Terms of use

This web site is owned and operated by Approved Index and is made available for use on the following terms and conditions. By using the site and the services available on it you accept these terms and conditions.

Data Protection

Our use of any personal information supplied by users of this site is governed by our privacy policy. Please click here to view our Privacy Policy.

Use of the Site

The information and services available on the site are provided for the sole purpose of individuals and businesses looking for potential suppliers of business services and suppliers looking for potential customers. Users may use, print and download information from the site for these purposes only and for no other personal or commercial purpose. You may not otherwise copy, display, transmit or distribute any material from the site.

All copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights in the site and the material available on the site belong to Approved Index. and its third party suppliers. Use of the site does not give users any proprietary rights in such materials.

Service Availability

We try to ensure continuous availability of the site and all the services available on it but accept no responsibility for the consequences of interruptions or delays, however caused. We may, additionally, alter the design and specification of the site at any time.

Limitation of Liability

Our liability, and the liability of our third party suppliers, for any loss or damage suffered by you as the result of your use of this site is limited to your actual direct damages and, except in the case of fraud, excludes any loss of future earnings, profit or prospects or any consequential or speculative loss. As required by law, this exclusion does not extend to death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

Listings

Listings contained in the indexes of suppliers on the site are provided by prospective suppliers and are not reviewed by us. We accept no responsibility or liability for the contents of listings and expect users and prospective customers of listed suppliers to carry out such verification procedures as are customary and prudent in the circumstances.

Listings and other information provided on the site are intended to assist in identifying suppliers of business services which may be suitable for your requirements. We do not guarantee the suitability of any supplier for your particular needs in any particular case or for any particular purposes. You should carry out your own verification and obtain independent advice where appropriate before entering into any contractual or other arrangement which may result in loss or damage.

Placing of Listings

Listing information placed on approvedindex.co.uk must be for genuine suppliers and services and not for other products or services including, but not limited to, affiliate schemes, pyramid selling schemes or any other so called 'business opportunity'.

Listings may not contain gratuitous use of keywords. Gratuitous means deliberately repeating keywords, with the intention of influencing position in search results.

Testimonials included in your Listing must be genuine comments received as feedback from your customers.

Offensive Listings

If we believe that a listing is offensive, in any way illegal or in breach of these terms and conditions we may at our discretion either amend the listing or remove it from approvedindex.co.uk without liability to you and will inform you accordingly.

Content and Links

If your Listing links to another site you are responsible for maintaining the links and for the content of your advertisement and the linked site. We may remove from approvedindex.co.uk any Listing which contains content or links to a site which, in our opinion, is defamatory, illegal or objectionable or will bring approvedindex.co.uk into disrepute. You will indemnify us from and against any claims or liability arising from content or links contained in your advertisements.

Responses to Enquiries

You agree to deal fairly and professionally with individuals who may respond to a Listing or who are referred, and not do anything which may bring approvedindex.co.uk into disrepute. You will indemnify us from and against any claim brought against approvedindex.co.uk by any person arising from your breach of this obligation or any other of these terms and conditions or any claim that you have failed to comply with any applicable law or regulation or are in breach of any contract.

We do not guarantee that any response to your Listing will result in a successful commercial relationship. It is your responsibility to carry out such checks as are necessary to ensure that leads are creditworthy and otherwise able to honour any contractual commitments they may enter into with you.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with English law and all disputes shall be decided by the English courts.