TERMS OF USE FOR MEDIA MATCHMAKER LTD

Please read these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy carefully before using our Site and Services.  By accessing or using our Site and Services you indicate that you agree to these Terms of Use.  If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you should not use our Site or Services.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use (and our Privacy Policy) and any other terms on our Sites at any time, so please check this page regularly for changes. 
By using our Sites and Services after we make any changes to these Terms of Use, you agree to accept those changes.

GENERAL
1.1 These website terms of use (together with the documents referred to in them such as the Privacy Policy and terms applicable to particular services and products available through our Site) (the Terms of Use) set out the terms on which you may make use of our website at www.mediamatchmaker.co.uk (our Site) either as a visitor or a subscriber.

1.2 Our Sites belongs to Media Matchmaker Limited a company registered in England and Wales with company number 12250251.  Visitors or subscribers using our Site are referred to as a subscriber, user or you.

1.3 The Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy apply to use of our Sites as a whole.  Media Matchmaker does provide consulting and coaching services to businesses on a one to one or group basis.  The details of such services, date, time and location and the relevant fees will need to be agreed in advance in writing and will be subject to Media Matchmaker’s standard terms and conditions for this kind of work.  Payment will be due in advance and fees will not be refunded if cancellation is within 7 days of initial invoice. If agreed services are over a committed time period, all future payments will be due after the agreed initial cancellation period. In the event an agreed appointment has to be cancelled, where possible we will transfer the appointment to an alternative date. In the event you cannot attend a group session where possible you will be updated of the session to ensure you do not miss out and you are up to speed for future sessions. Should you know longer wish to attend your events, payments will still be due in full as agreed. In the event Media Matchmaker team members cannot attend the agreed time allocated then an alternative time and date will be offered.Other terms apply in addition to specific services and products which are made available via our Site.  These are set out below:

Starter, VIP, Backstage Media Pass Membership and all programs and products
Access All Areas Media Pass: also known as Media Database
Events

1.4 You need to be aware that where we provide subscriptions to specific products or services on an annual basis, any subscription you have with us will be automatically renewed at the end of that period, unless you notify us in writing by email support@mediamatchmaker.co.uk at least 3 working days before your subscription is due to expire for a monthly membership and at least one month for an annual membership.  Renewals will be made using the same payment method as you originally selected when you subscribed for our product or services and, unless we have notified you otherwise in advance, the subscription price will remain at the rate at which you originally subscribed plus inflation.

If a subscription is terminated for any reason or the Subscriber fails to give the required notice of cancellation the Subscriber shall not be entitled to any refund for the unexpired term of any Subscription Period and shall remain liable to the Company for the balance of any charges payable for the remainder of the existing or any new Subscription Period.

More detailed provisions relating to subscriptions and cancellations are set out in the terms applicable to the relevant products or services

1.5 Where subscriptions for products or services are on a monthly basis, the subscription fee will be charged monthly.  More detailed provisions relating to subscriptions and cancellations are set out in the terms applicable to the relevant product or service.

1.6 The services and products we provide through our Site are intended only for business owners, sole traders and entrepreneurs in business and not for individuals in their personal capacity.

1.7 Where you subscribe for our products or services or book a place for an event you are agreeing for Media Matchmaker to collect your personal information for the purpose of providing the relevant products or services subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy.

1.8 Our Site is intended for and directed to residents of the United Kingdom over the age of 18 years.  We recommend that parents use their browser’s parental controls to limit access of our Site.

1.9 If you have any questions about these terms of use you may contact us by email to support@mediamatchmaker.co.uk

2 All charges are exclusive of VAT.

AVAILABILITY OUR SITE AND CONDITIONS OF USE

2.1 While we make every effort to ensure that our Site is available for use, please note that our Site may not be available at all times and you may not have uninterrupted use of our Site at all times.  Our Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.  We reserve the right to suspend or cease the operation of our Site from time to time at our sole discretion.

2.2 As a condition of your use of our Site, you agree:

2.2.1 not to do anything in your use of our Site which infringes Media Matchmaker’s or any other person’s intellectual property rights (including any copyright, trademarks or patents) and/or which gives rise to a right of action against Media Matchmaker or any other person;

2.2.2 not to defame, disparage any person or act in a manner which is obscene, derogatory or offensive in any way;

2.2.3 not to use our Site for any purpose that is unlawful under applicable law or prohibited by these Terms of Use; and

2.2.4 to be responsible for ensuring that your use of our Site is consistent with all applicable laws and regulations.

2.3 We reserve the right to prevent or suspend your access to our Site if you do not comply with any part of these Terms of Use or any applicable law.

OWNERSHIP, USE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
3.1 We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights of all the content and materials included on our Site or published on it.  The content is protected by copyright laws.  We and our licensors reserve all rights.  By using our Site, you agree to abide by all copyright notices or other restrictions on use of the materials on our Site.

3.2 Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any rights in our Site or the content within our Site except to access and use the information and materials for your own personal use in connection with your business.

3.3 You may not change, modify, delete, copy, distribute, transmit, display, revise, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information or content obtained from our Site (which you print off or download), unless expressly authorised by us.

3.4 You must obtain written permission from us or any other person or entity who owns intellectual property on our Site before you may publish, distribute, display, or commercially exploit any material or content from our Site.

3.5 You agree to indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses and amounts paid in settlement of legal claims) arising directly or indirectly from any breach by you of the provisions of these Terms of Use.

POSTING OF INFORMATION
4.1 Except for any personal information we may collect from you which is governed by our Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit to us or post on our Site is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary.

