1. Website Terms of Use
1.1 The terms and conditions (the “Terms”) set out below will govern your use of this website (the “Site”). The Site is owned and operated by Fruitnet, which is the trading name for Market Intelligence Ltd and its subsidiary companies, which are part of Fruitnet Media International Group. The following companies are included for the purpose of these terms:
Market Intelligence Ltd
Registered in England & Wales number 1142312. Our registered address is The Food Exchange, New Covent Garden Market, London SW8 5EL, United Kingdom
Market Intelligence Asia Pty
Registered in Australia, ACN 126679490. Our registered address is 1R/95 Lambeth Street, Kensington Vic 303, Australia
The terms and conditions (the “Terms”) set out below will govern your use of this website (the “Site”). The Site is owned and operated by Market Intelligence Ltd and its subsidiaries (“Fruitnet”, “Us”, “We” or “Our”). Fruitnet specifically reserves all rights to limit provision of Our products and services to select persons, countries or geographic regions.
1.2 Please read these Terms carefully. By continuing to access and use the Site you are deemed to have understood and agreed to them. If you do not agree to them you must refrain from using this Site and any services available through it.
2. Disclaimer
2.1 This Site contains information, text, data, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, names, logos, trade marks and information about Fruitnet and its partners and on the products and services it and they provide (the “Information”).
2.2 The Site, Information and Content (as described below) is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis only and Fruitnet does not give any representation, warranty, condition or other term as to its accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness for a particular purpose of the Site or any of the Content or Information. Fruitnet has tried to ensure that all the Information provided on the Site is correct at the time of publication. However no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Fruitnet for any errors, omissions, or inaccurate Information or Content on the Site. Further, Fruitnet does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects will be corrected.
2.3 Fruitnet accepts no liability for the results of any action taken on the basis of the Information or Content and all implied warranties, conditions and other terms including but not limited to the implied warranties, conditions or terms of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy are excluded from these Terms to the extent that they may be excluded as a matter of law. We do not attempt to exclude any rights you may otherwise have as a consumer that We cannot exclude as a matter of law.
2.4 When you purchase a Product or Subscription (as described below), Fruitnet’s liability in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the performance or observance of its obligations to supply any Product or Subscription under these Terms shall be limited to the amount of the price paid by you to Us in respect of the Product or Subscription in question.
2.5 Without prejudice to clause 2.4, save in respect of death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or fraud, neither Fruitnet nor any of its directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for any loss you suffer including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss, or any damages arising from loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Site.
2.6 You accept that after you leave this Site (whether knowingly or not) Fruitnet can no longer be responsible in any way for any material that you encounter and We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise with respect to or as a result of such material causing any damage, costs, injury or financial loss of any kind.
2.7 You indemnify and hold Fruitnet and any of its officers, employees or agents harmless from and against all and any expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses incurred or suffered and any claims or legal proceedings which are brought or threatened, in each case arising from your use of, or conduct on, the Site, any provision or use of your Content and/or any breach of these Terms.
3. Registration
3.1 To order Products or Subscriptions, contribute Content or use any services we provide through the Site, you must register your details with Us (including your name and e-mail address) to become a registered user (“User”). You understand and acknowledge that to the extent the data submitted by You i amounts to personal information, such personal information will be processed in accordance with the requirements of applicable data protection laws and our privacy policy. For further
information, please read our privacy notice, which can be found at fruitnet.com/privacy-policy and our cookies policy at fruitnet.com/cookies-policy, both of which are available via the Fruitnet.com home page. If you do not agree to Our privacy notice or cookies policy you should not become a User of this service.
3.2 You are solely responsible for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of your email verification and password. You must not share this information with any third parties. You must notify Us immediately of any unauthorised use of them or any other breach of security regarding Our Site that comes to your attention. Additionally, you indemnify Us against any unauthorised use of your User details, including use by a third party where you have allowed or facilitated access.
3.3 You undertake to register as a User using accurate, complete and current information and to maintain and update any changes to that information.
3.4 You acknowledge that permission to become a User is granted at the sole discretion of Fruitnet and such permission may be withdrawn at any time without notice.
4. Linking
4.1 Websites or web pages to which this Site is linked are for information purposes and have not been reviewed by Fruitnet. To the extent that such websites or web pages do not contain information about Fruitnet, our Products and services, we accept no responsibility for the content of such Sites or web pages, nor do we accept responsibility for any losses or penalties incurred as a result of your use of any links or reliance on the content of any website to which this Site is linked.
4.2 When you access a website, through a link from the Site, you accept that it is independent from the Site and that Fruitnet has no control over the content of the linked third party website. Accordingly a link to a website does not mean that Fruitnet endorses or accepts any duty or responsibility for the content, accuracy or the use of the contents of such website. The content on third party websites may change without notice to Fruitnet. You should take precautions to insure protection of your privacy as well as to insure against Destructive Features (as described below).
