1.      ABOUT OUR TERMS
  • 1      These Terms explain how you may use this website www.homesaround.com.
  • 2      References in these Terms to the Site includes the following website:www.homesaround.com , and all associated web pages.
  • 3      You should read these Terms carefully before using the Site.
  • 4      By accessing or using the Site or otherwise indicating your consent, you agree to be bound by these Terms and the documents referred to in them.
  • 5      If you do not agree with or accept any of these Terms, you should stop using the Site immediately
  • 6      If you have any questions about the Site, please contact us by:
    • (a)      Email: info@homesaround.com Monday to Friday : 9.00am – 6.00pm, Saturday: 9.00am to 5.00pm, or
    • (b)      Telephone 03300 55 26 55 Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 6.00pm, Saturday: 9.00am to 6.00pm
  1. Definitions
  • “Acceptable use policy” means the policy , which governs your permitted use of the Site
  • “Content” means any text, images, video, audio or other multimedia content, software or other information or material submitted to or on the Site
  • “Customer Contracts ” means the relevant contract that will apply to you when we provide our services to you
  • “Site” has the meaning given to it in clause 1.1
  • “Submission” means any text, images, video, audio or other multimedia content, software or other information or material submitted by you or other users to the Site
  • “Terms” means these terms and conditions of use as updated from time to time under clause 12
  • “Unwanted Submission” has the meaning given to it in clause 6.1
  • “we” means Homes Around Limited, company registration number 09882517 and the registered office of which is at Little Dene, Mount Road, Woking, Surrey, England, GU22 0PY (and us or our shall have the same meaning) and
  • “You” means the person accessing or using the Site or its Content (and your shall have the same meaning).
  • 1      We are a member of the following association[s]: The Property Ombudsman, Approved Code Trading Standard, The Deposit Protection Scheme.
  • 2      Your use of the Site means that you must also comply with our Acceptable use policy and our Customer Contracts, where applicable.
  1.      USING THE SITE
  • 1      Where you use of the Site requires you to register, you must submit a completed registration form to us. We may refuse your application for registration at our discretion. If we accept your application for registration, you will be given access at the point of application.
  • 2      Each registration is for a single user only. You must not share your username and password with any other person or with multiple users.
  • 3      You agree that you are solely responsible for:
    • (a)      all costs and expenses you may incur in relation to your use of the Site and
    • (b)      keeping your password and other account details confidential.
  • 4      You accept that you are solely responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specification necessary to use this Site and that your computer system is compatible with this Site.
  • 5      The Site is intended for use only by those who can access it from within the UK. If you choose to access the Site from locations outside the UK, you are responsible for compliance with local laws where they are applicable.
  • 6      We seek to make the Site as accessible as possible. If you have any difficulties using the Site, please contact us at info@homesaround.com .
  • 7      We may prevent or suspend your access to the Site if you do not comply with any part of these Terms, any terms or policies to which they refer or any applicable law.
  1. YOUR PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • 1      Your privacy and personal information are important to us. Any personal information that you provide to us will be dealt with in line with our privacy policy, which explains what personal information we collect from you, how and why we collect, store, use and share such information, your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event you have a query or complaint about the use of your personal information.
  • 2      Our privacy policy is available atwww.homesaround.com.
  1.      OWNERSHIP, USE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  • 1      The Site and all intellectual property rights in it including but not limited to any Content are owned by us, our licensors or both (as applicable). Intellectual property rights means rights such as: copyright, trade marks, domain names, design rights, database rights, patents and all other intellectual property rights of any kind whether or not they are registered or unregistered (anywhere in the world). We and our licensors reserve all of our and their rights in any intellectual property in connection with these Terms. This means, for example, that we and they remain owners of them and free to use them as we and they see fit.
  • 2      Subject to our Acceptable use policy, you may download material from this Site for the sole purpose of using this Site where we provide an option for you to do so. You must not copy, transmit, modify, republish, store (in whole or in part), frame, pass-off or link to any material or information on or downloaded from this Site without our prior written consent.
  • 3      Nothing in these Terms grants you any legal rights in the Site other than as necessary to enable you to access the Site. You agree not to adjust to try to circumvent or delete any notices contained on the Site (including any intellectual property notices) and in particular in any digital rights or other security technology embedded or contained within the Site.
