This Website is owned by MTS Environmental Limited and is protected by both copyright and
database rights. The User's use of the Website is subject to the following terms and
conditions ('the Conditions') and the User's continued use of the Website indicates its
acceptance of these Conditions. Our Data Protection and Privacy Policy is incorporated in
these Conditions. If the User has any queries or concerns please contact us at the address
below.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Website at any time without
notice and it is the User's responsibility to re-visit this page from time to time to ensure
the User complies with these Conditions.
1. Definitions
'Environmental Law' means all applicable law, common law, judgment, court order, statute,
statutory instrument, regulation, directive, European Union decision, by-law, treaty,
government circular code of practice and guidance notes, or instruction or decisions of any
competent regulatory body in force from time to time relating to environmental
matters;
'Intellectual Property Rights' means copyright, patents, design rights,
trade marks (whether registered or not), database rights, trade or business names and any
other similar rights existing in any part of the world;
'Marketplace' means the web-
based venue where waste materials can be offered for sale or for a fee by a
Producer;
'Materials' means the content of the Website including but not limited to
the text, graphics, data, documents and any other information
displayed;
'Producer' means a company, firm, association or individual that generates
waste;
'Trading Fee' means the annual subscription fee charged by Us for use of the
Marketplace;
'Upload' means information uploads onto the
Website;
'User' means the company, firm, association or individual who makes use of
or accesses the Website under these Conditions;
'User Information' means any
information, graphics or logos provided by or disclosed by the User in any area of the
Website;
'Waste Suppliers' means companies, firms, associations or individuals that
are included in the MTS Environmental Ltd 'Waste Supplier
Search';
'Website' means the website www.wasteaccountant.com &
www.mtsenvironmental.co.uk;
'We/us' means MTS Environmental Limited, a company
registered in England and Wales under number 05604377 whose registered office is at
Woodlands Grange, Woodlands Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4JY.
2. Content
2.1. The Intellectual Property Rights contained within the
Materials are owned solely by us unless otherwise stated.
2.2. The User does not have
any right to use, copy, edit, vary, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, store,
transmit, commercially exploit or disseminate the Materials to any other party or make the
same available in hard copy or on any other medium without our prior written
consent.
2.3 All information and data about organisations posted on the Website is
obtained by Us either through the public domain or by the organisations direct. Although we
make every effort to ensure that this information is true, complete and accurate, we cannot
guarantee this.
3. Subscription and Payment
3.1. The User will have an account,
username and password created by Us. Any Users wishing to view and use the Marketplace will
need to enter their username and password to access these areas. The User agrees to keep its
password and username safe and secure at all times and agrees not to allow any other person,
company or firm access to its password and username at any time.
3.2. Creation of an
account is automatically applied to all Waste Suppliers. Waste Suppliers are not charged a
Trading Fee for using the Trading system 'WasteBay'. However, MTS reserve the right to
charge a Trading Fee if the trading venue 'WasteBay' requires significant administration by
MTS.
3.3. All other fees shall be payable in pounds sterling and in accordance with
the rates set out in the MTS Fee Structure which can be seen under 'subscriptions' in the
Waste Supplier homepage. All fees are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable
taxes.
3.4. Time for payment of fees shall be of the essence. Unless otherwise agreed
in writing all payments shall be payable via Google Checkout.
3.5. We reserve the
right to terminate the User's rights to access the Website if Users fail to pay any fees in
accordance with this clause 3.
3.6. We will use our reasonable endeavours to publish
User Information on the Website within 72 hours of Upload by Waste Suppliers.
4. Use of the Marketplace
4.1 The Marketplace allows Users to trade
waste on the Website in accordance with these Conditions. We provide an online 'venue' and
never own or possess the waste tendered on the Website. We are not involved in transactions
between Users. We have no control over and cannot be held responsible for the description,
safety, legality, type, content, delivery, transit or nature of any matter advertised or
sold over the Website including the ability of the Waste Supplier to pay or receive payment
for waste or the Producer to provide it. All purchases will occur outside of the Website.
Agreements to buy and completion of any sale/transaction are the responsibility of the
Producer and the Waste Supplier. We are under no obligation to be involved in any way
including but not limited to any negotiation, payment, delivery or any disputes concerning
the waste traded over the Website.
