Terms and Conditions

Preamble

These terms and conditions (the "terms") apply between you, the user of https://www.stronghold-nation.com/ ("this Website"), (including any sub-domains or sister domains unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions) and the Stronghold Nation Network ("SHN"). The Stronghold Nation Network is the service provider of this Website and all associated services on behalf of the registered domain name owner, whose office address is Suite 36442, PO Box 4336, Manchester, M61 0BW.

 

You expressly understand, acknowledge and agree that these terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and SHN, and that your use of this Website shall indicate your conclusive acceptance of this agreement. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms is deemed to occur every time you use or cause access to this Website. "Access to this Website" shall also be deemed to consider any electronic mail ("email") communication received by and/or sent to any SHN email address.

 

The following terminology applies to these terms and conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements:

  1. "Visitor", "You" and "Your" refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting these terms and conditions;
  2. "the Website", "Ourselves", "We", "Our" and "Us", refers to SHN;
  3. "Party", "Parties", or "Us", refers to both the Visitor and ourselves, or either the Visitor or ourselves;
  4. "User" or "Users" refers to any third party accessing this website;
  5. "This Agreement" shall refer to these terms and conditions on this webpage;
  6. "Stronghold Nation Network" or "SHN" refers to the service provider of the following sister websites in addition to this Website:

Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

 

These are the terms governing the use of this Website and the agreement that operates between you and SHN. These terms set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of this Website.

 

Your access to and use of this Website is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these terms. These terms apply to all users and others who access or use this Website.

 

By accessing or using this Website you agree to be bound by these terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms then you may not access this Website and any of the associated services.

 

Your access to and use of this Website is also conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of this website. Our Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information when you use this Website and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully before using this Website.

 

You agree and acknowledge that SHN is entitled to modify, improve or discontinue any part of this website and/or any other additional service at our sole discretion and without notice to you, even if it may result in you being prevented from accessing any information contained in it. Furthermore, you agree and acknowledge that SHN is entitled to provide services to you through subsidiaries or affiliated entities. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions when you use or access other services, affiliate services or third-party content and/or material.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By using this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this website's stated privacy policy. Cookies are used in some areas of our website to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those users visiting. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

Your Conduct

You agree that all information or data of any kind, whether text, software, code, music or sound, photographs or graphics, video or other materials ("content"), made available publicly or privately, shall be under the sole responsibility of the individual providing the content or the individual whose user account is used to post such content. You agree that this Website may expose you to content that may be objectionable or offensive. SHN and its affiliates shall not be responsible to you in any way for the content that appears on this Website, nor for any error or omission.

License

Unless otherwise stated, the registered domain name owner and/or their licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on this website. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from this Website for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

 

You must not:

  1. Republish material from this Website;
  2. Sell, rent or sub-license material from this Website;
  3. Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from this Website;

Redistribute content from SHN (unless content is specifically made for redistribution).

User Accounts

Certain parts and features of this Website (including the ability to submit User Reviews) may require an Account in order to access them. You may not create an Account if you are under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age and wish to use the parts of this Website that require an Account, your parent or guardian should create the Account and use it on your behalf.

 

When creating an Account, the information you provide must be accurate and complete. If any of your information changes at a later date, it is your responsibility to ensure that your Account is kept up-to-date. We recommend that you choose a strong password for your Account, consisting of a combination of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It is your responsibility to keep your password safe. You must not share your Account details with anyone else without prior written permission. If you believe your Account is being used without your permission, please contact Us immediately. We will not be liable for any unauthorised use of your Account.

 

You must not use anyone else's Account without the express permission of the User to whom the Account belongs and first notifying an Administrator of this Website. Any personal information provided in your Account will be collected, used, and held in accordance with your rights and Our obligations under the law and the privacy policy of this Website.

 

We are not responsible for the content or accuracy, or for any views expressed in any Comments, Reviews or other data submitted by Users. Any such views or content represent the views and values of the relevant User, and do not reflect Our views and values in any way.

