1.2 These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the ricardo.com Site, the e-Store and all other Information Services provided in connection with the ricardo.com Site.

1.3 All orders and purchases made on the ricardo.com Site will also be governed by the specific Purchase Terms - please click here to see these.

2. AMENDMENTS

We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time without notice, by posting the amended Purchase Terms on the ricardo.com Site. If you do not wish to accept the new Terms and Conditions you should not continue to use the ricardo.com Site, the e-Store or any other Information Service. If you continue to use the ricardo.com Site after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of the ricardo.com Site indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms and Conditions.

3. REGISTRATION

3.1 To register with ricardo.com you must be over eighteen years of age.

3.2 You must ensure that the details provided by you on registration or at any time are correct and complete.

3.3 You must inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provided when registering by updating your account.

4. PASSWORD AND SECURITY

4.1 When you register to use the ricardo.com Site you will be asked to create a password. You must keep this password confidential and must not disclose it or share it with anyone. You will be responsible for all activities and orders that occur or are submitted under your password. If you know or suspect that someone else knows your password you should notify us by contacting the e-Store (see below for contact details) immediately.

4.2 If ricardo.com has reason to believe that there is likely to be a breach of security or misuse of the ricardo.com Site, we may require you to change your password or we may suspend your account in accordance with Clause 10 below.

5. EXCLUDED SERVICES

The services provided by the ricardo.com Site do not include the provision of computer or other necessary equipment to access the ricardo.com Site. To use the ricardo.com site you will require Internet connectivity and appropriate telecommunication links. We shall not be liable for any telephone or other costs that you may incur.

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

6.1 The content of the ricardo.com Site is protected by copyright, trade marks, database and other intellectual property rights. You may retrieve and display the content of the ricardo.com Site on a computer screen, store such content in electronic form on disk (but not any server or other storage device connected to a network) or print one copy of such content for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content on the ricardo.com Site without written permission from Ricardo.

6.2 No licence is granted to you in these Terms and Conditions to use any trade mark of Ricardo or its associated companies.

7. LIMITATIONS

7.1 You may not use the ricardo.com Site for any of the following purposes:
· disseminating any unlawful, harassing, libellous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material;
· transmitting material that encourages conduct that constitutes a criminal offence, results in civil liability or otherwise breaches any relevant laws, regulations or code of practice;
· gaining unauthorised access to other computer systems;
· interfering with any other person's use or enjoyment of the ricardo.com Site;
· breaching any laws concerning the use of public telecommunications networks;
· interfering or disrupting networks or web sites connected to the ricardo.com Site;
· making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of materials protected by copyright without the permission of the owner;

7.2 ricardo.com reserves the right to refuse to post material on the ricardo.com Site or to remove material already posted on the ricardo.com Site.

7.3 You will indemnify us against all losses, liabilities, costs and expenses reasonably suffered or incurred by us, all damages awarded against us under any judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction and all settlements sums paid by us as a result of any settlement agreed by us arising out or in connection with:
· any claim by any third party that the use of the ricardo.com Site by you is defamatory, offensive or abusive, or of an obscene or pornographic nature, or is illegal or constitutes a breach of any applicable law, regulation or code of practice;
· any claim by any third party that the use of the ricardo.com Site by you infringes that third party's copyright or other intellectual property rights of whatever nature; and
· any fines or penalties imposed by any regulatory, advertising or trading body or authority in connection with the use of the ricardo.com Site by you.

8. AVAILABILITY OF THE RICARDO.COM SITE

8.1 Although we aim to offer you the best service possible, we makes no promise that the services at the ricardo.com Site will meet your requirements. We cannot guarantee that the service will be fault free. If a fault occurs in the service you should report it to the e-Store (see below for contact details) or by email at e-Store@ricardo.com and we will attempt to correct the fault as soon as we reasonably can.

8.2 Your access to the ricardo.com Site may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to restore the service as soon as we reasonably can.

9. RICARDO'S RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION

9.1 We may suspend or cancel your registration immediately at our reasonable discretion or if you breach any of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

9.2 You can cancel this agreement at any time by informing us in writing. If you do so, you must stop using the ricardo.com Site.

9.3 The suspension or cancellation of your registration and your right to use the ricardo.com Site shall not affect either party's rights or liabilities.

9.4 Clauses 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 and 15 of these Terms and Conditions shall survive cancellation.

10. RICARDO'S LIABILITY

10.1 The ricardo.com Site is provided by us without any warranties or guarantees. You must bear the risks associated with the use of the Internet.

10.2 The ricardo.com Site provides content from other Internet sites or resources and while we try to ensure that material included on the ricardo.com Site is correct, reputable and of high quality, it cannot accept responsibility if this is not the case. We will not be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information or for any technical problems you may experience with the ricardo.com Site. If we are informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the ricardo.com Site we will attempt to correct the inaccuracies as soon as we reasonably can.

10.3 In particular, we disclaim all liabilities in connection with the following:
· incompatibility of the ricardo.com Site with any of your equipment, software or telecommunications links;
· technical problems including errors or interruptions of the ricardo.com Site;
· unsuitability, unreliability or inaccuracy of the ricardo.com Site; or
· inadequacy of the ricardo.com Site to meet your requirements.

10.4 To the full extent allowed by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable to you/or any third party for any consequential or incidental damages (including but not limited to loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, loss of privacy and loss of data) or any other indirect, special or punitive damages whatsoever that arise out of or are related to the ricardo.com Site.

10.5 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude our liability for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.

10.6 If you place any order for products or services from the e-Store or from any Information Service, your order shall be subject to the Purchase Terms in addition to these Terms and Conditions. You should read the Purchase Terms in conjunction with these Terms and Conditions. Our acceptance of an order takes place on despatch of the email receipt, at which point the purchase contract will be made and you will be charged for your order. You should also read the Privacy Policy which details how Ricardo will use your personal data.

11. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

As a convenience to you, the ricardo.com Site may include links to other web sites or material which are beyond our control. We are not responsible for content on the Internet or World Wide Web pages on any other site outside the ricardo.com Site.

12. ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP

Part of the ricardo.com Site may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the ricardo.com Site complies with relevant laws and codes. We will not be responsible for any error or inaccuracy in advertising and sponsorship material.

13. APPLICABLE LAW

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and any disputes will be decided only by the English courts.

14. INTERNATIONAL USE

We make no promises that materials on the ricardo.com Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom, and accessing the ricardo.com Site from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access this site from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

15. MISCELLANEOUS

15.1 You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms and Conditions.

15.2 If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

15.3 If you breach these Terms and Conditions and we ignores this, we will still be entitled to use any rights and remedies at a later date or in any other situation where you breach the Terms and Conditions.

15.4 We shall not be responsible for any breach of these Terms and Conditions caused by circumstances beyond our control.

15.5 A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions shall have no right under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions but this shall not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.

15.6 The ricardo.com Site is owned and operated by Ricardo UK Limited a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at Bridge Works, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5FG, England.

15.7 If you have any queries please contact the e-Store at store_contact@ricardo.com