4.2 Users who are Producers must only advertise
waste, which they are legally entitled to possess and sell. Any terms and conditions of
trade must be issued separately.
4.3 If a User bids for waste and it is accepted by the
Producer, the User agrees to be bound by any conditions of trade set out by the waste
producer. Bids are only retractable where a clear typographical error is made, a User's
identity cannot be verified, in agreement with the Producer or after a period of 30 days
from the placing of the bid on the Website. By using the Website, Users must be legally able
to trade for the waste that they bid for or advertise.
5. User Obligations
5.1. The User agrees that the Website is provided
solely for its own use and it will not without our written permission transfer or sell or
attempt to transfer or sell its access or use of the Website to any third party.
5.2.
All passwords and usernames issued to the User should be maintained by the User as
confidential and secret. These can only be changed by Us.
5.3. The User must ensure
that all User Information or its use of the Website must not:
5.3.1. be for
fraudulent or unlawful purposes or in connection with or for the purposes
of committing
a criminal offence;
5.3.2. be false, inaccurate or misleading;
5.3.3. be to
create a false identity;
5.3.4. infringe any third party's Intellectual Property
Rights or rights of publicity or
privacy or any other rights;
5.3.5. violate any
law, statute, ordinance, regulation or licence applicable to the User
or any other
users;
5.3.6. be defamatory, libellous or unlawfully threatening or harassment
purposes;
5.3.7. be for obscene or pornographic purposes
5.3.8. contain any
computer viruses or anything which could interfere or disrupt the
usual operation of the
Website, its functionality or effectiveness.
5.4 The User warrants that all of its
User Information is true, accurate, complete and up-to-date and any statistical information
can be confirmed by quarterly statistical returns forwarded to the Environment Agency. The
User agrees that We can independently audit User Information and will supply quarterly
returns to Us on demand to assist with this.
6. Our Obligations
6.1. We will use our reasonable endeavours to
provide the Website with reasonable skill and of a competent provider of services over the
Internet. However we do not guarantee that the Website will be error-free or fault-free or
that Users will obtain continuous, uninterrupted access to the Website. If the User notices
that there is an error affecting its access to or use of the Website, the User should report
it to us immediately and we will correct it as soon as possible.
6.2. We reserve the
right to alter the technical specifications of the Website or suspend the provision of the
Website for operational reasons including but not limited to maintenance, repair,
improvements or because of an emergency. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that
the Website is restored to full working order as soon as possible.
6.3. We will take
all reasonable steps to ensure that the Website is free from any viruses, but we recommend
that the User uses its own virus protection software.
6.4. We do not warrant that the
Website is compatible with the User's browser or computer configuration.
7. Privacy Policy
7.1. This privacy policy sets out how we will use
User Information, which we collect on the Website. The types of information we collect
include name, address, gender, and contact details for the contact person inputted. By
accepting these Conditions the User acknowledges and agrees that we may use User Information
for the purposes set out below.
7.2. We will take all necessary steps to comply with
the Data Protection Act 1998 and any other data protection legislation in force from time to
time. We will not disclose it to any third party unless:
7.2.1. we are specifically
required to by law;
7.2.2. in response to a valid, legal request by a law enforcement
or governmental
authority;
7.2.3. as may be authorised by the User in
writing.
7.3. By accepting these Conditions the User agrees that we may store,
process and use User Information to keep a record of any information or services which the
User has requested, for internal purposes to develop new products and services and improve
the Website, and to send the User information that we believe may be of interest to it. We
may share non-personal aggregate statistics data about our site visitors' traffic patterns
with our partners or other parties.
7.4. The User may inform us at any time in writing
if it no longer requires such information to be sent by us.
7.5. Under the Data
Protection Act 1998, the User may request details of personal information that we hold about
any of its employees or staff. An official fee will be payable. If the User wants to make a
request, the User should write to us using our "Contact Us' Page.
7.6. If the User
believes that any User Information is incorrect in any respect, the User should write to us
using our 'Contact Us' Page.
7.7. We will use all reasonable endeavours to protect the
security of User Information both on and off line. If the User would like further details of
our security procedures please contact us in writing.
