Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

• Who are we?

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  The Young Vic is a producing theatre located in London. Our Creators Program is the most comprehensive in the UK and offers support, mentoring and opportunities for experiment to artists and producers.  We want to maintain the trust and confidence of our Creators Program members as well as visitors to our website by ensuring you fully understand the way that we use your data.

  Our Privacy Policy gives you detailed information on when and why we collect your personal information, how we use it, how we keep it secure and how long we keep it for. It also explains how you can control the data we hold, including how to update your information when it changes.  This Privacy Policy is specific to our Creators Program. For more information on how the Young Vic uses your data generally, please refer to our policy on our main website https://www.youngvic.org/privacy-policy.

  If you have questions in relation to the data we hold or how it is used, you can get in touch with us in the following ways:

  By post: Data Team Young Vic 66 The Cut London SE1 8LZ

  By email: data@youngvic.org

  By phone: +44 (0) 207 922 2922

• How do we collect your personal information?

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  When you sign up to the Creators Program, you become part of our Creators Program Network, formerly Genesis Network, which gives you access to exclusive events and opportunities and allows you to connect with fellow members of the network. Industry professionals are also able to submit opportunities or events for members to have access via our website.

  A detailed list of how we collect data is as follows:

  1. When you sign up to the Creators Program Network platform at creatorsprogram.youngvic.org, your account allows you to do the following:

  • Create a public profile and update it
  • Access and apply for jobs and opportunities, both those that are exclusive for members only and those that are available to the public
  • Access and apply for events available to members only
  • Post and contribute to discussion topics on the Network’s members platform

  2. When you submit an opportunity or event as an industry professional, your account allows you to do the following:

  • Create an event or opportunity and submit to the Creators Program Network
  • Update details of events or opportunities already submitted

  3. When you visit our website

  • Through your IP address given to us by your browser/device
  • Through cookies - see our cookie policy

  4. When you submit data by email

  • To apply for an opportunity, job or event

  5. When you submit data by post

  • To apply for an opportunity, job or event

• What types of information do we collect and where from?

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  The personal information we collect allows us to provide an appropriate service.

  The publicly facing information we may collect from you is as follows:

  • Full name
  • Your social media channels
  • Photo
  • Biography, credits and training
  • Any additional languages you speak
  • Your experience in years
  • What you do What artforms / disciplines you work in
  • The region where you live and work

  The additional information we may collect from you is as follows:

  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Your CV
  • Date of birth
  • Level of education
  • Gender Ethnicity
  • Sexual orientation
  • If you are Deaf, disabled or neuro-divergent
  • If you are working class or from a low-socioeconomic background
  • If you would like to sign up to the Creators Program mailing list
  • If you would like your data to be shared with industry partners when appropriate opportunities arise
  • If you have an artistic identity that you would like to be considered when opportunities are recommended to you

  We also collect information when you post or comment in the Network groups and forums. As a member of the Network, it is your responsibility to ensure you do not post any personal data on the forum threads.

  If you have been awarded a Genesis Future Directors Award, or have been appointed as an Assistant Director, a Trainee Assistant Director, or Genesis Fellow, we may use publicly available information in order to keep apprised of future projects you are working on. This information may be shared with funders when we report back on the grants we have received.

• Why do we collect your information and how do we use it?

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  We collect ‘publicly facing information’ in order to publish your profile on our website. This will be viewable by other members of the Network as well as those in the wider industry. In order for the profiles to be as consistent as possible, we require a minimum amount of information, which is in our legitimate interests to collect.

  The additional data we collect, which includes special category data, is collected in order for us to understand the diversity of our network and to ensure we are working towards our goals in diversifying both the people on our Network and within our industry. Giving answers to these questions is entirely optional at the time of signing up and you have the ability to withdraw this consent at any time. This special category data is not available to other members of the Creators Program or the public when viewing or filtering profiles. Some members of the Network may disclose other special data in their profiles where appropriate to their work such as political opinions, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, etc. This is at every member's discretion and is not a requirement as part of building your online profile. Please be aware that any of the words used in your Network profile is searchable in our filters to other users of the site.

  We capture your email address in order for us to communicate with you and if you opt in, in order for other members of the Network to contact you. If you have expressed an artistic identity, we may contact you about opportunities that are looking for artists who identify in the way you have self-declared. 

