By using this site
you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions ("these
General Conditions") and our Privacy Policy. In addition, if
you are a member of FIRA, you are bound by our Membership Terms,
and if you use any particular service such as our Bookshop,
Technical Information section or Directors Briefings, you do so
subject to any additional terms and conditions that are applicable
to that service. (We call these Service-Specific Terms.)
Please read these
General Conditions; they are important. If you do not agree to
these General Conditions do not use this website.
If there is any
conflict or inconsistency between these General Conditions and any
Service-Specific Terms, those Service-Specific terms will prevail,
but only in relation to the specific service, and only to the
extent necessary to resolve that conflict or inconsistency.
We may change
these General Conditions, any Service-Specific Terms, or our
Privacy Policy at any time without giving you notice, so please
check them each time you visit this website.
Please note that
parts of this website and the information and materials available
on them are restricted to Members of FIRA.
You must not try
to circumvent the security features of this website, or tamper
with, hack into, or in any other way disrupt or disable any
computer system, server, website, router or other device used to
host this site or make it available.
Intellectual
Property Rights
The content on and
services provided via this website are protected by copyright,
database rights and other intellectual property rights.
If you are a
Member of FIRA you may reproduce the FIRA Logos in accordance with
the Rules for Use of the FIRA Logos. Otherwise, subject to any
Service-Specific Terms, you may read, print and download parts of
the material and information on this website for your private use
or for use in the ordinary course of your business, but you may not
make any profit from the use of that material or information, and
you may not republish, disseminate or transmit any of it, or
exploit it for commercial purposes, make any derivative work, or
copy it for any other purpose without first obtaining our written
permission, or that of the rights owner.
If you wish to
seek such permission please contact:
Data Protection
and Privacy
We want to protect
the privacy of visitors to our website and that of our customers
and other individuals. Please read our Privacy Policy; it will help
you to understand how we use your personal data. We may change our
privacy policy at any time without giving you notice, so please
check it each time you visit this website.
Whenever you give
us personal data, you are consenting to its collection and use in
accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Third Party
Goods and Services and Links
If you purchase or
acquire goods or services from any third parties, even if you have
been directed from this website to them, any contract you enter
into with those third parties and any use you make of their website
is a matter between you and them. We have no liability for the
quality or type of services or goods provided by any third party we
may mention on this website or to whom this site may be linked. It
is for you to make your own judgement about them.
Any opinion,
advice, statement, service, offer, or information or content
provided or made by any third party on this website, or on any site
to which this website is linked, is that of the author or provider,
and not of FIRA International Ltd, or any member of the TTL
Chiltern Group. We do not endorse, and we are not responsible for,
the accuracy or reliability of, any such opinion, advice,
statement, service, offer, information or content.
Where content or
information on or services available via this website have been
supplied by a third party, we do not control or endorse them in any
way. All information, content and services supplied by third
parties are made available in good faith but we do not (to the
extent allowed by the law) accept responsibility for their accuracy
or use.
We make no
representation and give no warranty about any other websites or any
opinion, advice, statement, offer, information or content on them
or goods or services offered by them. We have no control over their
content or availability. We will not be liable for any loss or
damage caused by or in connection with any use of, or reliance on,
any information, materials, goods or services available on or
through any other website.
Any concern about
any other website should be directed to that site's website
administrator or web master.
Accuracy of
Information and Disclaimer
We try to ensure
that any information and content on this website that has not been
supplied by a third party is accurate, but we make no
representation and give no warranty that any information or content
is accurate, up to date or complete. We accept no liability for any
loss or damage caused by inaccurate, out of date or incomplete
information or content.
If you find any
inaccurate, out of date or incomplete information or content on
this website, or if you suspect that something is an infringement
of intellectual property rights, you must let us know immediately
by contacting:
You should
independently verify any information and content on this website
before relying on it. The information and content on any software
available through this site are not intended to address any
particular requirements; they do not constitute any form of advice
or recommendation by FIRA International Ltd, or any member of the
TTL Chiltern Group, and are not intended to be relied upon when
making (or refraining from making) any decision. The information
and content on and software available through this website are not
substitutes for the exercise of professional judgement. If you are
not qualified or experienced enough to make that judgement, you
should take professional advice.
You are
responsible for ensuring that your computer systems are suitable to
access and use this website. We do not warrant that any software or
content available through this website will be free from viruses or
other code that might be harmful. You are responsible for
implementing sufficient anti-virus and other security checks to
ensure the accuracy of data input and output.
Our Liability
We provide much of
the information and material on this website free of charge.
Whether or not we charge for it, it is provided on the basis that
neither FIRA International Ltd nor any member of the TTL Chiltern
Group has any liability for that information or material.
We have no
liability for the inability of anyone to access this website or any
information or material on it, and we do not warrant that this site
will operate without interruption.
We are not
responsible for, and will have no liability for, any error or
corruption or breach of security resulting from the transmission of
any information or material over any telecommunications network.
We do not exclude
or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our
negligence or for any fraud on our part, or for any liability that
cannot be excluded by law.
Subject to
Condition 6.4, we will not be liable for any indirect or
consequential loss, or for any loss of business, profit, revenue,
goodwill or data, lost or wasted management time or the lost time
of other employees arising from your use of this website or any
information or material on it, or your inability to use it (whether
that loss is direct or indirect).
Except as
expressly set out in any Service-Specific Terms (which apply only
in relation to the specific service), all warranties,
representations, terms, conditions and undertakings, whether
implied by statute, common law, custom, trade usage, course of
dealing or otherwise (including any implied warranty,
representation, term, condition or undertaking of satisfactory
quality or fitness for a particular purpose) are excluded to the
fullest extent allowed by law.
We make no
representation and give no warranty that the information and
material on this website are appropriate or available for use in
locations outside the United Kingdom.
If the use of any
information or material on this website is unlawful in any
jurisdiction (because of your nationality, residence or for some
other reason), that information or material is not offered. If you
are outside the United Kingdom you must satisfy yourself that you
are lawfully able to use any such information and materials. We
accept no liability, to the extent allowed by the law, for any
costs, losses or damages resulting from or related to the access or
attempted access of any information or materials by anyone outside
the UK.
General
No delay, neglect
or forbearance on our part in enforcing any of these General
Conditions will be, or be deemed to be, a waiver. Nor will it
prejudice any of our rights.
If any of these
General Conditions is (for any reason) held to be unenforceable,
illegal or in some other way invalid, the unenforceable, illegal or
invalid provision will not affect the remainder of these General
Conditions; and they will continue in full force and effect.
These General
Conditions are governed by English law and you agree to submit to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
The place of performance will be England.
No addition to or
modification of any provision of these General Conditions will be
binding on us unless made in writing and signed by our duly
authorised representatives. "Writing" includes e-mail.
Further
Information
This website is
operated and owned by FIRA International Ltd and TTL Chiltern. "We"
refers to them and to each company in the same group as TTL
Chiltern. A member of the Chiltern Group means any company in the
same group as TTL Chiltern.
FIRA International
Limited is a subsidiary of the TTL Chiltern group. FIRA
International Ltd is also an organisation responsible for
delivering membership services on behalf of FIRA.
TTL Chiltern is
TTL Chiltern Limited. It is registered in England and its
registration number is 2878871. Its registered office is at:
Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14
4ND.
FIRA International
Ltd is registered in England and its registration number is
3181481. Its registered office is at: Stocking Lane, Hughenden
Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4ND
FIRA is the
Furniture Industry Research Association, a company limited by
guarantee, registered in England under registration number 3181481.
The registered office is at: Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4ND.
