TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Acceptance of terms:
Platesmashing and or Surfgreek brings you this website on condition you accept the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions"). Your use of this website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions and notices. This website contains links to other websites not necessarily operated by Platesmashing/Surfgreek, and your use of each Platesmashing/Surfgreek is also subject to theTerms and Conditions of Use and other terms and conditions, if any, contained within each Platesmashing/Surfgreek site.
Links to Third Parties:
This website and the Platesmashing/Surfgreek sites may contain links to websites operated by parties other than Platesmashing/Surfgreek. Such links are provided for your convenience only. Platesmashing/Surfgreek does not control such websites, and is not responsible for their contents. Platesmashing/Surfgreek inclusion of links to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators. For example, users may be able to buy goods and services via the website, some of which may be through third party retailers who link to the website. Users may also enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of advertisers on the website. Platesmashing/Surfgreek in no way endorses these third parties and any such transactions,dealings, correspondence with or participation in promotions of, third parties, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and services and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such matters are solely between the corresponding user and the third party. Platesmashing/Surfgreek assumes no liability, obligation or responsibility for any part of any such transaction, dealing, correspondence or participation.
Disclaimer/Liability:
Use of the website and the facilities thereon, and any material or information obtained from this website is at your own risk, and Platesmashing/Surfgreek hereby expressly disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all warranties, expressed or implied, of any kind whatsoever including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and infringement. In addition, Platesmashing/Surfgreek shall not be responsible for the failure of performance of this website and/or the software used thereon; the loss of data or services resulting from delays, non-deliveries, or service interruption; the accuracy, quality or nature of information obtained through its services; nor the consequences arising from or related to any viruses transmitted through its servers, or any liability, costs, loss of profits or consequential losses arising from your use of, or inability to access this website.Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, nothing herein shall limit your rights as a consumer under English law. Platesmashing/Surfgreek will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, withoutlimitation, negligence), pre-contract or other representations (other than fraudulent misrepresentations) or otherwise out of or in connection with the website, or products or services offered on the website, whether by Platesmashing/Surfgreek or on its behalf, for:
(a) any economic losses (including without limitation loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or
anticipated savings); or
(b) any loss of goodwill or reputation; or
(c) any special or indirect or consequential losses;
in any case whether or not such losses were within the contemplation of either party at the date on
which the event giving rise to the loss occurred. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit Platesmashing/Surfgreek's liability for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of Platesmashing/Surfgreek or that of its servants, agents or employees.You agree to indemnify Platesmashing/Surfgreek in respect of any liability or any costs, loss of profits, loss of data, or consequential losses arising from a breach by you of any of the terms of this agreement, or arising out of your use of any of the Platesmashing/Surfgreek sites.
DISCLAIMER:
The contents of www.platesmashing.com are for information purposes only and are not intended as nor they constitute medical advice. For any such medical advice please do consult a qualified health practitioner.
Commenting on our site:
By commenting or sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with Platesmashing/Surfgreek you agree to grant us, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way we want (including modifying and adapting it for any reason) for any of our services in any media worldwide. In certain circumstances we may also share your comment and/or contribution with trusted third parties. Copyright in your comment or contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it.In order that we can use your comment and/or contribution, you confirm that your comment and/or contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory (or breaches any of the conditions set out below) and does not infringe any UK laws, that you have the right to give us permission to use it for the purposes specified above, and that you have the consent of anyone who is identifiable in your contribution or the consent of their parent / guardian if they are under 16. We normally show your name with your comment and/or contribution, unless you request otherwise, but for some reasons this is not always possible. Please do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or break any laws when commenting and/or contributing to our site. If you do not want to grant us the permission set out above on these terms, please do not submit or share your comment and/or contribution to or with our site.
CONDITIONS:
All comments should conform to the following:
They should be accurate (where they state facts)
They should be genuinely held (where they state opinions)
They should be decent, honest and truthful
They should comply with all relevant legislation including, without limitation, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Financial Services Act 1986
They should comply with any codes of practice, guidance notes or any other similar recommendations issued by the Direct Marketing Association or the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing code of practice (CAP Code) as updated from time to time; and they should not be misleading in any way and comply with any guidance given by the Advertising Standards
Authority relating to the CAP Code
They should not contain any material which could be defamatory of any person, organisation or other party.
