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References in the following Terms and Conditions to "we" and "us" relate to A1 Company Services Limited (“A1”). References to "you" are to any person who gives instructions to us for the provision of any of A1’s services or products.
1. Basis of acceptance of instructions
All instructions are accepted strictly on the basis that you are instructing us as principal and are therefore liable directly to us for payment of our charges and disbursements. Our services, including search reports and information services, are provided solely for the use of the person instructing us (and, if applicable, that person’s own client relative to the matter concerned) and may not be used or relied upon by any other third party. Any instructions placed through our website or transmitted by email or otherwise sent to us in reliance on information given in our published marketing material or on our website shall not become binding on us unless and until accepted by us.
2. Your obligations when instructing us
We provide services only on the basis that you give us, at the required time, all necessary instructions and accurate information concerning the matter (including the execution of all documents required) to enable us to provide the services and products which are the subject of your instructions, and that you indemnify us accordingly. Where you instruct us to undertake any service, you will be responsible for our charges and disbursements for providing that service whether or not it proceeds to its conclusion. We accept material for printing and/or publication or filing in public registries on the understanding that you are responsible for ensuring it is free from defamatory matter and does not infringe copyright or any other third party rights, and that you indemnify us accordingly.
3. Use of third party contractors
We may, as your agent, directly or through an intermediary, ask another contractor ("Third Party Contractor") to carry out some or all of any work which you instruct us to carry out for you. We shall pay the charges of Third Party Contractors on your behalf and recharge them to you with our own fees. We will take all reasonable care in selecting and instructing a Third Party Contractor. However, we have no control over the activities of a Third Party Contractor and therefore accept no responsibility for the services provided to you by that Third Party Contractor or for any errors or omissions in its work or products.
4. Printing and publication
We accept material for printing and/or publication on the basis that those submitting the material are responsible for ensuring it is free from defamatory matter and does not infringe copyright or any other third party rights, and that those instructing us indemnify us accordingly.
5. Delivery of products and services
Products are delivered using first class post, Document Exchange, fax or email (as appropriate), unless otherwise stated. Where you request an alternative method of delivery, you must meet those costs. Services are provided using reasonable skill and care.
The description and price of goods and services and delivery details will be provided in the confirmation of order and/or invoice despatched with the product or service. Products and services will be provided in accordance with the timescales set out in the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 unless otherwise agreed with you.
6. Charges
Our charges (and disbursements) for the use of our services and for our products will be as notified by us to you (or as shown on our website) from time to time and will, where applicable, be exclusive of Value Added Tax. We may require payment in advance before providing any goods or services. You must make such payments to us on demand as payments on account as we may reasonably require to meet charges and disbursements incurred in carrying out your instructions and we shall have the right to suspend work on your behalf until such requested payments on account have been made in full. Where we have agreed credit terms for you our invoices are due for payment 30 days from their date. We reserve the right to charge for costs and expenses incurred in recovering late payments, and to charge interest at the rate then in force under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
7. Right to cancel
Under the terms of the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 you may have the right to cancel the contract between us within 7 working days of the day after the date on which you receive any product from us or the date on which the contract for the provision of services is concluded. This right to cancel does not apply to products which have been personalised or made or supplied to your specifications or to services once performance if those services have started with your approval.
Where we provide a product to you, if you cancel you must return the product to us, at your own cost, in its original condition.
8. Refunds
In the event that the registration of a new company or limited liability partnership is cancelled before completion of the order has occurred but after payment has been made to us, provided that the remainder of the obligations upon you as established in these Terms & Conditions have been met in full, a full and complete refund of all sums received by us and, where appropriate, cleared into our bank account will be made to you in the same manner as such payment was made, i.e., payment by credit card will result in a refund to your credit card and payment by cheque will result in a refund by cheque made payable to the party named as the account holder on the cheque utilised for payment to us.
