Terms & Conditions

1	About these terms & conditions
1.1	We, Environmental Trading Platform Limited ("Environmental Trading Platform Limited", "we" or "us"), would ask that you take the time to read these Terms and Conditions carefully. They explain a number of things including, for example, the rules covering your use of this website as well as other information regarding your rights.
1.2	By using this website (the "Website"), you'll be confirming that you have read and understood and agree to these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions may change from time to time and, if they do, the up-to-date version will always be available on this Website. We will indicate at the top of these Terms and Conditions when they were last updated.
1.3	Please ensure that you check these Terms and Conditions regularly to view any changes which may have been made, because by continuing to use the Website after these Terms and Conditions have changed, you will be confirming that you have read and understood, and agreed to be bound by, any revised Terms and Conditions.

2	About us
2.1	The Website is operated by us. We are registered in England and Wales with company number 13501922 and our registered office is Sallyfield Lane, Stanton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2DA.

Your information and privacy

3.1

For a more detailed explanation of how we will collect, use and store information relating to you, and our commitment to protecting your privacy or how we use cookies, please see our:

(i)	Privacy Policy www.environmentaltradingplatform.com/privacy-policy; and
(ii)	Cookie Policy https://www.environmentaltradingplatform.com/cookies.

4	Accessing our website
4.1	The Website is made available to you free of charge.
4.2	We cannot guarantee to you that our Website will always be available or be uninterrupted. We allow access to the Website on a temporary basis, and we may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Website without notice.
4.3	In particular, our Website may be unavailable occasionally for maintenance, updating or otherwise. Where this happens we apologise for any inconvenience caused. However, we shall not be liable to you for any loss, damages or inconvenience resulting from such unavailability.
4.4	We take great care in seeking to present accurate, transparent and useful information to you as a user. However, as an open platform there is content on this Website which is not generated by us, for example any third party content. Therefore, we should let you know that information on this Website might be out of date, incomplete, contain some errors or be in some way unreliable and we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete or up to date. You should also note that the content on our Website 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 our Website.
4.5	You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.
4.6	Our Website is directed at users based in the UK. We do not represent that content available on or through our Website is appropriate for use in other locations.
4.7	If you have trouble using our Website with certain web browsers or other software or if you want to let us know how we can improve accessibility, please let us know by emailing us at lydia@ipmsltd.co.uk. We appreciate your feedback and your suggestions will help us to improve our service to you.

5	Intellectual property rights
5.1	All text, graphics, audio, video or image files, content, software, applications and information displayed on or available from this Website, and all copyright, trade mark rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights in them (together, the "Proprietary Content") are the property of us, our affiliates, our users, suppliers or licensors. This includes, without limitation, the organisation and lay-out of the Website and the underlying software that is owned by us, our affiliates, suppliers or licensors.
5.2	By using the Website you're agreeing that Proprietary Content is available for personal use only and that you will not copy, reproduce, publish, distribute or dispose of in any way any Proprietary Content. Neither the Environmental Trading Platform Limited company or trading name nor any other name, trade mark, logo or design of Environmental Trading Platform Limited or any other companies in its group (if any) may be used or copied in any manner.
5.3	Proprietary Content is protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our Website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of our Proprietary Content for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

Liability

Whether you are a consumer or a business user:

6.1

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

If you are a business user:

6.2

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Website or any content on it.

6.3

We will not be liable to you 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:

(a)	use of, or inability to use, our Website; or
(b)	use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Website.

6.4

In particular, we will not be liable for:

(a)	loss of profits, sales, business or revenue;
(b)	business interruption;
(c)	loss of anticipated savings;
(d)	loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
(e)	any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are an individual consumer:

6.5

Please note that we only provide our Website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

Linking to our Website:

6.6

You may link to our home page, 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 our Website in any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the homepage.

6.7

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

7	Third party links on our website
7.1	Our Website may contain links to other third party websites, resources, advertisements or sponsorships, but we reserve the right to remove a link at any time.
7.2	If you choose to access any of these links, you will be leaving the Website and since we don't have any control over those third party websites, we are not responsible for the content, advertising, products or services available from them, or for any dealings or disputes that you may have in relation to those websites. Environmental Trading Platform Limited is not liable for any loss or damage which may be suffered as a result of the use of such links and third party websites. We would encourage you to review the terms and conditions and privacy policy on any new website you may choose to access because our terms and conditions and privacy policy will no longer be applicable.

Third party links on our website

7.1

Our Website may contain links to other third party websites, resources, advertisements or sponsorships, but we reserve the right to remove a link at any time.

7.2

If you choose to access any of these links, you will be leaving the Website and since we don't have any control over those third party websites, we are not responsible for the content, advertising, products or services available from them, or for any dealings or disputes that you may have in relation to those websites. Environmental Trading Platform Limited is not liable for any loss or damage which may be suffered as a result of the use of such links and third party websites. We would encourage you to review the terms and conditions and privacy policy on any new website you may choose to access because our terms and conditions and privacy policy will no longer be applicable.

8	Viruses
8.1	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. We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
8.2	You must not misuse the Website or knowingly introduce viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious, technologically harmful or which could affect our cyber-security. 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 or, if you are not accessing the Website from within the UK the comparable legislation in the relevant jurisdictions. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identify to them to the extent permitted by law. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

Viruses

8.1

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. We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

8.2

You must not misuse the Website or knowingly introduce viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious, technologically harmful or which could affect our cyber-security. 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 or, if you are not accessing the Website from within the UK the comparable legislation in the relevant jurisdictions. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identify to them to the extent permitted by law. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

9	Severability
9.1	If any of these Terms and Conditions are held to be invalid, the remaining terms and conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10	Law and jurisdiction
10.1	If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms and Conditions, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
10.2	If you are a business, these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Law and jurisdiction

10.1

If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms and Conditions, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

10.2

If you are a business, these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

11	Finally — talk to us for anything else
11.1	If you have any queries, comments or complaints regarding the Website or these Terms and Conditions, just get in touch. You can email us at lydia@ipmsltd.co.uk.