Website Terms of Use

The Website is operated by:

VERTEX COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED
Company number: 17330057
Registered in: England and Wales
Registered office: 14 King Street, Leeds, LS1 2HL

VERTEX COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED operates under the brand name VCS Consulting.

In these terms, “VCS Consulting”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean VERTEX COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED.

The Website provides general information about VCS Consulting, our services, areas of expertise, insights and ways to contact us.

The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal, financial, tax, accounting, investment, technical, professional or other advice on which you should rely.

You should obtain independent professional advice appropriate to your circumstances before taking or refraining from any action based on information obtained from the Website.

Nothing on the Website constitutes:

• An offer capable of acceptance.
• A binding quotation or estimate.
• A commitment to provide services.
• A guarantee that VCS Consulting can or will undertake a particular project.
• A guarantee of a particular outcome, timeline, cost saving, commercial result or technical result.

Any engagement for services will be subject to a separate written agreement, proposal, statement of work, purchase order acceptance or other agreed contractual documentation signed or otherwise accepted by authorised representatives of the relevant parties.

We aim to keep information on the Website accurate, current and useful. However, we do not guarantee that the Website, its content or any materials available through it will always be accurate, complete, current, free from errors or suitable for your particular requirements.

We may amend, update, remove, suspend or withdraw any content, feature or part of the Website at any time without notice.

Any examples, illustrations, case studies, scenarios, outcomes, statements about capability or descriptions of possible services are provided for general illustrative purposes. They do not guarantee that the same outcomes can be achieved for every client or project.

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms.

You must not:

• Use the Website in a way that breaches applicable law or regulation.
• Use the Website for fraudulent, unlawful, harmful or misleading purposes.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its server, related systems, accounts or data.
• Interfere with, disrupt, damage or impair the Website, its security, its availability or the use of it by others.
• Introduce viruses, malware, ransomware, spyware, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other harmful code.
• Scrape, copy, harvest, mine, crawl or extract Website content or data through automated means without our prior written permission, except where permitted by applicable law.
• Use any content from the Website to develop, train or improve any artificial intelligence, machine-learning or automated system without our prior written consent, except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law.
• Reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, create derivative works from or commercially exploit Website content except as expressly permitted by these terms or by law.
• Misrepresent your identity, affiliation or authority when contacting us through the Website.
• Use contact details or content from the Website to send unsolicited communications, spam or marketing.

Unless otherwise stated, VCS Consulting or its licensors own or control all intellectual-property rights in the Website and its content. This includes, without limitation:

• The VCS Consulting name, logo and brand elements.
• Text, copy, graphics, photographs, illustrations, icons and visual assets.
• Website design, layout, structure and user interface.
• Software, code, databases and functionality.
• Documents, templates, materials, methodologies and downloadable content.
• Trade marks, service marks, domain names and other proprietary identifiers.

All rights are reserved.

You may view, download and print Website content for your own personal or internal business reference only, provided that you do not remove proprietary notices and do not use the material for commercial exploitation, republication or distribution without our prior written permission.

Nothing in these terms grants you any licence or right in relation to our intellectual property except as expressly stated.

“VCS Consulting”, “VERTEX COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED”, associated logos and any other names, marks or branding displayed on the Website may be trade marks or unregistered trade marks belonging to us or third parties.

You must not use any of these marks without prior written permission from the relevant owner.

The Website may include links to third-party websites, services or resources. These links are provided for convenience only.

We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, security, availability, practices, terms, privacy policies or any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

A link to a third-party website does not mean that we endorse, approve or recommend that website, its operator, its content or its products and services.

You may link to the homepage of the Website in a fair and lawful way, provided that you do not:

• Suggest or imply that we endorse you, your website, products or services without our written consent.
• Misrepresent your relationship with us.
• Link from a website that contains unlawful, offensive, misleading, infringing or inappropriate material.
• Frame the Website or create a browser or other environment around the Website.
• Use our trade marks, logos or brand assets without prior written permission.
• Take any action that could damage our reputation or goodwill.

We may withdraw permission to link to the Website at any time.

Where you submit information to us through the Website, including through an enquiry form, you confirm that:

• The information is accurate and not misleading to the best of your knowledge.
• You have the authority to provide the information.
• Providing the information does not breach any confidentiality, privacy, intellectual-property or other rights of a third party.
• The information does not contain unlawful, harmful, defamatory, offensive or infringing material.
• You will not submit malicious code, harmful files or material designed to interfere with our systems.

You retain ownership of information you submit, but you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use it as necessary to respond to your enquiry, assess potential work, provide services, administer our relationship and comply with law.

We are not obliged to treat unsolicited ideas, suggestions, proposals or materials as confidential unless we agree to do so in writing before they are disclosed.

The Website is not intended to be a secure channel for the transmission of highly confidential, commercially sensitive, personal or security-critical information.

Do not submit confidential information through the Website unless we have expressly agreed in writing that we will receive it through that channel and on agreed confidentiality terms.

Any confidentiality obligations relating to consultancy or development work must be set out in a separate written agreement.

We do not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or error-free. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or part of the Website without notice.

We use reasonable measures to protect the Website. However, we do not guarantee that the Website will be free from viruses, malware or other harmful components.

You are responsible for using appropriate security, anti-virus and device-protection measures when accessing the Website.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that applicable law does not permit us to exclude or limit.

Subject to the paragraph above, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:

• We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations and other terms that may apply to the Website or its content.
• We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website.
• We will not be liable for indirect, consequential, special or punitive loss, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, opportunity, anticipated savings, data or business interruption.
• We will not be liable for reliance placed on Website content, third-party websites or materials accessed through links on the Website.
• Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Website or these terms shall not exceed £100.

Nothing in this section affects any liability arising under a separate signed client-services agreement, which will be governed by its own terms.

Our use of personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy.

Our use of cookies and similar technologies is explained in our Cookie Policy.

By using the Website, you acknowledge that personal data may be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Where consent is required for cookies, you may manage your preferences through the cookie controls made available on the Website.

We may suspend, restrict or terminate your access to the Website at any time if we reasonably believe that you have breached these terms, created risk for us or others, or used the Website unlawfully or inappropriately.

We may update these terms from time to time. The current version will be published on the Website with its “last updated” date.

By continuing to use the Website after updated terms are published, you agree to the revised terms.

If any provision of these terms is found by a court or competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be treated as modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, lawful and enforceable. If modification is not possible, the relevant provision shall be deemed deleted. Any such modification or deletion will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

A failure or delay by us to exercise a right or remedy under these terms does not constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy.

No person other than you and us shall have any right to enforce these terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

These terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by the law of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms or the Website, except where mandatory law provides otherwise.

If you have questions about these terms, please contact:

VCS Consulting
VERTEX COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED
14 King Street
Leeds
LS1 2HL

Email: hello@vcs.consulting
Telephone: 0333 880 0036