Terms and conditions
Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully before using this website. Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms, which take effect on the date that you first use the site. If you do not agree to these Terms (note in particular the disclaimers at Terms 6 and 7) please do not use this site.
1. Access and use of this site is provided by The Blue Cross. References in these Terms to "we" or "us" or "our" refer to The Blue Cross.
2. The Blue Cross reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. Please check these Terms on a regular basis for changes. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted will mean you accept the Terms as modified by the posted changes.
3. Accessing this site
Before accessing this site you should obtain permission to do so from the telephone bill payer. Please note that information sent by email is at your own risk as unfortunately security cannot be guaranteed.
4. You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of anyone else, nor restrict or inhibit their use and enjoyment of this site.
5. Copyright and trademarks
a. All material on this site is the copyright of The Blue Cross or third parties. You may view the contents of this site on screen. You are also permitted to print one copy of reasonable extracts from the site for your personal use or private study and to save one copy of such reasonable extracts to your local hard disk for your personal use or private study. Apart from this and other than as authorised in Term 5 (b) below, no part of this site or of any material on it may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without first obtaining the written permission of The Blue Cross or any other copyright holder.
b. Certain pages or sections of this website may be reproduced for teaching or study purposes without obtaining our prior consent. These pages or sections are clearly indicated by a notice on the relevant page or section. This material may only be reproduced as follows:- You may print and copy the pages for your private study or for teaching purposes in schools, colleges or universities, provided in each case that:- copyright and source indications are also printed and copied; no modifications are made to the materials and they are not used as part of any other publication; the document is printed and copied entirely and is not used in a derogatory or misleading context; a maximum of 30 copies are made.
c. If you are not sure whether or not any material can be printed or copied without first obtaining our permission please contact us first via this website.
d. No other use of material in the site may be made without first obtaining our written permission. In particular, material may not be incorporated in any other work or publication, whether in hard copy or electronic form and commercial use or publication of any material on this site is strictly prohibited (other than as necessary for the purpose of viewing the site in the course of business).
e. If you wish to use any material on the site other than in accordance with Term 5 (b) above please email your request via this website. We regret that, at present, we are unable to supply pictures to private individuals.
f. The Blue Cross name and logo are trademarks of The Blue Cross. Other logos and names used on this site may also be the trademarks of The Blue Cross or their respective owners. These trademarks may not be reproduced without the consent of the relevant owners.
6. Competitions
a. All About Pets reserves the right to change the dates of the competition.
b. Competitions are not open to employees of All About Pets, The Blue Cross and the prize sponsor co, or to members of their families.
c. Following each competition, All About Pets will notify the winner using the email provided. If no response is received to the email within one month of mailing, the prize will be void.
d. Your personal details are covered by the All About Pets data protection policy.
e. All About Pets may cancel this competition at any time.
f. If you have any queries regarding this competition, please email All About Pets: editor@allaboutpets.org.uk
g. All About Pets reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time.
7. The material in the site is provided for general information only and is not intended as specific advice. If you have any concerns about your pet's health you should always consult your local vet. Whilst we try to ensure that the information in the site is accurate, we can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the site content. Users who rely on the information in the site do so at their own risk. This site is made available for public viewing solely on the basis that The Blue Cross excludes to the extent lawfully permitted all liability whatsoever for any loss or damage arising out of use of this site or reliance upon its contents.
8. We do not warrant that the functions contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represent full functionality, accuracy or reliability of the materials. We cannot accept any liability for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur as a result of you using this site.
9. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to deny any user access to this site or any part of it without prior notice.
10. This site may contain links to other websites. Such links are provided for your convenience only. All About Pets does not control such websites and is not responsible for their contents. The mere inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement of the material on those websites or any association with their operators. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and All About Pets has no control over the availability of the linked pages.
11. If you wish to link from your website to this site you must link into this site's homepage. You may only link directly to another page within the site with our prior written consent. The linking text must simply consist of www.allaboutpets.org.uk. The Blue Cross logo may not be used without our prior written consent. At any time and at our complete discretion we reserve the right to withdraw the permission to make website links to this site and we accept no obligation to maintain any current page(s) linked to.
12. If there is any conflict between these Terms and any rules or specific terms of use appearing elsewhere on this site relating to specific material, then those specific terms or rules shall prevail.
13. If any of these Terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within that jurisdiction in which that Term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these Terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
14. These Terms and use of this site shall be governed by English law. All claims or disputes arising out of or in connection with this site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. However, The Blue Cross shall have the right to commence and prosecute any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive and other relief in respect of the infringement of intellectual property rights.
15. Users must read the rules of the site and abide by them to ensure the forums, profiles and all user generated content areas of the website are kept friendly and within the law.