Findaupair (the Chehire Agency ltd) Terms and Conditions
Findaupair refers to The Cheshire Agency limited.
1.
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
These
Terms and Conditions will govern your use of Findaupair. BY USING THE
SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS AS SUCH TERMS MAY BE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME. These Terms
and Conditions govern your use of Findaupair and all services provided
in connection with Findaupair. If you do not agree to these Terms and
Conditions, please do not subscribe to or enter Findaupair. If you do
not agree to any changes in the Terms and Conditions as they may occur,
please arrange to terminate your registration/subscription with Findaupair
immediately. Your continued use of Findaupair will signify your acceptance
of any change in the terms and conditions set forth herein.
From
time to time Findaupair may supplement these Terms and Conditions with
additional terms pertaining to specific content or events.
Findaupair is an information service only. Registration and use of any of our services does not create a relationship of agent, employer or employee between Members and Findaupair. Further, all matters which occur between Members, or between Members and other contacts made deriving directly or indirectly from information provided by this web site, are strictly outside the control or responsibility of Findaupair and Findaupair has no liability therefor.
2.
Registration Information/Privacy Policy
Findaupair
employs third-party payment management systems provided by WoldPay (www.worldpay.com)
and PayPal (www.paypal.com). You will be required to provide your name,
e-mail address, and credit card information to WoldPay or PayPal in
order to subscribe to the Findaupair service.
WoldPay and
PayPal do not provide your credit card information to Findaupair.
3.
Termination
Findaupair
reserves the right to terminate your Findaupair registration / membership
if Findaupair learns that you have provided false or misleading registration
information.
Findaupair
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to immediately, without
notice, suspend or terminate (i) these Terms and Conditions; and/or
(ii) your subscription(s) with or ability to access Findaupair and/or
any other service provided to you by Findaupair upon any breach by you
of the Terms and Conditions.
4.
Modifications of these Terms and Conditions
Findaupair
may modify these Terms and Conditions from time to time in its sole
discretion. Each time you login to Findaupair, you will be deemed to
have accepted any such changes.
5.
Modifications to Findaupair
Findaupair
may modify Findaupair.com with or without notice to you and without
liability to you or any third party.
6.
Content of Messages
Be aware that all Information entered in your
profile is available to other members of Findaupair - Family profiles
are available to Au pairs and Au pair profiles are available to Families.
Do not enter any information in your profile that you do not wish to make
freely available to other members.
You
alone are responsible for the content of your information posted to
the Findaupair website and the consequences of any such information.
Findaupair reserves the right to terminate your service if it becomes
aware and determines, in its sole discretion, that you are violating
any of the following guidelines.
You
agree not to use Findaupair to send or post on message boards or any
place on Findaupair, any message or material that is unlawful, harassing,
libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene,
profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise
objectionable material of any kind or nature or that encourages conduct
that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international
law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled substances. For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, "masked" vulgarity,
obscenity or profanity (e.g. "f*ck") is deemed to be equivalent
to including the actual objectionable word, phrase or symbol in your
post, message or otherwise on Findaupair. Findaupair reserves the right
to delete any such material from the site. Findaupair will cooperate
fully with any law enforcement officials and/or agencies in the investigation
of any person or persons who violate the Terms and Conditions contained
in this Section 6.
You
agree not to impersonate any other person or entity, whether actual
or fictitious, including impersonating an employee or consultant of
Findaupair You further agree not to use an inappropriate member name
of any kind.
You
agree not to post or use Findaupair to distribute or send any illegal
material of any kind, including but not limited to, illegal material
in the form of text, graphics, video, programs or audio. Posting content
or participating in any form of discussion with the intention to commit
any illegal activity is strictly prohibited.
You
acknowledge that (i) Findaupair permits access to content that is protected
by copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual and proprietary rights
("Rights"); (ii) these Rights are valid and protected in all
media and technologies existing now or later developed; and (iii) except
as explicitly provided otherwise, the Terms and Conditions and applicable
copyright, trademark and other laws govern your use of such content.
You may not post to Findaupair, copy, reproduce, retransmit, distribute,
publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any material subject
to any Rights. The burden of determining that any information, software,
images or any other content on Findaupair is not protected by Rights
rests with you. You acknowledge that Findaupair may acquire Rights to
use any posted materials as described below, and that you will not acquire
any of those Rights by downloading such materials.
By
submitting content, which shall include your member name, to any "public
area" of Findaupair, including message boards, you grant Findaupair
a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right (including
any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish,
translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to
the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide
and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology
now known or later developed, for the full term of any Rights that may
exist in such content. You also warrant that the holder of any Rights,
including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively
waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the
right to grant the license stated above. You also permit any subscriber
to access, display, view, store and reproduce such content for personal
use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content placed on Findaupair
retains any and all Rights that may exist in such content.
Aupair Agencies wishing to register
details of, or on behalf of an Aupair, on Findaupair.com should
contact
us at info@findaupair.com
prior to making any such registration.
ANYTHING
CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, BY SUBMITTING CONTENT
TO ANY MESSAGE BOARDS OR ANY OTHER AREA ON FINDAUPAIR, YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY
PERMIT FINDAUPAIR TO IDENTIFY YOU AS THE CONTRIBUTOR OF SUCH CONTENT
IN ANY PUBLICATION IN ANY FORM, MEDIA OR TECHNOLOGY NOW KNOWN OR LATER
DEVELOPED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTENT, UNLESS YOU OTHERWISE NOTIFY
FINDAUPAIR IN WRITING AT THE TIME YOU SUBMIT THE CONTENT THAT YOU DO
NOT WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED.
