Terms and Conditions

First National ("First National.co.uk" or "First National Ltd" - which definition shall also include any person, firm or organisation providing any service or information to First National). First National provides its services ("Services" - which definition shall also include this Web site and all the information and data provided to you via this Web site) to you subject to the following notices, terms and conditions ("Terms").
BY USING THE SERVICES YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED ALL OF THE NOTICES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT APPEAR BELOW AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THEM. YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS.

Warranties, Liability and Disclaimers
Your use of this Web site is at your own risk. We do not represent or warrant that the contents of our Web site are accurate, complete, useful, up-to-date or accessible although we have endeavoured to ensure that the content of the Web site is correct at time of publication. This Web site is not intended to be for your specific needs. We do not accept any liability for the contents of the Web site or its accessibility. You should verify the accuracy of any information before you act upon it. By showing links to other Web sites we do not give any approval or endorsement and we accepts no liability for loss arising from your following such links or using any service. We do not have any liability to you arising out of your use of this Web site.

First National provides the Services to you on an "as is" basis. First National has made efforts to ensure that the information contained in the Services is accurate but does not give any warranty, guarantee or other term or representation of any kind, either express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of any such information or services provided.
All material provided through the Services is for informational purposes only and must not be interpreted as an endorsement or otherwise of any specific person, firm, company or other organisation by First National. You are advised to exercise the standard of care in selecting or contacting any person, firm, company or other organisation from the Services as would be appropriate in selecting or contacting any other person, firm, company or other organisation with whom you have not previously dealt. The Services neither offer nor purport to offer any advice on any subject, and nothing contained in the Services is intended to be given or taken as advice on any subject.

The Services shall be provided in such manner at such times and in such places as First National shall from time to time in its absolute discretion determine. First National reserves the right to modify, alter the nature of or discontinue the Services or any part of the Services without notice.

First National shall not be liable for any typographical or other errors or omissions in the Services.

Except as may be specifically stated herein, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall First National, nor any of its directors, employees or other representatives be liable for any damages, loss or claim of any kind howsoever arising out of or in connection with the use of the Services including (without limitation) compensatory, direct or indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages, lost profits, lost sales or business, lost data or inability to use data, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties irrespective of whether First National or any of its directors, employees or other representatives has been informed of, knew of, or should have known of the likelihood of such damages. This limitation applies to all causes of action including (without limitation) breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, strict liability, misrepresentation and other torts, although First National does not seek to limit its liability for death or personal injury caused by their negligence.
If First National’s limitation of liability set out in this agreement shall for any reason whatever be held unenforceable or inapplicable in whole or in part, or in the event that a judgment is awarded against First National arising out of your use of the Services (other than in the case of death or personal injury) you hereby agree that First National’s entire liability to you or anyone claiming through you, whether in tort or contract, arising out of any one incident or series of connected incidents shall in any event not exceed the cost of all services you have purchased from First National in the 12 months preceding the date of any claim.

Intellectual Property
The data, information and material contained in the Services, all Web site design, text and graphics and the selection and arrangement thereof and all software used to operate the Services and the trademarks, logos and other intellectual property used in connection with the Services are the property of First National. No licence of any such intellectual property rights is granted to you as a result of your use of the Services. Other product and company names mentioned in the information provided in the Services may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

General
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between First National and you. It supersedes any previous agreement or understanding and may not be varied except in writing between us. All other terms and conditions, express or implied by statute or otherwise, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Terms shall be in writing addressed to the other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice.

No failure or delay by either party in exercising any of its rights under this agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no waiver by either party of any breach of this agreement by the other shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

If any provision of this agreement is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of this agreement and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected.

Any dispute arising under or in connection with this agreement or the Services shall be referred to arbitration by a single arbitrator appointed by agreement or (in default) nominated on the application of either party by the President for the time being of The British Computer Society in accordance with the rules of The British Computer Society.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with English law and the parties irrevocably agree to submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Services are not directed at people in any other country and should not be relied upon by people of any country other than the United Kingdom. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction regarding the use of the Services.