About us

www.themarketingbasics.co.uk and any of the functionalities displayed on it (Our Site) is a site operated by Emily Smith and Sarah Wardlaw (We, Us, Our).

Terms of website use

This terms of use policy (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of Our Site, whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of Our Site includes accessing, browsing Our Site.

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by Scottish law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland.

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use Our Site, as these will apply to your use of Our Site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

By using Our Site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes We made, as they are binding on you.

If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use Our Site.

Other applicable terms

These terms of use refer to Our Privacy and Cookies Policy (this sets out the terms on which We process any personal data We collect from you, or that you provide to Us and that you consent to by using Our Site), which also apply to your use of Our Site.

Changes to Our site

We may update Our Site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on Our Site may be out of date at any given time, and We are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that Our Site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing Our site

Our Site is made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that Our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to Our Site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of Our Site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason Our Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to Our Site.

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

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in Our Site, 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 may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from Our Site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on Our Site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on Our Site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on Our Site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from Us or Our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of Our Site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use Our Site will cease immediately and you must, at Our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No reliance on information

The content on Our Site 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 Our Site.

Although We make reasonable efforts to update the information on Our Site, We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on Our Site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Liability and indemnity

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits Our liability for death or personal injury arising from Our negligence, or Our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of Our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by Scottish law.

To the extent permitted by law, We exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to Our Site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

You agree to indemnify, keep Us indemnified, defend and hold Us harmless in full and at all times against any liability, loss, damages, demands, costs, claims, charges and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) sustained or incurred by Us (whether of a direct, indirect or consequential nature) including but not limited to loss of profits, business, goodwill and/or reputation, or for which We may become liable arising directly or indirectly from your use of Our Site, your failure to adhere to these terms or your delay in the performance of any of your obligations under these terms or from any criminal, fraudulent or negligent act or other claim relating to or in connection with the use of Our Site or your actions arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

We will not be liable to You (to the extent permitted by law) whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or misrepresentation for any direct loss or damage, loss or damage arising from third party claims, loss of profit, revenue or goodwill or indirect or consequential loss or damage, opportunity or wasted expenditure, business or business interruption, corruption of data or loss of confidential information connected to Your use of Our Site or inability to use it.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of Our Site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on Our Site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by Us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any goods and/or services to you, which will be set out in the relevant terms and conditions of supply.

Linking to our site

You may link to Our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Our reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on Our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to Our Site in any website that is not owned by you.

Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you use the content within Our site (i.e our blog) without permission from us.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on Our Site other than that set out above, please contact Us.

Where Our Site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.