Conditions of Use & Sale
Last updated July 24, 2003
Sigma (IT) Ltd provide access to the Sigma-it.co.uk Web site (the "Web
site") and sell our products to you subject to the conditions set out on
this page.
Please read these conditions carefully before using the Sigma-it.co.uk Web site.
By using the Sigma-it.co.uk Web site, you signify your agreement to be bound
by these conditions.
If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions, do not use this Website.
If you do use the Website, your conduct indicates that you agree to be bound
by the terms and conditions, and do not hold Sigma (IT) Ltd or any of it's employees
or directors or share holders accountable for any information contained or not
contained with their website.
In addition, when you use any current or future Sigma-it.co.uk service, you
will also be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to that service
at the time of use.
Conditions Relating to Your Use of Sigma-it.co.uk
1. Content of Sigma-it.co.uk
The information contained in the material in this Website is only for information
purposes. The material on this Website does not constitute advice and you should
not rely on any material in this Website to make (or refrain from making) any
decision or take (or refrain from taking) any action.
2. Access to Sigma-it.co.uk
With the best possible will and intent, we ensure that availability of the Web
site will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However,
due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access
to the Web site may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for
repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We
will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.
3. Licence for Web site access
Sigma-it.co.uk grants you a limited licence to access and make personal use
of this Web site. This licence does not allow you to download (other than page
caching) or modify the web site, or any portion of the web site, except with
express written consent of Sigma-it.co.uk. This licence also does not allow
you to resell or make commercial use of this Web site or its contents. You are
also not allowed to make use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices;
any derivative use of this Web site or its contents; any downloading or copying
of any information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining,
robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
This Web site or any portion of this Web site may not be reproduced, duplicated,
copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose
without the express written consent of Sigma (IT) Ltd.
You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo,
or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form)
of Sigma-it.co.uk and its affiliates without express written consent. You may
not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilising Sigma-it.co.uk's
or its affiliates' names or trademarks without the express written consent of
Sigma-it.co.uk. Any unauthorised use terminates the permission or license granted
by Sigma-it.co.uk.
You are granted a limited, revocable, and non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink
to the Welcome page of Sigma-it.co.uk as long as the link does not portray Sigma-it.co.uk,
its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory,
or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Sigma-it.co.uk logo or other
proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without our express written
consent.
4. Your conduct concerning the use of the Sigma.co.uk web site
You must not use the Web site in any way that causes, or is likely to cause,
the Web site or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way.
You understand that you, and not Sigma-it.co.uk, are responsible for all electronic
communications and content sent from your computer to us and you must use the
Web site for lawful purposes only.
You must not use the Web site for any of the following:
* in connection with a criminal offence or other unlawful activity or for fraudulent
purposes
* to send, use or reuse any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent,
defamatory, obscene or menacing; or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidence,
privacy or any other right; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or objectionable;
or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial
solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any "spam"
* to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
5. Reviews and other content
Users of this Web site may, if they wish, submit articles, reviews, comments
and other content to be included in the articles section of the web site, as
long as the content is in no way illegal, obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory,
invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise
injurious to third parties, or objectionable and does not consist of or contain
software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters,
mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail
address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin
of any content. Sigma-it.co.uk reserves the right (but not the obligation) to
remove or edit any content.
If you do submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Sigma-it.co.uk
a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable
right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative
works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any
media. You grant Sigma-it.co.uk the right to use the name that you submit in
connection with such content, if they choose. You agree to waive your right
to be identified as the author of such content and your right to object to derogatory
treatment of such content. You agree to perform all further acts necessary to
perfect any of the above rights granted by you to Sigma-it.co.uk, including
the execution of deeds and documents, at the request of Sigma-it.co.uk.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights
to the content that you post; that, as at the date that the content or material
is submitted to Sigma-it.co.uk: (i) the content and material is accurate; (ii)
use of the content and material you supply does not breach any applicable Sigma-it.co.uk
policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including
that the content or material is not defamatory). You agree to indemnify Sigma-it.co.uk
for all claims brought by a third party against Sigma-it.co.uk arising out of
or in connection with a breach of any of these warranties.
