1. Notice: Terms and Conditions
This website is owned and operated by The Orion Publishing Group
Limited (The Orion Group). By accessing or using this site, you
agree to the terms set forth in this Terms of Use agreement. The
Orion Group retains the right, at its discretion, to change any of
these Terms of Use in the future and it is your responsibility to
refer to and comply with these Terms on accessing this site. Your
continued use of The Orion Group's websites constitutes your
agreement to all of these Terms of Use as revised from time to
time. This site may be used only for lawful purposes and in a
manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or
inhibit the use and enjoyment of the site by, any third party. If
these Terms of Use are not accepted in full, use of this site must
be terminated immediately.
2. Trademarks and copyright
All rights, including copyright and database right, in this
website and its contents (including but not limited to text,
photographs, audio, video, graphics, downloads, streams and
software) are owned by or have been licensed to The Orion Group or
are otherwise used by The Orion Group as permitted by applicable
law. Except as set out below, in accessing this site you agree that
you will access the contents solely for your own personal,
non-commercial use and you acknowledge that you are not permitted
to copy, download, store in any medium (including any other
website), distribute, transmit, modify or show in public any part
of this site without the prior written permission of The Orion
Group or in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988.
3. Downloads
Where material on this site is made available for you to
download, you may do so only for your own personal use or for the
specific purpose of promoting the sale of The Orion Group titles.
You may not alter the material downloaded in any way. If such
material is downloaded for promotional purposes, extracts of text
must be quoted without alteration and images must be used in their
entirety without any addition, modification or alteration (other
than reducing their size and superimposing a price, e.g. a reduced
price). You agree to acknowledge The Orion Group prominently in
relation to every image and/or textual extract which you use for
promotional purposes and if you quote any extract from one of our
titles you also agree to identify the author. You agree that you
will not use any material from this site in any way which may be
derogatory of the material itself, the author or The Orion
Group.
4. Additional rules
This website contains various bulletin boards, discussion
forums, blogs, competitions and other features that are each
governed by additional rules. Please read those rules, posted or
linked at each feature, before participating in them, as they form
part of these Terms of Use.
5. Data protection and privacy
We will not disclose any of the information you give us beyond
The Orion Group. We do not sell or supply any of the information
you give us to anyone. We will treat the information you give us
with respect, as well as in accordance with the law.
We will only use the information that you give us to tell you
about our books, products and services which are likely to be of
interest to you, to run promotions and competitions and notify the
winners. We do not sell or supply any of the information you give
us to anyone.
The Orion Group's websites use cookies in order to provide a
better site experience for our users. Websites use cookies to
identify your computer when you visit the site. Cookies enable us
to tailor websites to your needs and interests (for example, to
remember your log-in details) but you can remove this feature of
the site. Check the Help menu of your web browser to learn how you
can change your own cookie preferences to accept, decline or notify
you of cookies. For more information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
6. Warranty and liability disclaimer
This website is provided by The Orion Group in good faith on an
"as is" basis and The Orion Group makes no representations or
warranties, express or implied, about its site or the material
contained or referred to on it or available for download from it,
and will not be held liable in any way for your use of it. Except
to the extent as provided by the applicable law, The Orion Group
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The Orion Group or any affiliated company or individual excludes to
the fullest extent permitted by law all liability for any direct,
indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, losses and
expenses whatsoever including loss of business, anticipated savings
revenues, profits, goodwill or reputation arising out of or in any
way connected with the use of the this site or any information,
content, software products or services obtained through or
downloaded from the website. The Orion Group endeavours to ensure
that all information and material on this site is correct and
accurate but does not accept any liability for errors or omissions,
neither does The Orion Group warrant that use of this site will be
uninterrupted.
7. Site security
The Orion Group makes reasonable attempts to exclude viruses,
worms, trojans and other malicious or destructive computer code
from its website and the website's contents (including downloadable
material) but cannot guarantee such exclusion. The Orion Group
gives no assurance (whether express or implied), assumes no
obligation and accepts no liability or responsibility in relation
to such exclusion. You are strongly recommended to take all
appropriate safeguards before using this web site or downloading
any information or content from it.
8. Links to other websites
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are responsible for the
content of any other website, including any website through which
you may have gained access to our website or to which you may gain
access from our website. We do not accept any liability in
connection with any such sites or links.
9. Purchases
Purchases from The Orion Group website are via third parties.
Terms and conditions will apply based on the supplier you select.
We would advise you to read the terms and conditions applicable to
these sites prior to purchase. The Orion Group has no control over
the terms and conditions and or content of third party sites.
10. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold The Orion Group and any
affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees,
related to any violation of these Terms by you or your authorised
users, or in connection with the use of the website.
11. Applicable law
This agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales and
venue shall be in the High Court of Justice. If any provision of
this agreement is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable, then such
provision shall be severed from the agreement and the remainder of
the agreement shall remain.
12. International use
Those who choose to access this site from locations outside the
United Kingdom do so on their own initiative and are responsible
for compliance with local laws.
13. General Prize Draw Terms and Conditions
- No purchase necessary to enter this prize draw.
- Only one entry per person allowed. Second or subsequent entries
will be disqualified. Entries will not be accepted via agents,
third parties or in bulk.
- Entries must be received before midnight GMT of the closing
date. The Orion Publishing Group is not responsible for contacting
or forwarding prizes to entrants who provide unclear or incomplete
information or for entries lost, misdirected, delayed or
destroyed.
- The prize draw is open to all residents in the UK and Ireland
except employees of the Orion Publishing Group, any associated
Hachette company, their families, its agents or anyone
professionally connected with the prize draw.
- The prize is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.
The Promoter reserves the right to alter the prizes without
notice.
- The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of
the prize although every effort will be made to provide prizes of
similar quality and value.
- The winner will be picked randomly from the eligible list of
entrants to the prize draw.
- The winner will be notified by email within 4 weeks of the
closing date.
- The winner may have their first name and town of origin
published on the Orion Publishing Group's website.
- To obtain the name of the winner please write to Orion Website
Competitions, Marketing Department, Orion Publishing Group, 5 Upper
St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA. Please give the title of the
competition and send a stamped addressed envelope. No entries
should be sent to this address.
- All entrants will receive the Orion Publishing Group newsletter
by email. They can unsubscribe by following the UNSUBSCRIBE
link.
- The email address you provide to enter the prize draw will be
used to contact you, and will not be shared with other companies.
The Orion Publishing Group will only use your email address in
compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and
in accordance with our privacy policy.
- The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be
entered into.
- The Promoter reserves the right to terminate or withdraw this
prize draw at any time.
- By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by
these terms and conditions.
- The Promoter is The Orion Publishing Group, Orion House, 5
Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA.