Terms and Conditions
You can use our websites and applications in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this document.
Please see our privacy policy for more information about how we utilise your personal information.
Oxley Barnes Limited (Oxley Barnes), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 09528299, own and runs this service. This service refers to theexecutivepaper.com website and related applications and services which we’ll refer to individually and collectively as “Oxley Barnes,”, “theexecutivepaper.com” “we”, “us”, or “our”.
For more information, contact Oxley Barnes Limited at 86-90, 4th Floor Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE.
1. Please take the time to thoroughly read these terms and conditions (“Terms”).
By using our website and applications, along with all of their contents and features (including, but not limited to, any games, widgets, embeddable media players, and RSS feeds) (collectively, our “Services”), you agree to these Terms as well as the Privacy Policy, and any other notices, policies, or rules that Oxley Barnes Limited may from time to time post on our Services (each of which is incorporated into the Terms by this reference).
Through links on our Services, users can view the Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct.
2. Please do not access or use the Services if you do not agree to these Terms.
3. At any time, Oxley Barnes Limited may alter these Terms.
Please constantly examine the Terms to make sure you are informed of any updates.
Your continued use of our Services following the posting of any modifications to the Terms signifies your consent to be bound by the revised and/or amended Terms.
ACCESSING OUR SERVICES
4. You agree to use our Services solely for legal reasons, without interfering with anyone else’s rights or restricting or impeding their ability to use and enjoy our Services, and at all times in compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.
5. By using our Services, you agree not to utilise its contents for any commercial or other purposes, including marketing or the sale of any products or services, and to only use them for your own private, non-commercial use.
Aside from your own personal, non-commercial use, you also agree not to modify, edit, or create a derivative work from any content on our Services.
If you wish to use any content from our Services for any other purpose, you must first obtain our prior written consent.
6. From time to time, we might restrict access to some or all of our Services (including, but not limited to, forums and communities) to users who have registered with us.
You must keep any user identification codes, passwords, or other information you choose or are given as part of our security measures as secret, and you must not divulge them to anyone else.
During the registration process and/or during any other interactions with our Services, we may request personal information from you. We will collect, keep, and use that information in line with our Privacy Policy.
If we believe you have violated any of the terms of this agreement, we have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether they were assigned to you by us or chosen by you.
7. You must be 18 or over to use our websites or applications.
8. We make no claims about the suitability or accessibility of any of the content on our Services for use in your country.
You are in charge of making sure that any usage of our Services complies with all relevant local laws and ordinances.
RIGHTS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
9. All information, data, text, documents, graphics, logos, designs, images, pictures, photos, videos, podcasts, weblogs, RSS feeds, widgets, embeddable media players, software, interactive features, advertisements, or other content, services, or materials (or any part of them) accessible on our services (Materials) are protected by copyright, trade mark, database rights, and other intellectual property rights and are owned by or licenced to us or are otherwise used.
Nothing in this document should be read to grant any licence or permission to use the Materials in any other way than as expressly permitted by these Terms.
10. You agree not to copy, store in any medium (including on any other website), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, republish, broadcast, modify, or show in public any part of our Services, unless expressly permitted on our Services, without our prior written permission (and the prior written consent of the owner of the relevant intellectual property rights, as and if applicable), in accordance with the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM USERS TO OUR SERVICES
BEFORE UPLOADING OR OTHERWISE TRANSMITTING ANY CONTENT TO THE SITE, PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SITE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO GRANT US THE PERMISSIONS SET OUT IN THESE TERMS.
11. We may give users the ability to transmit and/or submit contributions to our services in the future, including without limitation any text, pictures, images, videos, or audio material (user Contributions).
12. You are required to adhere to the content guidelines outlined in the Code of Conduct whenever you utilise a feature that enables you to submit user Contributions or contact other users of our Services.
You guarantee that any user contributions adhere to the Code of Conduct, and you agree to fully pay us for any costs associated with your failure to uphold that guarantee.
13. Any original user Contribution you provide still belongs to you as the creator.
You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence of the entire work that you submit to any of our Services (including without limitation any forum, blog, social network, discussion page, photo album, or video uploading facility) in exchange for us providing you with the opportunity to upload any user Contribution (which you acknowledge as being of sufficient benefit to you).
14. Your permission to use the user contribution is not exclusive, so you are free to use it however you see fit and in any medium, including allowing others to use it—as long as it does not conflict with or limit the rights you have granted to us.
