Legals and Conditions

POD Terms and Conditions

In these Terms and Conditions (unless otherwise stated):

"The POD" means "Property Owners Directory Limited"
"The website" means "the Property Owners Directory website" (www.propertyownersdirectory.com), owned by Property Owners Directory Limited.
"The Advertiser" means the person contracting to use this website to advertise their goods or services either by a listing or through a banner advertisement or both.
"The Advertisement" means the website space the Advertiser agrees on with the POD by which it publicises its goods or services.
"The Copy" means the words and images contained within the advertisement.

By using the website you accept that you are entering into a contract with us based on these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions you may not access the site and its resources and facilities.

The website

This website is published by Property Owners Directory Limited (UK incorporated Company Number 5086209).

All content appears under the POD's copyright and may not be reproduced without permission. The only exception to this is the Advertiser's own logos, advertisements and wording.

The POD reserves the right to modify, restructure, redesign, or otherwise change the website at any time and without prior notice.

The Advertiser warrants that it will protect any passwords that may be provided giving access to pages and will not disclose these to third parties or otherwise allow unauthorised access.

The Advertiser accepts that the website may have periods of maintenance, repair or upgrading during which it will be unavailable. As far as is reasonable, the POD will endeavour to keep such periods to a minimum.

Content contained on the website applies only to the UK (e.g. in legal and tax matters) and is intended only for use in the UK. Website content is intended for information only, and the POD accepts no responsibility for loss arising from action taken having read the legal, tax or any other advice on the website.

The POD will endeavour to promote the website to the benefit of advertisers, but makes no guarantees regarding the number of hits or quantity of business generated from the website. It reserves the right to make any decisions on marketing policy that it sees fit and to terminate any marketing campaigns commenced at the time of entering into contract with the Advertiser.

Reliance on information and news on the site

The information and news facilities on our site are provided in good faith, but no responsibility whatsoever is accepted by the POD for the accuracy of the information provided, nor do we accept any liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on these materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. Commentary and other materials posted on our site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed.

All of the information provided is for general information only and is not intended to be advice to any specific person. If you require specific advice on any particular situation you should obtain your own legal or financial advice from independent solicitors or accountants.

Advertising booking/payment

Advertisements for named periods will be paid at the rate agreed at the time of booking. The POD undertakes to reserve the agreed space on receipt of a booking confirmation from the Advertiser. The booking confirmation constitutes a valid contract under English law. An invoice will then be sent to the Advertiser. Payment for advertising bookings where payment is not taken over the telephone is due 14 days from the date of receipt of the advertising contract.

The Advertiser must pay the amount invoiced in the manner specified in the advertising contract. In the event that payments due remain outstanding for more than 14 days, we reserve the right to suspend our service and to remove the relevant information from the website. Prices quoted are exclusive of VAT which, if applicable, will be added to your invoice. You must pay the full amount including VAT in this case. If the Advertiser fails to make any payment or installment due under the Agreement or any other contract between us, all sums already paid by the Advertiser can be kept and all amounts still owing remain owing.

In this event, the POD can, without prejudice to its other rights, terminate this Agreement. A cancellation fee then becomes payable by the Advertiser equivalent to 20% of the Advertisement cost plus VAT or any deposit paid, whichever is higher.

Interest at a rate of 1.6% per month will be applied to any amount unpaid after 30 days from the date of the signed advertising contract being sent to the POD (except in cases where the law prevents the POD charging interest). Any reasonable legal and administrative costs in recovering money owed by the Advertiser to the POD may be claimed.

The POD reserves the right to increase the advertisement and listing rates at any time or amend the contractual terms. All contracts are accepted on the understanding that a rate increase or other amendment becomes immediately operative on all outstanding appearances of an advert, and shall not be deemed a breach of contract. In such an event, the Advertiser has the option of canceling the balance of the contract without surcharge. In the case of listings, increases will take effect one year after the last annual payment has been made.

The Advertising copy

The POD agrees to publish the advertisement on the website in accordance with generally accepted publishing standards. It reserves the right to make any changes to the advertisement it deems necessary.

It is the Advertiser's responsibility to submit suitable advertising copy to the POD within the date the POD specifies. In the event that the Advertiser fails to do so, the POD will have the right to publish the Advertiser's name and address only or use copy already submitted by the Advertiser, and will not be held liable for any errors, mistakes or omissions therein.

