Legal Target - Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms carefully. They contain important information about your legal rights, remedies and obligations. By entering into a subscription with us relating to the Legal Target platform or registering for use of any of our services (including those which are provided free of charge), you agree to comply with and be bound by these user terms and conditions (Terms).

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Terms & Conditions

IT IS AGREED as follows:

1. 1. Your attention is particularly drawn to the provisions of clause 13 (Limitation of liability).
2. About us
   1. Company details. Legal Target Limited (company number 13525542) (we and us) is a company registered in England and Wales and our registered office is at Oakwood House, Guildford Road, Bucks Green, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3JJ. Our VAT number is GB408709976. We operate the website www.legal-target.com.
   2. Contacting us. To contact us email us at info@legal-target.com. How to give us formal notice of any matter under the Contract is set out in clause 17.2.
3. Our contract with you
   1. Our contract. These Terms apply to your subscription for our service and the supply of services by us to you. A legally binding contract will come into existence between you and us subject to these Terms in accordance with clause 4 below (Contract). These Terms apply to the exclusion of any other terms that you seek to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing. You acknowledge that this Contract and the services provided under it are intended for business users only.
   2. Entire agreement. The Contract is the entire agreement between you and us in relation to its subject matter. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise or representation or assurance or warranty that is not set out in the Contract.
   3. Contract term. This Contract will be for an initial period of 1 year or 1 month (depending on choice of annual or monthly contract) starting on the date your order is accepted, and thereafter it will be automatically renewed for successive periods of 1 year or 1 month until terminated in accordance with clause 6 or clause 15 below.
   4. Language. These Terms and the Contract are made only in the English language.
   5. Your copy. You should print off a copy of these Terms or save them to your computer for future reference.
4. SUBSCRIPTION FOR SERVICES AND ACCEPTANCE
   1. Ordering your subscription. Please follow the onscreen prompts to complete your subscription. You may only subscribe using the method set out on the site. We offer the following types of subscription:
      1. Free User;
      2. Basic User;
      3. Full Access User;
   2. Entering your details for a subscription constitutes an offer by you to purchase the services specified in the type of subscription selected (Services) and, including in respect of free subscriptions, be bound by these Terms.
   3. Correcting input errors. Please check the details of your subscription order, including the type of subscription and the fees, carefully before confirming it. You are responsible for ensuring that the details you provide are complete and accurate.
   4. Accepting your subscription. Our acceptance of your order takes place when we send an email to you to accept it (Order Confirmation), at which point and on which date (Commencement Date) the Contract between you and us will come into existence. The Contract will relate only to those Services confirmed in the Order Confirmation.
   5. If we cannot accept your order. If we are unable to supply you with the Services for any reason, we will inform you of this by email and we will not process your order. If you have already paid for the Services, we will refund you the full amount for any Services paid for but not received by you.
   6. Individual subscriptions. Unless agreed otherwise with us, our subscriptions are provided to individual named users and subscriptions may not be shared between multiple individuals, whether or not such individuals are employees or representatives of the same organisation. Where more than one employee or representative of the same organisation wish to access our Services, separate subscriptions are required for each individual.
5. Our services
   1. Descriptions of the Services. Details of the Services provided, including the offerings available to each type of subscription, are set out in Schedule 1 to these Terms (Service Description).
   2. Availability of the Services and compliance with Service Description. While we will use reasonable endeavours to supply the Services to you with reasonable skill and care in accordance with the Service Description, subject always to our right to amend the Service Description (see clause 5.3), you acknowledge that we:
      1. make no guarantee that the operation of the Services and/or the website will be uninterrupted or error-free; and
      2. shall not be liable to you for any unavailability of the Services (including due to unscheduled downtime) for any period of time.
   3. Changes to Service Description. We reserve the right to amend the Service Description if required by any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement or if the amendment will not materially affect the nature or quality of the Services.
   4. Disclaimer. Information provided through the Services is obtained from publicly available sources, and while we will take reasonable steps to obtain this information from reliable sources and keep this information updated, we cannot guarantee and do not warrant the completeness or accuracy of any information provided through the Services. The information provided as part of our Services is provided on an as is basis and no reliance should be placed upon it. We shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions contained in the information. Should you wish to act or rely upon any information made available through the Services, you should take appropriate steps to independently verify this information.
6. TERMINATING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
   1. You may terminate the Contract for your monthly or annual subscription at any time in accordance with clause 6.2. If you terminate the Contract prior to the end of the then current Subscription Term, you will not be charged for any further month or year but no refund will be provided in respect of any period from the date of termination until the end of the then current Subscription Term.
   2. To cancel the Contract, you can do this via your dashboard [LINK TO DASHBOARD/LOGIN].
   3. In the event you terminate your Contract, your dashboard and all of its contents will be deleted with immediate effect.
7. Your obligations
   1. It is your responsibility to ensure that:
      1. the terms of your order are complete and accurate;
      2. you cooperate with us in all matters relating to the Services;
      3. you comply with these Terms, including making payment of the Subscription Fees in accordance with clause 8 and complying with the restrictions set out in clause 10; and
      4. you comply with all applicable laws.
   2. If you fail to fulfil any obligation listed in clause 7.1 (Your Default):