4.3 You may not frame, link or deep-link this Site except for the home page to any other website without our prior written consent. Should you wish to frame or to set up a link / deep-link to our Site please contact info@fruitnet.com.
5. Computer Viruses, Worms and Trojan Horses
5.1 Whilst we use reasonable endeavours to protect this Site (including Information and downloads) from computer viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and other such destructive features (the “Destructive Features”), we do not warrant that the Site is free from such Destructive Features and accept no liability for any damage that may result from the transmission of any Destructive Feature via this Site or via any files which are available for you to download from the Site. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.
5.2 You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use the Site or any service made available through it and that it is compatible with the Site. We give no warranty, condition or other term that the Information is compatible with all computer systems and browsers.
6. Intellectual Property Rights and Reproduction
6.1 Except as is otherwise indicated on the Site, Fruitnet and/or its licensors own the copyright in all the Information featured on this Site and all related intellectual property rights, including but not limited to all database rights, unregistered and registered trade marks, service marks and logos. You should not infer any affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement from the use of third party marks on the Site, as such marks are used solely to designate certain products or services as belonging to their owners. Nothing in this Site is intended to grant, by implication or otherwise, any licence or right under any patent, trade mark or other intellectual property owned by Fruitnet or any licensor or third party.
6.2 You are permitted to download, print, store temporarily, retrieve and display Information from the Site on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to the network) for your personal use or for internal use within your organisation.
6.3 You are not permitted (except where we have given you express permission to do so or you are otherwise permitted to do so by law) to adapt, modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, create derivative works from, download, post, broadcast, transmit or re-transmit in any other way any of the Information on the Site.
7. Participating in online communities
7.1 If applicable, Users of this Site may post CVs, job searches, comments and other content, questions, or other information (“Content”) onto the Site, as long as the Content is not illegal, obscene, pornographic, abusive, threatening, defamatory, false, unreliable, misleading, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to Us or to third parties, or objectionable, does not consist of or contain any Destructive Features, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam” and does not bring the Site or Fruitnet into disrepute. You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any Content. We reserve the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit any Content.
7.2 If you do post Content on this Site, you grant the following rights to the following persons unless and until you remove your Content from this Site or notify Us of the revocation of this licence:
a) to Fruitnet:
i) a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free and fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such Content throughout the world in connection with the Site; and
ii) the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such Content unless you notify Us otherwise;
b) to each user of this Site, a non-exclusive licence to access your Content through this Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute and display such Content as permitted under these Terms.
7.3 After posting your Content to this Site, you continue to retain all ownership rights in such Content, and you continue to have the right to use your Content in any way you choose. The licence does not grant Us the right to sell your Content, nor does the licence grant Us the right to distribute your Content outside of the Site (other than to users of the Site).
7.4 You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the Content that you post; that, as at the date that the Content is submitted to Fruitnet: (i) the Content is accurate; (ii) use of the Content you supply does not breach any applicable Fruitnet policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including that the Content is not defamatory). You agree to indemnify Fruitnet for all claims brought by a third party against Fruitnet arising out of or in connection with a breach of any of these warranties.
7.5 You are solely responsible for the Content that you post on or through the Site. Fruitnet does not endorse and has no control over the Content. Content is not necessarily reviewed by Us prior to posting and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Fruitnet.
8. Your Further Use of This Site
You further agree not to use any Information on the Site except to the extent necessary to enable you to use the Site and the services provided through it. You shall not use the Site for any immoral or illegal purpose. In particular you agree that you will not:
a) upload any files that contain any Destructive Features; or
b) in any way damage, disable or impair the operation of the Site, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site or to network connected to it, by hacking, spoofing or other such similar means.
9. Orders and subscriptions
9.1 If applicable, when you complete an order form on this Site to order any product (“Product”) or event tickets (“Tickets”) or to subscribe to this Site or a magazine or other regular publication (“Subscription”) and submit the order to Us using the ‘Submit’ button We will send you an e-mail confirming receipt of your order and containing the details of your order. Your order represents an offer to Us to purchase the Product or the Tickets or to enter into the Subscription as the case may be which is accepted only when We send an e-mail confirming that the Product or Tickets have been dispatched to you or specifying the web site where the Product or Tickets are located (“Download Area”) or that the Subscription has been accepted (“Order Acceptance”). There will be no contract for the supply of a Product or Tickets or Subscription unless and until Fruitnet has issued an Order Acceptance for such Product or Tickets or Subscription.
9.2 You must ensure that you have completed any order form correctly. Fruitnet does not accept any responsibility for the consequences of any errors in completion.
9.3 Each purchase of a Product or Tickets or Subscription will be a separate transaction even if there is more than one Product or Tickets or Subscription ordered at the same time.
9.4 Your credit or debit card (“Account”) will be debited with the cost of your purchase when We send you the Order Acceptance unless We notify you otherwise.