15. You authorise us to grant, and we hereby do so, a non-exclusive licence to each user of our Services for them to view, hear, read, stream, download, link to, and otherwise access your user contributions to our Services through our Services, as well as for them to otherwise use such user contributions as permitted by the functionality of our Services and in accordance with these Terms.
16. Your user Contributions and any repercussions of submitting them to our services are totally your responsibility.
You affirm that:
(a) The user contribution is your own original work, and you own all rights, title, and interest in it; alternatively, you have obtained all necessary licences, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorise us to use all intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyright) in the user contribution to allow us to use it as described in these Terms;
(b) The user has no items.
Contribution incites racial, cultural, or religious hatred, impersonates or appears to impersonate another person, is in contempt of court, violates any law or regulation, or encourages behaviour that would constitute a criminal offence (including without limitation any behaviour that would be considered an offence under the Terrorism Act of 2006) or give rise to civil liability.
(c) Unless you have the express, prior permission of the other person (or their parent or guardian if they are under 16), firm, or enterprise in connection with your user Contribution or in connection with your use of our Services, you will not collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view, or display any material, data, or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other person, firm, or enterprise.
(d) The user contribution is free of any malicious code, such as a virus, corrupt file, cancelbot, worm programme, or malicious code intended to limit the functionality of any software, hardware, telecommunications, networks, servers, or other equipment, as well as any adware, spy ware, Trojan horse, or other material aimed at inflicting harm to, interfering with, incorrectly intercepting, or extorting any data or personal information;
(e) For whatever purpose, you may not alter any TCP/IP packet headers or portions of header information in any user contribution;
(f) You must refrain from submitting any content or taking any acts that lead to the distribution of junk email, chain letters, questionnaires, competitions, pyramid selling schemes, duplicate or unsolicited messages, or what are known as “spamming” and “phishing”; and
(g) As a result of our use or exploitation of any user Contribution, we shall not be obligated to pay or incur any sums to any person or organisation.
17. You grant us the non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use any name, user name, screen name, likeness, photograph, signature, and/or biographical material that you provide to us by waiving any moral rights or similar rights that may currently exist or be created in the future in any part of the world.
18. In order to confirm the licences and rights granted under these Terms, you must perform all such acts and obtain the execution and delivery of all other papers, as reasonably demanded by us.
19. We shall regard all user contributions to be non-confidential and will be free to use, copy, distribute, and disclose any such content to other parties for any reason.
We also reserve the right to contact any third party who has a claim that any information provided or uploaded by you to our site infringes on their legal rights to privacy or intellectual property, or otherwise violates UK or other applicable laws and regulations.
MATERIAL REMOVALS
20. We may, but are not obligated to, (a) actively evaluate user contributions to our services; and/or (b) remove any user contributions posted by you or any other user to our services if we determine that they do not, in our judgement, comply with these Terms.
21. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, at any time, without obligation and with or without prior notice, to (a) refuse to post any user Contribution on our Services; (b) remove or suspend or disable access to any user Contributions; (c) revoke your registration (where applicable), your right to access and/or use our Services, or your right to submit any user Contributions; and (d) use any technological, legal, operational, or other means available to enforce these Terms, including, but not (where applicable).
22. Please let us know if you think that a Contribution on our website violates your rights, our code of conduct, or any of these website terms so that we can look into it.
Sending an email to enquiries@oxleybarnes.com will allow you to do this.
In your email, kindly provide the following details:
your email address and name.
what website you have been visiting is called.
The part of the statement that worries you and why you think it needs to be changed.
Please explain why you believe the statement to be factually wrong.
the page on our website where the statement is located.
Whether you are aware of the author of the statement and/or have the person’s information.
Whether you are okay with us giving the person who posted the statement your name and contact information.
Please take note that we will only disclose your information with your consent.
USE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO OUR SERVICES
23. Information released through our Services is only meant to serve as general information and is not meant to be taken as advice that should be relied upon.
We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or error-free nature of any Materials, and we expressly disclaim all liability and responsibility for any harm caused by your or any other person’s reliance on any content found at our Services.
24. You understand that while using our Services, you may come into contact with materials coming from a number of sources, and that we are not liable for the accuracy, usefulness, or safety of such materials.
We disclaim any and all duty in relation to any user contributions or other materials, and we do not support any opinions, recommendations, or advice contained in any user contributions.
25. We strive to update our Services often, and we reserve the right to make changes at any time.
Our Services are always subject to closure or temporary suspension at our sole discretion.
