Terms of use for Practical Publishing website

(1) Introduction

This website is operated by Practical Publishing International Ltd ("Practical Publishing" or "we"). By using our website, you accept in full the terms and conditions set out below. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, do not use our website.

(2) Intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensees own the worldwide intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. All product trademarks and copyrights are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

(3) Licence to use website

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own use. However you may not republish material from this website in any form whatsoever, or store material from this website in any public or private electronic retrieval system without the prior written consent of Practical Publishing International Ltd.

(4) Limitations of liability

Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this website, where no charge is made for the information it provides, you acknowledge that it would be unreasonable to hold us responsible for the accuracy or timeliness of the information, or any event or consequence arising as a result of the information.

(5) Content submitted to the website

You are responsible for any text, music, photographs or other content ('Content') which you post, upload or display (publicly or privately) on the website. You warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws. You warrant that you will not use our website for purposes related to marketing without our express written consent. We reserve the right to edit, delete, move or remove any Content without notice and for any reason. We also reserve the right to record the IP address from which any content is posted, uploaded or displayed.

All Content submitted to the website is sent on the basis of a non-exclusive transferable worldwide licence to Practical Publishing unless otherwise agreed in writing prior to posting, uploading or displaying; and by posting, uploading or displaying any such Content you warrant that you own the intellectual property in the Content or that you have a licence from the owner of these rights to post, upload or display the Content. Practical Publishing may use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute and display the Content in any media or medium, or any form, format or forum now known or hereinafter developed, for any purpose, in perpetuity.

You should, as soon as practicable (but in any event within 7 working days) inform Practical Publishing in writing of any claim or complaint against you which comes to your notice in relation to the content you have uploaded, whereby it appears that you or Practical Publishing may become liable in respect of a breach of any content rules listed in this document. You will:
a) take such reasonable action to avoid dispute resist appeal compromise or contest liability as may be requested by Practical Publishing ; and
b) make available to Practical Publishing such persons and all such information as Practical Publishing may reasonably require for avoiding disputing resisting appealing compromising or contesting any such liability.

(6) Restricted access

We reserve the right to restrict access to the website, or certain parts of the website, at any time. We may provide you with a user account name and password enabling you to access certain parts of the website; in this case it is your responsibility to keep the user account name and password confidential. You are responsible for activities which occur under your user account name. We reserve the right to disable, modify or delete your user account and/or password at any time and for any reason and we do not have to disclose an explanation for such action taken by us but reserve the right to make such disclosure.

(7) Forum and gallery

Registration for our forum and gallery is free. By registering you agree to abide by the rules and policies set out on the registration screen. Although the administrators and moderators of Practical Publishing Forum will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and Practical Publishing cannot be held responsible for the content of any message.

(8) Email newsletters

If you create a user account for accessing certain parts of the website, you agree to receive occasional email newsletters from Practical Publishing / Crafts On The Net containing product news and special offers. You can unsubscribe if you decide you no longer want to receive these. We will not pass your email address on to other companies without your permission.

(9) Variation of terms

We may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. It is your responsibility to check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.

(10) Advertisers on our website

If you purchase goods or services from third parties who advertise on the website, you do so at your own risk. Practical Publishing is not responsible for these goods or services and any queries or complaints relating to them should be addressed to the advertiser.

(11) Cancellation and refunds policy on products purchased from our website

Customers in the European Union have the right to withdraw from the purchase of an item at any time from the moment of purchase through to seven working days after the item is delivered. To cancel, simply notify us during this period by telephone or by emailing subscriptionenquiries@practicalpublishing.co.uk. If you've already received the item, you must also arrange during this period for the item to be returned to us in unused and undamaged condition. We will issue a full refund for the cost of the item and postage, but reserve the right to apply an administration handling charge. Our refunds and returns policy does not affect your statutory rights.

On subscriptions orders, we offer a money-back guarantee - if you're not completely satisfied, you can cancel your subscription and we will refund the outstanding amount on any unmailed issues, no questions asked. (Please note that Direct Debit subscriptions may be subject to a minimum subscription term). We reserve the right to apply an administration handling charge.

(12) Law and jurisdiction

This notice will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to this notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.

(13) Our contact details

The full name of our company is Practical Publishing International Ltd and our address is St Christopher House, 217 Wellington Road South, Stockport, England SK2 6NG. Telephone 0161 674 9063