6. Defamation claims
Whilst Sigma-it.co.uk makes every effort to ensure that the content of the materials
for sale is in no way defamatory, it is not possible for us to be aware of the
exact contents of each product listed for sale. Accordingly, Sigma-it.co.uk
operates on a "notice and takedown" basis. If you believe that any
content on, or advertised for sale on, either directly from sigma-it.co.uk or
from any of the afiliate links, is in any way defamatory, please notify us immediately
by sending an e mail explaining your reasons to defamatory@sigma-it.co.uk. Once
the e mail is received, Sigma-it.co.uk will make all reasonable endeavours to
review or remove the defamatory content complained about within a reasonable
time.
7.Copyright and database rights
All content included on the Web site, such as text, graphics, logos, button
icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software,
is the property of Sigma-it.co.uk, and is protected by United Kingdom and international
copyright and database right laws. The compilation of all content on this Web
site is the exclusive property of Sigma-it.co.uk and its affiliates and is protected
by United Kingdom and international copyright and database right laws. All software
used on this Web site is the property of Sigma-it.co.uk, our affiliates or our
software suppliers and is protected by United Kingdom and international copyright
laws.
You may not systematically extract and/or re-utilise parts of the contents of
the Web site without Sigma-it.co.uk's express written consent. In particular,
you may not utilise any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction
tools to extract (whether once or many times) for re-utilisation of any substantial
parts of this Web site, without Sigma-it.co.uk's express written consent. You
also may not create and/or publish your own database that features substantial
(eg our prices and product listings) parts of this Web site without Sigma-it.co.uk's
express written consent.
8. Copyright claims
Sigma-it.co.uk and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please follow our Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright
Infringement.
9. Trademarks
SIGMA-IT.CO.UK and other marks indicated on our Web site are trademarks of Sigma
(IT) Ltd, in the European Union and/or other jurisdictions. Sigma-it.co.uk's
graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are the
trademarks or trade dress of Sigma (IT). Sigma (IT)'s trademarks and trade dress
may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Sigma
(IT)'s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or
in any manner that disparages or discredits Sigma (IT) Ltd. All other trademarks
not owned by Sigma (IT) Ltd that appear on this Web site are the property of
their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to,
or sponsored by Sigma (IT).This section deals with conditions relating to the
sale of products by Sigma-it.co.uk to you. For conditions relating to the sale
by afilliates to you accessed by a link from Sigma-it.co.uk, read the terms
and conditions of the affilate concerned. Sigma (IT ) Ltd will not be responsible
for issues arising from the terms and conditions iof it's affiliates, and need
not be bound by their terms and conditions or returns policies.
10. Your Payment
If you use the Web site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your credit card details and for restricting access to your computer to prevent
unauthorised access to your credit card details. You agree to accept responsibility
for all activities that occur under your credit card account
Please ensure that the details you provide us with are correct and complete.
Please inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provided
when ordering, such as change of address, change of credit card details etc.
Sigma-it.co.uk reserves the right to refuse access to the Web site, remove or
edit content, or cancel orders at our discretion. If we cancel an order, it
will be without charge to you.
11. Our contract
When you place an order to purchase a product from Sigma-it.co.uk, we will send
you an e-mail confirming receipt of your order and containing the details of
your order. Your order represents an offer to us to purchase a product which
is accepted by us when we send e-mail confirmation to you that we've dispatched
that product to you (the "Dispatch Confirmation E-mail"). That acceptance
will be complete at the time we send the Dispatch Confirmation E-mail to you.
Any products on the same order which we have not confirmed in a Dispatch Confirmation
E-mail to have been dispatched do not form part of that contract.
12. Returns
Please review our Returns Policy, which applies to products purchased from us.
In addition to your 30-day "No Quibbles" returns right, you are entitled
to a statutory cooling-off period of seven business days. Details of this statutory
right and an explanation of how to exercise it are provided to you in the Returns
Policy.