9.5 If, for any reason, your order is not accepted, you will receive e-mail notification telling you of this and your order will be cancelled. In circumstances where your order is cancelled We will not debit any money from your Account. If you have already paid for your purchase, we will refund you the full amount as soon as possible.
9.6 Fruitnet warrants that any Product and any Subscription shall a) conform to the description advertised on the Site; b) not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party; and c) comply with all relevant legislation.
9.7 No representation or warranty, condition or term is given that any Product or Subscription purchased from Us is accurate, complete or current nor that it is of satisfactory quality or fit for purpose.
9.8 We shall not be responsible for your use of the Product or any Subscription. You shall be responsible for complying with any applicable data protection, copyright and other legislation and regulations.
9.9 Any Product or Tickets or Subscription supplied by Fruitnet is for your use only and may be used only for the personal or, as the case may be, internal operational purposes of the purchasing business. It may not be used for any other commercial purpose whatsoever, nor may it be modified, copied, distributed, transmitted, displayed, performed, reproduced, published, licensed or transferred. No derivative works may be created from it nor may any information obtained from it be sold.
9.12 You have the right to cancel your subscription at any time, unless specifically stated in any subscription offer or promotion when you placed your order. Your subscription begins from the time you place your order. You lose your right to a refund in relation to any period prior to your cancellation. And, on cancellation of your subscription, any reimbursal amount is calculated pro-rata for the period from your cancellation request to the renewal date of your subscription. Your request for cancellation must be made in writing to subscriptions@fruitnet.com clearly stating your name, company name, and subscriber ID.
9.13 Prices displayed on the subscriptions section of the Site will prevail at all times in relation to orders placed on-line. Prices quoted on screen include delivery charges and taxes (where applicable) unless otherwise stated.
9.14 Unless specifically stated otherwise in any of our Subscription offer or promotion, our subscriptions will auto-renew each year at the then prevailing rate. If there are any changes to the amount or frequency of your payment, Market Intelligence Ltd will notify you at least two weeks in advance of payment being taken. If you do not choose an auto-renew payment option for your Subscription, we will contact you at the end of the subscription period with an offer to renew your subscription at the then prevailing renewal rate.
9.15 All subscriptions must be paid for in advance by cheque or credit/debit/charge card. Upon receipt and acceptance of your order and payment We will inform you of the date on which your subscription will begin.
9.16 A continuous subscription can be taken out by Direct Debit (‘DD’) or by debit or credit card payment. A UK bank account is required for DD subscriptions. Upon receipt and acceptance of your order We will inform you of the date on which your subscription will begin and the intervals at which you will be charged. If the amounts to be paid or the payment dates change, We will notify you at least 10 working days in advance of your first payment of account being debited or as otherwise agreed.
If you are invited on this Site to enter any prize draw or competition, entry is subject to these Terms which must be read in conjunction with the general and specific terms and conditions that apply to that particular prize draw or competition located at http://comp-terms.william-reed.com (“Promotion Terms”) and which will be deemed to be incorporated into these Terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Promotion Terms, then the latter shall prevail.
10. Data Protection and the Fruitnet Privacy & Cookies Policy
We may require basic information which identifies you as an individual, such as your name and email address, in order to enable you to take advantage of our services. We will only use such personal information for the purposes of providing information or services which you have requested or for other related purposes as set out in our Cookies Policy and Privacy Notice, which form part of these Terms.
11. Complaints or Queries
In the event that you have any complaints or queries concerning our services, Subscriptions, Products or Tickets or about this Site generally, please contact info@fruitnet.com or our Data Protection Officer at Market Intelligence Ltd (Fruitnet), The Food Exchange, New Covent Garden Market, London SW8 5EL, United Kingdom.
12. Changes to the Terms
Fruitnet reserves the right, at its discretion, to make changes to any part of this Site, the Information or these Terms. Should these Terms be amended, we will publish details of the amendments on the Site. It is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these Terms on accessing this Site. Failure to comply may lead to action being taken against you. By continuing to use the Site after we have published the notification you agree to be bound by these Terms as amended.
13. Severability and waiver
13.1 If these Terms or any part of them should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent that they are so illegal, invalid or unenforceable, they shall in that state or country be treated as severed and deleted from these Terms and the remaining terms shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable in that state or country.
13.2 If you breach these Terms and We take no action against you, We will still be entitled to enforce Our rights against you in relation to that breach and to use Our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Terms.
14. Events beyond our control
Fruitnet will not be responsible for any breach of these Terms (including in relation to supplying any Product or Subscription) caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation acts of god, war, terrorism or technical difficulties.
15. File Download
Certain files of Information may be available for download from the Site. These files of Information are subject to these Terms.
16. Third Party Rights
Except for our affiliates, directors, employees or representatives, a person who is not a party to these Terms has no statutory or other right to enforce them, to the extent that any such right can be lawfully excluded.
17. Entire Agreement
Except for in the case of fraud, these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Fruitnet in relation to the subject matter.
18. Governing law
These Terms are subject to English law and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.