Terms & Conditions

This Agreement is made between Broadleaf Publishing Partnership whose office is situated at Milehouse Cottage, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9RD, United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as “the Service Provider”) on the one part and “the Subscriber” on the other part.


1. Definitions
“Conditions” means the terms and conditions contained herein.
“Service” shall mean the monthly edition of “The Hardwood Journal” which the Service Provider, using reasonable endeavours, will publish online at the close of every month during the Subscription Period by email.
“Subscription Commencement Date” shall mean the day on which the Service Provider receives the Subscription Fee in clear funds from the Subscriber.
“Subscription Fee” shall mean such fee as is brought to the attention of the Subscriber when registering or renewing their account.
“Subscription Period” shall mean the period of 1, 6 or 12 months, as appropriate, from the Subscription Commencement Date.


2. Agreement
The Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe to the Service for the Subscription Period, paying the Subscription Fee and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.


3. Copyright
3.1 It is acknowledged and agreed that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content supplied by the Service Provider shall remain at all times vested in the Service Provider or its licensors. The Subscriber is permitted to use this material only as expressly authorised by the Service Provider or its licensors.
3.2 The Hardwood Journal and www.hardwoodjournal.com are provided solely and exclusively for the internal use of the Subscriber and its employees who have registered with the Service Provider. No portion of this service may be forwarded, shared, printed, reproduced, re-transmitted, put into a computer or distributed via a network or other multiple computer processing arrangement, or otherwise redistributed in any manner without prior written authorisation from the Service Provider.


4. Limitation of Liability
4.1 The Subscriber understands that all opinions, advice and comments contained within all of the Service Provider’s publications and on its website remain entirely those of the editor and are not intended to represent any guarantee. Consequently responsibility is not assumed for any loss sustained directly or indirectly as the result of the use of, or reliance upon, the contents of any of the Service Provider’s publications or of information contained on its website. Persons making such use or placing such reliance do so entirely at their own risk.
4.2 The Service Provider disclaims all liability in respect of any tampering with the Subscriber’s computer system by unauthorised parties. The Service Provider expressly reminds the Subscriber of the risks of viruses and recommends that the most recent browser versions be used and that anti-virus software be installed and continually updated.


5. Termination
5.1 It is agreed that the Service Provider may terminate the Service, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, immediately and without prior notice where:-
(a) The Subscriber has breached these Conditions, or
(b) The Subscriber ceases to carry on its business or where it has a liquidator, receiver or administrative receiver appointed to it or over any part of its undertaking or assets or where it passes a resolution for its winding up (otherwise than for the purpose of a bona fide scheme or solvent amalgamation or reconstruction where the resultant entity shall assume all its liabilities) or where a court of competent jurisdiction makes an order, or where it enters into any voluntary arrangement with its creditors, or where it is unable to pay its debts as they fall due.
5.2 In the event of termination of the Service under this clause:-
(a) The Subscriber’s entitlement to the Service ceases immediately.
(b) No refund or credit will be paid to the Subscriber for any Subscription Fees paid by the Subscriber in respect of any unused period.
(c) The subscriber agrees to make payment to the Service Provider in respect of all Subscription Fees payable during the Subscription Period (if any), including the legal fees (if any) incurred by the Service Provider in obtaining such Fees where appropriate.


6. Data Protection
The Service Provider will treat all personal information belonging to the Subscriber and its employees as private and confidential except where disclosure is made at the Subscriber's request or with its consent or where the Service Provider is required by law to disclose.


7. Notices
Any notice under this Agreement must be in writing and sent by pre-paid post to the Service Provider at its registered office or such other address as it may bring to the attention of the Subscriber, or to the Subscriber at its registered office or any other address it supplies to the Service Provider for this purpose.


8. Severance
If any part of the Conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from these Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the Conditions.


9. Force Majeure
The Service Provider is not liable for delays in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control; examples include strikes, terrorist acts, war, acts or omissions of persons for whom it is not responsible (including Internet Service Providers), exchange fluctuations, governmental or regulatory action and natural disasters.


10. Third Party Rights
Nothing in this Agreement intends to confer a benefit on any third party in accordance with The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.


11. Entire Agreement
These Conditions contain the entire agreement between the parties herein relating to the subject matter covered and supersede any previous agreements, undertakings or proposals, written or oral, between the parties in relation to such matters. No oral explanation or oral information given by either of the parties shall alter the interpretation of these Conditions. The Subscriber confirms that, in agreeing to accept these Conditions, it has not relied on any representation save insofar as the same has expressly been made a representation in these Conditions and it agrees that it shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a term of these Conditions save that its agreement contained in this Clause shall not apply in respect of any fraudulent misrepresentation whether or not such has become a term of these Conditions.


12. Governing Law
The Conditions will be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales whose Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute, save that the Service Provider has the right, at its sole discretion, to commence and pursue proceedings in alternative jurisdictions.