  • 4      Trademarks: Homes Around and Homes Around Logo are our trademarks. Other trademarks and trade names may also be used on the Site. The use of any trademarks on the Site is strictly prohibited unless you have our prior written permission.
  1.      SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO THE SITE
  • 1      While we try to make sure that the Site is secure, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you supply to us and therefore we cannot guarantee that it will be kept confidential. For that reason, you should not let us have any patentable ideas or patent applications, advertising or marketing suggestions, prototypes, or any other information that you regard as confidential, commercially sensitive or valuable (Unwanted Submissions). While we value your feedback, you agree not to submit any Unwanted Submissions.
  • 2      We may use any Unwanted Submissions as we see reasonably fit on a free-of-charge basis (bear in mind that we have no way of knowing whether such information is confidential, commercially sensitive or valuable because we do not monitor the Site to check for these matters). Therefore, we will not be legally responsible for keeping any Unwanted Submissions confidential nor will we be legally responsible to you or anybody else for any use of such Unwanted Submissions.
  1.      ACCURACY OF INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE
  • 1      While we try to make sure that the Site is accurate, up-to-date and free from bugs, we cannot promise that it will be. Furthermore, we do not give any representation, assurances, undertaking or warranties about the accuracy, correctness or fitness or suitability for any purpose. Any reliance that you may place on the information on the Site is at your own risk.
  • 2      We may suspend or terminate operation of the Site at any time as we see fit.
  • 3      You may have certain legal rights when using the Site (such as if the Customer Contracts apply to you). These are also known as ‘statutory rights’ as they are derived from laws such as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (where you are acting as a ‘consumer’).
  • 4      Content is provided for your general information purposes only and to inform you about us and our products and news, features, services and other websites that may be of interest. Such content is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without representation or endorsement of any kind and is obtained at your own risk. It does not constitute technical, financial or legal advice or any other type of advice and should not be relied on for any purposes. You should seek appropriate professional advice before taking any action based on any information found on the Site.
  • 5      While we try to make sure that the Site is available for your use, we do not promise that the Site is available at all times nor do we promise the uninterrupted use by you of the Site.
  1. HYPERLINKS AND THIRD PARTY SITES
  • The Site may contain hyperlinks or references to third party websites other than the Site. Any such hyperlinks or references are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over third party websites and accept no legal responsibility for any content, material or information contained in them. The display of any hyperlink and reference to any third-party website does not mean that we endorse that third party’s website, products or services. Your use of a third-party site may be governed by the terms and conditions of that third-party site.
  1.      LIMITATION ON OUR LIABILITY
  • 1      Except for any legal responsibility that we cannot exclude in law (such as for death or personal injury) or arising under applicable laws relating to the protection of your personal information, we are not legally responsible for any:
    • (a)      losses that:
      • (i)      were not foreseeable to you and us when these Terms were formed or
      • (ii)      that were not caused by any breach on our part
    • (b)      business losses and
    • (c)      losses to non-consumers.
  1.      EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
  • We shall have no liability to you for any breach of these Terms caused by any event or circumstance beyond our reasonable control including, but not limited to, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes breakdown of systems or network access or flood, fire, explosion or accident.
  1. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES
  • No one other than a party to these Terms has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
  1.      VARIATION
  • We reserve the right to vary these Terms from time to time. Our updated Terms will be displayed on the Site and by continuing to use and access the Site following such changes, you agree to be bound by any variation made by us. It is your responsibility to check these Terms from time to time to verify such variations.
  1.      DISPUTES
  • 1      We will try to resolve any disputes with you quickly and efficiently.
  • 2      If you are unhappy with us please contact us as soon as possible.
  • 3      If you and we cannot resolve a dispute using our complaint handling procedure, we will:
    • (a)      let you know that we cannot settle the dispute with you; and
    • (b)      give you certain information required by law about our alternative dispute resolution provider.
    • (c)      If you are acting as a consumer, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. We both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except:
    • (d)      if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland or
    • (e)      if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
  • 4      If you are a business, these Terms, their subject matter and their 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.