  There are a small number of individuals who have access to members’ only areas of the website, but do not have profiles. These individuals are closely linked to the Young Vic and will only use their access to keep abreast of what activity is occurring within the Creators Program.

  We will only add you to our Creators Program mailing list if we have your consent to do so.

• Who do we share your information with?

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  The Young Vic will never share, sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes without your prior consent. We will only share your information with our industry partners if we have your consent to do so and if we believe the opportunity they are providing would suit your practice.  This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

  We use a number of data processors in order to help us provide the services you request.  These organisations are obligated to act on our instruction in relation to their use of your personal data and do not have any control over your data in their own right.  We make sure anyone who provides a service for the Young Vic enters into an agreement with us and meets our standards for data security. They will not use your data for anything other than the clearly defined purpose relating to the service that they are providing.

  Our third-party processors include DotDigital, our email marketing platform, which we use to communicate with you about upcoming opportunities and events; and VeryConnect, the provider for the Creators Program Networks’ member platform. We will only communicate with you about these things where we have your consent to do so.

• How do we protect your data?

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  The Young Vic is committed to protecting the personal information you entrust to us. We adopt robust and appropriate technologies and policies, so the information we have about you is protected from unauthorised access and improper use e.g. your online account is encrypted and our own network is protected.

  As part of the services offered to you through the Young Vic website, the personal information you provide may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). By way of example, this may happen if any of the computer servers used to host the website are located in a country outside of the EEA. If the Young Vic transfers your personal information outside of the EEA in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy notice.

  The Young Vic may transfer your data to the USA to organisations such as Google. We will ensure that only organisations who have appropriate security measures in place and with which we have standard contractual clauses agreed will handle your personal information.

  We will keep your information only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice and to fulfil our legal obligations. We will not keep more information than we need. Our general rule for Creators Program members is that we will keep data indefinitely, unless you contact us to have your data removed. For further information about how we retain your data please contact us using the contact details outlined in this notice.

  If you ask us to stop sending direct marketing communications to you, we will retain the information required (e.g. name, address or email address) to ensure we adhere with such requests.

  The Young Vic is not responsible for the privacy notices and practices of other websites even if accessed using links from www.youngvic.org and recommends that you check the policy of each website you visit and contact its owner or the Data team if you have any concerns or questions.

  Despite all our precautions, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. So, we cannot guarantee the security of any information which you disclose to us and so wish to draw your attention to the fact that you do so at your own risk.

• How about the links that take me off your website?

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  Some of the functions on our website will take you through to third party websites from the Creators Program Network profiles and embedded media.

  Some activities for our events and opportunities take place on video calling platforms including workshops, social events, interviews and networking.

  We can direct you to these platforms as spaces to build working relationships and opportunities to collaborate, but we cannot control what happens on these platforms and the Young Vic has no control over how these platforms process your data.

  Here are some of the platforms that we signpost you to and their privacy policies: 

  Facebook - Privacy Policy

  Instagram - Privacy Policy

  LinkedIn - Privacy Policy

  Miro - Privacy Policy

  Twitter - Privacy Policy

  Vimeo - Privacy Policy

  Youtube - Privacy Policy

  Zoom - Privacy Policy

• What are my rights?

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  You should find it easy to access and amend the personal information that we hold on you, or request that we stop contacting you. It’s your data and we want to make sure you feel in control of it.

  If you are a member of the Creators Program Network, you can amend your personal details and email contact preferences at any time.

  Or, if you prefer, you can contact us by phoning, emailing, or writing using our contact details below.

  Every email we send to you will include details on how to change your communications preferences or unsubscribe from future communications.

  You can request full details of personal information we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018 by contacting the Data Team. Please send a description of the information you would like to see, together with proof of your identity to data@youngvic.org.

  At any time you have the right to ask the Young Vic to amend or to stop how it uses your personal information including for marketing purposes.  You can do this by signing in to the website and accessing your account details or if you don’t have an account or if you prefer to, you can contact us by phoning, emailing or writing using our contact details below.

  You have the right to get information held about you by us corrected. If you have any concern about the accuracy of your personal data, please let us know using the below contact details.

  If you would like us to remove the personal information we hold about you, please contact us using the below contact details.

