BACKGROUND:

These Platform Terms of Use, govern your access to and use of our web-based platform at imagerelease.uk (Our Platform) as a visitor. Additional terms will apply if you create a paid subscriber or guest user account. Please read these Platform Terms of Use carefully before visiting or using Our Platform.

1. Definitions and Interpretation 

In these Platform Terms of Use, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Content” means any and all text, images, audio, video, scripts, templates, code, software, databases and any other form of information that appears on, or forms part of, Our Platform and/ or our social media channels (including but not limited to our @imagerelease channels on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X (formerly Twitter) and bsky;
“Data Protection Legislation” means all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including the UK GDPR; the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) (and regulations made under it); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended and all other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a party relating to the use of personal data (including the privacy of electronic communications);
“Intellectual Property Rights” means:

(a) any and all rights in any patents, trademarks, service marks, registered designs, applications (and rights to apply for any of those rights), trade, business and company names, internet domain names and email addresses, unregistered trademarks and service marks, copyrights, database rights, know-how, rights in designs, inventions and processes;

(b) rights under licences, consents, orders, statutes or otherwise in relation to a right in paragraph (a);

(c) rights of the same or similar effect or nature as or to those in paragraphs (a) and (b) which now or in the future may subsist in any part of the world; and

(d) the right to sue for past infringements of any of the foregoing rights;
   
“we/us/our” means ImageRelease Ltd, a limited company incorporated in England & Wales with company number 16166644, whose registered office address is at 1 Fisher Lane, Bingham, Nottingham, England, NG13 8BQ, as the owner and operator of Our Platform; and
“you/ your” means you, as a user of Our Platform.

2. Who we are and how to contact us

Our Platform is operated by Image Release Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 16166644, whose registered office address is at 1 Fisher Lane, Bingham, Nottingham, England, NG13 8BQ.

If you have any questions about Our Platform or these Platform Terms of Use, please email us at help@imagerelease.uk.

3. By using Our Platform you accept these terms

By visiting Our Platform, you confirm that you accept these Platform Terms of Use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Platform Terms of Use, you must stop using Our Platform immediately.

You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access Our Platform through your internet connection are aware of these Platform Terms of Use and that they comply with them.

We recommend that you print a copy of these Platform Terms of Use for future reference.

4. There are other terms that may apply to you

The following additional terms also apply to you a visitor, in addition to these Platform Terms of Use:

If you sign up for a paid subscriber or guest account on Our Platform, then the following will also apply to you:

5. We may make changes to these Platform Terms of Use

We may amend these Platform Terms of Use from time to time, without notice to you. Every time you visit Our Platform, please check these Platform Terms of Use to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. Your continued use of Our Platform after any changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes.

These Platform Terms of Use were most recently updated on 14 January 2025.

6. We may make changes to Our Platform

We may update and change Our Platform from time to time to reflect changes to our products or services, our users' needs and our business priorities or for any other reason.

7. We may suspend or withdraw Our Platform

Some parts of Our Platform are made available for visitors to browse free of charge.

We do not guarantee that Our Platform, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted.

We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of Our Platform for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.

8. We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Platform Terms of Use to another organisation, for example if we sell our business. The transfer will not affect your rights under these Platform Terms of Use.

9. Our Platform is only for users in the UK

Our Platform is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through Our Platform is appropriate for use or available in other locations.

10. Your account

You may need to create a paid subscriber or guest user account to access some parts of Our Platform. If you create an account, you must ensure you provide accurate information when creating that account, and keep your account information up-to-date if it changes.

If you create an account, you must treat your username and password (the Log In Details) as confidential and must not disclose your Log In Details to any third party.

We have the right to disable any Log In Details, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Platform Terms of Use or the relevant additional terms which apply to you as a guest user or a paid subscriber.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your Log In Details, you must promptly notify us at help@imagerelease.uk.

You may close your account at any time. However, you will not then be able to access those areas of Our Platform which require an account to access them.

11. Our intellectual property

ImageRelease™ is a trade mark of ImageRelease Ltd. You are not permitted to use that trade mark without our approval, unless it is part of material you are using as permitted under Section 11 of these Platform Terms of Use.

All Content on Our Platform and our social media accounts, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is our property (or the property of our licensors) and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from Our Platform for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on Our Platform.