Submission of Information

Certain parts of this website offer the opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions, information, material, content and data ("Comments") in areas of the website. SHN does not screen, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their appearance on the website and Comments do not reflect the views or opinions of SHN, its agents or affiliates. Comments reflect the sole view and opinion of the person who posts such view or opinion. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws SHN shall not be responsible or liable for the Comments or for any loss, cost, liability, damages or expenses caused and or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this Website.

 

SHN reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which we consider in our absolute discretion to be inappropriate, offensive or otherwise in breach of these Terms and Conditions or any other Agreement.

 

You warrant and represent that:

  1. You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
  2. The Comments do not infringe any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark, or other proprietary right of any third party;
  3. The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material or material which is an invasion of privacy;
  4. The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity;
  5. The Comments will not contain any unlawful, illegal, threatening, harmful, abusive, harassing, stalking, tortuous, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, offensive, objectionable, pornographic material or material designed to interfere or interrupt this Website or any service provided, infected with a virus or other destructive or deleterious programming routine, giving rise to civil or criminal liability, or in violation of an applicable local, national or international law.

You hereby grant to SHN an irrevocable non-exclusive royalty-free perpetual license to use, display, store, adapt, syndicate, transmit, perform, promote, archive, translate, publish, reproduce, distribute, modify, to create derivative works and compilations, in whole or in part and authorise others to use, perform and sub-licence it for the purposes of operating and promoting this Website, reproduce and edit any of your Comments and/or data in any and all forms, formats or media to distribute and syndicate your information worldwide. You confirm and warrant that you have the required authority to grant the above license to us.

 

To the maximum extent provided by applicable law, we exclude all warranty and/or responsibility should a determination be otherwise ruled by a court of competent jurisdiction. By submitting any information to this Website, your information will become part of our database, and therefore, owned by SHN. Consequently, you may not demand deletion of any content submitted by any party waiving all copyright claims, the right to demand action via means of any such cease and desist and/or DMCA order/request or any such removal request, to any communication made to (including but not limited to) any site operators, administrators, owners, service providers and/or SHN personnel.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by SHN.

 

You acknowledge and agree that SHN has no control over, does not endorse, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.

 

You further acknowledge and agree that SHN does not endorse any products or resources available from such websites, and cannot be held accountable for any loss of information, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on such information, content, goods or services, either directly or indirectly.

 

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit.

Third Party Trademarks

You acknowledge and agree that this Website may contain proprietary and confidential information including trademarks, service marks and patents protected by intellectual property laws and international intellectual property treaties. SHN authorises you to view and make a single copy of portions of our content for offline, personal, non-commercial use. Our content may not be reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred via any other means without our prior written permission. Any third-party trademarks, service marks and logos are the property of their respective owners. Any further rights not specifically granted herein are reserved by SHN.

Removal of links from this website

If you find any link on our website or any linked website objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.

Iframes

Without prior approval and our express written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages and any associated services, or use any other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our website and services.

Content Liability

We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your website, either directly or indirectly. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your Website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your website or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

 

We reserve the right at any time and in our sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our services. You agree to immediately remove all links to our services upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our services, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.

AI Content Scraping

You may not use any content from our Website or that which is otherwise created, produced, utilised by or originates from us, for purposes of AI Content Scraping or data collection. You may not re-post, share or attempt to circumvent these restrictions in any form, including by re-posting content intended to be discovered by AI Crawlers on other websites, Services, emails or places.

 

We do not consent to the use of this technology in any form to be utilised to access any of our services, our Website, to scrape content, collect data or otherwise interact with us or our community. You agree to honour such terms by your use of this Website. If you do not agree to these terms, then your only option is to immediately cease all use of this Website and all information and content provided by, created from, or originating from this Website and our community.

 

Further, you agree to immediately remove any content from your AI Systems if recognised it has been scraped or originated from, our Website or otherwise created, produced, utilised by or originated from us. You agree to pay all costs we incur as a result of, or arising from, your use of AI in connection to our services and Website. You agree to pay all costs we incur to demand, ensure and guarantee removal and permanent erasure of such content from your AI systems waiving all rights to legal action, cease and desist orders, DMCA and/or copyright removal, liability, loss of business, disruption and/or any other warranty on your behalf arising from your use of AI on our Services and Website.

