Birketts GC Forum Terms of Use v1.0 13.01.26

1. Who we are and how to contact us

Further details about Birketts LLP can be found on our official website at official website.

2. By using the GC Forum Website you accept these terms

By using the GC Forum Website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use the GC Forum Website.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

3. There are other terms that may apply to you

The following additional terms also apply to your use of the GC Forum Website:

• Our Privacy Notice which explains how we collect, use and store your personal data.
• Our Cookie Policy Cookie Policy which sets out information about the cookies on the Birketts website generally, including the GC Forum Website.

4. Purpose of the GC Forum Website and Reliance on Content

The content on the GC Forum Website is designed to provide general guidance and useful information to General Counsel and senior in-house lawyers.

All information on the GC Forum Website is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to specific advice on which you or any other party should rely. You should obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action based on the content of the GC Forum Website.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on the GC Forum Website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the GC Forum Website is accurate, complete or up to date.

The GC Forum Website may contain links to other websites. These links are provided to allow further information and are not intended to signify that we endorse such websites or content. We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website. It is your responsibility to check the terms and conditions of any other websites you may visit.

5. You must keep your login details safe

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at gcforum@birketts.co.uk.

6. How you may use material on the GC Forum Website

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the GC Forum Website and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the GC Forum Website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on the GC Forum Website.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on the GC Forum Website must always be acknowledged (except where the content is user-generated).

You must not use any part of the content on the GC Forum Website for other commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

7. No text or data mining, or web scraping

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to the GC Forum Website or any services provided via, or in relation to, the GC Forum Website. The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790). This clause will not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.

8. We may make changes to the GC Forum Website

The GC Forum Website is made available free of charge. We may update and change the GC Forum Website from time to time.

We do not guarantee that the GC Forum Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the GC Forum Website for business and operational reasons.

9. We may make changes to these terms

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use the GC Forum Website, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

10. Your conduct and responsibility for virus checking

You must not misuse the GC Forum Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, or otherwise harmfully interacting with the GC Forum Website or any part of it. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the GC Forum Website, the server on which the GC Forum Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the GC Forum Website or any other equipment or network connected with the GC Forum Website.

You must not interfere with, damage or disrupt any software used in the provision of the GC Forum Website or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party on which this site relies in any way. You must not attack the GC Forum Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the GC Forum Website will cease immediately.

11. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the GC Forum Website or any content on it.

Subject to the opening paragraph in this Section, we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the GC Forum Website; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on the GC Forum Website.

Subject to the opening paragraph in this Section, we will not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

12. Which country’s laws apply to a dispute

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law.

We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.