13. Pricing and availability
We list availability information for products sold by us on the Web site, including
on each product information page. Beyond what we say on that page or otherwise
on the Web site, we cannot be more specific about availability. Please note
that dispatch estimates are just that. They are not guaranteed dispatch times
and should not be relied upon as such. As we process your order, we will inform
you by e-mail if any products you order turn out to be unavailable.
14. Customs
When ordering goods from Sigma-it.co.uk for delivery outside of the Inited Kingdom
you may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the package
reaches the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance
must be borne by you; we have no control over these charges and cannot predict
what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country, so you
should contact your local customs office for further information. Additionally,
please note that when ordering from Sigma-it.co.uk, you are considered the importer
of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which
you are receiving the goods. Your privacy is important to us and we know that
you care about how information about your order is used and shared. We would
like our international customers and customers dispatching products internationally
to be aware that cross-border deliveries are subject to opening and inspection
by customs authorities. For more information see Customs Information.
Conditions Relating to Both Your Use of Sigma-it.co.uk and Sales to You
15. Children
Sigma-it.co.uk does not sell products for purchase by children. If you are under
18 and wish to purchase goods, you may use Sigma-it.co.uk only with the involvement
of a parent or guardian.
16. Other businesses
Parties other than Sigma-it.co.uk, sell product lines via this Web site. For
example, we have a number of affilites who offer software, books and courses
on our web site. In addition, we provide links to the Web sites of affiliated
companies and certain other businesses. We are not responsible for examining
or evaluating, and we do not warrant or endorse the offerings of, any of these
businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. Sigma-it.co.uk
does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and
content of any of these and any other third parties. You should carefully review
their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
17. Electronic communications
When you visit Sigma-it.co.uk or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with
us electronically. We communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on
the Web site. For contractual purposes, you consent to receive communications
from us electronically and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures
and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal
requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not
affect your statutory rights.
18. Losses
Sigma-it.co.uk will be responsible for any losses you suffer as a result of
us breaching these conditions if the losses were reasonably foreseeable to both
you and us when you commenced using the Web site, or a contract for the sale
of goods by us to you was formed. We will not be responsible for any business
loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data,
goodwill or wasted expenditure) or any other indirect or consequential loss
that is not reasonably foreseeable to both you and us when you commenced using
the Web site or when a contract for the sale of goods by us to you was formed.
Sigma-it.co.uk does not limit in any way our liability by law for death or personal
injury caused from our negligence or breach of duty.
19. Alteration of Service or Amendments to the Conditions
We reserve the right to make changes at ay time to our Web site, policies, and
these Conditions of Use & Sale at any time. You will be subject to the policies
and Conditions of Conditions of Use & Sale in force at the time that you
use the Web site or that you order goods from us, unless any change to those
policies or these conditions is required to be made by law or government authority
(in which case it will apply to orders previously placed by you). If any of
these conditions is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that
condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability
of any remaining condition.
20. Events beyond our resonable control
We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our
obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause
which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your
statutory rights.
21. Waiver
If you breach these conditions and we take no action, we will still be entitled
to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these
conditions.
22. Governing law and jurisdiction
Law governing the Terms Use of this Website and these Terms shall be subject
only to the laws of England and Wales which shall exclusively govern the interpretation,
application and effect of all the above permissions, exclusions, licences and
conditions of use.
The Courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims
or disputes arising in relation to, out of or in connection with this Website
and its use and these Terms.
23. Our details
Sigma-it.co.uk is the web site address (URL) for Sigma (IT) Ltd.
This Web site is owned and maintained by Sigma (IT) Ltd
For the Sigma-it.co.uk Web site :
Sigma (IT) Ltd
4 Parkside Avenue
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 6BG
VAT Reg. No. GB 750 5907 28
You can contact us by visiting www.sigma-it.co.uk/contact or send an E mail
to info@sigma-it.co.uk
Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, copy the Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Copyright Infringement below
into your word processor program, complete it in accordance with the instructions
in the Notice and send a printed, signed copy to: Copyright Claims, Sigma-it.co.uk
Legal Department, 4 Parkside Avenue, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6BG. Please
note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Sigma-it.co.uk that your
copyrighted material has been infringed. Please provide your address, telephone
number, and e-mail address.
