TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Welcome to ecocean!
ecocean is owned and operated by ECOCEAN LIMITED.
These are the terms and conditions for:
https://www.ecocean.org.uk
The following terms and conditions apply to the website offered and operated by ecocean. This includes any version of ecocean accessible via desktop, mobile, tablet, social media or other devices.
By using the website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and our privacy policy. In these terms and conditions, the words "website" refer to the ecocean website, "we", "us", "our", and "ecocean" refer to ecocean, and "you" and "user", refer to you, the website user.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR OBTAINING ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICES FROM THE WEBSITE.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
This agreement sets forth the legally binding terms for your use of this website. By using the website, you agree to be bound by this agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, you must not use the website. We may modify this agreement from time to time, and such modification will be effective upon posting on the website. You agree to be bound by any modification of these terms and conditions when you use the website after such modification is posted on the website; therefore, it is important that you review this agreement regularly.
ecocean may, in its sole discretion, refuse to provide access to the website to any user and change its eligibility criteria at any time. This provision is void where prohibited by law and the right to access the website is revoked in such jurisdictions.
By using the website, you represent and warrant that you have full right, power and authority to enter into this agreement and to fully perform all of your obligations hereunder. You further represent and warrant that you are not under any legal incapacity or contractual restriction that would prevent you from entering into this agreement.
2. NEWSLETTER AND EMAIL MARKETING
By providing ecocean with your email address, you agree that we may use it to send you notifications, news and special content related to our website, including marketing content. If you do not wish to receive these emails, you may opt-out of receiving them by sending us your request through our contact information or by using the "unsubscribe" option in the emails themselves. This option may prevent you from receiving emails from ecocean.
3. AFFILIATE CONTENT
By using the ecocean website, you agree and acknowledge that some of the links to products and services presented in our content are affiliate links. This means that when you click on one of these links and make a purchase of a product or service from a third party, ecocean may receive a commission as a result of that purchase.
The inclusion of affiliate links does not influence the content, topics or products we select to review or recommend. We aim to provide useful and relevant content for our users, and we always try to maintain integrity and transparency in our recommendations. Any products or services we recommend we do so based on our evaluation and experience, and not solely for the compensation we may receive.
The commissions generated through these purchases help us fund various environmental projects and initiatives. We use this income to support conservation programmes, environmental awareness campaigns and other activities aimed at promoting sustainability and protecting our planet. By making purchases through our affiliate links, you are directly contributing to these efforts.
Ecocean is not responsible for products or services provided by third parties, nor for the actions of these vendors. Any purchases made through an affiliate link are subject to the terms and conditions, privacy policies and business practices of the applicable third party vendor. We strongly recommend that you review these policies before making a purchase.
We strive to be transparent about our use of affiliate links and always clearly mark any content containing such links. If you have any questions about our affiliate links or how we use the commissions generated, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. We appreciate your support of ecocean and our mission to promote a more sustainable future.
4. AFFILIATE AND ADVERTISING STATEMENT
By using the ecocean website, you agree and acknowledge that certain links to products and services presented in our content are affiliate links. This means that when you click on one of these links and make a purchase of a product or service from a third party, ecocean may receive a commission as a result of that transaction. This method of monetisation does not affect the quality or nature of the products and services we recommend; our recommendations are based on our independent evaluation and experience with such products and services.
ecocean's goal is to provide valuable and relevant content to our users, and the inclusion of affiliate links is a way for us to fund our operations without compromising the integrity of our content. We want our users to understand that any revenue generated through affiliate links is used to fund environmental projects and initiatives. These initiatives may include conservation programmes, environmental awareness campaigns, ocean clean-ups, reforestation and other activities aimed at promoting sustainability and environmental protection.
It is important to note that ecocean has no control over products or services provided by third parties through our affiliate links. Any purchases made through an affiliate link are subject to the terms and conditions, privacy policies and business practices of the relevant third party provider. We strongly recommend that users review these policies before making a purchase, as ecocean assumes no responsibility for transactions with these third parties or for the quality of products and services purchased.
In addition, ecocean may receive monetary compensation for displaying advertisements and promoting products and services through various advertising formats on our website. This compensation also helps to fund our environmental activities and projects. We are committed to maintaining transparent communication with our users regarding the nature of these advertisements and promotions. Any sponsored or advertised content will be clearly identified as such to ensure that users can make informed decisions.