They should not contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory
They should not promote sexually explicit material
They should not promote violence
They should not promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual
orientation or age
They should not infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person
They should not be likely to deceive any person
They should not be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence
They should not promote any illegal activity
They should not be threatening, abusive or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
They should not be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person
They should not be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person
They should not give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case
They should not advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse
Reporting the comments or contributions of others:
We reserve the right to monitor, edit and/or remove any comment or contribution to our site as we see fit with no notice. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate such comments or contributions. If a comment or contribution concerns you please contact us or report the item using the reporting mechanism. If you believe that any comment and/or contribution contains defamatory statements or otherwise breach these Terms of Use, please let us know using the contact details or report the item using the reporting mechanism. We operate on a “notice and takedown” basis. You will not hold us responsible for any loss you may incur as a result of us taking any of the actions described in these terms nor for the actions or inactions of other users, including anything contained in their comments and/or contributions.
General:
These Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) constitute the entire agreement between you and Platesmashing/Surfgreek concerning your use of the Website and supersedes any previous arrangement, agreement, undertaking or proposal, written or oral between you and Platesmashing/Surfgreek in relation to such matters. No oral explanation or oral information given by either party shall alter the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions. You confirm that in agreeing to accept these Terms and Conditions, you have not relied on any representation save insofar as the same has expressly been made a representation in these Terms and Conditions and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a term of these Terms and Conditions save that your agreement contained in this paragraph shall not apply in respect of any fraudulent misrepresentation whether or not such has become a term of these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. If any provision(s) of the Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties with the other provisions remaining in full force and effect.Platesmashing/Surfgreek failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Platesmashing/Surfgreek in writing. Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall create any rights or any other benefits whether pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise in favour of any person other than you and Platesmashing/Surfgreek.
Privacy Policy:
We may disclose to third parties certain aggregate information collected from you when you register
or while you use the website, provided that such information will NOT include personally identifying
information, except as specifically authorized by you or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with the law, or under any of the other circumstances set forth in
our privacy policy, as may be amended from time to time. You should be aware that if Platesmashing/Surfgreek is requested by the police or any regulatory or governmental authority investigating suspected illegal actives, or upon receipt of a court order, to provide any personally identifying information or the contents of any email and/or information concerning your activities whilst using the website, Platesmashing/Surfgreek shall do so. Also, Platesmashing/Surfgreek reserves the right to disclose personally identifying information to third parties where a complaint arises concerning your use of the website, and that use is deemed by Platesmashing/Surfgreek to be inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions. You agree that you do not object to Platesmashing/Surfgreek or such third parties contacting you for any of the above purposes whether by telephone, e-mail or in writing and you confirm that you do not and will not consider any of the above as being a breach of any of your rights under the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999.
Where this privacy policy applies:
The principal activity of Platesmashing/Surfgreek is owning and operating the web site www.platesmashing.com. Protecting your privacy and your personal data is an important aspect of the way we create, organise and implement our activities. at home's activities are also governed by the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Platesmashing.com may from time to time invite you to provide personal information in order to provide you with services (such as email newsletters and competitions) and to enable you to order goods. In order to deliver such services or goods, Platesmashing/Surfgreek will need to process and store your personal information and may need to transfer it to affiliates and service providers for processing inside the European Economic Area. By submitting your personal information, you consent to such processing and transfers in connection with such orders, offers or services and for any other purposes to which you consent at the time you provide the information. Platesmashing.com and our sponsors and promoters may use your details to let you know about other products and services which we think would be of interest to you. Occasionally, we may also pass your details to selected companies. This will only be done with your permission so we advise you to check the tick boxes on the relevant form carefully.
Information we collect about Platesmashing/Surfgreek users:
Registration Information
You can access www.platesmashing.com and browse through certain parts of Platesmashing/Surfgreek without disclosing personal information. However, if you wish to use certain services offered on Platesmashing/Surfgreek or obtain certain information made available by Platesmashing/Surfgreek, you may be asked for information such as your name, email address, residential address and postcode. If you choose not to provide the information that is requested, you may not be able to use the service which is being offered or obtain the information you seek.
Platesmashing/Surfgreek may also collect information that you provide as part of registrations, orders, surveys, contests and promotions and other communications with us. Platesmashing/Surfgreek will collect your personal information only with your knowledge and your consent.
Cookies:
Platesmashing/Surfgreek uses cookies in order to track your visit to Platesmashing.com. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many websites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Platesmashing/Surfgreek may associate the information stored in a user's cookie with other personal data and information that the user has provided to Platesmashing/Surfgreek. In addition Platesmashing.com also embeds cookies from a number of third parties in the site to monitor usage and to help improve the service provided to its customers.