  By email: creatorsprogram@youngvic.org 

  By phone: +44 (0)20 7922 2856

  By post: Creators Program, Young Vic, 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ

  You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, The Information Commissioner’s Office – www.ico.org.uk

• How do I find further information?

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  Further information on data protection regulations and laws can be found on the ICO’s website: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public

Terms of use

• Ownership

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  This Website is owned and operated by The Young Vic Company, a company registered in England and Wales with company no 01188209, whose registered office is at 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ (“Young Vic” or “we”, “us”, “our”). If you would like to contact us or complain about anything contained on the Website, please contact us using the following details:

  Postal address: 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ

  Email: creatorsprogram@youngvic.org

• Use of the Website

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  2.1. You may not use the Website in any improper or unlawful manner or in breach of any legislation or licence that applies to you or in any way that is fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.

  You agree that when using the Website you will not:

  (a) intimidate or harass others or disclose personal information about others that could amount to harassment or intimidation;

  (b) forward opportunities or events run by the Young Vic as part of the Creators Program to non-members;

  (c) publish, post, upload, transmit, share, store, distribute, disseminate or otherwise make available any content that we deem to be unlawful, defamatory, infringing, obscene, sexually explicit, harmful, fraudulent, confidential, libellous, hateful, discriminatory, threatening or otherwise illegal material or information or anything which might constitute a criminal or civil offence or promote violence;

  (d) upload, post, transmit, share or otherwise make available any material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other computer code, files, software or programs that may interfere with, damage, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Website or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

  (e) upload files that contain software or other material which are the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) of any third party which are protected by rights of privacy or publicity of any third party without having received all necessary consents;

  (f) upload, post, transmit, share or otherwise make available any material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other computer code, files, software or programs that may interfere with, damage, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Website or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

  (g) solicit personal information from anyone under 18 or solicit passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes;

  (h) use or attempt to use another’s account, service or system or create a false identity on the Website or impersonate others;

  (i) create multiple logins or share your login with any third party;

  (j) duplicate, reproduce or copy any part of our Website in contravention of these Terms of Use;

  (k) post content which promotes a third-party product or service that does not relate to the function of the Creators Program;

  (l) promote any activity that is illegal; or

  (m) use software to harvest information from the Website.

  2.2. You agree to comply with all reasonable instructions that we may give you from time to time regarding the use of the Website.

  2.3. You are responsible for obtaining (at your own cost) all necessary equipment and telecommunications services required to access and use the Website. You are responsible for ensuring that no one uses your equipment to access the Website and that your login details are not shared with any other individual. If anyone accesses the Website using your equipment, you will be liable for any charges or any other costs, liabilities or damages that may be incurred.

  If you breach any of these Terms of Use, or any of the other terms and policies referred to in these Terms of Use, your ability to access and use the Website may be terminated by us immediately without notice to you.

  Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change any part of our Website, including the availability of any content, without notice.  We will not be liable to you if for any reason our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period nor shall we be liable for any resulting loss or damage to the fullest extent permissible in law.

• User Generated Content

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  3.1 We may from time to time provide interactive services on the Website, such as the Forum (the “Interactive Services”). Whilst we encourage you to contribute whatever material you wish to the Interactive Services you may only use the Interactive Services in accordance with these Terms of Use, including in particular, but without limitation, clause 2 and:

  (a) You must not submit any onfidential, defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, indecent or otherwise unlawful or objectionable material or information nor use the Interactive Services or the Website for any chain letters, junk mail, ‘spamming’ material or any other form of solicitation or bulk communication;

  (b) You must not submit any content or material the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) in which are owned by any third party;

  (c) You must not submit any material which is prohibited by the Data Protection Act 2018 or any other applicable data protection or privacy legislation;

  (d) You may only upload or submit material to the Interactive Services which either you own or which you have the permission of the owner of that material to submit;

  (e) Upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available content that, in our sole judgment, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Website, or which may expose us or other users of the Website to any harm or liability of any type. 3.2 We may, without notice, remove any content submitted by you to any element of the Interactive Services or any other content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms of Use or may be offensive or illegal or may violate the rights, harm or threaten the safety of any person.

  3.3 All information that you post to the Interactive Services may be seen by other users of the Interactive Services. Therefore, we advise you to be selective about what information you post on the Interactive Services or that you provide to other users of the Interactive Services. If you include the following information in your posting contributions to the Interactive Services: telephone numbers, addresses, etc., please be advised that you do so at your own risk. If other users have posted material which is inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive (or does not comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use) we shall have no responsibility or liability for such material.