We are not required to update the Materials, and they may be out of date at any time.
WARNINGS AND EXCLUSION
26. Our services are offered “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” without any type of guarantee or endorsement.
In connection with our Services and your use of our Services, we hereby disclaim all warranties, conditions, and other terms of any kind, stated or implied, to the maximum extent permissible by applicable law (including, without limitation, as to satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy).
27. We do not guarantee that any Materials on our Services will operate continuously or without errors, that errors will be fixed, or that our Services or the systems that host them are virus- or bug-free.
RESTRICTIONS ON LIABILITY
28. We disclaim all responsibility for any user contributions made by any of our users.
All risks associated with using our Services, the Materials, and/or any user contributions are your responsibility.
29. To the fullest extent allowed by law, we, our affiliates, and third parties connected to us expressly disclaim all responsibility for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or exemplary loss or damage (whether such losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known, or otherwise) arising from, out of, or in connection with the use of our Services, including without limitation: (a) injury and/or damage to persons or property as a result of an act of God;
This does not affect our liability for wrongful death or personal damage caused by our carelessness, for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a material fact, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or restricted by relevant laws or regulations.
31. We won’t be held accountable for any violation of these terms brought on by events beyond of our control.
YOUR REIMBURSEMENT
32. You agree to pay us in full, as well as any of our officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, suppliers, and operational service providers, immediately upon demand with respect to any and all claims, actions, proceedings, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by us as a result of, or in connection with, your access to and use of our Services in a manner that is not in accordance with these Terms or any applicable law or regulation.
OFFENSES LIKE VIRUSES, HACKING, AND OTHERS
33. You must not abuse our services by introducing, transmitting, or arranging the sending of any malicious software, such as spyware, adware, Trojan horses, corrupt files, cancelbots, Trojan horses, worms, time or logic bombs, keystroke loggers, or corrupt files, that could corrupt data or steal personal information or interfere with, incorrectly intercept, or expropriate data.
You must not try to access our Services, the servers where they are kept, or any other server, computer, or database that is linked to our Services in an unauthorised manner.
Denial-of-service, distributed denial-of-service, and other types of attacks are not permitted to be used to attack our services.
34. Any violation of this clause is illegal under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990.
Any such violation will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, and we will work with them by giving them your identification.
Your ability to utilise our Services in the case of such a breach will end immediately.
35. You use our Services, download any Materials from our Services, or any other website linked to it, at your own risk. We are not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programmes, data, or other proprietary material.
AS WELL AS FROM OUR SERVICES, LINKS
from one of our Services
36. These links are given solely for your information and we have no control over the availability or content of any third-party websites that you may access through our Services.
You access any linked site at your own risk, and it is your responsibility to take all necessary precautions to protect yourself from viruses and other harmful components.
37. We do not endorse and are not directly or indirectly responsible or liable (for any damage, loss, or offence caused by or in connection with your access to and use of such third party sites and any available services) for any content, advertising, products, services, views expressed, or information on or available from third party websites (including without limitation payment for and delivery of any products or services).
You and the relevant provider of that site and/or any applicable service are the only parties to any Terms, conditions, warranties, or representations related to any dealings on any third-party websites.
Including Links to Our Services
38. As long as you fully comply with these Terms, you are permitted to link to any website that is a part of our Services and its home page without first obtaining our prior written approval.
39. Unless you have our prior written consent, you are not allowed to link to any other pages on our Services besides the home page (and for the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall be deemed given in respect of RSS feeds, widgets and embeddable media players which we may make available PROVIDED THAT you use them in accordance with these Terms and any further instructions published through our Services).
Without prior warning, we retain the right to revoke the licence to link.
The website from which you are connecting must adhere in every way to the Code of Conduct’s content requirements.
No other website may frame any of our Services.
40. Any links to our services must be legitimate, ethical, and must not harm or unfairly advantage our reputation.
You may not create a link in any way that implies an affiliation, endorsement, approval, or any other type of support from us when none exists.
Links to our Services do not imply that we support, are associated with, or have any affiliation with the sites that are linked, or that the sites that are linked are authorised to use any of our trade names, brands, logos, or copyright symbols, or the trademarks of any of our affiliates or licensors.
