1. Introduction
This website (“Website”) is provided by Watches of Switzerland Group PLC (“Watches of Switzerland” / “we”/ “our”). Watches of Switzerland Group PLC is registered in England and Wales under company number 11838443 and has its registered office at Aurum House, 2 Elland Road, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1TT. Its VAT number is 834 8634 04.
The general terms and conditions for use of our Website (“General Terms”) are detailed below and should be read carefully. The General Terms set out the basis on which you, the user of our Website (“you”, “your” and “yourself”) are allowed to use our Website. Any use of our Website constitutes an agreement to abide by the terms and conditions detailed below. If you have any questions about them or do not accept them, please contact our Customer Service Team on UK freephone 0800 111 4116 Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
You should save and/or print out a copy of these General Terms for your future reference.
2. Accessing our website
You can use our Website for your own personal, non-commercial use.
Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
We may restrict access to some parts of the Website to users who have registered with us. You must treat all passwords as confidential and must not disclose them to any third party. You must provide correct, current and complete information about yourself when registering. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password at any time if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these General Terms. We may withdraw your access to the Website and/or your account at any time and for any reason and we will not be liable for any resulting loss or damage to the fullest extent permissible in law. You are entitled to terminate your account with us at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or phoning our Customer Service Team on UK freephone 0800 111 4116 Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary to access this Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these General Terms and comply with them.
You are not permitted to use, or cause others to use, any automated system or software to extract content or data from our Website except in cases where you or any applicable third party has entered into a written agreement with us that expressly permits such activity.
You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee that our Website will:
(i) stay the same (as we might change it or make access to it subject to charges);
(ii) be compatible with all or any hardware or software which you may use;
(iii) be available all the time or at any specific time;
(iv) be accurate and up-to-date;
(vi) be error-free or free of viruses, electronic bugs, Trojan horses or other harmful components and you must take your own precautions accordingly; or
(vii) be available at a certain speed or with certain security features.
3. Variations
We may vary these General Terms from time to time and therefore you should check them regularly to ensure you are aware of any variations we may make. If you continue to use our Website, you are deemed to have accepted such variations. If you do not agree to such variations, you should not use our Website.
4. Your privacy
The privacy of your personal data is important to us. Please see our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these General Terms, for details of how we will process your personal data.
5. Cookies
We use cookies as part of our Website. Please read our Cookie Policy, for more information about the types of cookies used.
6. Copyright trademarks and site content
Entities within the Watches of Switzerland group are the owners of the copyright of this Website and all materials on this site including content, design, text, graphics and photographs.
You may download and print content from this site for media related purposes or for your own personal use only. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context. Where this material is reproduced, published, broadcast or otherwise issued to others the source and copyright status must be acknowledged. The permission to reproduce the Watches of Switzerland group press releases does not extend to any material on this Website which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you by such downloading. You may not make any other use of material on this site (including reproductions, publication, alteration, distribution, broadcast or any other exploitation except as above) without our written permission.
7. Non-reliance on information
The information published on our Website is for general information purposes only and is provided on an “as is” basis without making any representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site or its contents and Watches of Switzerland disclaims all such representations or warranties.
While we endeavour to ensure that the information on the Website is correct, we make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this Website. Any of the material on our Website may be out of date at any given time and we are under no obligation to update such material.
These disclaimers do not exclude Watches of Switzerland from liability for matters which may not be excluded under any applicable national law.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permissible by law, neither Watches of Switzerland, its group companies nor any of its directors, employees or agents (or those of its group companies) will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of our Website, including but not limited to any damages or loss arising as a result of a virus attack that can be traced to our website. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss or damage to property and claims of third parties. The Watches of Switzerland group does not exclude any liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence or the negligence of its directors, employees or agents.
Watches of Switzerland cannot be responsible for any losses you may incur in transmitting information to us by internet link or by e-mail. Any such loss shall not be borne either wholly or partly by us, and shall be entirely your responsibility.
9. Linking to our website
You cannot provide a link from your website to the home page of this website without our permission. If we find any such link, we reserve the right to ask you to remove it immediately or we may remove it immediately.
Our site must not be framed on any other site.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
10. Third party websites
Our Website may from time to time contain links to and from third party sites. If you decide to visit any third party site, you do so at your own risk. We have no control over and accept no responsibility for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such sites. Links do not imply that we are, or our Website is, affiliated to or associated with such sites.
Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Website, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read those rules and policies before proceeding.
11. Your liability to us
We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these General Terms through your use of our Website. When a breach of these General Terms has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate, and this may include the immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our Website.
You acknowledge that any use by you of the Website in a manner not expressly permitted by these General Terms may mean that you are infringing our rights or the rights of our third party licensors and we and our licensors reserve all rights and remedies against you in respect of any such infringement.
You hereby agree to compensate Watches of Switzerland, its group companies, clients, associates and affiliates to the fullest extent permissible by law from and against any loss, cost, damage, expense or liability they may suffer as a result of your breach of these General Terms or your use of the Website.
12. General provisions and applicable law
You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these General Terms.
If any provision of these General Terms is found to be invalid for any reason, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the remaining provisions of these General Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Failure by either of us to exercise any right or remedy under these General Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.
The content of this Website may not satisfy legislative requirements in countries outside the UK. If you choose to access our Website from outside the UK you are responsible for ascertaining to what extent local laws are applicable and compliance with such laws.
These General Terms are, and any contracts or agreements formed between you and us by means of this Website shall be, governed by and construed according to the law of England and Wales and you agree that any disputes or proceedings between us shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
13. Contacting us
If you have any questions about these terms and conditions or concerns about the material which appears on our Website, please contact [email protected] or write to us at Watches of Switzerland Group PLC, Aurum House, 2 Elland Road, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1TT.