It is the advertiser's responsibility to verify that information supplied to POD is correct and to inform the POD of any inaccuracies as soon as is reasonable.

The Advertiser warrants that it is the owner of all intellectual property rights in the copy provided to the POD and that it is authorised to permit the POD to use this copy on the Advertiser's behalf.

If the Advertiser wishes to change any part of the banner advert copy following its submission, it must inform the POD within 14 days of the date of the booking order. Listing changes can be made by the Advertiser online, and the advertiser takes full responsibility for the entries it makes.

No information given to the POD for advertising should breach another individual or corporation's legal rights; in agreeing to these terms and conditions, the Advertiser warrants that this is the case, and they will indemnify the POD against any loss in legal action arising as a result.

Advertisers and listers may not transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or otherwise objectionable material or information of any kind including but not limited to transmission constituting or encouraging conduct which would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any national or international law.

The POD reserves the right to refuse to publish or remove from its website at any time any information it reasonably believes to be a breach of copyright, untrue, inaccurate, libelous or obscene.

The POD reserves the right to refuse, amend, withdraw or otherwise deal with all advertisements and listings submitted to it at the company's absolute discretion and without explanation. All advertisements and listings must comply with the British Code of Advertising Practice.

Advertisers will ensure that material they provide to the POD has been produced using correctly licensed software and is free from all viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and other damaging computer code.

Errors and Omissions

Errors or omissions in banner advertisements will entail a full or partial refund being paid to the Advertiser depending on the nature of the error and the period of time the error was displayed.

If the mistake was apparent in any proof approved by the Advertiser, no refund is payable unless the proof was corrected before the specified date indicated on the proof approval form.

Cancellations

Prior to listings or advertisements appearing on the website, confirmed bookings for advertisements may be cancelled, in which event 50% of the agreed fee for the appropriate level of subscription will still be payable depending on the Advertiser's subscription rate.

In the absence of any cancellation by the advertiser, once a listing or advertisement has appeared on the site, it is deemed to have been published and the agreed amount is payable in full.

Marketing and Advertising

The POD will promote www.propertyowersdirectory.com for the benefit of advertisers but will do so at its discretion, and the POD makes no specific commitment to begin or continue any particular marketing campaign.

The inclusion of advertising on this site does not indicate that the POD endorses any particular product or service advertised, nor does the recommended icon (indicating that a property service provider has been able to provide at least two testimonials from satisfied customers) the endorsement of the POD itself.

While the POD requires recommended tradesmen to provide two or more testimonials in order to receive a recommended icon, we cannot guarantee the authenticity of the references supplied and POD does not vouch for or endorse any of the individuals and companies listed in its directory, and users of the directory are advised to personally confirm the professional qualifications, membership of trade bodies and references which property service providers refer to in their directory listing or on their own websites, if they feel this is necessary.

The POD will not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from use of our website, and the statements made in property service providers" directory entries, or from any loss or damage that results from any user of the site relying on comments or recommendations made by another user of the site, for example in the Forum section of the POD.

The Directory

The on-line directory is designed to assist landlords and property owners to find recommended tradesmen. It is not to be used to generate mailing lists on a commercial basis.

The POD website and all the information contained in it may not be used to construct a database of any kind nor may the POD be stored in its entirety or in any part in databases for access by you or any third party.

This contract will be subject to English Law and the jurisdiction of English Courts.

PRIVACY POLICY (Relating to the use of the Property Owners Directory Website)

This privacy policy sets out how Property Owners Directory uses and protects any information that you give Property Owners Directory when you use this website.

Property Owners Directory is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Property Owners Directory may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 15/05/2007.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

name and job title
contact information including email address
demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

Internal record keeping
We may use the information to improve our products and services
We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail
We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by logging in to your member's area and changing your marketing preferences

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email us at info@propertyownersdirectory.com.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please login to your member's area to make a correction.

DISCLAIMER (Relating to the use of the Property Owners Directory Website)

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Property Owners Directory and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Property Owners Directory. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Property Owners Directory takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE (Relating to the use of the Property Owners Directory Website)

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 to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
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 our 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.