Important Warning: giving false, misleading or inaccurate information in the
Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Copyright Infringement may result in civil and criminal
liability.
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Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Copyright Infringement
In the matter of www.sigma-it.co.uk.
S T A T E M E N T
I, [please set out your full name] of [please give your postal address], [please
state your occupation], say as follows:
1. I refer to the Web site www.sigma-it.co.uk ("the Web site"). I
make this statement in support of my giving Sigma-it.co.uk notice that, via
the Web site, it is causing or contributing to an infringement of copyright.
2. The work in which copyright is claimed to subsist is [please clearly identify
and describe the copyright work(s) claimed to be infringed] ("Copyright
Work").
3. [I am] OR [I am authorised to act on behalf of] the owner of an exclusive
right in the Copyright Work that is claimed to be infringed. [If the person
making the statement is acting on behalf of the Complainant please include the
following:] The person/entity claiming that its rights in the Copyright Work
have been infringed is [please state name and address of the person/entity]
("Complainant"). I am [please explain the relationship of the signatory
to the Complainant].
4. The material which is claimed to infringe the Copyright Work ("Infringing
Material") is: [please clearly identify and describe the infringing material
or work(s)].
5. The Infringing Material (delete whichever paragraph is not applicable):
(a) [is] OR [is part of a (book/CD/DVD/video) entitled (title and author)] available
for purchase from Sigma-it.co.uk via the Web site. [If the Infringing Material
comprises only part of the relevant title, include the following:] The Infringing
Material comprises [please describe where in the product the copyright work
appears, eg: pages, track numbers, video/DVD timecode] of this product.
OR
(b) appears on the Web site at [please cut and paste the address of the relevant
Web page from the Web site where the Infringing Material appears].
6. The use of the Infringing Material described in paragraph 5 infringes [my
rights] OR [the rights of the Complainant] in the Copyright Work and is not
authorised by the copyright owner, its agent(s), or the law.
7. I understand that this statement may be used in any court proceedings that
may arise out of or relating to the Infringing Material.
Statement of Truth
I declare the facts stated above to be true.
Signed:
Date:
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Notice and Procedure for Notifying Sigma-it.co.uk of Defamatory Content
If you believe that any content on, or advertised for sale on, the Web site
contains a defamatory statement, please notify us immediately by copying the
Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Defamatory Content below into your word processor
program, complete it in accordance with the instructions set out in the Notice
and send a printed signed copy to: Defamation Notices, Sigma-it.co.uk Legal
Department, 4 Parkside Avenue, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6BG. Please
note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Sigma-it.co.uk of Defamatory
content on or advertised for sale on the Sigma-it.co.uk Web site. Please provide
your address, telephone number, and e-mail address when sending the notice to
us.
Important Warning: giving false, misleading or inaccurate information in the
Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Defamatory Content may result in civil and criminal
liability.
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Notice to Sigma-it.co.uk of Defamatory Content
In the matter of www.sigma-it.co.uk
S T A T E M E N T
I, [please set out your full name] of [please give your postal address], [please
state your occupation], say as follows:
1. I refer to the Web site www.sigma-it.co.uk ("the Web site"). I
make this statement in support of my giving Sigma-it.co.uk notice that, via
the Web site, it is causing or contributing to the publication of a defamatory
statement.
2. The defamatory words (delete whichever paragraph is not applicable):
(a) appear in a book being sold by Sigma-it.co.uk via the Web site entitled
[please state the book name and its author]. The defamatory words appear on
page [please state the page number(s) where you consider there are defamatory
words].
OR
(b) appear on the Web site at [please cut and paste the address of the relevant
Web page from the Web site where the defamatory words appear].
3. The words that I consider to be defamatory are [please repeat the exact words
you are complaining about].
4. These words are defamatory because [please state why you consider the words
are defamatory].
5. The defamatory words are untrue because [please explain why the words complained
of are untrue and what you believe the true position is].
6. I understand that this statement may be used in any court proceedings that
may arise out of or relating to the defamatory words which I have complained
about.
Statement of Truth
I declare the facts stated above to be true.
Signed:
Dated:
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