Website Terms of Use

Please read these Website Terms of Use carefully and ensure that you understand them before using our website.

1. About Us.

1. We are McKenzie Legal & HR, and we own and operate this website (Site).
2. McKenzie Legal & HR is the trading name of McKenzie Legal Limited, a limited company registered in England under company number 10633766, and our registered address is 64 High Street, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 1JT.
3. We may be contacted by way of email at info@mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk or by telephone on 0118 321 4188.

2. Access to our site.

1. Your use of the Site is subject to these Terms. By using the Site, you will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use.
2. Our Site is for the use of persons from England; while the content may be accessed from other jurisdictions, we do not guarantee that it complies with laws outside England and Wales.
3. You are responsible for all access to the Site using your Internet connection, even if the access is by another person.
4. We reserve the right to restrict your access to the Site or part of it. Access to our Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We may suspend or discontinue our Site (or any part of it) at any time.
5. We will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the Site is available at all times. However, we cannot guarantee that the Site or any individual function or feature of the Site will always be available and/or error-free. In particular, the Site may be unavailable during periods when we are implementing upgrades to or carrying out essential maintenance on the Site.
6. We are committed to ensuring our website is accessible to all users. If you encounter any accessibility issues, please contact us at info@mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk.

3. How you may use this Website

1. Your use of the Site is conditional on your compliance with the rules of conduct outlined in these Terms, and you agree that you will not:

   a. use the Site for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose;
   b. use the Site to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of others, including without limitation others’ privacy rights or rights of publicity;

   c. impersonate any person or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with the Site; or express or imply that we endorse any statement you make;

   d. interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or the servers or networks used to make the Site available; or violate any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of such networks;

   e. transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the Site any virus, worm, Trojan horse or other computer code that is harmful or invasive or may or is intended to damage the operation of, or to monitor the use of, any hardware, software, or equipment;

   f. reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of, use of, or access to the Site;

   g. modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site;

   h. remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice from the Site or materials originating from the Site;

   i. frame or mirror any part of the Site without our express prior written consent; and
   
j. use any manual or automatic device in any way to gather Site content or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site without our express prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we grant the operators of public online search engines limited permission to use search retrieval applications to reproduce materials from the Site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of such materials solely in connection with each operator’s public online search service.
2. We reserve the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific instances and may take the following action for failure to comply:

   a. Suspend or terminate your right to use our Site;

   b. Take legal proceedings against you for compensation of any and all costs on an indemnity basis resulting from your breach;

   c. Take any additional legal action necessary and disclose relevant information to the police/authorities as required.

4. Changes to our Terms.

1. We may make changes to these Terms of Use from time to time. We recommend you check these Terms for any updates.  Your use of the Site following changes to these Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

1. The intellectual property rights on the Site and all of the text, pictures, videos and other content made available on it are owned by us and have been licensed to us.  All content is protected by the relevant intellectual property laws in the UK.
2. You may access and view the Site but you are not permitted to print or otherwise make copies of any such content without our express prior permission.

6. Links to our Website and other Websites.

1. You may link to the homepage of our Site, but any such links must be lawful and not take advantage of or attempt to damage our reputation.
2. You are not permitted to use or link any logos on our website without our express written permission.
3. Links to other websites are not under our control.  We accept no liability or responsibility for third-party websites and nor do we endorse any such third-party link.  Your use of third-party websites and resources is at your own risk.

7. Our Liability.

1. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or restricts our liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for death or personal injury resulting from negligence, or for any other forms of liability which cannot be lawfully excluded or restricted.
2. We accept no liability (to the fullest extent permissible by law) for any loss or damage, whether foreseeable or otherwise, in contract, tort (including negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of (or inability to use) our Site or the use of or reliance upon any content included on our Site.
3. We accept no liability for loss of profit, sales, business, or revenue; loss of business opportunity, goodwill, or reputation; loss of anticipated savings; business interruption; or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage and claims of third parties.

8. Disclaimers.

1. To the extent permitted by law, we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the content on our Site is complete, accurate, and up to date, but we make no warranties, representations, or guarantees (express or implied) that this will always be the case.
2. No part of our Site is intended to constitute a contractual offer capable of acceptance.
3. Nothing on our Site constitutes professional advice on which you should rely. It is provided for general information purposes only.
4. There may be minor differences between the services described on our Site and the actual services that will be provided to you. The exact nature of our services may vary depending on your individual requirements and circumstances.

9. How we use your Personal Data.

1. We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy & Cookie Policy.  Please see the link on our website for more information.
2. We may use automated tools, such as chat functions, to assist you. These may collect data you provide for customer service or marketing purposes in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy
3. If you do consent to marketing, you may opt out at any time by emailing us at info@mckenzielegalandhr.co.uk. If you opt out of emails from us, it may take up to 30 days for your request to take effect, and you may continue to receive emails during that time.

10. Law & Jurisdiction.

1. These Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England, and the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim, dispute or proceedings arising under or in connection with these Terms of Use.