7.8. Cookies are not used on
this Website.
8. Links
8.1. The Website may contain links that allow the User to
visit other websites operated by third parties. The User acknowledges and agrees that we
have no control over any such websites and are not responsible for the protection and
privacy of any information which the User may provide within those websites, or for the
availability or content of any such websites.
9. Termination
9.1. We reserve the right to immediately terminate the
User's licence to use or access to the Website in the event that:
9.1.1. the User
breaches any of these Conditions or any of the other terms and
conditions contained on
this Website;
9.1.2. if we cannot verify or authenticate User Information;
9.1.3.
if we believe the User's actions may cause legal liability for the User, us or
other
users of the Website.
9.2 The User may terminate its subscription to the Website on
providing Us with written notice. Fees paid in advance are non-refundable other than as set
out in clause 3.2 of these Conditions.
10. Limitation of Liability
10.1. We accept liability for death and
personal injury resulting from our negligence and nothing in these Conditions shall apply to
limit or exclude such liability.
10.2. The User agrees and acknowledges that We cannot
confirm and are not responsible for the validity and accuracy of User Information provided by
Users of the Website and by using the Website the User agrees to accept the risks of dealing
with other Users who could be acting under false pretences or under a false
identity.
10.3. The User agrees and acknowledges that We cannot verify the accuracy of
any information about the waste traded on the Website and does not provide any warranty with
regard to it.
10.4. In the event that the User has any right, claim or action against
any other user arising from that user's use of the Website or the user's failure to trade
legally, the User agrees to pursue such right, claim or action independently of and without
resource to us.
10.5. Use of the Website helps users to comply with Environmental Law.
However the User agrees that it is its responsibility to comply with any Environmental Law
applicable to it and We are not liable to it or any third party for any failure by it to do
so.
10.6. Except as otherwise set out in these Conditions, We are not liable to the
User by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent) or any implied warranty, condition
or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of these Conditions for
any loss of profit, pure economic loss, loss of business, destruction of data, depletion of
goodwill or any other direct or indirect loss caused by Us where:
10.6.1. there is no
breach of a legal duty of care owed to the User by Us or any of our
employees, agents or
sub-contractors;
10.6.2. such loss or damage is not a reasonably foreseeable result of
any breach of a
legal duty of care owed to the User by Us and
10.6.3. any loss or
damage results from a breach by the User or any other user of
these
Conditions.
10.7. Our liability to the User, either in contract, tort (including
negligence) or otherwise in relation to or arising out of these Conditions is limited to
£1,000 for any one incident or series of related incidents.
10.8. If we are unable to
perform any obligation under these Conditions because of a matter beyond our reasonable
control such as lighting, flood, fire, explosion, war, terrorist activity, industrial
disputes (whether or not involving our employees) or other events beyond the reasonable
control of our suppliers, we will have no liability for that failure to
perform.
10.9. Each provision of these Conditions in clause 10 operates separately. If
any provision or part provision is held by a court to be unreasonable or inapplicable the
other parts shall continue to apply.
11. Indemnity
11.1. The User agrees to indemnify and hold us and our
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or
demand including all reasonable professional fees made by any third party to or arising out
of the User's breach of any terms of these Conditions or its violation of any law or the
right of a third party.
12. Licence
12.1. The User agrees to grant Us a non-exclusive,
world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free licence to use the copyright, design rights,
trade marks and other intellectual property rights in User Information in order to provide
the services under the Website.
13. Law
13.1. These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of England and Wales and each of the parties submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
14. General
14.1 The headings to these Conditions are for convenience
only and shall not affect their construction.
14.2 Where the context so admits
reference in these Conditions to one gender shall include each other gender and words
denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa.
14.3 References to any
statute or statutory provision shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as
a reference to that statute or provision as from time to time amended, consolidated,
modified, extended, re-enacted or replaced;
14.4 Failure or delay by us in enforcing
or partially enforcing any provision of these Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver
of any of its rights under these Conditions or the Contract. No waiver of any of these
Conditions by either party shall be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any
subsequent breach of that term or condition or any other term or condition
14.5 A
person who is not party to the Contract has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of the Contract or these Conditions.