We strive to be transparent about our use of affiliate links and advertising, and always clearly mark any content containing such links or advertisements. If you have any questions about our affiliate and advertising practices, or how we use the revenue generated, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your support of Ecocean and our mission to promote a more sustainable future through our environmental initiatives. Your contribution, through interaction with our affiliate links and advertisements, plays a crucial role in promoting and implementing projects that benefit our planet.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
ecocean assumes no responsibility for products or services provided by third parties through affiliate links present on our website. Affiliate content is provided for informational and promotional purposes only, and any transactions entered into between you and any third party provider are solely between you and such third party provider.
ecocean does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, quality, suitability or availability of any third party products or services. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about any third party products or services, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or any warranties arising in the course of dealing, performance or trade usage.
You acknowledge and agree that any reliance placed on the information and affiliate links provided on our website is at your own risk. ecocean shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from your use of third party products or services, including, but not limited to, any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive loss, loss of profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system, even if we have been expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.
In addition, ecocean shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or stream, communications line failure, theft or destruction, unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of personal information and data provided on the website. We do not warrant that the website will be error-free or that the website and its server are free of viruses or other harmful components. You are responsible for implementing procedures and checkpoints sufficient to satisfy your particular data accuracy and security requirements.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ecocean disclaims all liability, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, arising out of the use of or inability to use the affiliate links, or any content provided on the website. This limitation shall apply regardless of whether the damages arise from: (a) use or misuse of and reliance on the Affiliate Content; (b) inability to use the Affiliate Content; or (c) the interruption, suspension or termination of access to the Affiliate Content (including damages incurred by third parties).
6. COPYRIGHT
All content on the ecocean website, including but not limited to names, logos, trademarks, blogs, images, text, graphics, videos, photographs, illustrations, software and other items, is protected by copyrights, trademarks and/or other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by ecocean or by third parties who have licensed or provided their material to the website and ecocean. You acknowledge and agree that all ecocean materials are made available for informational purposes only. No material included on the website may be copied, reproduced, sold, downloaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, or used for any purpose, by any person or entity, without the prior express written permission of ecocean or the owner of such material, in the case of third party material included on the website such as third party logos displayed on the website. You may not add to, delete, distort or otherwise modify the material contained on the website. Any unauthorised attempt to modify any material, to defeat or circumvent any security feature, or to use ecocean or any part of the material for any purpose other than its intended purpose is strictly prohibited.
7. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
ecocean will respond to all enquiries, complaints and claims relating to alleged infringement by breach or violation of the provisions contained in UK and international copyright and intellectual property laws and regulations. ecocean respects the intellectual property of others and expects users to do the same. If you believe, in good faith, that any material provided on the website infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please submit your request via our contact information, with the following information:
Identification of the intellectual property right that is allegedly infringed. All relevant registration numbers or a statement regarding ownership of the work should be included.
A statement that specifically identifies the location of the infringing material, in sufficient detail so that ecocean can find it on the website.
Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the allegedly infringing material is not authorised by the copyright owner, or its agents, or by law.
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on its behalf.
An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or of the person authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
8. PERSONAL DATA
Any personal information you submit in connection with the use of the website will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. By using the website, you agree that we may collect and store your personal information. Please see our privacy policy.
9. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
The following activities are prohibited:
Access, monitor, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, copy or otherwise exploit any content of the website, including but not limited to, using any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose not in accordance with this agreement or without our express written permission.
Violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on the website or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to the website.
Take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
Deep-link to any portion of the website for any purpose without our express written permission.
"Frame", "mirror" or otherwise incorporate any part of the website into any other websites or service without our prior written authorisation.
Attempt to modify, translate, adapt, edit, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any software programs used by ecocean in connection with the website.
Circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content.
Download any content unless it’s expressly made available for download by ecocean.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
Because of the nature of the Internet ecocean provides and maintains the website on an "as is", "as available" basis and makes no promise that use of the website will be uninterrupted or entirely error free. We will not be liable to you if we are unable to provide our website for any reason.
Our website may from time to time contain links to other websites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by us. These links are provided for your convenience only and we are not responsible for the content of those sites.
Except as provided above we can give no other warranties, conditions or other terms, express or implied, statutory or otherwise and all such terms are hereby excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.
You will be responsible for any breach of these terms by you and if you use the website in breach of these terms you will be liable to and will reimburse ecocean for any loss or damage caused as a result.
ecocean shall not be liable in any amount for any failure to perform any obligation under this agreement if such failure is caused by the occurrence of any unforeseen event beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet outages, communications outages, fire, flood, war or any uncontrollable act of nature.
