Terms of use

By accessing and using this website, including each page of it (the “Website”), you agree to the following terms of use:

1. Your access to and general use of this Website

1.1 You may only use this Website and the material and information contained on and in it (the “Content”) for your own private and non-commercial purposes, or for the purposes of non-profit research and information as part of your business activities.

1.2 In using this Website, you must ensure that you comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you will not use the Website or its Content in any manner that is contrary to such laws or regulations and / or is detrimental to the Website and / or Bear & Wolf IP LLP and / or Bear & Wolf HQ Limited.

1.3 You must ensure that any material you send or upload to this Website or to the other contact details provided on it (including, without limitation, emails, faxes or other data) complies with all applicable laws and regulations, is not offensive, indecent or defamatory, and is free of any viruses or material of a similar nature damaging or potentially damaging to the Website and / or Bear & Wolf IP LLP and / or Bear & Wolf HQ Limited.

1.4 You must comply with all reasonable restrictions we may impose or instructions we may give regarding your use of this Website from time to time.

2. The Content of this Website

2.1 The Content of the Website is of a general nature and is provided on an “as is “and “as available” basis and for your information. It is not and may not be relied upon as advice or any offer to provide advice (or other services) on any terms, and is provided without any representation, warranty or endorsement of any kind.

2.2 In particular but without prejudice to the foregoing, no representation or warranty is given that access to the Website will be uninterrupted, or that the Website is free from viruses or material of a similar nature.

2.3 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Bear & Wolf IP LLP and Bear & Wolf HQ Limited will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website, save that nothing in these terms and conditions will exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury.

3. Trade marks, copyright and other intellectual property rights

3.1 This Website and its Content are protected by various intellectual property rights, which are owned by Bear & Wolf HQ Limited or, in the case of images, licensed for exploitation by Bear & Wolf IP LLP and / or Bear & Wolf HQ Limited for use on the Website. In particular (but without limitation):

(a) the trade mark “Bear & Wolf” is owned by Bear & Wolf HQ Limited;

(b) copyright and design rights in the “Bear & Wolf” logo, as well variously as the text, background design and overall design and layout of this Website, is owned by Bear & Wolf HQ Limited (© 2017 all rights reserved); all moral rights in respect of such copyright are reserved.

3.2 You may not reproduce (in any form, whether hard or soft copy, and whether temporarily or otherwise) the whole or any part of this Website or its Content for any purpose without our prior written consent, except that you may store a temporary copy locally on your computer or web browser, solely for the purpose of viewing the Website and in the normal course of your access to and use of the Website for that purpose.

3.3  You may not download, republish, retransmit, reproduce or otherwise use any of the images or logos on this Website as a stand-alone or electronic file. Such activities are expressly prohibited by our terms and conditions with third-party licensees.

4. Links

4.1 You may, and only with our prior written consent, link to the “home” page of this Website via a hypertext or other link from another Website. We do not permit linking to any other page of this Website (“deep linking”).

4.2 This Website may contain links to third party websites controlled and maintained by others. While we take care in linking to third party websites, such linking may not be taken as any endorsement of them and we are not responsible for the content of such websites.

5. Privacy and cookies

5.1  Please see our Privacy and Cookies policy (below) for further information.

6. Unsolicited marketing

6.1 Email addresses and other contact information provided on this Website are provided for the purposes of the business of Bear & Wolf IP LLP and / or Bear & Wolf HQ Limited. You agree that you will not use such email addresses or other contact information for the purposes of sending unsolicited marketing, advertising or market research communications, or communications of an offensive or immoral nature.

7. Suspension and blocking of use

7.1 We may at any time suspend and / or block your access to this Website if, in our sole opinion, you are in breach of any of these terms and conditions.

8. Governing law and jurisdiction

8.1 These terms and conditions and your use of this Website will be governed by English law, and you agree that the courts of England & Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any matter or dispute arising out these terms and conditions and / or your use of the Website.

9. Privacy

9.1 This section describes how we will use information collected on or through this Website. By accessing and continuing to use this Website, you consent to the following.

9.2 You do not have to provide us with any personally identifiable information to use the Website or access the material and information contained on or in it (the “Content”).

9.3 However, the Website does use cookies (see cookie detail here).

9.4 You may also provide personal information to us by using the telephone, fax and / or email contact information supplied on the Website. By using this site, you consent to us adding this information to our database.

9.5 We use our database of personal information for various purposes, which may include from time to time:

(a) providing access to our database of personal information to third parties acting on our behalf, in order that they may provide essential administrative or marketing services to us;

(b) contacting you (by email, letter or otherwise) in relation to our (or third parties’) services, news or events which we consider may be of interest to you or your business.

9.6 By accessing and continuing to use the Website and access its Content, you consent to our use of your personal information in accordance with the foregoing. However, should you not wish your information to be used in this way, or if you wish to be removed from our database or see any of the personal information we may hold concerning you, please contact us.