Legal agreement and notices
Terms of Service
If you are using our website, reading information, using our services, buying services or any other interactions with our website then by doing so you are agreeing to our Website Terms & Conditions.
BACKGROUND:
This agreement applies as between you, the User of this Web Site (‘You’ and ‘you’) and Syntergis Limited ('Penross', ‘We’ and ‘we’) the owner(s) of this Web Site. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Web Site. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Web Site immediately.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Content”
means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Web Site;
"Derivatives"
means adapted versions of Toolkits or any part thereof;
“Penross”
means Syntergis Limited with the registered office of C2 Office 10, The Knoll Business Centre, 325-327 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7GS, UK - which trades as 'Penross'. We are a limited company by shares, registered in England and Wales with company number 14556918. Our contact details are team@penross.com;
“Service”
means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that we make available through the Web Site either now or in the future;
“System”
means any online communications infrastructure that we make available through the Web Site either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links;
“Toolkit” / “Toolkits”
Means sets of premium (paid) content materials sold on this website that provide instructions to the user, document Toolkits or both;
“User” / “Users”
means any third party that accesses the Web Site and is not employed by us and acting in the course of their employment; and
“Web Site”
means the website that you are currently using and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
Intellectual Property
All Content included on the Web Site, unless uploaded by Users, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of us our affiliates or other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the Web Site you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable United Kingdom and International intellectual property and other relevant laws.
You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the Web Site unless otherwise indicated on the Web Site or unless given express written permission to do so by us.
Material from the Web Site may be re-used without written permission where any of the exceptions detailed in Chapter III of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 apply.
Links to Other Web Sites
This Web Site may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under our control or that of our affiliates. We assume no responsibility for the content of such web sites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. The inclusion of a link to another site on this Web Site does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.
Links to this Web Site
Those wishing to place a link to this Web Site on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires our express permission. To find out more please contact us by email.
Privacy
Use of the Web Site is also governed by our Privacy Notice which is incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference.
Disclaimers
We makes no warranty or representation that the Web Site will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Service. No part of this Web Site is intended to constitute advice and the Content of this Web Site should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
Penross is not a firm of solicitors and we are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We are not in any way providing legal advice on this website as information on the site is for educational purposes only. The content of this site relates only to the courts in England & Wales. Other countries and jurisdiction have other rules.
We recommend that appropriate legal advice should be taken from a qualified solicitor before taking or refraining from taking any action.
The information and opinions we provide do not address your individual requirements and are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute any form of legal advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances and is not intended to be relied upon by you in making (or refraining from making) any specific decisions.
Penross shall not accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or misleading statements on this website, or for any loss which may arise from reliance on materials contained on this website. Certain parts of this site may link to external Internet sites, and other external Internet sites may link to this website. Penross is not responsible for the content of any external Internet sites.
As set out in our website terms of use, you agree that under no circumstances will we be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or other type loss or injury resulting from your use, or downloading of any content on our site.
Exclusion of warranties, representations and guarantees
The be clear, we do not warrant, represent or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information published on this website or that the information on the website can be applied to achieve your objectives or any particular result.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all representations, warranties and guarantees relating to this website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill).
Limitations and exclusions of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Web Site or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that they use the Web Site and its Content at their own risk.
Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or restricts our liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on our part.
Every effort has been made to ensure that these terms and conditions adhere strictly with the relevant provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. However, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.
The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this section and elsewhere in these terms and conditions: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the terms and conditions or in relation to the subject matter of the terms and conditions, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.
To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free-of-charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature. We will not be liable to you in respect of any: losses arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control; business losses; loss of or damage to profits, income, revenue, or anticipated savings; use or production; loss of management time or office time; loss of business, contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill; loss or corruption of any data, database or software; special, indirect or consequential loss or damage; or losses arising out of any acts or omissions of any hosting services provider, payment services provider or other third party services provider.
Third-party content
You acknowledge that some of the information published on this website may be provided by or submitted by third-parties. We not usually review, approve or take editorial responsibility such information. As such you agree to the publication of comments, reviews and/or feedback relating to you, by others, on our website. You acknowledge that such comments, reviews and/or feedback may be critical or defamatory or otherwise unlawful; and you agree that you will not hold us liable in respect of any such comments, reviews and/or feedback, irrespective of whether we are aware or ought to he been aware of such comments, reviews and/or feedback.
Availability of the Web Site
The Service is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects, faults or both. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality.
We no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Web Site resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
Acceptable use
You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. You must not use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software. You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to our website without our express written consent. You must not use our website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communication. You must not use our website for any purposes related to marketing without our express written consent.
No Waiver
In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
Previous Terms and Conditions
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
Notices
All notices / communications shall be given to us either by post to our Premises (see address above) or by email to team@penross.com. Such notice will be deemed received 3 days after posting if sent by first class post, the day of sending if the email is received in full on a business day and on the next business day if the email is sent on a weekend or public holiday.
Security
Access to certain areas of our website is restricted. We reserve the right to restrict access to other areas of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion. If we provide you with or you generate a password to enable you to access restricted areas of our website or other content or services, you must ensure that that password is kept confidential. You must notify us in writing immediately if you become aware of any unauthorised use of your account or password. You are responsible for any activity on our website arising out of any failure to keep your password confidential and may be held liable for any losses arising out of such a failure. You must not use any other person's user ID and password to access our website. We may disable your account on the website in our sole discretion without notice or explanation.