  3.4 You are responsible for your relationship with other users of the Website. However, we reserve the right, but are not obliged, to monitor disputes between you and other users. We are also not obliged to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on the Website and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Interactive Service by a user in contravention of our Terms of Use.

  3.5 You acknowledge that we do not actively monitor the content of the Interactive Services, but if we are informed or if we suspect that any material contained on the Interactive Services pages infringes the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) or other proprietary rights of any third person or is otherwise unlawful, then we shall have the right to immediately remove such material from the Website. We also reserve the right to remove any material submitted by you which we consider, in our absolute discretion, to be offensive, insulting, defamatory, obscene, indecent, objectionable or otherwise inappropriate or which is posted in breach of these Terms of Use.

  3.6 You warrant and undertake that you own the Intellectual Property Rights in and to all User Generated Content (as defined below) that you submit to the Website or that you are otherwise entitled to submit the same to this Website.

• Intellectual Property

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  4.1 For the purposes of these Terms of Use, “Intellectual Property Rights” means patents, registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks, domain names, logos, registered designs and design rights, copyright (including such rights in computer software and databases), database rights and moral rights (in each case for the full period thereof and extensions, revivals and renewals thereof), know how, applications for the foregoing and the right to apply for any of the foregoing anywhere in the world, and all similar rights anywhere in the world including without limitation those subsisting in inventions, designs, drawings and computer programs.

  4.2 We do not claim any ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in the text, files, images, photos, works of authorship or any other materials (collectively “User Generated Content”) that you post to the Website. After posting any User Generated Content you retain all rights of ownership therein, and you may use the User Generated Content in any way you choose (provided it does not breach any of these Terms of Use).

  4.3 Notwithstanding the above, you hereby grant to us a licence to publicly perform, copy, reproduce, display, communicate to the public, modify, manage, distribute and store any of your User Generated Content as part of the Interactive Services, the Website or as part of any materials used to promote or advertise the Website anywhere in the world. You are free to use your User Generated Content outside of the Website in any way you choose and in turn we shall not distribute or sell any of your User Generated Content other than in connection with the Website. However, the licence you grant to us is royalty free and we will not be under any obligation to pay you for any of the User Generated Content on the Website.

  4.4 Save in respect of the User Generated Content, all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Website and all content and materials contained therein are owned by and shall remain owned by us or our licensors. You may view, download and print any materials and information made available to you through the Website subject to the following conditions:

  (a) the material and information may only be used for your personal and non-commercial purposes;

  (b) the material and information shall not be reproduced or included in any other work or publication in any medium;

  (c) the material and information may not be modified or altered in any way;

  (d) the material and information may not be distributed or sold to any third party;

  (e) you may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the material or the information.

  4.6 Please contact creatorsprogram@youngvic.org. if you believe that content displayed on the Website has violated your copyright or other Intellectual Property Rights.

• Links to and from other Websites

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  5.1. This Website may contain links to websites and micro websites operated by third parties that are not under our control and are provided to you for your convenience only. We make no warranties or representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this Website or any services that they may provide. Without limiting the foregoing, these websites are in no way approved, vetted, checked or endorsed by us and you agree that we shall not be responsible or in any way liable for the content, accuracy, compliance with relevant laws or accessibility of any information, data, advice or statements or for the quality of any products or services available on such Websites. If you choose to access a website beyond our control, you do so at your own risk. In addition, use of any such third-party website or micro website may be subject to your acceptance of additional terms and conditions.

  5.2. You may link to the pages of our Website, 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 Website in any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other Website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website in which you are linking must conform to our content standards as contained in these Terms of Use.

• Website access

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  6.1. While we endeavour to ensure that the Website is normally available 24 hours a day, we shall not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

  6.2 Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control.

• Termination

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  7.1. We may remove the Website or cease the provision of any of the services available through the Website at any time in our sole discretion for any reason whatsoever.

  7.2. In the event that you breach these Terms of Use, we may suspend your access to the Website until such breach is remedied. In the event of a serious breach or persistent breaches of these Terms of Use which you fail to remedy within 14 days of receiving written notification from us of the breach(es), without prejudice to our other rights and remedies we shall be entitled to terminate your use of and access to the Website immediately without notice.

