TERMS & CONDITIONS

Website Terms of Use

1. The Sites

These website terms of use (the “Terms”) apply to the websites at syli.org.uk and climateXc.org (the “Sites”). 

2. About us

2.1. We are Syli CIC and we run the Sites.  We’re a community interest company registered in England and Wales with company number 13932897 whose registered address is at 124 Finchley Road, London, United Kingdom, NW3 5JS.

A. In these terms we refer to ourselves as “we”, “us”, “our” or “ourselves”.

2.2. You get hold of us by contacting us via our website form.

3. Personal Data

For information about how we collect and use your personal information, please see our privacy notice.  We do not use cookies on our website.

4. Terms of use

4.1. These Terms set out the terms on which you may use the Sites.  These Terms are important and you should read them carefully before using the Sites. They explain how you may use the Sites.

4.2. By using (and continuing to use) the Sites, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms then you must stop using the Sites immediately.  

4.3. Any orders or purchases made on the Sites will be governed by our terms and conditions of sale which will be made available to you at the time of purchase.

4.4. We may change these Terms from time to time.  You should therefore check these Terms each time you visit our Sites for any changes.  These Terms were last updated on 01 April 2022. 

4.5. If you do not agree with the new/amended Terms then you must stop using the Sites immediately.  If you continue to use the Sites, you agree to comply with the new/amended Terms.

5. Availability and access to the Sites

5.1. We permit access to the Sites on a temporary basis and we may amend, suspend or indefinitely withdraw the Sites, without notice to you.

5.2. You may only use our Sites for lawful reasons.

5.3. Whilst we try to make these Sites available at all times, we make no promises that it will be available at all times and we will not be liable if the Sites are unavailable for any period of time, for whatever reason. 

5.4. Access to the Sites may be restricted or the Sites may be unavailable to allow us to repair, maintain or improve the Sites.   We do not guarantee that access to the Sites will be uninterrupted.

5.5. Some areas of our Sites may be restricted to those people who have registered with us. 

5.6. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary and compatible equipment and/or devices for accessing our Sites.

6. Updates to Content

We regularly change and update content on our Sites.

7. Reliance on Content

7.1. The content on our Sites is posted for general information purposes on an ‘as is’ basis and is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.

7.2. You should always obtain your own professional advice before taking any action or refraining from doing something based on the content of our Sites.

7.3. We use reasonable endeavours to provide content which is up to date, but we do not warrant, represent, promise or guarantee that the content on our Sites is up to date or accurate.

8. Login Details

8.1. If you have login details to access any part of the Sites, you must treat those details as confidential and you must not share them with or disclose them to any other person or any other third party.

8.2. You will be responsible for all activity and orders placed under your login details.  If you believe that someone else knows your password then you should contact us immediately using the details set out in section 2 above.

8.3. If we believe that you have not complied with these Terms or any other terms applicable to you, then we reserve the right to disable or suspend your login details.

8.4. If we believe that there has been a breach of security in relation to your login details or we believe that your account has been misused then we may lock your account and require you to change your password.

9. Third Party Sites

The Sites may contain links to third-party websites.  We are not responsible for the content on any linked website and we accept no responsibility for any loss or damage suffered due to your use of them.  We provide these links as we believe it may assist you and other visitors to our Sites but by providing the link we do not in any way approve the linked website or anything contained therein.

10. Visitor’s content

10.1. If you submit any content to our Sites (such as on a chatroom or providing a review) you agree that:

  1. you own the intellectual property rights in the content you submit and no content which you submit will infringe the intellectual property rights of anybody else;

  2. you are personally responsible for the content which you submit;

  3. you will not submit anything which is false, misleading or inaccurate;

  4. you will not submit anything which is defamatory, threatening or which is otherwise considered offensive or which is against the law; and

  5. you will not submit anything which contains viruses or similar programs or files which damage equipment, devices or software.