Google Analytics gathers anonymous data regarding the visitors to the site on Platesmashing.com`s behalf to provide non-personal statistical information about visits to pages on the site, data on visitors' browser type and other general information. Advertisers and business partners that you access through Platesmashing.com may also send you cookies. Platesmashing/Surfgreek does not control these cookies. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies (details can be found at www.aboutcookies.org). You should be aware that areas of certain websites (including Platesmashing.com) do not operate properly if you refuse to accept cookies.
How your information is used:
The personal information that you disclose to Platesmashing/Surfgreek may be used to provide you with goods, services and features and to communicate with you. Such information may also be used for verification purposes, fulfilling orders, prizes, tracking compliance with the terms and conditions of use for Platesmashing.com uses the information obtained from cookies for several purposes. The cookies enable us to understand your own personal preferences and tailor your experience on Platesmashing.com by using those preferences. Platesmashing/Surfgreek also uses cookies to track user trends and patterns. The information which Platesmashing/Surfgreek receives from cookies enables us to modify and improve Platesmashing.com to meet the needs of our users, including yourself. When users provide Platesmashing.com with registration information such as name, email address and postal address, this data can be matched with cookie data, if cookies have been set to be received. This means Platesmashing/Surfgreek is able to match an identifiable user with specific usage of Platesmashing.com. This information would be used by Platesmashing/Surfgreek and its parent companies only. Platesmashing/Surfgreek logs IP addresses for purposes of site administration and collecting aggregate information about the visitors to Platesmashing.com.
Who we share information with:
Generally, any personal information which you provide to Platesmashing/Surfgreek will be collected and used by Platesmashing/Surfgreek and its affiliates Where goods or services are offered on Platesmashing.com by a business partner. Platesmashing/Surfgreek does not control the use of your personal information that you may share with those business partners. That information will be subject to their privacy policies.Third parties may also need to process personal information about you when providing services to us and we may share any necessary data with them to enable them to do so. These third parties may be located in countries outside the European Union where an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects exists.In particular, any information that you submit when ordering goods or services on or through Platesmashing.com such as your address and credit card information, is shared with companies that are processing your orders and providing or shipping the goods and services. If you have entered competitions on Platesmashing.com your name and address details will be passed to any competition sponsor or supplier of the prize for the purposes of sending you your prize only. Platesmashing/Surfgreek follows strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of personal information so as to prevent unauthorised access by third parties. Platesmashing/Surfgreek also requires those parties to whom Platesmashing/Surfgreek transfers personal information to comply with the same. If you have any queries about Platesmashing/Surfgreek privacy policy or any queries about the protection of personal information Platesmashing/Surfgreek hold about you, please write to: Platesmashing, 286b Chase Rd, London N14 6HF. Platesmashing/Surfgreek will only use your personal information for purposes for which you have consented and will not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without such consent. Except as specifically provided in this policy, Platesmashing.com will not disclose your individual, identifiable personal information without your prior consent except as may be permitted or required by any applicable law or legal process or to protect its officers, directors and employees, other users of Platesmashing.com or the public.
Platesmashing/Surfgreek, however, share aggregate statistics, information and data about the users of Platesmashing.com where no individual person can be identified with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, content providers and other third parties. Some services which are provided through or in connection with Platesmashing/Surfgreek may display your IP address. Please review the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policy for each service that you use on or in connection with Platesmashing.com and only use those services that disclose the information you are willing to share.
Security:
Platesmashing/Surfgreek has implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information under its control from unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction or damage. However, Platesmashing.com cannot guarantee or insure the security of any information that is transmitted over the Internet or that loss, misuse or alteration of data so transmitted will not occur. The personal information which you provide to Platesmashing/Surfgreek is stored in secure databases. The security of your personal information is also your responsibility. We recommend that you do not provide any passwords to anyone. Nor does Platesmashing/Surfgreek believe that you should provide any personal information while you are using the Internet if you are not comfortable in doing so. Platesmashing/Surfgreek will never ask you for any of your passwords or any other personal information in an unsolicited telephone call.
Opting out:
You will be given the opportunity to opt out of receiving email communications and of having your personal information stored in any Platesmashing.com registration process.
Changing and deleting your personal information:
You are entitled to change, update, amend and delete any personal information that Platesmashing/Surfgreek has about you. Please keep in mind that this may mean you are unable to access and use certain services and information provided on Platesmashing.com. In the event that you have provided personal information that has been shared with one of our business partners, you will need to contact that business partner in order to make changes to your personal information.
Terms & Conditions
