Synthesis Management Consultants

Please read these terms and conditions carefully. By accessing the Synthesis Management Consultants Site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions as set out in this document. By continuing to use the Synthesis Management Consultants Site you are indicating your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not accept the terms and conditions, do not continue to use the site.

Synthesis Management Consultants may revise these terms and conditions from time to time and without any notice by updating this posting. Any such revision will become effective immediately upon posting. You are therefore responsible for checking these terms each time you revisit this Site.

You should print and retain a copy of these terms and conditions and all updates to these terms and conditions.

Unauthorised use of this Site and systems including but not limited to unauthorised entry into Synthesis Management Consultants systems, or misuse of any information posted on a Web site is strictly prohibited.

Synthesis Management Consultants may change the format and content of the Site from time to time. You should refresh your browser each time you visit the Site to ensure that you download the most up to date version of the Site.

1. Definitions

In these terms and conditions the following definitions apply:

"the Company" means Synthesis Management Consultants.
"Site" means the Synthesis Management Consultants website which is located at www.synthesismc.co.uk
"User" and "You" means all individuals and/ or entities accessing and using the Site for any reason.
"Service/ Services" any information and services provided by Synthesis Management Consultants through or via the Site.

2. General rules

2.1 Users must only use the Site and anything available from the Site for lawful purposes, and you must comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations in relation to your use of the Site. In particular, Users must not, amongst other matters, use the Site or the Services:-

2-1.1 to transmit, distribute, store, or destroy material which is in violation of any applicable law or regulation;

2.1.2 in a manner that is in breach of confidence or infringes the copyright, trademark, trade secret or intellectual property rights of others or which violates the privacy, publicity or personal rights of others;

2.1.3 to send, post, upload or otherwise transmit information or pictures that are obscene or pornographic, threatening, menacing, racist, abusive, hateful, offensive, defamatory or otherwise unlawful;

2.1.4 in such a way as may harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of others or harm or threaten to cause harm to minors;

2.1.5 to send unsolicited e-mails, including promotions and/ or advertising of products or services; nor

2.1.6 to post information on behalf of another individual, or delete or revise any material posted by any other person or entity, or impersonate anyone else or otherwise misrepresent a User's identity or status.

2.2 Users must not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site or any other related computer system, and must not: access data not intended for such User or log into a server or account which such User is not authorised to view; make excessive traffic demands; deliver viruses or forward chain letters, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or otherwise engage in any other behaviour that may reasonably be expected to inhibit other Users from using and enjoying the Site or any other web site or damage or destroy the reputation of the Company or any third party.

3. Disclaimer and limitation of liability 

3.1 The Company does not, and nothing in these terms and conditions shall act to exclude or limit the Company's liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence, fraud or any other liability which may not by applicable law be excluded or limited.

3.2 Subject to clause 3.1, in no event shall the Company be liable (whether for breach of contract, negligence or for any other reason) for: any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, losses or expenses, nor for loss of salary, loss of profits, exemplary or special damages, loss of sales, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of any software or data, loss of bargain, loss of opportunity, loss of use of computer equipment, software or data, loss of or waste of management or other staff time, arising in connection with this Site, any information received from the Site, any email distributed to any User or any linked web site or use thereof or inability to use by any party, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, even if Synthesis Management Consultants, or representatives thereof, are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses or expenses.

3.3 You agree that your use of the Site and the Service(s) is on an "as is" and "as available" basis and that your use of the Site and the Service(s) is at your sole risk. On that basis, except as expressly set out in these terms, the Company does not provide nor enter into any conditions, warranties or other terms in relation to the Site or the Service(s).

3.4 Whilst every effort is made to ensure that all information on the Site is correct, Synthesis Management Consultants cannot and does not confirm that information posted on the Site is correct. Due to the nature of the internet it is impossible to verify that each individual is who they say they are. Because of this, Synthesis Management Consultants cannot be involved in disputes or dealings between Users. Users of the Site are to exercise common sense and caution when using the Site.

3.5 The Company does not guarantee that the Site will operate error-free or that the Site and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. Each individual User is responsible for ensuring that your PC/ laptop/ hardware is protected against any such viruses and the Company accepts no liability for the repair of any of your equipment caused by you choosing to use the Site.

4. Indemnity.

Subject to clause 3.1 and to the extent that it is permissible by law, You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your breach of the terms of these terms and conditions.

5. Submissions

5.1 All information submitted to the Company via this Site shall be deemed and remain the property of the Company and the Company shall be free to use, for any purpose, any idea, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in information a visitor to this Site provides the Company through this Site as set out in the Privacy Policy of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting or reducing the Company's responsibilities and obligations to clients in accordance with the Company Privacy Policy.

5.2 The User acknowledges that the Company may require to alter the wording, format, and/ or appearance of written materials submitted to the Site and grants to the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide perpetual licence under the User's copyright and other intellectual property rights for the Company to copy, amend, alter, reproduce the material submitted at the Company's absolute discretion as reasonably necessary to provide the Services.

  6. Intellectual Property Rights  

6.1 All intellectual property rights in any material (including text, photographs and other images and music/sound, trade marks, software and logos) contained in this Site are either owned by the Company or have been licensed to the Company by the rights owner(s) so that the Company can use this material as part of its Site and are protected by UK and international copyright laws. Other than the rights expressly granted in these terms and conditions, the User obtains no rights in the Site. Users are only allowed to use this Site and the material contained in the Site as set out in these terms and conditions. Any other use, including the reproduction, display or performance of the content on this Site is strictly prohibited.

6.2 Copyright in the pages and in the screens displaying the pages, and in the information and material therein and in their arrangement, is owned by the Company unless otherwise indicated.

6.3 Users must browse the Site using a compatible web browser. Permission to browse the Site includes permission to make transient or cached copies of parts of the Site to the extent that this occurs in the normal course of using your browser and that these copies are used only to facilitate current or subsequent access to the Site by you. Further, Users may print a copy of any page of the Site or email a section of the Site to another person to the extent permitted on the Site, for your (or their) own personal purposes, but for no other purposes whatsoever. You must not copy or use any material from the Site for any commercial purpose.

6.4 Users must not make any copies of any part of the Site except to the extent expressly set out in these terms.

6.5 Users must not remove or change any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property right notices contained in the original material or from any material copied or printed off from the Site.

7. Governing Law

7.1 These terms and conditions shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with English law, and You consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to any dispute arising under or in connection with these terms and conditions, or Your use of this Site.

7.2 This Site is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation.

7.3 The Company makes no claims that the materials contained in this Site may be lawfully viewed or downloaded outside of the UK . Access to the Site and to the materials contained in it may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside of the UK , you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction

8. General

8.1 These terms and conditions form the entire understanding of the parties and supersede all previous agreements, understandings and representations relating to the subject matter.

8.2 The Company may delay enforcing its rights under these terms and conditions without losing them.

8.3 You agree that the Company may sub-contract the performance of any of its obligations or may assign these terms and conditions or any of its rights or obligations without giving you notice.

8.4 The Company will not be liable to you for any breach of these terms and conditions which arises because of any circumstances which the Company cannot reasonably be expected to control.

8.5 If any provision of these terms and conditions are found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

9. Enquiries or complaints

If you have any enquiries or complaints (about the Service or someone else's use of the Site) then please email them to enquiries@synthesismc.co.uk

COPYRIGHT © Synthesis Management Consultants 2005. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Copyright in the pages and in the screens displaying the pages, and in the information and material therein and in their arrangement, is owned by the Company unless otherwise indicated.