Welcome to Sarah McNicol’s website.

I want everyone who visits my website (the ‘Site’) to have a good experience. Accordingly, I have set out below a few rules that I expect all users of the Site to abide by and also some information that you should be aware of.  Together, these form the Terms and Conditions for your continued use of the Site.

By continuing to use the Site, you are confirming your understanding and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use and any updated versions that are posted on the Site – so please make sure that you come back to this page periodically to check its content.  If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not use the Site.

General Rules for Using the Site

  1. You must only use the Site for lawful purposes and in a way that does not restrict or prevent anyone else’s use of it in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use.

  2. You must not post any material that is or contains links to material that is:

  • unlawful to post;

  • such that a reasonable person would consider it to be harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing, discriminatory or in any other way offensive;

  • spam or unauthorised advertising;

  • an infringement of Sarah McNicol’s or any third party’s intellectual property rights;

  • designed or intended to be detrimental to the Site or any third party ;

  • likely to encourage criminal behavior in others or which may make me liable under civil or criminal proceedings

  • (except in the ‘Contact Us’ section or when placing an order,) personal or contact information relating to yourself or any third party.

and you accept that if you do, then whilst I have no obligation to monitor or moderate material posted to the Site, I shall be entitled to remove all or any of your material and may take steps to prevent you from posting future material.   

  1. You must not attempt, through hacking, or any other means, to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site, or to anyone else’s computer systems.

  2. You must not use any automated means to collect information from the Site or to bypass my security measures.

  3. The Internet is not a secure method of communication and information can be intercepted.  Accordingly, you should not send any personal information to me via the Site unless you accept the inherent dangers of doing so.  Further, you should ensure that your computer systems are protected by adequate and up-to-date virus protection and other appropriate security measures.

Intellectual Property Rights and Links to the Site

  1. The copyright in the code and content of this Site is held by Sarah McNicol or her licensors and is provided solely for your personal information and non-commercial use.  Accordingly, you are not authorised to copy, reproduce, create derivative works from, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise make use of any of it in any way.  However, should you wish to use my text or images (for example, on another website or for any commercial purpose) I may be willing to grant you a licence to do so, so please get in touch.

  2. Files that are clearly stated to be downloadable are subject to a non-exclusive, non-transferrable licence for your personal use only.  The reproduction, republishing or other use of all or any part of such files for a commercial purpose MAY be possible, but will require a separate fee-paying licence.  Please contact me for details.

  3. I like to think that you may wish to share links to my Site with others – eg via email or social media.  However if you wish to link to my website from another website (whether your own or someone else’s), you will need to obtain my prior consent.

My Role in Respect of the Site

  1. I will endeavor to keep the Site up-to-date and available for your use.  However, I cannot guarantee that your use of the Site will be uninterrupted or error or virus free.  

  2. I do not guarantee that the Site will be compatible with all your hardware or with any particular Internet browser.

  3. Any links to other websites on the Site are provided solely for your convenience.  I do not monitor such sites and therefore accept no liability for their content or for any broken links.  Further, the provision of such a link does not mean that I endorse the site or any organisation or individual(s) that it represents.  You are advised immediately to check the terms and conditions and privacy and cookie policies of all sites that you choose to visit.

  4. I cannot be held liable in any way for any information posted to the Site by third parties and you should not assume that I approve or endorse the content of any such information.

  5. To the fullest extent permitted by law I exclude all representations, warranties, conditions, and other liabilities that would otherwise arise from your use of the Site.  (Any purchases of goods or services made via the Site are subject to separate terms and conditions that you will be required to accept as a condition of placing your order.)

Miscellaneous

  1. These Terms and Conditions of Use will be interpreted in accordance with English Law and the English Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any disputes that arise out of them.