Terms of Use

This site, www.automotivecouncil.co.uk is owned and operated by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (‘SMMT’) 71 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BN, a registered company in England and Wales, Company Number 74359.

The site content reflects the work undertaken by the Automotive Council, and is either as provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (‘BIS’) or as approved by BIS. Access to, and use of, this site is provided by SMMT Ltd, and is subject to the following Terms of Use;

1. Your use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these Terms of Use in their entirety you should not use this site. SMMT reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time by posting changes within these pages.

2. It is your responsibility to regularly review these Terms of Use to obtain details of any changes made. Your continued use of this site constitutes your acceptance of any such changes.

Copyright

3. All rights, including copyright and database right in the material contained in www.automotivecouncil.co.uk and its contents are owned by SMMT, licensed by third parties for use by SMMT or otherwise used by SMMT as permitted by applicable law.

4. Materials on this site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way except for your own personal non-commercial use, or except as otherwise expressly permitted. Any other use of the materials on this site requires the prior express permission of SMMT or applicable third party. All commercial use enquiries for SMMT materials should be directed to enquiries@automotivecouncil.co.uk

5. When using this site you agree to do so only for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not without limitation; infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party, amount to conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, transmit obscene or offensive content or disrupt the normal flow of dialogue within this site. SMMT reserves the right to terminate your access to the site at any time.

Trademarks

6. The images, logos and names on www.automotivecouncil.co.uk which identify SMMT, members of the SMMT or other third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of SMMT and/or the relevant third parties. Nothing contained in www.automotivecouncil.co.uk shall be deemed to confer on any person any licence or right with respect to any such image, logo or name.

Links

7. Where hypertext links to other sites have been provided, this has been done so for your information and convenience only. Should you activate any of these links, you will leave www.automotivecouncil.co.uk and SMMT has no control over, does not endorse and will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of the material on any such other web site. You are advised to ensure that you familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions of use for each of the sites concerned, prior to your use of the services and information they provide.

8. This site and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to SMMT, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided ‘AS IS’ and on an ‘IS AVAILABLE’ basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

9. SMMT, except in the case of death or personal injury, accepts no liability for any loss or damage whatsoever, (including without limitation indirect or consequential loss or damage,) arising from use or loss of: use, data, or of profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this site or the materials contained therein.

10. The SMMT does not warrant that the functions embedded within the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, and reliability of the materials.

Secure ‘log in’ area

11. Access to the secure ‘log in’ area of this site is at the discretion of SMMT and will normally only be provided to direct participants in the Automotive Council (‘Members’), who will be provided with an individual username and password. All Members undertake to safeguard their username and password details and agree not to disclose or share them with anyone.

12. The Member-only section of the Website is subject to Member acknowledgment that the materials to which they have access are confidential in their nature and Member agreement, that the materials may only be viewed or downloaded by Members for their sole and exclusive use in connection with the legitimate purposes of the Automotive Council.

13. In order to ensure the integrity of our security systems any Member representative found to be in breach of these obligations will have their access rights withdrawn.

14. Any Member experiencing difficulties accessing the secure ‘log in’ area should report the problem to enquiries@automotivecouncil.co.uk

Personal Data

15. In order to gain access to certain pages of this site or in order to receive certain site services you will be asked to submit personal information about yourself (for example, name and e-mail address). SMMT will treat all such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy Policy detailed on this site.

16. Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

17. Should any of these Terms of Use be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms of Use are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term of Use is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining terms of use shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.