Website Terms of Use

The website https://www.homeblinds.co.uk (the “Website”) is owned and operated by Office Blind Systems Limited. “HomeBlinds”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Office Blind Systems Limited, trading as HomeBlinds.

These are the Website terms and conditions (the “Website Conditions”), which apply to your use of the Website. By using the Website you agree to be bound by these Website Conditions.

If you do not agree to be bound by these Website Conditions, you must not use or access the Website. We may restrict or prevent your access if you do not comply.

Purchases you make via this Website are governed by our separate Terms & Conditions of Trading.

If there is anything you do not understand please Contact Us.

THESE TERMS OF USE DO NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.

Your Obligations

You will not:
1. use the Website for any illegal purpose and you agree to comply with all relevant laws;
2. upload or transmit through the Website any malware or malicious code, including but not limited to viruses, worms, ransomware, spyware, phishing attempts, denial-of-service or distributed denial-of-service attacks, or anything intended to disrupt, damage or gain unauthorised access to systems, networks or data;
3. use the Website in a way that may damage, interrupt, overburden or impair its functionality or security, or that infringes the rights (including intellectual property, confidentiality or privacy rights) of any person;
4. create or publish links to any part of the Website without our prior written consent, except you may link to the homepage provided the link is not misleading, derogatory, or offensive and does not imply endorsement;
5. frame or use framing techniques for any part of the Website, or use hidden text/metadata using our or our affiliates’ names, logos, brands or marks without our written consent;
6. attempt any unauthorised access to any part of the Website, our servers, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website;
7. use automated means (including bots, scripts, scrapers or crawlers) to access the Website without our written permission.
You agree that if you have any right, claim or action against any third party arising out of that third party’s use of the Website, you will pursue it independently of, and without recourse to, us.
You warrant that your access and use of the Website does not breach any laws or regulations that apply to you.

Our Rights

We may:
1. modify, suspend or withdraw the Website (or any part of it) temporarily or permanently without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or withdrawal;
2. change these Website Conditions at any time. Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of such changes. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Website;
3. monitor activity and content on the Website and investigate any reported violation. We may take any action we consider appropriate, including issuing warnings, limiting, suspending or terminating access, and removing materials;
4. implement technical measures to prevent spam, automated abuse, fraudulent activity or security threats (including rate-limiting, CAPTCHA and IP blocking).
The Website, and any services or features on it, may change from time to time. You will not be eligible for compensation because you cannot use any part of the Website or due to any failure, suspension or withdrawal of all or part of the Website for any reason.

Privacy, Cookies and Data

Your privacy is important to us. These Website Conditions must be read alongside our Privacy, Cookies and GDPR Compliance policy, which explains how we collect and use personal data (including through enquiry forms, cookies and analytics). By using the Website you acknowledge our Privacy & Cookies policy.

Third-Party Services and Content

The Website may incorporate or link to third-party services (for example maps, fonts, video hosting, payment links or analytics). We do not control and are not responsible for the availability, security or performance of any third-party services, and we do not endorse any third-party content. Your use of third-party services may be subject to their own terms and privacy notices.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) warranties of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Website, its content or any services offered via the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server which makes it available are free of viruses, malware or other harmful components. If a fault occurs, please report it to customer.service@homeblinds.co.uk and we will attempt to correct it as soon as reasonably possible.

Liability

Whilst we use reasonable endeavours to verify the accuracy of information on the Website, we make no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to its accuracy or completeness.
Nothing in these Website Conditions excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law. Purchases you make are governed by our separate Terms & Conditions of Trading.
You use the Website at your sole risk and discretion. We will not be responsible to you or any third party for any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure) or any indirect or consequential loss in connection with the Website.
Without limiting the foregoing, we shall not be liable for any delay or failure in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, strikes, labour disputes, civil unrest, power or telecommunication failures, outage or failure of hosting providers or internet infrastructure, cyber attacks (including ransomware, DDoS and other malicious activity), orders of government or courts, or failures of third-party services.

Intellectual Property

All copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content are owned by us or our licensors.
Website content is provided for your personal use only. Except as expressly permitted by law, you must not copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, commercially exploit, create derivative works from, or systematically extract/re-utilise any part of the Website without our prior written consent.
Any information or materials you submit to the Website will not be treated as confidential. By submitting content you warrant you own the rights (or have permission) and that any identifiable subjects are 18 or over. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce and adapt such content for Website and business purposes, and you waive any moral rights in that content to the extent permitted by law.

Links to Other Websites

We may provide links to third-party websites or resources. We are not responsible for their availability, content, security or privacy practices. Use of such websites is at your own risk.

Waivers and Remedies

No delay or omission in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by these Website Conditions or by law shall operate as a waiver of it or of any other right, power or remedy. Rights and remedies are cumulative and not exclusive of those provided by law.

Law and Jurisdiction

These Website Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England in relation to any claim or matter arising under or in connection with these Website Conditions.

General

If any part of these Website Conditions is found to be invalid by a court or other competent body, the invalidity will not affect the remainder, which shall continue in full force and effect.

Any notices or communications to us should be sent to customer.service@homeblinds.co.uk or by post to Office Blind Systems Limited (trading as HomeBlinds), Unit B, Hastingwood Business Centre, Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9GD, United Kingdom. Notices from us will be sent to the email address you provided.

No person who is not a party to these Website Conditions shall have any right to enforce them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.