      1. we will be entitled to suspend performance of the Services until you remedy Your Default, and to rely on Your Default to relieve us from the performance of the Services. In certain circumstances Your Default may entitle us to terminate the Contract under clause 15 (Termination);
      2. we will not be responsible for any costs or losses you sustain or incur arising directly or indirectly from our failure or delay to perform the Services; and
      3. it will be your responsibility to reimburse us on written demand for any costs or losses we sustain or incur arising directly or indirectly from Your Default.
8. Charges and payment
   1. You shall pay a monthly fee for access to the Services, the amount of such fee being specified in Schedule 1 (Subscription Fee), which is to be paid to us in accordance with this clause 8.
   2. On ordering your subscription, you must provide us with valid, up-to-date and complete payment card details. By doing so, you authorise us to bill your payment card for the Subscription Fee applicable to your chosen user level on or prior to the Commencement Date, and monthly in advance thereafter unless and until your Contract has been terminated in accordance with clause 6 or any other provision under these Terms.
   3. If payment fails on the Commencement Date, we will notify you and your subscription will not commence and the Contract between us will not come into existence. If your payment fails at any time thereafter, your subscription will not be renewed and the Contract will be terminated in accordance with clause 15.1.2.
   4. All Subscription Fees stated or referred to in these Terms:
      1. shall be payable in pounds sterling;
      2. are non-cancellable and non-refundable;
      3. are exclusive of value added tax, which shall be added to our invoices and billed to your payment card at the appropriate rate.
   5. We shall be entitled to increase the Subscription Fee by giving you not less than 30 (thirty) days’ prior notice of the proposed increase, and the amounts specified in Schedule 1 shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.
9. Complaints
   1. If you have a complaint or problem with the Services, the following complaints procedure will apply:
      1. where you have any issues with the Services please raise it in writing to info@legal-target.com;
      2. when we receive your complaint, we will write to you to acknowledge it and, if applicable, we will ask you to provide clarification;
      3. if we are unable to resolve your complaint within 14 days of our receipt of your complaint, you may escalate the complaint to our CEO by emailing info@legal-target.com requesting your complaint to be escalated; and
      4. if we are unable to resolve your complaint with 14 days of escalation to our CEO and you remain dissatisfied, you may pursue the matter in accordance with clause 18.6.
10. Restrictions
    1. Except as expressly set out in this Contract, you undertake:
       1. the Services shall be used solely for your internal business purposes, and you agree not to re-sell the Services or make available the Services or any information derived therefrom (including any reports created using the Services) publicly or to any third party whether for commercial gain or otherwise;
       2. not to copy the software used in the provision of our Services, except where such copying is incidental to normal use of the software, or where it is necessary for the purpose of back-up or operational security;
       3. not to rent, lease, sub-license, loan, translate, merge, adapt, vary or modify the software or other aspects of the Services or the Legal Target platform;
       4. not to make alterations to, or modifications of, the whole or any part of our software, nor permit our software or any part of it to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs;
       5. not to disassemble, decompile, reverse-engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the software nor attempt to do any such thing except to the extent that (by virtue of section 296A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988) such actions cannot be prohibited because they are essential for the purpose of achieving inter-operability of the Software with another software program, and provided that the information obtained by you during such activities:
          1. is used only for the purpose of achieving inter-operability of the software with another software program; and
          2. is not unnecessarily disclosed or communicated without our prior written consent to any third party; and
          3. is not used to create any software or services which is substantially similar to our software or our Services;
       6. comply with any additional licence terms and restrictions as we may notify you of from time to time relating to the use of third-party software or services used by us to provide the Services;
       7. to supervise and control use of the Services (including keeping confidential any user credentials and passwords) and ensure that the Services are only used by the individual named in the registration and not by any other person, including any or employees or representatives of the same organisation.
    2. We make no representation that the Services are appropriate for use in locations outside the United Kingdom. If you choose to access the Services from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative, at your own risk, and you are responsible for compliance with local laws
11. Intellectual property rights
    1. All intellectual property rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Services and the website and software used to provide the Services will be owned by us.
    2. We agree to grant you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, limited licence during the Subscription Term to use the Services and the reports provided pursuant to the Services solely for your internal business purposes. In accordance with clause 10.1.6, to the extent the Services are provided using third party software or services, your use of such software or services may be subject to such additional licence terms and restrictions as we may notify you of from time to time and you agree to comply with any such terms and restrictions. You may not sub-license, assign or otherwise transfer the rights granted in this clause 11.2.
12. How we may use your personal information
    1. We will use any personal information you provide to us to:
       1. provide the Services;
       2. process your payment for the Services; and
       3. inform you about similar services that we provide, but you may stop receiving marketing communications at any time by contacting us.
    2. We will process your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated into this Contract.
13. Limitation of liability: YOUR ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THIS CLAUSE.
    1. You acknowledge that the Services and the software used to provide the Services have not been developed to meet your individual requirements, including any particular cybersecurity requirements you might be subject to under law or otherwise, and that it is therefore your responsibility to ensure that the facilities and functions of the Software meet your requirements.