 

If you disagree with these terms then your only choice is to discontinue and cease access to all our Services and Website with immediate effect.

Termination

The terms of this agreement will continue to apply in perpetuity until terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. Terms that are to continue in perpetuity shall be unaffected by the termination of this agreement.

 

We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these terms.

 

Upon termination, your right to use this Website and all associated services will cease immediately.

Legal Threats

SHN views legal threats or threats of a legal nature, extremely seriously. We reserve the right to terminate any service access immediately with individuals/organisations who threaten legal action, and refuse to interact further with any such individual/organisation. Further, we reserve the right to refuse access to the website and all associated services at any time, for whatever reason we may deem appropriate.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless SHN, the domain name owner and the domain name owner's subsidiaries, affiliates, related parties, officers, directors, employees, agents, independent contractors, advertisers, partners, and co-branders, from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, that may be made by any third party, due to or arising out of your conduct or connection with this website or service, your provision of content, your violation of these terms, or any other violation of the rights of another person or party.

Translation Interpretation

These terms may have been translated if we have made them available to you on this website.

 

You agree that the original English (United Kingdom) version of this text shall always prevail in the case of a dispute.

Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur, the entire liability of SHN, its owners and any of its suppliers or affiliates under any provision of these terms and your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you through this website or £10.00 GBP if you haven't purchased anything through this Website.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall SHN or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use this Website, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with this Website, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this terms), even if SHN or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

 

Further, SHN shall have no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, deletion, failure to store, inaccuracy, or improper delivery of any data or information on this Website.

This Website and all associated services are provided to you "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, SHN, on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to this Website and all associated services, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, SHN provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that this Website will meet your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards, that the Website content is complete, accurate, or up-to-date; or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, neither SHN nor any of its providers make any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of this Website and all associated services, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Website and all associated services will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the website and all associated services; or (iv) that the website, its servers, the content, downloads or emails sent, downloaded or received from or on behalf of SHN are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

 

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

 

Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this Website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, guarantees and conditions relating to our website and the use of this Website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, accuracy of information, compatibility, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill). Nothing in this disclaimer will:

  1. limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;
  2. limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
  3. limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
  4. exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.

 

Nothing on Our Website constitutes advice on which you should rely. Our Website is provided for general information purposes only. Professional or specialist advice should always be sought before taking any action relating to any of the subject matters discussed or information available on this Website. To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature whether arising directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on information obtained from this Website.

Copyright

The content of this website is protected by the copyright laws of England and Wales and by international laws and conventions. No content from this website may be copied, reproduced or revised without the prior written consent of SHN.

 

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes the provisions of Chapter III of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Acts Permitted in Relation to Copyright Works, which provides exceptions allowing certain uses of copyright material including (but not limited to) non-commercial research and private study; text and data mining for non-commercial research; criticism, review, and reporting current events; teaching; accessibility; time-shifting; and parody, caricature, and pastiche. Further information is available from the UK Intellectual Property Office.

 

You must ensure that you comply fully with any and all local, national, or international laws and regulations that apply. You may not systematically copy, save, or download Content from SHN with a view to creating or compiling any form of comprehensive collection, compilation, directory, or database without Our express written permission.

General

  1. You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
  2. Our failure to enforce at any time, or for any period of time, any one or more of the terms and conditions shall not be a waiver of SHN or the right at any time subsequently to enforce all terms and conditions.
  3. We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time at our sole discretion and without any notice. Changes to our terms become effective on the date they are posted and your continued use of this Website and any associated service after any changes to terms are made will signify your agreement to be bound by the newer terms. You should check these terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the current version.
  4. These terms and conditions and other legal documentation on this Website contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.
  5. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.
  6. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.
  7. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.
  8. You may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions, community guidelines or other agreements when accessing or performing certain functionality on this Website. In such a case this agreement shall always supersede such terms and conditions or agreements, and, in the event of a clash shall always take precedence.
  9. For information on how StrongholdNation deals with privacy, please see our privacy policy. You may be subject to additional terms and conditions when you use or access other services, affiliate services or third-party content and/or material.
  10. If you have any questions about this Website disclaimer, please contact us.