Website Terms of Use

Website Terms, Version 1, December 2024

These Website Terms of Use (the ‘Terms’) relate to your access and use of the website operated and owned by Pitchstone Consulting Ltd (https://pitchstone.consulting).

The website is operated by Pitchstone Consulting Ltd (Pitchstone, we, us, our).

At our sole discretion, we reserve the right (but not the obligation) to supplement, amend, make changes to or withdraw, either temporarily or permanently, the Terms, content, services or website (and any part thereof) at any time and without notice to you.

Our Privacy Notice and Cookie Policy form part of these Terms and apply to your access and use of this website and should be read in conjunction with these Terms.

Changes to the Terms will be published in this section of the website. It is your responsibility to refer to and comply with the Terms on accessing and using our website. By continuing to use the website, including after changes have been published, you agree to be bound by the Terms, as amended. If you do not wish to accept the Terms, you should not continue to use this website.

 
User obligations

In accessing and using this website you agree:

  • That no rights, titles or interests in the website or content are assigned on accessing or using this website.
  • Not to use the website in a manner that breaks (or puts us at risk of breaking) any current regulation or legislation.
  • Not to impersonate any other person or entity or to use a false name, email address or a name you are not authorised to use, or to otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content.
  • To provide personal information that is true, accurate and complete in all respects. You will notify us immediately or any changes to this information.
  • Not to do anything which can cause disruption or damage to the website, its functionality, structure, links, coding, security, branding and appearance, availability, SEO or content.
  • Not to transmit, replicate or store all or in part (in any medium) the layout, structure, design, trade mark or content (save for mentioned exceptions) of the website without our express written permission.
  • That where content is explicitly allowed for sharing, that the content is provided on an occasional use only; free of charge; in full; unaltered and without changing the original intent or context; and that the original owner or creator is provided with full attribution together with a weblink back to https://pitchstone.consulting.
  • Not to make use of, or replicate, our logo without our express written permission. Where permission has been granted for use of our logo, that it shall not be distorted, resized or otherwise altered by you outside of our brand specifications.
  • Not to use content scrapers, bots, artificial intelligence, data miners or robots to collect and distribute the content of this website.
  • That you will not send material likely to cause offence or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience, or bring the website or Pitchstone into disrepute.
  • That you will not send material for which you have not obtained all necessary licences, rights, consents and/or approvals.
  • Not to solicit or advertise the website services, brand, trade mark or content to other website users for your own competitive, promotional or commercial gain.
  • That links to our website are not posted on other websites considered unsuitable by us, including without limitation websites hosted in countries where the provision of our services is restricted or illegal; websites containing computer malware/spyware; or websites glorifying or promoting illegal content, abuse, hatred or discrimination.
  • That you do not link this website as a pop-up window or separate frame within another website.
  • That you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any other service, product or website, unless where already agreed in writing by us.
  • That you do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present any libellous, slanderous, false or misleading information about us.
  • That any material you transmit to us will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, unless you notify us otherwise. We will have no obligations with respect to such material.
  • That you will not send private or confidential information to us without firstly discussing and disclosing your requirements and needs.
 
Website content and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the website and its content are protected by copyright, trade marks and intellectual property rights owned by us or licensed to us. All rights are reserved and owned by Pitchstone or are included with the permission of the owner of the rights.

‘Pitchstone Consulting’ is the UK registered trademark of Pitchstone Consulting Ltd.

Permission to reproduce copyright protected material does not extend to any content on this website which is identified as being the copyright or intellectual property of a third-party. Under such circumstances, authorisation to reproduce such content and intellectual property must be obtained from the appropriate and rightful owners.

Where a ‘share content’ functionality or explicit invitation to share is provided on our website, you are permitted to distribute, share and repost content from this website in accordance with the user obligation provisions above.

For all other content you are permitted to print, download, search for and retrieve content from the website for your own personal use, research, or use internally within an organisation and in accordance with the user obligation provisions above.

On this website you may be offered links to other websites which we consider may be of interest. Once you activate these links you will leave this website. We do not review all third-party websites and do not control, and are not responsible for, these websites, their content, privacy practices, or their availability. We therefore do not endorse or make any representations about them, or any content retrieved from them.

If you choose to access third-party websites you do so entirely at your own risk. Pitchstone assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any links to the internet or other third-party websites from this website.

 
Limitation of our liability

While we endeavour to ensure that all the content provided on the website is correct at the time of publication, the website and its content is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis only and we do not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability, availability, suitability, performance or fitness for a particular purpose of the website or any of the content.

This website and its content is not intended for users in jurisdictions where our website or any of our content is considered prohibited or restricted. You use our website and its content at your own risk and are responsible for complying with your own applicable laws and regulations.

You are responsible for ensuring that your technology meets the means to access and use the website, its content or any service made available through it. We make no warranty that the website is compatible with all computer systems and browsers.

Content on this website is generic in nature and none shall be considered or relied upon as the provision of financial, legal or professional sustainability / ESG advice. Appropriate professional advisors should be consulted for specific advice where needed. Where sustainability and ESG advice is required please contact us for a response designed for your needs.

We do not accept any liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise that may result to you or a third-party in connection with this website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results of use of this website, any websites linked to this website or the material on such websites, including but not limited to loss or damage due to any virus (or other technologically harmful material) arising on account of your access to or use of the website or any websites linked to this website.

Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for death, fraud or personal injury arising from our negligence, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

 
Data protection, privacy and cookies

Our Privacy Notice and Cookies policy form part of these Terms. Please refer to these specific notices and policies for further information.

 
Agreement, severance and waiver

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your access to and use of the website.

If these Terms or any part of them should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable under the laws or any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent that they are so illegal, invalid or unenforceable, they shall in that state or country be treated as severed and deleted from these Terms and the remaining Terms shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable in that state or country.

No waiver by us of any breach of these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any other breach. No failure by us to exercise any remedy shall constitute a waiver of the right subsequently to exercise that or any other remedy.

General

We reserve the right to refuse supply of our website and its content to any IP address, individual or business.

You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms.

 
Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. Disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.