Terms of Website Use and Acceptable Use Policy

Terms of Website Use

By using my site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use my site.

My site is not intended for use by those under 18.

Other Applicable Terms

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of my site:

My Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which I process any personal data I collect from you, or that you provide to me. By using my site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

My Acceptable Use Policy below, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of my site. When using my site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.

My Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on my site.

Information About Me

www.abbyfreelance.com is a site operated by myself – Abigail Tayleure-Emmitt, trading as Abby Tayleure-Emmitt Freelance (“I”). I am a sole trader.

Changes To These Terms

I may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page.

Changes To My Site

I may update my site from time to time and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on my site may be out of date at any given time, and I am under no obligation to update it.

I do not guarantee that my site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing My Site

My site is made available free of charge.

I do not guarantee that my site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to my site is permitted on a temporary basis. I may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of my site without notice. I will not be liable to you if for any reason my site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to my site.

My site is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. I do not represent that content available on or through my site is appropriate or available in other locations. If you choose to access my site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk.

Intellectual Property Rights

I am the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on my site, and in the material published on it. 

Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

No Reliance On Information

The content on my site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on my site.

Although I make reasonable efforts to update the information on my site, I make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on my site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Limitation Of My Liability

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits my liability for death or personal injury arising from my negligence, or my fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, I exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to my site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

I will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

Commenting On Blogs

If you make a comment on my blog at abbyfreelance.com, some of your personal data (e.g. name/username) will be visible as per the WordPress terms and conditions and privacy policy and collected by them. This functionality is provided by WordPress and I am not liable for anything you agree with them or do so that you can comment on my blogs.

I may remove or refuse to publish any comments on my blogs which I deem unsuitable. Please see my Acceptable Use Policy below.

Viruses

I do not guarantee that my site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access my site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse my site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to my site, the server on which my site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to my site. You must not attack my site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

Linking To My Site

You may link to my site, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage my reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on my part where none exists.

Third Party Links And Resources In My Site

Where my site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. I have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and assume no responsibility for them. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. I will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Applicable Law

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and I both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction.

Contact

To contact me, please email hello@abbyfreelance.com

Acceptable Use Policy

Your use of www.abbyfreelance.com (my site) means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement my terms of website use above.

Prohibited uses

You may use my site only for lawful purposes.  You may not use my site:

  • In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
  • In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
  • For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way.
  • To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with my content standards [see below].
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
  • To transmit unlawful material or material that is defamatory, threatening, discriminatory, extremist or which has the potential to radicalise themselves or others.
  • To transmit material that infringes the intellectual property rights or privacy rights of a third party, or that is in breach of a legal duty owed to another party.
  • To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree:

  • Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of my site in contravention of the provisions of my terms of website use above.
  • Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of my site, any equipment or network on which my site is stored or any software used in the provision of my site.

Blogs

I may from time to time provide blogs on my site which allow commenting.

My site is not intended for use by those under 18.

I will do my best to remove any comments which I deem unsuitable. However, I am under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any blog comments, and I expressly exclude my liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of blog comments by a user in contravention of my content standards, whether the service is moderated or not.

Content standards

Contributions must be accurate (where they state facts), be genuinely held (where they state opinions) and comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.

Contributions must not:

  • Contain any material which is defamatory of any person or obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
  • Promote sexually explicit material or violence.
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trademark of any other person.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
  • Promote any illegal activity.
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
  • Give the impression that they emanate from me, if this is not the case.
  • Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

I will determine, in my discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of my site.  When a breach of this policy has occurred, I may take such action as I deem appropriate. I exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. 

Changes to the acceptable use policy

I may revise this acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes I make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on my site.