  7.3 Termination of your access to the Website, howsoever caused, shall not affect the accrued rights and liabilities of either you or us as at the time of such termination.

• Disclaimer

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  8.1. While we endeavour to ensure that the information on the Website is correct, we do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency and reliability of the material on the Website. Commentary and information is not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on it without seeking independent advice for your circumstances. We may make changes to the material on the Website, or to the products and prices described in it, at any time without notice. The material on the Website may be out of date, and we make no commitment to update such material.

  8.2. We will exercise all reasonable skill and care in providing the Website. Some materials and information on the Website are provided by third parties and therefore we are not able to guarantee the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any such materials or information.

  8.3. Due to the inherent risks in using the internet, we cannot guarantee that this Website or any material on it will be uninterrupted or virus, error, omission or bug free or that defects will be corrected.

  8.4. Therefore, except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, the Website and all materials and information provided through it are provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied (whether by common law, custom, statute or otherwise) and all other conditions, statements and warranties (including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of the fitness for a particular purpose of the Website or that your use of the Website will not infringe the rights of any third party) are hereby excluded to the fullest amount permissible by law. Without limiting the foregoing, we make no warranty that the Website and all materials and information provided through it will meet your requirements. Therefore, we advise you to check any materials or information provided to you through the Website as any reliance that you place on the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of that information is at your own risk.

• Limitation of Liability

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  9.1. Nothing in these Terms of Use shall exclude or limit our liability for:

  (a) death or personal injury caused by negligence; or

  (b) any loss suffered by you as a result of your reliance on any fraudulent misrepresentation made by us to you; or

  (c) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

  9.2. Subject to this clause 9, you agree that to the fullest extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for: (a) any direct loss, claim or damage; (b) any indirect loss, claim or damage, or any punitive, special, incidental or consequential damages of any kind; or (c) any loss of profit or loss of savings or loss or corruption of data (in each case whether direct or indirect), in each case whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, which arises out of or is in any way connected with (i) any use of this Website or its contents or any competitions or prize draws that are entered into via the Website; (ii) any interruption, failure or delay in the use of or inability to use any component of the Website or any service including, without limitation, any unavailability of the Website or the services irrespective of the duration of any period of unavailability; or (iii) any use of or reliance upon any information, material, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the Website, in all cases even if we have been forewarned of the possibility of such loss or damage.

  9.3. Without limiting the effect of clause 9.2, due to the inherent risks of using the internet, we cannot be liable for any damage to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or any other property when using or browsing the Website. The downloading or other acquisition of any materials or information through the Website is done at your own discretion and risk and with your agreement that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the downloading or acquisition of any such materials.

  9.4. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our Website or any content on it, whether express or implied.

• Indemnity

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  10.1. You agree to indemnify and hold Young Vic, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees incurred, without limitation, arising out of or in connection with any User Generated Content you post or share on or through the Website, your use of the Website or the services provided through the Website, your conduct in connection with the Website or services provided or with other users of the Website, or any violation of these Terms of Use or of any law or the rights of any third party.

• Data Protection and Privacy

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  We will only use any personal information that we may collect about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.  

  By accepting these Terms of Use you also agree to our Privacy Policy.

• General

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  12.1. Any failure or delay by us to enforce any of our rights under these Terms of Use is not to be taken as or deemed to be a waiver of that or any other right unless we acknowledge and agree to such a waiver in writing.

  12.2. These Terms of Use are not intended to be for the benefit of, and shall not be exercisable by, any person who is not a party to these Terms of Use under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

  12.3. If any clause or part of a clause of these Terms of Use is, or becomes, invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then that clause or part of a clause shall be deemed to be deleted from these Terms of Use. Any such deemed deletion shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of these Terms of Use. 12.4. The warranties, exclusions and the other express provisions of these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy set out the full extent of our obligations and liabilities concerning its subject matter and supersede any previous agreements between the parties relating thereto. Subject to clause 9.1(b) you shall have no remedy in respect of any untrue statement made to you upon which you relied in entering into these Terms of Use other than any remedy you may have for breach of the express terms of these Terms of Use.

• Governing Law and Jurisdiction

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  13.1 This Agreement and the use of or any dealings in respect of the Website is governed by the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.