Introduction
These terms of use (together with any other documents referred to in them) tell you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.umissions.com (“our site”), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of our site includes accessing, browsing or registering to use our site.
Our site is intended for personal and private use only and, if you are under 18 years of age, you must always check with, and obtain the permission of, your parents/guardians before using it.
Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site, as they will apply to your use of our site. If you do not understand these terms of use, you may want to ask your parents/guardians to explain them to you. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. Parents or guardians who allow their children to use our site also need to comply with these terms of use and make sure that their children do so as well. If you (whether children or parents/guardians) do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site. Any reference in these terms of use to “you” shall be deemed to include both parents/guardians and their children, as appropriate.
Other applicable terms
Our Privacy Policy also applies to your use of our site. It sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us and, by using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Information about us
www.umissions.com is a site controlled and operated by Umissions Limited. We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 08943714 and have our registered office at 20 Arkwright Road, London, NW3 6BG.
Our site is intended as a platform to allow students in the United Kingdom to connect with independent consultants who are able to provide advice on the US college admissions process. It is the responsibility of the student (or his/her parents or guardians) and the Independent Consultant to establish the terms and conditions upon which services are to be provided by the Independent Consultant.
Changes to these terms
We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.
Changes to our site
We may update our site from time to time and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time and we are under no obligation to update it.
We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.
Accessing our site
Access to, and use of, our site is made available free of charge. However, if you choose to use the services of an Independent Consultant, you may be required to pay for those services and any payment terms will be set out in the agreement between you and the relevant Independent Consultant.
We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if, for any reason, our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.
You agree that you will only use our site in a manner consistent with these terms of use and any and all applicable local, national and international laws and regulations. To the extent that your use of our site is not legal in your jurisdiction, you must not use our site.
Registration
Use of, and access to, certain parts of our site may require you to register with us. If you wish to register, you must complete all of the fields on the registration form.
It may be possible for you to sign up to use our site by using certain third party social network accounts, for example Facebook, Twitter or Google. If such functionality is available and you choose to sign up using a social network account and/or link your social network account to your use of our site, you agree that: (i) you are allowed to disclose your social network account details to us; (ii) your use of that social network in connection with your use of our site is subject to the terms and conditions you have agreed with that social network (and we have no part in that); (iii) we may use content from that social network, to the extent permitted by you; and (iv) the ability to integrate a social network account with our site is dependent on the availability and functionality of that social network and we are not responsible for any failure of the same or for how this may impact on your use of our site.
Your account and password
If you choose, or you are provided with, a username, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any username or password (if applicable and whether chosen by you or allocated by us) at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
You may not authorise others to access our site using your username and password (if applicable) and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows or has obtained your username or password (if applicable), you must immediately notify us at info@umissions.com and change your password.
You are responsible for the acts and omissions of any third parties who use your username or password (if applicable) to access our site, whether fraudulently or not, and you agree to reimburse us on demand for any loss we may suffer as a result of such use.
Intellectual property rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded from our site in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text (unless the same are owned by you).
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence or written consent to do so from us or our licensors.
If you use any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
No reliance on information
The content provided on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information and content provided on our site, we make no representations and give no warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that such information and content is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
Limitation of our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or to any content on it, whether express or implied.
Save as set out below, we will only be liable to you for any loss or damage (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise) arising under, or in connection with, your use of, or inability to use, our site if such loss or damage is a foreseeable result of our breach of these terms of use or our negligence. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is an obvious consequence of our breach of these terms of use or our negligence or if it was reasonably contemplated by you and us at the time of the agreement between us coming into effect as a possible result of such breach or negligence.
You may only use our site for personal and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of business opportunity.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
These terms of use, together with any document expressly referred to in them, constitute the entire agreement between you and us. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on behalf of us which is not set out in these terms of use or any document expressly referred to in them.
Our right to reimbursement
You agree to reimburse us on demand for an amount equal to any damages, loss, expenses or costs (including legal costs) suffered or incurred by, or claimed from, us arising out of, or in connection with, your access to and use of our site or your conduct other than in accordance with these terms of use or any applicable law or regulation.
We reserve the exclusive right to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to reimbursement by you and to settle, compromise and/or pay any relevant claim or cause of action which is brought against us without your prior consent. You agree to co-operate fully with us in the defence of any relevant claim or cause of action.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful and you must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. If you breach this provision, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
Linking to our site
You may link to our site’s home page only with our prior written consent. If we give such consent, you agree:
- to link to the home page in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it;
- not to establish a link to the home page in any website that is not owned by you or in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists; and
- not to frame our site on any other site or create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to obtain our consent to link to our site’s home page or to make any other use of any content on our site, please contact us at info@umissions.com.
Third party links and resources in our site
Where our site contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties who are not under our control (including, without limitation, advertisers), these links are provided for your information only.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content of those websites or resources or their availability. We do not endorse them and will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Applicable law
These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. Subject to the paragraph below, you and we each agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, these terms of use (unless you are a resident of Northern Ireland, in which case you may bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, or you are resident of Scotland, in which case you may bring proceedings in Scotland).
Nothing in the paragraph above will limit our right to take proceedings against you in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor will the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude us from taking proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.
Trade marks
“umissions” is the trade mark of Umissions Limited. We reserve all rights in this trade mark, the umissions.com domain name and all related domains and sub-domains and any other logos, service marks, brand names, trading names and/or trade marks appearing anywhere on our site.
Other trade marks, products and company or brand names mentioned on our site may be the trade marks of their respective owners or licensors and all rights in such trade marks are reserved to their respective owners or licensors.
Contact us
To contact us, please email us at info@umissions.com or write to us at:
umissions
20 Arkwright Road
London
NW3 6BG
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