We may monitor network traffic to identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or to otherwise cause damage to the site. Anyone using this site expressly consents to such monitoring. This is done with the aim of ensuring that this website remains available to all users.
Unauthorised attempts to modify, alter, deface, destroy or corrupt any information stored on this site or this system, to defeat or circumvent any security features, to probe, scan or test for vulnerabilities, to breach security or authentication measures, to forge TCP/IP headers, to install or attempt to install unauthorised software, to mount denial-of-service attacks, or to utilise this system for other than its intended purposes are expressly prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.
Licence to use Toolkits
We own the intellectual property rights in the Toolkits. Subject to the licence below, all our intellectual property rights are reserved.
The "Permitted Uses" are: (a) downloading copies of each Toolkit; (b) storing, viewing and editing Toolkits and Derivatives on any computer owned or controlled by you; (c) publishing Derivatives on an unlimited number of websites owned and controlled by you; (d) printing an unlimited number of copies of any Derivative.
The “Prohibited Uses” are: (a) the sale, licensing, sub-licensing, renting, leasing or commercial distribution of any late or Derivative in any format; (b) the publishing of any Toolkit (excluding the publication of a Derivative as expressly permitted above); (c) the use of any Toolkit or Derivative in any way that is unlawful or in breach of any person's legal rights under any applicable law, or in any way that is offensive, indecent, discriminatory or otherwise objectionable; (d) the use of any Toolkit or Derivative to compete with us, whether directly or indirectly; (e) deleting, obscuring or removing, any copyright notices or other proprietary notices placed by us on any Toolkit or Derivative.
If you breach any of these terms and conditions, then your licences under this section may be terminated by us upon written notice to you. Upon the termination of a licence set out in this section, you will promptly and irrevocably delete from your computer systems and other electronic devices all copies of the Toolkit(s) and Derivative(s) in your possession or control, and will permanently destroy any paper or other copies of the Toolkit(s) and Derivative(s) in your possession or control.
The free stuff
We provide some information and other services for free. There is no basis of a contract between you and us for the ongoing provision of the services and we are not liable to any user in any way resulting from the use of any free service. By receiving free services you are agree that there is no obligation on us to continue providing these services or any other services.
Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and us shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice is intended for website visitors, potential/actual clients (individuals or partnerships) or, in the case of legal entities, their staff. It is provided to provide you with the information you need to ensure that your rights and freedoms as a data subject are protected as required under the (EU) 2016/679 (‘General Data Protection Legislation’) and Data Protection Act 2018, which we simply call here ‘the Legislation’.
Who we are
When processing your personal information we are defined as the ‘data controller’ under the Legislation.
Our contact details are: Syntergis Limited, C2 Office 10, The Knoll Business Centre, 325-327 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7GS, UK.
Why we process your data
When we make reference to ‘personal information’, ‘information’ or ‘data’ this has the same meaning is the ‘personal data’ under the Legislation.
We will process your information because we believe that you or the organisation you represent may be interested in our services/products, you have expressed an interest in our services/products or because you/your organisation is/are a client. We do this under legitimate interests. That’s it. We do not share/sell your data with other companies so that they can send you their information. No-one likes that, it’s wrong and we will not do it.
It may be necessary for use to share your personal information with third-parties that support us in providing you or your organisation with our services and products. We keep this sharing to a minimum and on an as necessary basis.
Transferring personal data overseas
For us to perform the normal functions of our company and in providing you with goods and services, your information will be transferred overseas due it being processed by cloud software tools based overseas. These tools include cloud-based marketing systems and document storage. Some data is processed by software vendors based in Canada and the United States. Transfers of personal data to these jurisdictions is through international transfer safeguards endorsed by the ICO.
Your data protection rights
You have the right to contact us and request access to your information, have it rectified or erased, restrict the processing of your data or to object its processing, as well as the right to data portability.
If you have an issue regarding the processing of your data then we hope that we can address any concerns you may have by emailing us. However you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk
Your right to withdraw consent
Where we approached you for consent to process your data, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
Receiving marketing from us
We will inform you about the services for which you have enquired and other services provides by companies in our group that are related to your requirements. This is done on the basis of legitimate interests. You can object to this marketing at any time and the marketing will cease. If that’s not something you want then let us know at team@penross.com
Obligations to provide us with certain information
When you choose to buy services or products from us we will require certain information to undertake the relevant financial transaction and to provide you with your chosen services or products. This is a contractual requirement. If you do not provide the required information then you will not be able to pay for those services or products and neither will you or your organisation be able to receive them from us.
Online profiling
In line with the practice of many websites, we use tools to understand where our site visitors have come from, their characteristics and their online behaviour by virtue of you accessing our site. This helps us to determine how best to offer services and products to website visitors and clients. We undertake no other automated decision-making or profiling.
Cookies Notice
In keeping with the other 1.86 billion websites out there and growing, our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use the following cookie types:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. [We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Here is some information about the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them:
Google: website usage and tracker (analytics).
We do not share the information collected by the cookies with any third parties. You can choose which cookies to accept when you first visit our site. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.