Website Terms and Conditions
Introduction to Sian Heap Editorial
Welcome to Sian Heap Editorial’s website (the “Website”). The Website is made available by Siân Heap, herein referred to as “us” or “we”.
By continuing to access and use this website, you accept and agree to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined below. Should you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please cease using the website immediately.
This website requires users to be at least 18 years old. In using this website and accepting these terms, you confirm and warrant that you meet the minimum age requirement of 18 years.
You can contact us via the Website or by emailing sian@sianheap.co.uk
Privacy
All information you provide to us will be governed by our Privacy Policy available here: www.sianheap.co.uk/legal
By using our Website and submitting information to us you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy.
Website Content
We, along with any third parties involved, do not provide warranties or guarantees regarding the precision, timeliness, performance, completeness, or appropriateness of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. Please be aware that the content on this site may be updated or modified without prior notice. It is acknowledged that information and materials on this website might contain inaccuracies or errors, and we explicitly disclaim liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the maximum extent allowed by law.
Any use of the information or materials on this website is done at your own discretion and risk, for which we will not be held liable. It is your responsibility to ensure that the products, services, or information available through this website fulfil your specific needs.
Account Creation
When creating an account, you guarantee that all information you provide is accurate and complete at the time of registration and at any subsequent times.
You agree to promptly notify us of any changes to the information you have provided and to keep your account information current.
In instances where your account is secured by a password, you are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your password, not sharing it with others, and not using it for any unauthorized purposes or on any other website. You accept full responsibility for all activities conducted under your account credentials.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account immediately, at our sole discretion, for any reason or in the event of a breach of these terms and conditions.
You can cancel your account either by utilizing the account deletion features provided in your account settings (if available) or by contacting us through our website.
Intellectual Property
All copyright, encompassing text, graphics, audio clips, video clips, HTML source code, object code, and all other content contained in or accessible from this website, unless explicitly stated otherwise, is owned by Siân Heap, our affiliates, or other pertinent third parties.
You agree not to use, reproduce, modify, copy, or distribute any of the content without our prior written consent.
When you upload or contribute content to the website, you grant us a license to use that content in connection with operating the website and our business. Should any losses arise due to the content you upload or add to our website, you agree to indemnify us against all such losses.
What You Cannot Do
You are prohibited from using our website to engage in any activities that:
Violate these terms and conditions;
Are unlawful in any way; or
Cause harm to the website or impede other users' ability to enjoy the website and its features.
External Content
This website may feature links to websites owned or managed by third parties. We do not take responsibility for the content on these external sites, nor do we endorse or approve their content. Consequently, we explicitly disclaim any liability for losses or damages you might incur as a result of visiting any third-party website, regardless of whether we have provided a link to it.
Occasionally, we incorporate third-party applications and services to augment the functionality of our website. In such instances, your use of these third-party applications and services will be governed by separate terms, which will be provided to you at the appropriate times.
Disclaimer, Indemnity and Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, we expressly disclaim all liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential losses or damages that may result from your use of or inability to use the website. The website is offered on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranty that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or devoid of defects and faults.
By using this website, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless against any claims, actions, or demands brought by any third party as a result of or in connection with your use of or access to the website.
Governing Law
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the use of this website will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
General
Unless specifically stated otherwise, these terms and conditions do not grant any rights to third parties.
Should any part of these terms and conditions be deemed invalid, this will not affect the validity of the remaining sections, which will continue to be fully enforceable. Any invalid provision will be interpreted, where possible, in a manner that maintains its intended effect while ensuring its validity.
Failure on our part to enforce any right or provision of these terms and conditions does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time. Changes will take effect from the moment they are posted on the website. It is your responsibility to review these terms and conditions regularly to stay informed of the current version.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the policies of Sian Heap Editorial on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website ( https://www.sianheap.co.uk ). (the “Service”). It will notify you of the following:
What information we collect;
With whom it is shared;
How it can be corrected;
How it is secured;
How policy changes will be communicated; and
How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.
Analytics
By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.
This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including: information about your browser, network, and device, web pages you visited prior to coming to this website, and your IP address.
This information may also include details about your use of this website, including: clicks, internal links, pages visited, scrolling, searches, and timestamps.
HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION:
We share this information with Squarespace and Google, our website analytics providers, to learn about site traffic and activity.
We require such third parties to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
YOUR RIGHTS:
Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at sian@sianheap.co.uk. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
You may opt-out of direct marketing communications or the profiling we carry out for marketing purposes by writing to us at sian@sianheap.co.uk.
Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
COOKIES ETC.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app.
· These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
· These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.
SECURITY:
The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
THIRD PARTY LINKS & USE OF YOUR INFORMATION:
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
GRIEVANCE / DATA PROTECTION OFFICER:
If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may email sian@sianheap.co.uk. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.