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This version of the site terms has been in force since April 2005
Our aim on this page is to lay out, in the simplest language possible, who we are and what we are trying to achieve with this site. There are different sections to this document depending on whether you are a visitor to the site or an advertiser on the site. If you have any queries at all, or concerns about these terms of use, please get in touch with us: enquiries@f-o-x.co.uk
We provide the website
This website has taken us a lot of time and effort to put together. All of the design and content is copyright, so we respectfully ask that you do not reproduce or copy it without permission. There are several pages on this site which contain information about companies other than us or information about franchise opportunities. That is where our responsibility ends - we provide information, it is up to the users of the site independently to verify that information where necessary.
As users of this site, it is important for visitors to know that we do not vet or check these companies or their claims in any way. We will do our best to show which companies are members of professional bodies, such as members of the British Franchise Association - but it must be remembered that this is only an indirect indication of quality, not a guarantee. We are not recommending any of the companies or opportunities to the visitors of our site and take no responsibility for loss or damage caused to visitors of this site as a result of contacting these companies or investing time or money with them. Having said that, we will listen to any complaints about any of the companies on our site(s) and will take them offline if we feel it is justified. Email us - we're down to earth people!
There are links on this site to other external sites. We take no responsibility for the content or actions of these external sites.
We are based in the UK and do our best to meet all the relevant laws and requirements. If something on our site is illegal in the country you are viewing the site from, please do not view the site. We cannot ensure that everything on the site is appropriate for all locations.
We will do our best to keep your registered information secure (although we do not currently encrypt form transmissions), keep everything up to date, add and remove you from our mailing lists when you ask us, backup our data and keep the site fully operational and error-free. From time to time there may be problems with the site, and we will try to get these repaired in a timely manner. Also, if we are required to restore our database from a backup there may be a loss of data that was created/changed between the time of the backup and the restoration.
Conditions of using the site, for visitors
Most importantly, be aware that you should seek independent advice before any major financial decision. If you are interested in investing in any of the opportunities on the site make sure you have researched them fully first. None of the communications made through this site should be construed as an offer by us to sell a franchise.
Do not try to damage the site, hack the site, slow it down or otherwise impair its performance.
Do not use the site for any illegal or unlawful purposes, or in any way connected to fraud, abuse, spam or anything else unsavoury.
Do not copy or reproduce any part of this site without permission.
When completing forms, please do your best to use real information. That means a real email address, real contact details and so on. If you don't want the companies to get in touch with you you should not request information from them.
Please read the Privacy Policy. We think it is open, honest and fair - we endeavour to treat your data as if it were our own - but it is important that you realise that when you click certain links you will be sending your information to other companies that we have no control over. If you would like to opt-in or opt-out from any of our mailing lists, please get in touch.
Please respect the advertisers on the site. Some of them pay us "per lead", so only request information from them if you're really interested. It is strictly against the terms of use artificially to inflate the costs of a company's promotion by repeatedly clicking for information or otherwise 'spamming' the site in this way.
Finally a bit of legal wording:
By visiting this website, you agree that to the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall its owners or its shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents be liable for any damages based on claims arising out of or in any way connected with the use of this website, whether such damages are direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential, and even if we had been advised of the possibility of such damages or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages.
Conditions of advertising on the site, for advertisers
Submissions: All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, data, questions or other information communicated to us through this website, email, facsimile, post or any other method (any of these to be considered a "Submission") shall be owned by us. We will be under no obligation to treat any Submission as confidential or proprietary and will not be liable for the use of any part of any Submission either directly on this site or within advertising materials used to promote this site. Without limitation, we will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. We will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not us, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.
Payments: It is your responsibility to make prompt payments of all amounts due to us. In the event that you fail to make payments we reserve the right to remove you from the site or alter any terms of your current promotion on the site and maintain those alterations until such time that you bring your account up to date. Credit and debit card payments are processed using a third party service provider and you implicitly accept this if you choose to pay by card.
Promotions: We reserve the right to alter our layouts and algorithms used to determine which companies and opportunities appear where on any given page or promotional position, and will email all current advertisers in the event of any such change.
Fraud: We will do what we can reasonably be expected to do to identify and reduce fraud on the site, especially the artificial inflation of 'clicks' or 'leads'. If we belive your campaign has been subject to fraud we will let you know. If you think there has been fraudulent activity that we haven't noticed, please get in touch and we'll look into it.
Queries: Whether you are delighted or in any way unhappy with the performance of the site, please get in touch with us. We like to hear from you! If there are any problems, we will try to work with you to overcome them and help you achieve your lead generation goals.
Yours,
The F-O-X Team
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