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This terms and conditions were last revised on 1st August, 2019.

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) ARE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (“YOU” OR “YOUR”) AND COMPARISON CONTRACTOR (also referred to as “we”, “us” or “our”)

We implore you to read these terms and conditions carefully before using COMPARISON CONTRACTOR website.

These terms and conditions contained herein including any legal notices and disclaimers constitutes the entire and only agreement between COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and its website users (also referred to as “you”) and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and all understandings with respect to the use of this website.

Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION             

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR (also referred to as “Comparison Contractor”, “we”, “us” or “our”) understands that you are aware of and care about your personal privacy interests, and we take that seriously. We will fully comply with all applicable Data Protection and consumer legislation from time to time in place. This Privacy Policy describes COMPARISON CONTRACTOR’s policies and practices regarding its collection and use of your Personal Information, and which rights you have regarding them. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is the data controller for the Personal Information being processed by on https://comparisoncontractor.com/. 

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA

The following categories of personal data are processed when using our services:  Name, e-mail, home address, telephone number, etc. 

PURPOSE

We use your information in order to:

  • Create your account.
  • Create things that are relevant to you.
  • Process your purchases.
  • For statistical or survey purposes to improve this website and its services to you.
  • Complete payments you make on our website with your billing information.
  • Enable you find services and information quickly.
  • Ensure that you don’t have to add information more than once, this makes the website easier for you to navigate through’
  • Send you email about our services.

You agree that you do not object to us contacting you for any of the above purposes whether by telephone, e-mail or in writing and you confirm that you do not and will not consider any of the above as being a breach of any of your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

When submitting and entering your details on our website you understand that the third party company will receive your details and agree that they may contact you unless stated otherwise by you within 24 hours of the submitted application via email request found on our ‘Contact Us’ section found on the home page of the website. On this contact form the subject line must state ‘No Contact 24 Hour Opt Out’. 

CONSENT

You will be able to make use of our website even if you do not want to provide your personal information/create an account on our website; but your access will be limited.

However, if you decide to provide your personal information/ create an account, you will be able to select the kinds of information you want to receive from us by subscribing to various services. You have the choice of selecting the option stating that you do not wish to receive messages about our other offers or services. You also have the option of closing/deleting your account on our website, once you do this you will no longer have unlimited access on the website. 

COOKIES

This Website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. A cookie is a computer file containing information about a user that is sent to the central computer with each request.  The server uses this information to customise data sent back to the user and to log the user’s requests. If you do allow cookies to be used, the following personal information may be stored by us:

  • Date and time of visits.
  • Pages viewed.
  • Time spent at our Website.
  • Websites visited before and after our Website.
  • Your IP address.

IP address is a number used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

ENFORCEMENT

If for any reason you believe that COMPARISON CONTRACTOR has not complied with this privacy policy, please notify us by email, and we will do our best to determine and correct the problem promptly. Be certain that the words Privacy Policy are in the Subject line. 

USER PROFILES

Every registered user has a unique personal profile. Each profile is assigned a unique personal identification number, which helps us ensure that only you can access your profile.

When you register, we create your profile, assign a personal identification number, and then send this personal identification number back to your hard drive in form of a cookie, which is a very small bit of code. This code is uniquely yours. It is your passport to seamless travel across the website, without having to fill out registration forms with information you have already provided. Even if you switch computers, you won’t have to re-register – just use your Registration ID to identify yourself. 

LEGITIMATE INTEREST

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on COMPARISON CONTRACTOR or the site (b) protect and defend the rights or property of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and its family of Websites, and (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR its Websites, or the public. 

DATA STORAGE AND RETENTION

Your personal data is stored and processed for as long as it is necessary from the date of your registration, after that it will be deleted. Note that we might process your personal data for an extended period of time if it is necessary in order to comply with a legal obligation.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITE

The links in this area will let you leave COMPARISON CONTRACTOR site. The linked sites are not under the control of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in any linked site, or any changes or update to such sites. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is not responsible for any webcasting or any other form of transmission received from such linked site. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by COMPARISON CONTRACTOR of the site.

DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

By virtue of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) our website users have, with certain statutory exceptions, multiple rights with regard to COMPARISON CONTRACTOR’s processing of personal data. Users have:

(1) the right to request access to their personal data and to find out how they are processed;

(2) the right to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete information;

(3) the right to delete personal data for data processed illegally where the lawful basis is consent;

(4) the right to restrict personal data processing;

(5) the right to transfer personal data in electronic format (data portability);

(6) the right to object to personal data processing based on the legitimate interest of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR .

Users have the right at any time to withdraw consent previously given regarding COMPARISON CONTRACTOR’s processing of users personal data. 

AGREEMENT AND LITIGATION

By using COMPARISON CONTRACTOR website and our services you agree to the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy and/or any other agreement that we might have with you. If you do not agree to any of these terms and conditions, you should not use COMPARISON CONTRACTOR website. You agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this Privacy Policy, or any other agreement we have with you, will be governed by the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales You also agree to arbitrate such disputes in London and to abide by any limitation on damages contained in any agreement we may have with you.

