• merchandise, products or services received through or advertised on Findasupplier.info and merchandise, products or services received through or advertised on any links provided on Findasupplier.info; or
• information or advice received through or advertised on Findasupplier.info and information or advice received through or advertised on any links provided on Findasupplier.info; or
• any information, data, text, messages and other materials that you email, post, upload, reproduce, transmit or is otherwise distributed using Findasupplier.info.

APIS is unable to ensure or guarantee the security of any information transmitted over the Internet. Any information or data which you transmit to or by using Findasupplier.info is done at your own risk and APIS shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or injury that may result from transmitting such information.

If any jurisdiction does not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8. Miscellaneous

These conditions and any and all documents specifically referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between you and APIS with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision contained in these conditions is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these conditions and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

9. Jurisdiction and governing law

These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. APIS controls Findasupplier.info from within the country of England. It can, however, be accessed from other places around the world. Although these places may have different laws from those of England, by accessing Findasupplier.info you agree that the laws of England, without regard to rules relating to conflict of laws, will apply to all matters relating to your use of Findasupplier.info. You and APIS also agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts, with respect to such matters. Users of Findasupplier.info accessing it from places outside of England acknowledge that they do so voluntarily and are responsible for complying with local laws.