4.2 It is your responsibility to ensure that any communication or material you post or provide as content for use on our Site does not in any way infringe the intellectual property rights (including any copyright, trademarks or patents) of any person.  If any communication or materials you provide for use on our Site or post on our Site contains any third party materials, it is your responsibility to obtain evidence of third party consents for its use on our Site and provide evidence of such consents to us on request.  By transmitting or posting any communication or material on our Site, you agree that we may use the material you provide for any purpose, including reproduction, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting.

4.3 Although we reserve the right to monitor or review communications or material submitted to our Site, we are under no obligation to do so and assume no responsibility or liability arising from any such communication or material posted on our Site by anyone other than Media Matchmaker.  Nor do we accept responsibility for any error, omission, infringement, defamatory statement, obscenity, or inaccuracy contained in any such communication or material submitted or posted by third parties on our Site.

4.4 We have the right at any time and for any reason to remove any communication or material posted on our Site by any person.

DISCLAIMERS
5.1 While we use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on our Site, we do not make any representation or give any warranty or promise (whether express or implied) that any information is or remains accurate, complete and up to date or fit or suitable for any purpose.  Any reliance you place on the information on our Site is at your own risk.

5.2 We make the information available through our Site available to you in good faith, but you are responsible for the use you make of any such information or materials.  We cannot accept any responsibility for any use make of the information or materials you access via our Site nor for the effectiveness, success or results (financial or otherwise) of any strategies referred to in the information provided on our Site or via the products or services we make available via our Site.

5.3 The material and information contained on our Site is provided for general purposes only and does not constitute professional advice.  No information made available through our Site is intended to replace or be in substitution for the services of professionals with specific areas of expertise (eg promotional, medical, financial, legal or compliance matters).  Where appropriate, you should seek advice from professionals specialising in the relevant field.

5.4 Where our Site refers to events or speakers, these are subject to change without prior notification as these events and arrangements may be affected by matters which are beyond our reasonable control.  Where practical we will update our Site with the revised information when we are able to do so.

5.5 We are not a party to, and do not monitor, any communications or transactions between you and third party providers of products or services available through our Site and so cannot assume responsible for these matters.

5.6 Nothing in these Terms of Use shall operate to prejudice any mandatory statutory requirement or any statutory right you may have.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
6.1 To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to paragraph 6.3 below, we exclude all liability (whether arising in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise) which we may otherwise have to you as a result of:

6.1.1 any error or inaccuracies in any information or material within or accessed via our Site;

6.1.2 the unavailability of our Site for whatsoever reason; or

6.1.3 any representation or statement made on our Site.

6.2 Subject to paragraph 6.3, under no circumstances shall we be liable to you for any loss or damage suffered (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential or special loss or damage) arising from your use of, or reliance on our Site (including the downloading of any materials or information from it).

6.3 We do not exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, for any fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation made by us on this Site or for any other statutory rights which are not capable of being limited or excluded as a matter of law.

LINKS FROM OUR SITE TO THIRD PARTY SITES
7.1 These Terms of Use apply only to our Site and not to the sites of any other companies or organisations to which we link.

7.2 Except where otherwise provided (for example in relation to the Access all areas media pass with access to a Media Database which is provided through another website –  include link to the applicable t&cs for this), any links or references to external third party websites are provided for your information and convenience only.

7.3 We have no control over third party websites and so accept no responsibility for any content, material, information, advertising or products contained in, or made available through them or any liability arising from use of any such website.  We do not endorse or take any responsibility for any such website or its contents even if our Site links to it.  A link from our Site to a third party website should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any such site or the persons responsible for any such website.

LINKS TO OUR SITE
8.1 Other sites may link to our Site with our written permission only.  To seek our permission, you should contact us at support@mediamatchmaker.co.uk

8.2 We reserve the right to rescind any permission granted to any person or any organization to link to our Site and to require termination of any such link to any of our Site at our discretion at any time.

STATUS OF THESE TERMS OF USE
9.1 Some provisions contained in these Terms of Use may be superseded by provisions or notices elsewhere on our Site in relation to specific products or services provided by us.  In particular, your attention is drawn to the fact that the provisions relating to subscriptions, cancellations, ownership of intellectual property rights, disclaimers and limitation of liability will vary with the different products and services we provide through our Site.

9.2 You are responsible for ensuring that you read and understand all relevant terms and conditions when you use our Site to purchase or subscribe for specific products or services.

GENERAL
10.1 If any of these terms of use are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

10.2 In the event that we fail to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be interpreted as a waiver of that right or remedy.

10.3 Any condition, warranty, representation or other term concerning our Site, our products or services which might otherwise be implied to or incorporated into these Terms of Use, whether by statute, common law or otherwise, is hereby expressly excluded.  However, nothing in these Terms of Use shall operate to prejudice any mandatory statutory requirement or any statutory right you may have.

10.4 In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms of Use shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
11.1 These Terms of Use are governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

11.2 In using our Site you agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any dispute arising in relation to our Site, its contents and the products and services provided through our Site.

TERMS RELATING TO SPECIFIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH OUR SITE

Backstage Media Pass Membership: This is a monthly subscription payable monthly in advance. Subscriptions will renew automatically.

Access All Areas Media Pass Membership:  This is a 12 month/annual subscription.  Subscriptions will renew automatically.

Media Matchmaker Events: This is an event rather than a subscription service.  A one off fee is payable for events, although at our discretion we may agree to payment in instalments. Failure to attend the event will result in the full cost being incurred. No refund shall be given. It may be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of Media Matchmaker Ltd, to change the content and timing of the programme, the date, the venue or the speaker(s).

OUR CONTACT DETAILS:
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use you may contact us at:
Media Matchmaker Ltd, Media House, Mill Lane, Solihull. West Midlands. B93 8NU
or email support@mediamatchmaker.co.uk