Unless you are a paid subscriber or guest user, you must not:

  • use any part of the content on Our Platform for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
  • modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

If you are a paid subscriber or guest user, you may only use the Content on Our Platform for commercial purposes in accordance with the Terms and Conditions (Paid Subscribers) or the Guest User Terms & Conditions applicable to you.

You may not use, reproduce, distribute, sell, sub-licence, store or create derivative works based on any Content from our social media accounts without our prior written consent.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of our Content on Our Platform and social media accounts must always be acknowledged (except where the content is user-generated).

If you breach our intellectual property rights, your right to use Our Platform will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

12. No text or data mining, or web scraping

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to Our Platform or any services provided via, or in relation to, Our Platform for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of AI systems or models. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):

  • Any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of Our Platform or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same.
  • Any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information or develop, train, fine-tune or validate AI systems or models which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.

The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).

You shall not use, and we do not consent to the use of, Our Platform, or any data published by, or contained in, or accessible via, Our Platform or any services provided via, or in relation to, Our Platform for the purposes of developing, training, fine-tuning or validating any AI system or model or for any other purposes not explicitly set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

This clause will not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.

13. Rules about linking to Our Platform

You may link to our home page, 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.

Our Platform must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of Our Platform other than the home page.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with our Acceptable Use Policy. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to link to or make any use of content on Our Platform other than that set out above, please contact help@imagerelease.uk.

14. User conduct

You agree to use Our Platform for lawful purposes only and not to engage in any activity that could harm Our Platform, its users, or third parties.

You may not:

  • use Our Platform for any illegal or unauthorised purpose;
  • post or transmit any content that is (or could be construed as) harmful, offensive, discriminatory or that violates any applicable laws;
  • deliberately introduce any virus or malware, or attack Our Platform by means of a denial of service attack;
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to Our Platform or its systems;

15. Uploading content to Our Platform

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to create content directly on Our Platform, upload or share content to Our Platform, or to make contact with other users of Our Platform, you must comply with the standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy and in the Terms & Conditions which apply to you as either a paid subscriber or as a guest user.

16. User-generated content is not approved by us

Our Platform may include information and materials uploaded by other users. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us. Any views expressed by other users on Our Platform do not represent our views or values.

17. Reliance on Our Platform or Content

We exclude, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to Our Platform or any of our Content.

We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, that Our Platform will meet your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties or that it will be compatible with all software or hardware.

The content on Our Platform is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on Our Platform.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on Our Platform, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on Our Platform is accurate, complete or up to date. We shall not be liable to you for any inaccuracy contained in the Content or for any reliance you may place on that Content.

18. We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where Our Platform contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. These links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and you should review the website terms and policies of any third-party websites you visit.

19. We are not responsible for viruses

Whilst We endeavour to keep Our Platform free from viruses and malware, we do not guarantee that Our Platform will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for protecting Your hardware, software and other materials from viruses, malware and other internet security risks. You should use your own virus protection software.

20. You must not introduce viruses

You must not misuse Our Platform by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, or otherwise harmfully interacting with Our Platform or any part of it.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to Our Platform, the server on which Our Platform is stored or any server, computer or database connected to Our Platform or any other equipment or network connected with Our Platform. You must not interfere with, damage or disrupt any software used in the provision of Our Platform or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party on which Our Platform relies in any way. You must not attack Our Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use Our Platform will cease immediately.

21. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

Whether you are a consumer or a business user:

  • We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
  • If you have signed up to Our Platform as a paid subscriber or a guest user, additional limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to you, which will be set out in the relevant set of Terms and Conditions which you agreed to at the point of sign up.

If you are a business user:

  • We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to Our Platform or any content on it.
  • We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

    • your use of, or inability to use, Our Platform; or

    • your use of or reliance on any Content displayed on Our Platform.

  • In particular, we will not be liable for:

    • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;

    • business interruption;

    • loss of anticipated savings;

    • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or

    • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are a consumer user:

  • We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
  • If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us.

22. How we may use your personal information

We will collect, use and process your personal data (including any personal information you supply when setting up your account on Our Platform) in accordance with our obligations as set out in our Privacy Notice and the Data Protection Legislation.

23. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us, and our officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from any claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your use of Our Platform or from your violation of these Platform Terms of Use.

24. Which country's laws apply to any disputes?

These Platform Terms of Use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.

If you are a consumer resident in Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a consumer resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.