Acceptable Use Policy


This acceptable use policy sets out the terms between you and www.footballlaw.co.uk under which you may access www.footballlaw.co.uk (the website). This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, the website.

Your use of the website means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our Terms of Use.

 

PROHIBITED USES

You may use the website only for lawful purposes. You may not use the website:

  • 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 our content standards.

  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).

  • 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 the website in contravention of the provisions of the Terms of Use.

  • Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:

    • any part of the website;

    • any equipment or network on which the website is stored;

    • any software used in the provision of the website; or

    • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

The website will determine, in its discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of the website. When a breach of this policy has occurred, www.footballaw.co.uk may take such action as deemed appropriate. 

CHANGES TO THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

This acceptable use policy may be revised at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we 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 Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the website.

 
 

Terms of Website Use


This terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of the website www.footballlaw.co.uk (the website).

Use of the website includes accessing or browsing. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the website, as these will apply to your use of the website. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference. By using the website, 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 the website.

 

OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS

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

Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using the website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of the website. When using the website, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.

INFORMATION ABOUT WWW.FOOTBALLLAW.CO.UK

www.footballlaw.co.uk (“we” / “us” / “our”) is a website operated by Thomas Horton, a barrister and sole trader operating from 3 Hare Court Chambers, Temple, London EC4Y 7BJ.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.

CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE

We may update the website from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on the website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that the website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

ACCESSING THE WEBSITE

The website is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that the website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the website through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Thomas Horton is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on the website. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. The website’s status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on the website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on the website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from the website or our licensors. If you print off, copy or download any part of the website in breach of these terms of use, 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.

NO RELIANCE ON INFORMATION

The content of the website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to, and should not be used as, legal 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 the website. You should consult a suitably qualified lawyer on any specific legal problem or matter. Footballlaw.co.uk and/or its author(s) is/are not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on the website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits the website’s liability for death or personal injury arising from the website’s negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law. To the extent permitted by law, the website excludes all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the website or any content on it, whether express or implied. We 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: use of, or inability to use, the website; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on the website. If you are a business user, please note that in particular, the website will not be liable for: loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage. If you are a consumer user, please note that the website is only provided for domestic and private use. You agree not to use the website for any commercial or business purposes, and the website has no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. The website will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of- service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on the website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by the website of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. There is no guarantee that the website 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 the website. You should use your own virus protection software. You must not misuse the website 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 the website, the server on which the website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the website. You must not attack the website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and the website will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the website will cease immediately.

LINKING TO OUR SITE

You may link to the website’s pages, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our 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 our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to the website in any website that is not owned by you. The website must not be framed on any other site. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND RESOURCES IN THE WEBSITE

Where the website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

APPLICABLE LAW

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by the law of England and Wales. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the law of England and Wales. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

 
 

Privacy Policy

 

DATA CONTROLLER

Thomas Horton is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a Data Controller for the personal data that he holds and processes. My registered address is 3 Hare Court Chambers, Temple, London EC4Y 7BJ and my ICO registration number is ZA219701. If you need to contact me about your data or this privacy policy, you can reach Thomas Horton at info@footballlaw.co.uk.

DATA COLLECTION

All the information that I hold about you is provided to or gathered by us in the course of providing the material accessible on www.footballlaw.co.uk.

We may collect the following data about you:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on www.footballlaw.co.uk. This includes information provided when subscribing to www.footballlaw.co.uk, posting material, requesting further services or when you report a problem with www.footballlaw.co.uk.

  • If you contact us we may keep a record of that correspondence.

  • Details of your visits to www.footballlaw.co.uk including, but not limited to, traffic data, IP address, location data and other communication data.

LAWFUL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR INFORMATION

The General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) requires all individuals/organisations that process personal data to have a lawful basis for doing so. The lawful bases identified in the GDPR that we seek to rely upon are as follows:

  • Consent of the data subject. Where this is required, we will ensure that we have your specific consent for processing your data.

  • The legitimate interests of Thomas Horton and/or www.footballlaw.co.uk and/or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, rights or freedoms of the data subject.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information to:

  • Communicate with you about and/or provide to you the material accessible on www.footballlaw.co.uk.

  • See and analyse page view, unique visitor et al numbers of material accessible on www.footballlaw.co.uk.

  • For marketing purposes.

  • Communicate with you about news, updates and events.

  • To notify you of any changes to the usage of www.footballlaw.co.uk.

I MAY SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH

  • Any other party where I ask you for consent, and you consent, to the sharing.

  • Law enforcement officials, government authorities, or other third parties to meet any legal obligations.

  • If www.footballlaw.co.uk is acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its users will be one of the transferred assets.

TRANSFERS TO THIRD COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

I do not transfer any personal data to third countries or international organisations.

YOUR RIGHTS

The GDPR gives you specific rights in terms of your personal data. For example, you have to be informed about the information we hold and what we use it for; you can ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you; you can ask us to correct any inaccuracies with the personal data we hold, and you can ask us to stop sending you direct emails, or in some circumstances ask us to stop processing your details. Finally, if we do something irregular or improper with your personal data, you can seek compensation for any distress you are caused or loss you have incurred.

You can find out more information from the ICO’s website:

http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/personal_information

and this is the organisation that you can complain to if you are unhappy with how we have dealt with your query.

We keep your personal data for only as long as we need to. How long we need you personal data depends on what we are using it for, as set out in this Privacy Policy. If we no longer need your data, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you. If we have asked for your permission to process your personal data and we have no other lawful grounds to continue with that processing, and you withdraw your permission, we will delete your personal data. However, when you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we will keep your email address to ensure that we do not send you any marketing in future. You may request access to, correction of, or a copy of your information by contacting me at info@footballaw.co.uk.

MARKETING OPT-OUTS

You may opt out of receiving emails and other messages by following the instructions in those messages.

We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we make significant changes, we will notify you of these through email. We will also publish the updated notice on www.footballlaw.co.uk.

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