41. The following “Excluded websites” are not permitted to link to our Services:
websites that encourage or assist antisocial behaviour or instigate hatred based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other factors;
websites that incite, promote, or enable violence;
websites that support, incite, or enable terrorism or other criminal activity that jeopardises UK national security;
websites that exploit weaker groups in society or practise any form of discrimination against them;
websites that support, enable, or promote illegal activities;
websites that are deceptive, pornographic, libellous, or that include content that is unlawful or otherwise subject to legal action in the UK; or
websites that violate users’ privacy.
SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING
42. From time to time, sponsorship and advertising may be present in some portions or all of the Services.
Advertisers and sponsors are in charge of making sure that any content they submit for placement on our Services complies with all applicable laws, rules, and codes as well as these Terms.
Any error or inaccuracy in such advertising or sponsorship materials will not be our responsibility.
SOFTWARE
43. Occasionally, we may make some software that is either our protected work or the protected work of one of our suppliers available for download via our Services.
The programme may only be used by you on a non-exclusive basis in accordance with its intended uses.
You are not permitted to disseminate, sell, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise deal with the software for any other reason.
PRIVACY
44. As required by data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), we take the protection of your privacy extremely seriously and are dedicated to keeping any personal information you disclose to us safe and secure.
Your personal information will be collected, stored, and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy if it is provided by you through any registration processes or other interactions with our Services.
Please refer to the Privacy Policy for complete information if you have any queries about how we may use your personal information. You may also email us at enquiries@oxleybarnes.com.
Widgets, embedded media players, and RSS feeds
45. You agree to be bound by these Terms, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the terms set forth in this section titled “RSS Feeds, Widgets, and Embeddable Media Players” and the terms set forth in the section above titled “Linking to our Services,” by downloading an RSS feed from our Services or by adding our widgets or embeddable media players to a website.
46. Provided that you comply with these Terms, we hereby grant you a non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to display on your website (the “Your Website”) any active links or other source identifiers and other information or materials that you specifically choose to receive from us via an RSS feed, our widgets, or our embeddable media players (our Content).
47. You are not permitted to directly or indirectly charge users for accessing our content, to monetize it in any other way, or to make any attempt to resell our content.
The use of embedded media players, widgets, or RSS feeds in connection with commercial activities is prohibited.
48. You are not permitted to directly or indirectly modify, edit, add to, or summarise any of our Content or any other content available through our Services, nor are you permitted to embed any of our Content in an HTML frameset.
49. Without incurring any liability, we reserve the right to at any time limit, suspend, or terminate our RSS feeds, the content pushed into our widgets or embeddable media players, the licence herein granted, or your use or access to the RSS feeds, widgets, embeddable media players, or our Content.
Upon receiving notice of termination from us, you agree to delete any copies of the RSS feeds, widgets, embeddable media players, and all of our Content.
50. You pledge to:
(a) Your website does not violate any third party’s intellectual property rights and is not an excluded site. It also does not contain any material that is libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, or that could bring us into disrepute.
(b) In regard to their use of our Content, users of Your website are subject to conditions that are identical to these Terms.
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE ISSUES FOR APP PURCHASES
51. You can purchase our apps as single issues or subscriptions.
If you don’t already own the current issue, your subscription will also include any future editions that are produced. Subscriptions are offered on a monthly or annual basis.
When you purchase an annual subscription, we might give you a 30-day free trial during which you’ll have immediate access to the most recent issue and the one that will be released the following month.
When you join up for the trial, there will be no fee, and if you decide you don’t like the magazine, you may end the trial at any time.
If a free trial is available, all unused time will be lost when you buy a membership.
Please be aware that digital subscriptions do not come with the cover mount materials or supplements that you would receive with a printed copy.
52. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew.
If your subscription renews, you will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours of the current period’s conclusion. The renewal will be for the same duration as the current term and will be priced at the subscription rate currently in effect for that product.
By heading to your account settings after making a purchase, you may control your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal.
During the active subscription time, it is not possible to cancel an existing subscription.
ORDER OF PRIORITY
53. If there is a disagreement between these Terms and any additional terms relating to specific content on our Services (such as the Code of Conduct), the additional terms will take precedence.
SEVERABILITY
54. If any of these terms are found to be unlawful, void, or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of any state or nation in which these terms are intended to be effective, such term shall be severed and deleted from these terms to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which it is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect, and continue to be enforceable.
JURISDICTION
55. The laws of England and Wales shall apply to the interpretation and construction of the Terms.
DISPUTES
56. The courts of England and Wales shall have jurisdiction over any disputes resulting from or relating to our Services.
newest revision: 19 January 2023