    2. Nothing in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including liability for:
       1. death or personal injury caused by negligence;
       2. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and
       3. any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
    3. Subject to clause 13.4, we will not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for:
       1. loss of profits;
       2. loss of sales or business;
       3. loss of agreements or contracts;
       4. loss of anticipated savings;
       5. loss of use or corruption of software, data or information;
       6. loss of or damage to goodwill; and/or
       7. any indirect or consequential loss.
    4. Subject to clause 13.4, our total liability to you arising under or in connection with the Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will be limited to the higher amount of (i) £500 and (ii) the total Subscription Fees paid by you under the Contract during the 12 months preceding the event (or first of the series of events) giving rise to that liability.
    5. Unless you notify us that you intend to make a claim in respect of an event within the notice period set out in this clause, we shall have no liability for that event. The notice period for an event shall start on the day on which you became, or ought reasonably to have become, aware of the event having occurred and shall expire 6 months from that date. The notice must be in writing and must identify the event and the grounds for the claim in reasonable detail.
    6. This clause 13 will survive termination of the Contract.
14. Confidentiality
    1. We each undertake that we will not at any time during the Contract, and for a period of five years after termination of the Contract, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning one another’s business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers, except as permitted by clause 14.2.
    2. We each may disclose the other’s confidential information:
       1. to such of our respective employees, officers, representatives, subcontractors or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of exercising our respective rights or carrying out our respective obligations under the Contract. We will each ensure that such employees, officers, representatives, subcontractors or advisers comply with this clause 14; and
       2. as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
    3. Each of us may only use the other’s confidential information for the purpose of fulfilling our respective obligations under the Contract.
15. Termination, consequences of termination and survival
    1. Termination. Without limiting any of our other rights, we may suspend the performance of the Services, or terminate the Contract with immediate effect by giving written notice to you if:
       1. you commit a material breach of any term of the Contract and (if such a breach is remediable) fail to remedy that breach within 7 days of you being notified in writing to do so;
       2. you fail to pay any amount due under the Contract on the due date for payment;
       3. you take any step or action in connection with you entering administration, provisional liquidation or any composition or arrangement with your creditors (other than in relation to a solvent restructuring), being wound up (whether voluntarily or by order of the court, unless for the purpose of a solvent restructuring), having a receiver appointed to any of your assets or ceasing to carry on business or, if the step or action is taken in another jurisdiction, in connection with any analogous procedure in the relevant jurisdiction;
       4. you suspend, threaten to suspend, cease or threaten to cease to carry on all or a substantial part of your business; or
       5. your financial position deteriorates to such an extent that in our opinion your capability to adequately fulfil your obligations under the Contract has been placed in jeopardy.
    2. Consequences of termination. Termination of the Contract will not affect your or our rights and remedies that have accrued as at termination.
    3. Survival. Any provision of the Contract that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination will remain in full force and effect.
16. Events outside our control
    1. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under the Contract that is caused by any act or event beyond our reasonable control (Event Outside Our Control).
    2. If an Event Outside Our Control takes place that affects the performance of our obligations under the Contract:
       1. we will contact you as soon as reasonably possible to notify you; and
       2. our obligations under the Contract will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the Event Outside Our Control. We will arrange a new date for performance of the Services with you after the Event Outside Our Control is over.
17. Communications between us
    1. When we refer to “in writing” in these Terms, this includes email.
    2. Any notice or other communication given under or in connection with the Contract must be in writing and be delivered by email.
    3. A notice or other communication is deemed to have been received when sent by email at 9.00 am the next working day after transmission.
    4. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove that the email was sent to the specified email address of the addressee.
    5. The provisions of this clause will not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action.
18. General
    1. Assignment and transfer
       1. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations under the Contract to another entity but will always notify you in writing or by posting on this webpage if this happens.
       2. You may only assign or transfer your rights or your obligations under the Contract to another person if we agree in writing.
    2. Variation. Any variation of the Contract only has effect if it is in writing and signed by you and us (or our respective authorised representatives).
    3. Waiver. If we do not insist that you perform any of your obligations under the Contract, or if we do not enforce our rights against you, or if we delay in doing so, that will not mean that we have waived our rights against you or that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If we do waive any rights, we will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that we will automatically waive any right related to any later default by you.
    4. Severance. Each paragraph of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them is unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
    5. Third party rights. The Contract is between you and us. No other person has any rights to enforce any of its terms.
    6. Governing law and jurisdiction. The Contract is governed by English law and we each irrevocably agree to submit all disputes arising out of or in connection with the Contract to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Schedule 1

Service Description

1. Our Services consist of three available levels of user subscription to the Legal Target platform which shall have access to the following functionality: