BACKGROUND:

These Website Terms of Use, together with the documents referred to in them, set out the terms.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

In these Website Terms of Use, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Content”

means any and all text, images, audio, video, scripts, code, software, databases and any other

form of information that appears on, or forms part of, Our Website.

“Data Protection Legislation” means all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK

including the UK GDPR; the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) (and regulations made under

it); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended and

all other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a party

relating to the use of personal data (including the privacy of electronic communications);

“Intellectual Property Rights”

means:

(a) any and all rights in any patents, trademarks, service marks, registered designs, applications

(and rights to apply for any of those rights), trade, business and company names, internet domain

names and email addresses, unregistered trademarks and service marks, copyrights, database

rights, know-how, rights in designs, inventions and processes;

(b) rights under licences, consents, orders, statutes or otherwise in relation to a right in paragraph (a);

(c) rights of the same or similar effect or nature as or to those in paragraphs (a) and (b) which now

or in the future may subsist in any part of the world; and

(d) the right to sue for past infringements of any of the foregoing rights;

“We/Us/Our”

means Bloom and Block, as the owner and operator of Our Website; and “You/ Your”

means you, as a user of Our Website.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Our Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Website

Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use Our Website.

3. Changes to Terms

These Website Terms of Use may be revised from time to time without notice. Your continued use

of our Website after any changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. These Web-

site Terms of Use were last updated on 2nd May 2024.

4. Privacy Notice and Data Protection

4.1 Your use of Our Website is also governed by Our Privacy Notice, which can also be found

on Our Website.

4.2 We will collect, use and process Your personal data (including any personal data you sup-

ply when setting up Your Account) in accordance with our obligations under the Data Protection

Legislation and Our Privacy Notice.

5. Account

5.1 You may need to create an Account to access some parts of Our Website. You must en-

sure You provide accurate information when creating Your Account, and keep that Account infor-

mation up-to-date if it changes.

5.2 You must create a strong password for Your Account. You must not share Your Account or

password with anyone. You must not use anyone else’s Account.

5.3 You must contact us immediately on hello@bloomandblock.co.uk if You believe anyone else is using Your Ac-

count.

5.4 You may close Your Account at any time. However You will not then be able to access

those areas of Our Website which require an Account to access them.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 All Content on Our Website and Our social media accounts, including but not limited to

text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is Our property (or the property of Our licensors) and

is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

6.2 Save as set out in Clause 6.3, You may not use, reproduce, distribute, sell, sub-licence,

store or create derivative works based on any Content from Our Website or Our social media ac-

counts without Our prior written consent.

6.3 You may access, view and use Our Website in a web browser, print pages from Our Web-

site and save pages for later offline viewing.

6.4 You must always acknowledge Us (or Our licensors, as appropriate) as the owner of the

Content on Our Website and on Our social media channels.

7. User Conduct

7.1 You agree to use Our Website for lawful purposes only and not to engage in any activity

that could harm Our Website, its users, or third parties.

7.2 Whilst We endeavour to keep Our Website free from viruses and malware, You are respon-

sible for protecting Your hardware, software and other materials from viruses, malware and other

internet security risks.

7.3 You may not:

7.3.1 Use Our Website for any illegal or unauthorised purpose;

7.3.2 Post or transmit any content that is (or could be construed as) harmful, offensive, discrimi-

natory or violates any applicable laws;

7.3.3 Deliberately introduce any virus or malware, or attack Our Website by means of a denial of

service attack;

7.3.4 Attempt to gain unauthorised access to Our Website or its systems; or

7.3.5 Link to Our Website in a way which suggests any association between You and Us or any

endorsement by Us, or in a way which might damage Our reputation or take unfair advantage of

it.

7.4 We reserve the right to suspect or terminate Your access to Your Account or to Our Web-

site if You breach the terms of this Clause 7, or any other terms of these Website Terms of Use.

8. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or

these third-party websites, and shall not be liable in respect of any such content. We are not endorsing that content by linking to them. You should review the website terms and policies of any

third-party websites you visit.

9. Disclaimers

9.1 We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, that Our Website will meet

Your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with

all software or hardware, or that it will be secure.

9.2 We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the

Content, or that the Content is up-to-date. We shall not be liable to You for any inaccuracy contained in the Content or for any reliance You may place on that Content.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, We shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,

special, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with Your use of Our Website.

If You are a business owner, We shall not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business or revenue,

loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation, loss of anticipated savings, business inter-

ruption or for any other indirect or consequential loss or damage.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Us, and Our officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from Your

use of Our Website or from Your violation of these Website Terms of Use.

12. Governing Law

These Website Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdic-

tion of the courts of England and Wales.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about Our Website or these Website Terms of Use, please

contact us at Bloom and Block or via any of the methods set out on Our ‘Contact Us’ page.

Privacy and Cookie Policy

This Privacy and Cookie Policy sets out how {Name} uses and protects any information that you

give us when you use this website.

Bloom and Block is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide

certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be as-

sured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Bloom and Block may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this

page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 2021.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Your name

• Contact information including email address

• Demographic information such as address and postcode

• Other information relevant to your business or website

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to provide contracted services to you, for example

• To produce invoices and estimates

• To enable us to log onto your website

• We may gather this via you completing a form on our website or by other means such as by e-mail

• We may share sensitive information such as log in details with colleagues within {Name} in order

to provide services to you

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised

access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online or otherwise.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these

links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website.

Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you

provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You

should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your

permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you in the UK by GDPR.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write

to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

You have the right to ask us to delete any personal information we have collected from you.

Please write or e-mail us using the addresses on our website and we will action this.

Cookies (Whilst using our website)

Bloom and Block puts small files known as “Cookies” onto your computer to collect information about how

you use the site.

Cookies are used to measure how you use the website so it can be improved and updated based on your needs

We use Google Analytics to:

• Store information about the pages you visit whilst using our website

• Measure how long you spend on each page

• Record how you got to the site

• Record what you click on when you visit the site

We don’t collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this

information can’t be used to identify who you are. We don’t allow Google to share our analytics

data.