10.2. We reserve the right to remove any submissions made to our Sites.

10.3. If you fail to comply with this section 11 of these Terms, we reserve the right to suspend or withdraw indefinitely your access to or use of our Sites.  We may also take legal action against you and we may disclose your details to law enforcement agencies where we believe this is necessary or if we are required to disclose them by law. We may take any other action as we consider is necessary.

10.4. We do not usually edit or monitor content uploaded by visitors.  Visitor’s content has not been approved by us and does not necessarily represent our views or values.  If there is content uploaded by other visitors that you wish to complain about then please contact us using the details set out in section 2 above.

11. Viruses and bugs

11.1. We do not guarantee that our Sites will be free from viruses, bugs or other harmful code or programs.  It is your responsibility to ensure that the equipment and devices you use to access our Sites are installed with up to date and sufficient anti-virus software.

11.2. You must not intentionally introduce viruses, bugs or other harmful code or programs to our Sites.

11.3. You must not attempt to hack or attack or attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Sites, any part of it or any software or equipment connected to it.  We may take legal action against you and we may disclose your details to law enforcement agencies where we believe this is necessary or if we are required to disclose them by law. We may take any other action as we consider is necessary.

12. Our Liability

12.1. This section 13 does not apply to any goods, services or digital content that we may sell to you via these Sites.

12.2. Nothing in this section 13 or these Terms shall exclude or place limits on our liability for any death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.

12.3. To the fullest extent permitted by law we exclude all liability for loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of our Sites (including any inability to use our Sites).  This exclusion covers, but is not limited to, liability for:

  1. any direct loss;

  2. any loss of profit;

  3. any loss of revenue, anticipate savings or goodwill; or

  4. any indirect or consequential loss.

12.4. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations and warranties relating to our Sites and the content on them.

12.5. As explained in section 8, we will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of or reliance on any content on our Sites.

12.6. If you are a consumer, then none of these exclusions or limitations or other terms in these Terms affect your rights under consumer law.

13. Intellectual Property Rights

13.1 Except in respect of content uploaded by visitors (see section 11) we own (or we are an authorised licensee) all intellectual property rights on our websites, (syli.org.uk and climatexc.org), and in the material and content published on them, including where we link to or embed our content hosted on other websites or services.  These are protected by worldwide intellectual property laws and we reserve all such rights.

13.2. We grant to visitors of our websites a non-exclusive revocable licence to view and use the content appearing on, or embedded within, the sites or any part of them subject to all the following conditions

  1. You may view the Content on screen. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use the Content in any way without our written permission except for non-commercial personal or educational use;

  2. You may print one copy for your own non-commercial personal or educational use;

  3. You must not delete any intellectual property right notice, such as a copyright notice, from any content which you print or download;

  4.  You agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of the Content without our written permission;

  5.  The status of Syli CIC (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of any Content must always be acknowledged;

  6. You must not licence or resell any content printed or downloaded from our websites.

To request our permission for any use other than non-commercial personal or educational use please contact us.

13.3 If you copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit or otherwise use the Content in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use the website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

13.4 The names, images and logos identifying Syli CIC or any other third parties referred to on the website and their products and services may be subject to copyright, design rights or trade mark rights. These trademarks may not be reproduced without the consent of the relevant owners. Nothing contained in these terms and conditions shall be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any trademark, design right or copyright of Syli CIC or any other third party.

*** Please print only what is absolutely necessary to avoid wasting our planet’s resources ***

14. Links to our Sites

You may link to our Sites but any such link is subject to the following conditions:

  1. the link must not damage our reputation;

  2. you must ensure that the link does not in any way suggest that there is any kind of association between us and does not suggest that we promote or endorse you in any way; and

  3. we reserve the right to withdraw permission to you linking to our Sites.

15. Severance

If any part of these Terms is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant part shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of such part under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms.

16. Law and Jurisdiction

16.1. If there is ever any dispute between you and us, then it will be resolved using the law of  England and Wales. If you live in England or Wales, we both agree respectively that proceedings will be brought in the English courts.  However, if you live in Scotland, you can bring proceedings in Scottish or English courts and if you live in Northern Ireland you can bring proceedings in Northern Irish or English courts.