Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions govern your use of The Local Dot website at thelocaldot.com.

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Please read them carefully before using this website.

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By using this website, you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with them, please stop using the website.

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1. ABOUT THE LOCAL DOT

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The Local Dot is a business operated as an ordinary partnership in England by:

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• Mark Preston

• Joby Young

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Our principal business address is:

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The Local Dot
Office 13b
Business First Business Centre
Lancaster House
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP
United Kingdom

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Email: info@thelocaldot.com

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Throughout these Terms & Conditions, “The Local Dot”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the partnership operated by Mark Preston and Joby Young.

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“You” and “your” refer to any person accessing or using this website.

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2. ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

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The Local Dot website provides information about who we are, what we do and how we help local businesses grow their customer base.

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The information on this website is provided for general information purposes.

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Nothing on this website constitutes a binding offer to provide services.

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Submitting an enquiry, completing a contact form, sending us an email or otherwise contacting us does not create a client relationship or contract between you and The Local Dot.

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Any services we agree to provide will be subject to separate terms agreed between The Local Dot and the relevant client.

 

3. USING THIS WEBSITE

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You may use this website for lawful purposes and to learn more about The Local Dot and our services.

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You must not use this website:

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• In any way that breaches applicable law or regulation

• For fraudulent, unlawful or misleading purposes

• To transmit malicious software, viruses or harmful code

• To attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server or associated systems

• To interfere with the operation, security or availability of the website

• To collect or harvest information from the website through unauthorised automated means

• To impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity

• To submit information that is knowingly false, misleading, defamatory or unlawful

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We reserve the right to restrict or prevent access to the website where we reasonably believe these Terms & Conditions have been breached.

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4. WEBSITE INFORMATION

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We take reasonable care to ensure information published on this website is accurate and current.

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However, website content is provided for general information and should not be relied upon as professional, financial, legal or other specialist advice.

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Every business is different. Information about customer growth, digital visibility, websites, search, reputation, customer journeys or other areas discussed on this website does not guarantee that the same approach or outcome will apply to your business.

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You should make appropriate decisions based on the circumstances of your own business.

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We may update, change, remove or replace website content at any time.

 

5. RESULTS AND BUSINESS GROWTH

 

Any examples, statements, experience, results or achievements referred to on this website are provided to demonstrate previous experience or explain our approach.

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They do not constitute a promise or guarantee that any particular business will achieve the same or similar results.

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Customer growth can be influenced by many factors outside our control, including the business itself, its market, competition, location, pricing, customer demand, reputation, service delivery and wider economic conditions.

 

Where we enter into an agreement to provide services, the scope of those services and any specific commitments will be set out separately.

 

6. CONTACT FORMS AND ENQUIRIES

 

You may contact us using the forms or contact details provided on this website.

 

When submitting information, you agree that the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have the right to provide it.

 

Submitting a form does not oblige you to purchase services from us and does not oblige us to accept you as a client.

 

We may choose not to pursue an enquiry where we believe our services are not appropriate for the business or where we are unable to provide the required support.

 

Personal information submitted through the website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

 

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

Unless otherwise stated, the content of this website is owned by, or licensed for use by, The Local Dot.

This includes, where applicable:

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• Written content

• Branding

• Logos

• Graphics

• Illustrations

• Photographs

• Diagrams

• Website design elements

• Original frameworks and methodologies

• Documents and downloadable materials

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All applicable intellectual property rights are reserved.

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You may view and print reasonable extracts from this website for your own personal or internal business use.

 

You must not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, commercially exploit, modify or create derivative works from our content without our prior written permission unless permitted by law.

 

Third party trade marks, logos and other intellectual property remain the property of their respective owners.

 

8. THE LOCAL DOT BRAND

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“The Local Dot” and associated branding, visual elements and original materials must not be used in a way that suggests an association, endorsement or commercial relationship with us where none exists.

 

Nothing on this website grants you any right or licence to use The Local Dot branding except with our prior written permission.

 

9. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

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This website may contain links to websites, platforms or services operated by third parties.

 

These links may be provided because we believe they are useful or relevant.

 

We do not control third party websites and are not responsible for their availability, content, security, privacy practices or services.

 

The inclusion of a link does not necessarily mean that we endorse the third party or its products or services.

 

You should review the applicable terms and privacy policies when visiting third party websites.

 

10. WEBSITE AVAILABILITY

 

We aim to keep the website available and operating properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error free access.

 

We may suspend, withdraw, change or restrict access to all or part of the website where reasonably necessary, including for maintenance, security, technical or operational reasons.

 

We will not be responsible for circumstances outside our reasonable control that prevent or disrupt access to the website.

 

11. WEBSITE SECURITY

 

We take reasonable steps to operate and maintain the website securely.

 

However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

 

You are responsible for ensuring that your own devices, software and systems are appropriately protected when accessing the website.

 

You must not knowingly introduce viruses, malware or other technologically harmful material to the website or attempt to compromise its security.

 

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

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Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful.

 

In particular, nothing excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which cannot legally be excluded or limited.

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To the extent permitted by law, we will not be responsible for losses arising solely from reliance on general information published on this website where that information was not provided as part of a separately contracted professional service.

 

If you use this website for business purposes, we will not be liable, to the extent permitted by law, for indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of, or inability to use, the website.

 

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions affects any statutory rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

 

13. PRIVACY

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Your privacy is important to us.

 

Our collection and use of personal information is explained separately in our Privacy Policy.

 

Where cookies or similar technologies are used, information about them should also be provided through our Cookie Policy or cookie information made available on the website.

 

14. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

 

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to the website, our business, our practices or applicable law.

 

The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date it was last updated.

 

Your continued use of the website following an update will be subject to the version in force at the time of that use.

 

15. SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is found by a court or other competent authority to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be treated as removed or limited to the minimum extent necessary.

 

The remaining provisions will continue in effect.

 

16. NO WAIVER

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If we do not immediately enforce any right or provision under these Terms & Conditions, this does not mean that we have waived that right or provision.

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17. GOVERNING LAW

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These Terms & Conditions and any dispute or claim arising from or relating to them, their subject matter or your use of this website are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

 

If you are using this website in the course of a business, the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising from or relating to these Terms & Conditions or your use of the website.

 

If you are a consumer, you will retain any rights regarding jurisdiction that applicable consumer law gives you.

 

18. CONTACT US

 

If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact:

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The Local Dot

Office 13b
Business First Business Centre
Lancaster House
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP
United Kingdom

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Email: info@thelocaldot.com