Website Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE

What’s in these terms?

These terms tell you the rules for using our website www.acorncapitaladvisers.com.

Who we are and how to contact us

The Website is operated by Acorn Capital Advisers Limited (We). We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 10220193 and have our registered office at Richmond House, Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 3QP. Our VAT number is GB 242 397501.

To contact us, please email: contact@acorncapitaladvisers.com 

By using the Website you accept these terms

By using the 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 Website.

There are other terms that may apply to you

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of the Website:

  • Our Privacy Notice (linked here).  

  • Our Cookie Notice (linked here), which sets out information about the cookies and similar technologies used by the Website.

We may make changes to these terms and to the Website

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

You can see when these terms were last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the bottom of these terms. 

We may update and change the Website from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our users’ needs and our business priorities.

We may suspend or withdraw the Website

We do not guarantee that the 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 Website for business and operational reasons. 

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. 

How you may use material on the Website

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the 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 shall not copy, adapt, exploit or otherwise use the content on the Website in any way, save for the downloading and temporary storage of one or more of these pages for the purpose of viewing on a personal computer or terminal, or drawing the attention of others to material posted on the Website.

Do not rely on information on the Website

The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising as a result of any reliance placed on such information, commentary or other materials contained on the Website by any visitor to the Website or by anyone who may be informed of any of its content, to the fullest extent permitted by law. If you want to rely on any information, commentary and other materials posted on the Website, you must first arrange a consultation with a Director of Acorn Capital Advisers Limited who will provide specific advice or information as appropriate. This consultation and advice will be charged at rates agreed with you.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on the Website, we make no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied, that the content on the Website is accurate, complete or up to date.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where the Website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we hereby expressly exclude:

  • all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity; and

  • any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the Website or in connection with the access, use, inability to use or results of the use of the Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation, liability for:

    • loss of business;

    • loss of income or revenue;

    • loss of profits or contracts;

    • loss of anticipated savings;

    • loss of data;

    • loss of goodwill;

    • wasted management or office time;

    • loss or damage caused to any equipment or software; or

    • any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

How we may use your personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Notice (linked here).

We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them

We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the Website. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the 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 may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your 

identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

Acceptable Use and linking to the Website

While we retain the right to establish any hypertext links between the Website and any third party website at our discretion, you agree that you will not frame the Website on any other website or create any hypertext links or deep links between it and any third party website without our express prior written consent.

It is impossible to provide an exhaustive list of what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable use of the Website. In general, we will not tolerate any use of the Website which damages or is likely to damage our reputation, affects the availability or integrity of the Website or which causes or threatens to cause us to incur any legal, tax or regulatory liability. We will determine, in our absolute discretion, whether your use of the Website is unacceptable and in that event, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.

Severability 

If any provision of these terms (or part of any provision) is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed not to form part of these terms and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms shall not be affected.

Variations

We may revise these terms at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Website.

Governing law and jurisdiction 

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. These terms are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Last updated January 2021