Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Site

These Terms of Use (together with the documents referred to in it) govern the services made available to you by VA LAM ("VA LAM", "we", "us" or "our"). By accessing or using this website www.va-lam.com or other VA LAM product or service (collectively, the "Site"), whether as a guest or a registered user, you signify that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Use of the Site includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use the Site.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Site. By using the Site, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to comply with them.

These Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you must cease your use of the Site. Your use of the Site is at your sole risk. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, its content or any of these Terms of Use, your remedy is to discontinue using the Site.

Information about Us

www.va-lam.com is a site operated by VA LAM Limited ("We"), a limited company. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 13915694 and have our registered address at 61 Bridge Street, Kington, HR5 3DJ.

Changes to these Terms

VA LAM may modify the Terms of Use at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms of Use. Accordingly, you agree to review the Terms of Use periodically, and your continued use of this Site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms of Use.

Changes to the Site

VA LAM may change or modify the information, services, materials and any other resources contained on or accessible through the Site, or discontinue the Site altogether, at any time without notice.

Accessing the Site

The Site is made available free of charge.

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

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

The Site is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through the Site is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of the Site or any service or product described on the Site to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access the Site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk.

Disclaimer

The content on the 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 the Site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on the Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the Site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Please note that any of the content on the Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that the Site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Limitation of 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 English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the 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, the Site; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Site.

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 the 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 the 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 by use to you, which will be set out in our Terms and Conditions of Supply.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that the Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access the Site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse the Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Site. You must not attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. 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 the Site will cease immediately.

Your Obligations

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 the Site.

The views expressed by other users on the Site do not represent our views or values.

You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.

You may use the Site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the Site:

• in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
• 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;
• to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or
• to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

In addition to the above, you may not use the Site to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the following content standards.
Contributions must:

• be accurate (where they state facts);
• be genuinely held (where they state opinions);
• comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted;
• contributions must not:
• contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
• contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
• promote sexually explicit material;
• promote violence;
• promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
• infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person;
• be likely to deceive any person;
• be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
• promote any illegal activity;
• be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
• be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
• be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
• give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
• advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless VA LAM, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and licensors from and against all losses, liabilities, costs (including legal costs), damages, judgments and claims, of every kind and nature, arising from or relating in any way to your use of the Site, your conduct in connection with the Site or your violation of these Terms of Use, any law, or the rights of any third party.

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to and use of the Site, or parts of the Site, without notice, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that your use of the Site is not in compliance with these Terms of Use.

Your Account

With respect to your account, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself. It is your responsibility to maintain and promptly update this account information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is fraudulent, untrue, inaccurate, incomplete or not current, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is fraudulent, untrue, inaccurate, incomplete or not current, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account without notice and refuse any and all current and future use of the Site. Furthermore, you agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to your account or the Site.

Links to Other Sites

The Site may contain links to sites owned or operated by independent third parties. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control such sites and, therefore, we are not responsible for any content posted on these sites. Links should not be construed in any way as an endorsement, authorization or sponsorship of that site or its content. Some sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, and we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in third-party sites; you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites.

Intellectual Property Rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on the 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.

Copying, publishing, broadcasting, re-broadcasting, webcasting, transmitting, modifying, deleting, augmenting, distributing, downloading, storing, reproducing, sublicensing, adapting or creating derivative works of this content, or posting this content or selected portions of this content in any manner on any network computer, broadcast media or other technologies existing now or hereinafter developed for unauthorised publication or commercial use without the prior written consent of VA LAM are strictly prohibited. You hereby agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, decompile, disassemble or exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of the Site, use of the Site or access to the Site, or to collect any information about Site visitors or registered users of the Site.

Linking to The Site

You may link to the Site, provided 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. You must not establish a link to the Site in any website that is not owned by you. The Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

Electronic Communications

When you send emails to us, you are communicating with us electronically and consent to receive return communications, if any, from us electronically. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Links to Other Sites

The Site may contain links to sites owned or operated by independent third parties. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control such sites and, therefore, we are not responsible for any content posted on these sites. Links should not be construed in any way as an endorsement, authorization or sponsorship of that site or its content. Some sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, and we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in third-party sites; you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites.

Applicable Law

If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms of Use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

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 English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

If any part of this agreement is ruled to be unenforceable, then such part shall be severed, with the remainder of the agreement remaining in full force and effect. These terms, conditions and policies constitute the entire agreement between you and AnswerConnect governing your use of the Site. Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy.