Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions of use of the Business Plan Factory website and any product or service available through the Business Plan Factory website (individually and collectively referred to as ‘the Website’) are between Business Plan Services Ltd (referred to as ‘the Company’) and the registered user or any party or person that is being represented by the registered user (referred to as ‘the Client’).

The Company agrees:-
1. to undertake all work in connection with the Website with all reasonable skill and care;
2. to provide any service or product related to the Website on the basis of the information, materials and data (including the business information, ideas and financial data) provided by the Client to the Company (it being acknowledged by the Client that the Company is entirely relying on the accuracy and completeness of all such information, materials and data);
3. to treat all confidential information and financial data belonging to the Client and provided to the Company ("Confidential Information") in strict confidence;
4. not to disclose any Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the Client;
  (the obligations in paragraphs c and d above shall not apply in respect of Confidential Information which:
  1. is or becomes available in the public domain other than by a breach of paragraphs c or d above;
  2. is already in the possession of the Company prior to its disclosure by the Client;
  3. is independently received by the Company from a third party with no obligation of confidentiality to the Client; or
  4. is required to be disclosed by law.)
The Client agrees:-
1. not to pursue an independent relationship with any of the Company’s consultants or representatives without the prior written consent of the Company. Where such a relationship is entered into within 12 months of the date of the Consultant’s last dealings with the Client, an emolument equal to 10% of the agreed annual remuneration package (or pro rata equivalent thereof) paid by the Client to the Consultant in furtherance of this independent relationship will be paid by the Client to the Company within 10 days of the commencement of this relationship;
2. that it shall not under any circumstances be entitled to use the names of ‘Business Plan Services’ or ‘BPS’ or 'London Business School' or 'LBS' or any corresponding logo or any other confusingly similar name or logo without the express prior written permission of a duly authorised representative of the Company and, for the avoidance of doubt but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Business Plan Services and London Business School names/logos shall not be referred to, either expressly or by implication, in the Client's business plan or any other material or literature accompanying such plan.
3. that, in the case of any concerns regarding implementation of the Website, it will refer such concerns by email to enquiries@bizplans.co.uk within 24 hours of such concerns arising.
Company liability:-
1. The Company's maximum liability to the Client whether for breach of contract, negligence or otherwise howsoever arising under or in connection with these terms and the provision of the Website shall under no circumstances exceed the fee paid by the Client to the Company in provision of the Website.
2. The Company shall not be liable under any circumstances for any indirect, consequential or economic loss or damage or any loss of profit, revenue or goodwill incurred or suffered by the Client.
The Company shall not be liable for any hardware failure or technical difficulties experienced by the Client in using the Website.
These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the Client and no additions or modifications to these terms and conditions shall be binding upon the Company.

Alterations

The Company reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or cease to supply any product or service contained on the Website. In the event that such removal takes place the Company shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for such removal.

Copyright

The copyright in the material contained in the Website belongs to the Company or its licensed source. Any person may copy any part of this material, subject to the following conditions:

the material may not be used for commercial purposes;
the copies must retain any copyrights or other intellectual property notices contained in the original material;
the products and technology or processes described in the Website may be subject to other intellectual property rights reserved by the Company or by other third parties (and no licence is granted in respect of those intellectual property rights);
images on the Website are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without the written permission of their respective owner(s).

Changes to Terms and Records of Agreements

The Company reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes on the Website. It is the Client’s responsibility to review the Website terms and conditions regularly to ensure awareness of the latest terms and conditions. The Client’s use of the Website after a change has been posted will be deemed to signify acceptance of the modified terms and conditions. The Company recommends that the Client prints off and retains a copy of these terms and conditions from time to time. Any amendment to terms and conditions must be agreed in writing by the Company, or, if appropriate, by the relevant company with whom you contract.

Disclaimer

These pages are protected by copyright.

It is the Company’s policy to link to sites, which are relevant to the activities of the Company in promoting excellence in business planning. The Company does not, however, sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of any information or statements appearing in those sites, nor in sites referred to in or linked to those sites.

Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information on the Website, due to the nature of the medium and the risks of interruptions and disruptions, any and all liability which might arise from a Client’s use or reliance on the information contained on the Website is excluded.

The Company will not be held liable for a Client’s failure to provide correct contact details. The Company will not compensate a customer or enquirer or be held liable for non-receipt of any email due to the Client or enquirer providing incorrect contact details.

Headings

Headings used in these terms and conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

Intellectual Property Rights

All Intellectual Property Rights including, without limitation, all database rights, rights in designs, rights in know-how, patents and rights in inventions (in all cases whether registered or unregistered and including all rights to apply for registration) and all other intellectual or industrial property rights in any jurisdiction in any information, content, materials, data or processes contained in or relating to the Website belong to the Company or its licensed source. All rights of the Company in such Intellectual Property Rights are hereby reserved.

Jurisdiction and Law

These terms and conditions and any terms and conditions relating to products or services described in the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Disputes arising in relation to the same shall, unless otherwise expressly agreed, be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Ownership of Web Site

The Website belongs to Business Plan Services Ltd, The Media Centre, 19 Bolsover Street, London W1W 5NA. Registered number 4076583. VAT registration number: 769 3390 85

Trademarks

The images, logos and names on the Website which identify Business Plan Services Ltd, London Business School, or third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of the Company and/or the relevant third parties. Nothing contained in this Website shall be deemed to confer on any person any licence or right on the part of the Company or any third party with respect to any such image, logo or name.

Please read carefully

A Client's use of the Website is subject to these terms and, by using the Website, the Client shows full agreement to such terms.