Atkins-Shield Ltd - Terms & Conditions of Business (“Terms of Business.)
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29. Use of Site: Users of the Site shall in particular and without prejudice to any other terms contained in the Terms of Business for the Site:
- Ensure that they only use the Site for a legitimate purpose that is not illegal or criminal and do not knowingly send any forged, fake or unlawful information, documents or material;
- Don't defame any person or entity;
- Not knowingly give false or misleading information;
- Not pretend to be another person or entity or hide behind a false name or identity;
- Not use the personal details of another person or another entity to obtain legal advice;
- Permit us to publish and/or use details of their request for advice to promote and advertise our services;
- Allow us to use their name in connection with the Site only if we ask them to do this and they agree in writing;
- Accept that we reserve the right to refuse to pass on to a lawyer or otherwise handle any information or material they send us if we consider it in our sole discretion to be offensive, illegal or inappropriate for any reason.
- Be liable for any and all loss or damage that we may suffer or incur including reasonable legal fees as a result of their use of this Site.
30. These Terms of Business may be amended by us at any time.
Terms of Business June 2019
Atkins-Shield Ltd
Company No. 11638521
Registered Office: 71-75, Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