These terms do not affect your statutory rights as a consumer which are available to you.
Subject as aforesaid, to the maximum extent permitted by law, ecocean excludes liability for any loss or damage of any kind howsoever arising, including without limitation any direct, indirect or consequential loss whether or not such arises out of any problem you notify to ecocean and ecocean shall have no liability to pay any money by way of compensation, including without limitation all liability in relation to:
Any incorrect or inaccurate information on the website.
The infringement by any person of any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party caused by their use of the website.
Any loss or damage resulting from your use or the inability to use the website or resulting from unauthorised access to, or alteration of your transmissions or data in circumstances which are beyond our control.
Any loss of profit, wasted expenditure, corruption or destruction of data or any other loss which does not directly result from something we have done wrong.
Any amount or kind of loss or damage due to viruses or other malicious software that may infect a user's computer equipment, software, data or other property caused by persons accessing or using content from the website or from transmissions via emails or attachments received from ecocean.
All representations, warranties, conditions and other terms which but for this notice would have effect.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend and indemnify ecocean from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought by third parties as a result of:
Your breach of this agreement or the documents referenced herein.
Your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
Your use of the website.
12. CHANGES
We may modify the website and these terms at any time, at our sole discretion and without notice. You are responsible for keeping yourself informed of these terms. Your continued use of the website constitutes your acceptance of any changes to these terms and any changes will supersede all previous versions of the terms. Unless otherwise specified, all changes to these terms apply to all users.
13. INTEGRATION CLAUSE
This agreement together with the privacy policy and any other legal notices published by ecocean, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and ecocean concerning and governs your use of the website.
14. TERMINATION
Both the user and ecocean acknowledge that failure to comply with these terms and conditions may result in termination of the agreement between both parties.
In case of non-compliance by the user: In case of breach by the user of any of the terms set forth in these terms and conditions, ecocean reserves the right to unilaterally terminate the user's access to and use of the website. ecocean may take this action without prior notice, and the user will automatically lose all rights to access and use the website.
In case of non-compliance by ecocean: If ecocean breaches its obligations under the agreed terms and conditions, the user shall be entitled to terminate the contract and cease using the website. The user shall notify ecocean in writing of the breach and allow a reasonable period of time for ecocean to remedy the situation. If ecocean does not remedy the breach within the time limit, the user may terminate the Agreement.
Termination of the agreement shall not relieve either party of any obligations and liabilities that arose prior to the date of termination.
Continued use of the website after termination of the agreement by either party shall imply acceptance of the conditions set forth in the terms and conditions in effect at that time.
15. ARBITRATION
You acknowledge and agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions, whether for breach, termination, performance, interpretation or validity, as well as any aspect of your use of our website, shall preferably be resolved by binding arbitration between you and ecocean. However, the right of both parties to bring individual claims in a court of competent jurisdiction if they deem it necessary remains.
In the event of any dispute arising in connection with the use of our website or breach of these terms and conditions, both parties agree to seek resolution through an arbitration process. This process will be conducted before a recognised and respected arbitration entity, selected by mutual agreement of both parties and following applicable commercial arbitration rules.
You further agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, not to initiate, join or participate in class action lawsuits associated with any claim, dispute or controversy that may arise in connection with your use of our website. This commitment seeks to promote a more agile and personalised resolution of any conflict, favoring arbitration and individual legal actions over class actions.
16. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. Any dispute relating to these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. This applies unless binding arbitration is agreed in the relevant section below.
17. FINAL PROVISIONS
Your use of our website is conditioned upon your acceptance of and compliance with all of the terms and conditions set forth. This authorisation to use our website does not extend to jurisdictions where these provisions are not respected or applied.
Our commitment to compliance with these terms is strictly governed by applicable laws and legal process. Importantly, these terms do not restrict our ability to comply with legal or governmental requirements, including but not limited to those related to law enforcement and the use of our website. Information provided or collected in connection with the use of the website will be subject to these requirements.
In the event that any provision of these terms and conditions is declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court or competent authority, such decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. Failure or delay in enforcing any of these terms and conditions by us at any time shall not constitute a waiver of our rights to enforce such provision, or any other provision, in the future.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted herein, while at all times maintaining the protection of and respect for our intellectual property rights and prerogatives.
18. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact us using the contact information below:
ECOCEAN LIMITED - ecocean.
