If there is anything you don’t understand, please contact me for clarification. If you continue to browse and use this site, you are confirming you understand the following terms and conditions, and are agreeing to comply with and be bound by them. Together with my Privacy Policy these terms and conditions govern my entire relationship with you with regard to this website, so if you disagree with any part of them, please discontinue use of this site.
This is my website, so…
- I’ll add, amend and remove content on a whim, and probably won’t tell you in advance or afterwards.
- This website uses cookies to store some site-relevant preferences. Please see the Privacy Policy for further information.
- I don’t offer any guarantees or warranties of any kind. About anything. Ever.
- Don’t try to misuse or abuse my website.
- If I provide a link to another website, please don’t assume I own or endorse it unless I say so. I obviously don’t have any control of websites I don’t own, so you use them at your own risk.
- Regardless of your geographical location, these terms and your access to and use of this website will be governed by the laws of England and Wales. Back in the time of the British Empire, that would really impress you, and maybe you’d even feel a little scared.
- If you register with the website, I may contact you to let you know about something I think will benefit you. For example, “Hello! I’ve produced a free eBook to download. Please serve yourself.”
- If any of these terms are deemed invalid or unenforceable, we’ll interpret them to reflect my original intent and the remaining parts will carry on in full force and effect. Any waiver of any kind will only apply to the specific circumstances in which it was given. For example, if you pinch one of my pictures and I say, “Don’t worry about it.” This doesn’t mean you can keep using it, or stroll off with some more.
- My liability to you will not exceed the amount of any payment you have made to me, and no other form of compensation or remedial action will be available to you. I am not providing this site especially for you, so please be sensible about what you expect from me!
- Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Copyright
Copyright Notice: Copyright © Wendy Bance 2000-2013 and/or her suppliers. All rights reserved.
As mentioned before, except where stated, any content that is made available on my website is my copyrighted work. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
- you may print or download extracts to a local hard disk for your personal and non-commercial use only; and
- you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material.
You may not, except with my express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.
Changes to these Terms
These terms constitute the entire agreement between me and you concerning the website, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by me, or by my posting of a revised version on the website. I reserve the right, at my sole discretion, to add to, modify or replace any of these terms. It’s your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes to this page constitutes acceptance of those changes. I may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including the release of new resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these terms and conditions.
Termination
If you wish to terminate our agreement or your registered account, simply discontinue using the website. I reserve the right to delete your account, for example if it appears you are no longer using it or if you breach these terms. In the event our agreement is terminated, anything in the agreement which should survive this termination shall survive termination.
Comment Submission Guidelines
This site allows you to submit comments, which appear at the end of individual blog articles. Regardless of whether or not I moderate such comments, the following rules apply to your submission:
- Privacy and Security – You are responsible for maintaining the security of your website account and any comments you post, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account.
- Misrepresentation – You are not permitted to register an account or post comments that may appear to have originated from another person or organisation you are not legally authorised to represent.
- Be Nice – Respect others’ opinions, knowledge and experience, even where it may differ from yours, in order to maintain supportive and friendly discussion on relevant topics. Please keep in mind that comments may be submitted by contributors from all over the world, who reflect many different backgrounds and cultures. Offensive and/or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated. You are entirely responsible for the content of your comment and any harm resulting from it.
- Respect Copyright – Copyright protection is a complex topic and you should understand that you alone are responsible for ensuring you do not violate the rights of others. In general, you should assume that you need to obtain the explicit permission of authors or other copyright holders to reproduce any non-original material in a comment on this site. Additional permissions may also be needed from websites that provide access to materials, even if the materials are not copyrighted or you have obtained the permission of copyright holders for other purposes. Similarly, you should assume that you need to obtain the explicit permission of other contributors to reproduce any material they have posted to this site.
- Do not advertise – Advertisements, spam or any other kind of marketing information will be deleted from your comment.
- Removing Comments – If you post a comment that appears on the website and later wish for it to be removed, please note that I may, at my sole discretion, delete it from the current website, however copies of it may appear elsewhere on the Internet and you will be solely responsible for dealing with the owners of those websites on the matter. Furthermore, if you decide to close your website account, please note that your comments will not be deleted from this website, as this would potentially disrupt a reader’s understanding of the discussion.
- Indemnity – I will not be liable for your acts and omissions, including any damages of any kind as a result of those acts or omissions. You agree to indemnify me and hold me harmless from and against any and all claims and expenses arising out of your use of the website, including but not limited to your violation of these terms.
Please note that any comment you submit will remain your copyrighted work, however you grant me a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish each comment you have submitted. One example for editing your comment might be if it contains useful discussion yet contravenes one or more of the above rules.
When you leave a comment, I ask for your email address for two reasons:
- To contact you if I need to discuss your comment with you before I post it; and
- To fetch your avatar from Gravatar if you have registered one there (otherwise an “anonymous” one will be automatically generated on my site for you).
Note: If you regularly leave comments on my blog, you may find it more convenient to register with the site instead of entering your contact information every time.