DATA BREACH

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR has taken strong measures to protect the security of your personal information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honoured. We take strong precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, in the event of unforeseeable circumstances leading to data breach, you will be informed of such data breach within 72 hours of identifying the breach. 

CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

As our services may change from time to time, this Privacy Policy is expected to change as well. We reserve the right to amend the Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason, without notice to you, other than the posting of the amended Privacy Policy at https://comparisoncontractor.com/. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and terms and conditions and will e-mail users of material changes hereto, but you should check our site frequently to see the current Privacy Policy that is in effect and any changes that may have been made to it. The provisions contained herein supersede all previous notices or statements regarding our privacy practices and the terms and conditions that govern the use of this site.

CONTACT DETAILS, COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS

If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy you can contact us through our contact form.

Payment Policy

For payments on the website we accept payment through PayPal and Debit / Credit cards via Stripe.

User represents and warrants that payment information supplied is true, correct and complete and (ii) charges incurred by the User will be honoured by User’s financial institution and (iii) User shall pay charges incurred by the User at the amounts in effect at the time incurred, including all applicable taxes. User shall be responsible for all charges incurred through the use of User’s password. User agrees to keep his or her sensitive user information such as password confidential and to notify COMPARISON CONTRACTOR within 24 hours of any breach of this Agreement or unauthorised use of the password. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR does not protect User from unauthorised use of User’s password.

Disclaimer

The service, content, and goods are provided “as-is,” “as available,” and all warranties, express or implied, are disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimer of any implied warranties or merchant-ability and fitness for a particular purpose). The sole and entire maximum liability of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR, for any reason, and user’s sole and exclusive remedy for any cause whatsoever, shall be limited to the amount paid by the user for the particular items purchased. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and any of its affiliates, dealers or suppliers are not liable for any indirect, special incidental, or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, litigation or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The limitations of damages set forth above are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between company and user.

Intellectual Property Rights

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and/or its licencees own all rights to the intellectual property including copyrights, trademarks, patents and material contained in this Website, and all such rights are reserved.

License and Site Access

We grant you a limited license to access and make personal use of this website. You are not allowed to download or modify it. This may be done only with written consent from us. Unauthorised use of this Website may give rise to a claim in damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Communications

The entire communication with us is electronic. Every time you send us an email or visit our website, you are going to be communicating with us. You hereby consent to receive communications from us. If you subscribe to the news on our website, you are going to receive regular emails from us. We will continue to communicate with you by posting news and notices on our website and by sending you emails. You also agree that all notices, disclosures, agreements and other communications we provide to you electronically meet the legal requirements that such communications be in writing.

Links to Third Party Site

These links will let you leave COMPARISON CONTRACTOR site. The linked sites are not under the control of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in any linked site, or any changes or update to such sites. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is not responsible for any webcasting or any other form of transmission received from such linked site. COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by COMPARISON CONTRACTOR of the site.

Variation of Terms

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR is permitted to revise these Terms and Conditions at any time as it deems fit, and by using this Website you are expected to review such Terms and Conditions on a regular basis to ensure you understand all terms and conditions governing the use of this Website.

Assignment

COMPARISON CONTRACTOR shall be permitted to assign, transfer, and subcontract its rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without any notification or consent required. However, you shall not be permitted to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall COMPARISON CONTRACTOR nor any of its officers, directors and employees, be liable to you for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website, whether such liability is under contract, tort or otherwise, and COMPARISON CONTRACTOR, including its officers, directors and employees shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website, or the use by any other person accessing the website using your Personal Information.

No Warranties      

The use of this website is at User’s sole risk. Neither COMPARISON CONTRACTOR, its affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensor warrants that the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, nor do they make any warranty as to the result that may be obtained from the use of this Website, or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information or service provided through this Website.

Indemnification

Users agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless COMPARISON CONTRACTOR, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorney’s fees arising out of the use of COMPARISON CONTRACTOR by User or User’s Account.

Severability

If any provision of this Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law, such unenforceable or invalidity shall not render this Terms and Conditions unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the remaining provisions herein.

No Waiver

The failure by us to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions herein shall not be construed as thereafter waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.

Paragraphing Headings

The titles to the paragraphs herein are solely for convenience and shall not be used to explain, modify, simplify, or aid in interpretation of the provisions of this terms and conditions.

Disputes

Any dispute related in any way to your visit to this website or to products you purchase from us shall be arbitrated by state or federal court in London and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

Applicable Law

By visiting this website, you agree that the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, without regard to principles of conflict laws, will govern these terms and conditions, or any dispute of any sort that might come between COMPARISON CONTRACTOR and you, or its business partners and associates.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

CONTACT DETAILS, COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS

If you have any questions regarding our Terms and Conditions you can contact us through our contact form: https://comparisoncontractor.com/contact/