7.
Third Party Services
Findaupair
makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any
goods or services provided by users of Findaupair. You will not consider
Findaupair nor will Findaupair be construed as a party to such transactions,
whether or not Findaupair may have received some form of revenue or
other remuneration in connection with the transaction or be liable for
any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly,
you or any other person involved or related to the transaction.
8.
Subscription Username and Password
You
are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information
and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your registration,
whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify Findaupair
of any unauthorized use of your subscription or password.
9.
Notification of Any Possible Copyright Infringement
In
the event you believe that material or content published on the Findaupair
site may infringe on another's or your copyright, please send a detailed
message to us via e-mail.
10.
Refunds
There
are no refunds on membership. Once Findaupair has received your membership
payment you are granted access to the Findaupair database. If you cancel
before the termination of your membership period, Findaupair does not
provide a pro-rata refund. Membership sales are final. If for any reason,
you experience technical problems and are unable to sign in and access
your account, please contact us at info@findaupair.com so that we can help resolve the problem.
11.
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF FINDAUPAIR IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. FINDAUPAIR
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
FINDAUPAIR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FINDAUPAIR
MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT FINDAUPAIR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
OR THAT FINDAUPAIR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE;
NOR DOES FINDAUPAIR MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE FINDAUPAIR WEBSITE. FINDAUPAIR WILL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER
FORESEEABLE OR NOT, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE UNAVAILABILITY OR MALFUNCTION
OF FINDAUPAIR.
YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF FINDAUPAIR IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND
RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH
MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.
YOU
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT FINDAUPAIR DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION IN OR PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE SITE. FINDAUPAIR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
OR FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION.
FINDAUPAIR
SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, OR ALLEGED TO
HAVE BEEN CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE INFORMATION OR IDEAS
CONTAINED, SUGGESTED OR REFERENCED IN FINDAUPAIR. YOUR PARTICIPATION
IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM FINDAUPAIR, ITS EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS
AND/OR EXPERTS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
FINDAUPAIR
MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
THROUGH FINDAUPAIR OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH FINDAUPAIR.
FINDAUPAIR
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT ON THE INTERNET OR WORLD WIDE WEB
PAGES THAT IS CONTAINED OUTSIDE FINDAUPAIR SITE. As a convenience to
our members, we may provide links to resources which are beyond our
control. We make no representations as to the quality, suitability,
functionality or legality of any sites to which we may provide links,
and you hereby waive any claim you might have against Findaupair with
respect to such sites.
12.
Limitation of Liability
FINDAUPAIR
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE
FINDAUPAIR OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES
RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH FINDAUPAIR OR RESULTING
FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA
OR OTHER INTANGIBLES EVEN IF FINDAUPAIR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
13.
Indemnification
You
agree to indemnify and hold each of Findaupair, their affiliates, officers,
directors and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising
out of your use of Findaupair, the violation of these Terms and Conditions
by you, or the infringement by you, or any other subscriber of your
account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or
entity.
14.
Applicable Law
These
Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the
United Kingdom, without giving effect to its conflicts
of laws provisions. By registering for or entering Findaupair, you consent
and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located
in the
United Kingdom
.
15.
Remedies for Breach of these Terms by You
In
the event that Findaupair determines, in its sole discretion, that you
have breached any portion of these Terms and Conditions, or have otherwise
demonstrated conduct inappropriate for the community of Findaupair,
Findaupair reserves the right to (i) warn you via e-mail that you have
violated these Terms and Conditions; (ii) delete any content provided
by you or your agent(s) to Findaupair; (iii) delete all content provided
by you to Findaupair; (iv) discontinue your subscriptions(s) with Findaupair;
(v) notify and/or send content to and/or fully cooperate with the proper
law enforcement authorities for further action; and/or (vi) any other
action which Findaupair deems to be appropriate.
If
your subscription(s) with or ability to access Findaupair and/or any
other service provided to you by Findaupair is discontinued by Findaupair
due to your violation of any portion of these Terms and Conditions or
for conduct otherwise inappropriate for the community of Findaupair,
then you agree that you shall not attempt to reregister with or access
Findaupair, and/or any other service provided by Findaupair, through
use of a different member name or otherwise. In the event that you violate
the immediately preceding sentence, Findaupair reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to immediately take any or all of the actions set
forth in subsections (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above without any
notice or warning to you.
16.
Miscellaneous
In
the event that any provision of the Terms and Conditions conflicts with
the law under which the Terms and Conditions are to be construed or
if any such provisions are held invalid by a court with jurisdiction
over the parties to the Terms and Conditions, such provision will be
deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original
intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the
remainder of these Terms and Conditions will remain in full force and
effect.
The
failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict performance
by the other party of any provision of the Terms and Conditions or to
exercise any right under the Terms and Conditions will not be construed
as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party's right to
assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other
instance, rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect.
Findaupair
may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions
and upon such assignment Findaupair may be relieved of any further obligation
hereunder.
You
represent to Findaupair that you have the authority to register with
or visit Findaupair according to these Terms and Conditions.
These
Terms and Conditions and any Additional Terms (as such terms shall be
identified when posted on Findaupair) constitute the entire understanding
between the parties as to the subject matter here of, and supersede
all prior agreements and understandings. Any legally unenforceable provision
of these Terms and Conditions will, at the election of Findaupair, be
deleted or modified to correct the defect and, regardless, the remainder
of the terms of these Terms and Conditions will remain valid and enforceable.
Findaupair
reserves the right to charge fees, surcharges and/or membership fees
at any time.
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Alderley Edge
Cheshire SK9 7PL
England
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