9. Data Protection
A1 will use personal information which we hold about you to provide our services and products to you, for credit control and market research purposes and to inform you about our services and products, legal developments and training sessions or events which we believe may be of interest to you. We may share your personal information with other companies associated with or affiliated to A1 (full details of which are available on our website www.a1companies.com), for any of the above purposes
In order to provide services to you we may be required to pass your personal information to parties located outside of the European Economic Area in countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in the UK. Where this is the case we will take reasonable steps to ensure the privacy of your information. Except in the situations listed above or as required or allowed by law or other regulation, we will not pass, disclose, rent or sell your personal information (other than any personal information which is already publicly available and which is incorporated into our search products) to any third party without your prior consent.
If you do not wish to receive information from us please write to The Manager, A1 Company Services Limited, 788-790 Finchley Road, London, NW11 7TJ, marking the envelope 'Data Protection'.
You have the right, by written request and on payment of a small fee, to a copy of any personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) which we hold about you.
10. Compliance by you with Laws and Money Laundering Regulations
If you are a professional client of A1 (i.e. a member of a regulated profession acting on behalf of a client), you are responsible for ensuring your compliance with all laws and regulations applicable in connection with your use of our services. This includes (without limitation) compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. You also confirm to us that you are bound by the Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and will abide by those Regulations, obtaining and recording where appropriate evidence of identity of third parties for whom (directly or indirectly) you use our services.
If you are not a professional client, we will make the necessary identity checks on you (and on any person you are acting). If you fail to supply any evidence of identity or other due diligence items which we request we will be unable to provide services to you.
11. Third Party Rights
These Terms and Conditions are not intended to be enforceable by any third party as provided by the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
12. Our Liability
Except in respect of claims for death or personal injury resulting from negligence or as otherwise prohibited by law, our liability for loss or damage (direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of any single claim, event, or series of related claims or events (including claims based on negligence) shall not exceed £20,000. We shall not, in any event, be liable for consequential losses.
We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any part of any search or other report where it is apparent that it does not originate from information in a public register, or for any inaccuracy, omission or other error in any public register upon which our search or report is based. Certain of our suppliers of search information impose contractual exclusions concerning their liability concerning information supplied and our responsibility to you shall be similarly limited in relation to such information.
Where you select a company or limited liability partnership (“llp”) name for incorporation or change of name, our responsibility is to apply to Companies House for the registration of that name, and registration will be permitted by Companies House if they take the view that it does not conflict with the name of any other company or llp at that time on the register. We do not warrant that the use of the company or llp name will not conflict with the rights of existing businesses, and we cannot give any warranty that the use of the name will not give rise to actions for passing off, or for infringement of trade marks or other legal rights. We cannot investigate the possibility of the existence of conflicting rights; you have sole responsibility for meeting any claims arising out of use of the company name, and will indemnify us in respect of any costs, expenses or damages we incur as a result of any such claims.
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, we are entitled to postpone or cancel performance of our obligations in whole or part when it is delayed or we are prevented from performing our obligations by any cause beyond our control; during any such event beyond our control our obligations shall be suspended until such events have ceased or until we elect to cancel our obligations and, in the event of cancellation, we shall be entitled to be paid pro rata for goods delivered and/or work done up to the date of cancellation.
13. Important Legal Information
The information on this web site has been compiled and provided in good faith to provide information about A1 and its products and services. Any of the information is subject to change without notice.
This website may include hypertext links that will lead you to web sites which are not under the control of A1 and its associated regulatory protections. When you activate any of these links you will leave this website and A1 has no control over, and will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of, the material that follows.
14. Copyright
You may print or download to a local hard disk any of the material for your own personal use.
You may recopy the material to another person, provided that you acknowledge the source of the material in the copy you send and inform the other person of these restrictions.
You may not, without the express consent of A1, incorporate all or any part of this material in another work or publication, particularly if your intention is to distribute that other work or publication commercially. You may not reproduce, transmit or store all or any part of this material in any other web site or other form of electronic retrieval system. Copying for temporary caching is permitted.
15. Disclaimers
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