General 

1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited is a Limited Company  registered in England and Wales with registered number 07183268.  Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited’s registered office is at 512 Kingsway, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, M19 1WW.
2. Terms of Website Use 
   1. These terms and conditions (the 'Terms') set out below will govern your use of this website which can be found at www.hargreavesgilman.com (the 'Website').
   2. References on this Website to 'Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited', 'Hargreaves Gilman', 'the firm', 'we', 'us' or  'our' mean Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited. The term 'Director' in  relation to Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited/Hargreaves Gilman  refers to a Director of Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited or to an  Employee or Consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications.
   3. The legal information on this Website is to provide users with the Terms upon which they use the Website and to make accessible certain other legal and regulatory information which it is best practice  to place in the public domain where it can be easily accessed by clients and other interested third parties. The legal information on this Website should, for clients of the firm, be read in association  with our client care letter and terms of business (the 'Client Care  Documents') and other documents referred to in the Client Care Documents (such as the Conditional Fee Agreement). The Client Care Documents  shall take precedence over any legal notice on this Website in the event that they differ from one another.
   4. The Website is owned and operated by Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited, a firm of Solicitors. For the purposes of these Terms, Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited includes any and all of Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited’s subsidiary undertakings, co-branded businesses and joint ventures which may exist from time to  time.
   5. Use of this Website is governed by the following Terms  which were last reviewed in March 2020. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited reserves the right, at its discretion, to make changes to any part of the Website or these Terms. Should these Terms be amended, Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited will not notify you and it is your responsibility to check the Terms every time you use this Website.  Specific terms may also apply to the provision of any of the services  that we provide via this Website. You should check any specific terms that apply to the services which you use.
   6. We reserve the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any  part of the Website or the services provided through it, including your  access to it. Whilst we make every effort to ensure that the  information contained within this Website is correct, visitors should be  aware that the information may have become out of date and we give no  warranty or make any representation regarding the fitness for purpose,  continued availability, quality, accuracy or completeness of the content  of this Website. Accordingly, the materials on this Website do not give  specific legal advice and should not be relied on as doing so. In  particular you should be aware that laws and regulations might be  different outside England. Your use of this Website does not create a  contractual or solicitor-client relationship between you and Hargreaves  Gilman Solicitors Limited. We recommend you contact the advisers who are  named in the Website for advice about particular matters. Hargreaves  Gilman Solicitors Limited excludes all liability for any kind of loss or  damage that may result to you or a third party in connection with the  use, inability to use, or the results of use of this Website.
   7. Website visitors are permitted to read the contents and  to download and store on a temporary basis any of the contents of this  Website provided this is for their own personal or non-commercial use.  Apart from content specifically made available for download, such as  court forms and publications, you may not permanently copy, store or  redistribute the contents of this Website in any way. Where we make  content available for downloading this is only for your personal use or  for circulation within your business and is not for commercial re-use.  You may not set up links from your own websites to Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited's Website without our prior written consent.
   8. Any links to other websites from this Website are  provided for convenience only and Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited  accepts no responsibility or liability in connection with your use or  reliance on the content of any linked website. The inclusion of any link  does not imply endorsement by Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited of  any linked website or its provider.
   9. For further information on the use of materials from this  site, or if you experience any problems with this site, please contact  us by writing to D Millington at our registered office.
3. Copyright and Intellectual Property 
   1. Copyright and other intellectual property rights in the  content of this Website, including any Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors  Limited marks, logos and brands, belongs to Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors  Limited or its licensors (who have expressly licensed content to  Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited). All rights, save as expressly  granted, are reserved. If you are in doubt whether an item is copyright  or a trade mark of Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited please contact  us for clarification.
4. Disclaimers Relating to Downloads 
   1. This Website may allow users to download certain documents  which are also available directly from the original source website and  various other websites e.g. court forms.
   2. To the extent permitted by law, Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited excludes all liability in contract, tort (including  negligence) breach of statutory duty or otherwise for any costs, losses,  claims, damages, expenses or proceedings (including special, incidental  or consequential loss or damage, loss of profits and wasted management  time) incurred or suffered by you arising directly or indirectly in  connection with the use of the download facility and the content of any  downloaded material including any loss, damage or expense arising from,  but not limited to, any defect, error, imperfection, fault, mistake or  inaccuracy or copyright with the downloads, their content or associated  services or due to any unavailability of part or all of any associated  website or associated service.
   3. The documents available for download are created  exclusively by third parties and the firm excludes all liability for any  illegality arising from error, omission, inaccuracy or copyright in  such material and takes no responsibility for such material.
   4. Any downloads are provided solely for your convenience and  the firm does not necessarily endorse the material which can be  downloaded and will have no liability to you in respect of the same.
   5. Downloading documents from our Website should not be used  as an alternative to legal advice from a qualified solicitor and using  any such documents does not create a solicitor-client relationship  between you and this firm.
   6. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the  use of the Website is done at your own discretion and risk and that you  will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or  loss of data that results from the download of any such material.
   7. The firm cannot guarantee that downloading documents from  the Website will be free from error and/or uninterrupted and we shall  not be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, indirect or  consequential damages, damages for loss of opportunity or chance, or  any damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use, data, or  profits, whether in contract, negligence or other tortious action,  arising out of, or in connection with the download facility or any  associated website.
   8. Whilst effort has been taken to ensure that any downloads  are free from viruses, no warranties are given to that effect and users  are responsible for ensuring that they have installed adequate virus  checking software. The firm shall not be liable for any viruses or any  other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, restrict,  destroy, limit the functionality of or compromise the integrity of  users' computer hardware.  All documents are downloaded at the user's  own discretion and risk and the user shall be solely responsible for any  damage to the user's computer system or loss of data that results from  the download of any documents.
   9. Nothing in these Terms serves to exclude or limit  liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence or any  liability which is otherwise prohibited from being excluded by law.
5. Financial Services and Insurance Mediation 
   1. Marketing           
      1. Where this Website or any other of our promotional  literature or materials refer to the provision of financial services by  the firm (such as our ability to help clients arrange after the event  legal expenses insurance or title indemnity insurance), such references  do not indicate and should not be understood as indicating that the firm  is a person to whom the general prohibition does not apply. The general  prohibition against providing financial services which are regulated  activities does apply to the firm and its Directors and Employees. The  firm is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority nor is it  exempt from authorisation under sections 38 – 39A of the Financial  Services and Markets Act 2000.
   2. Insurance mediation activity           
      1. The firm is not authorised by the Financial Services  Authority. However, we are included on the Register maintained by the  Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation  activity in the UK, which is broadly the advising on, selling and  administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business,  including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes  wrong, is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The Register  can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website.
   3. Investment transactions           
      1. The firm is not authorised under the Financial Services  and Markets Act 2000 but we are able in certain circumstances to offer a  limited range of investment services to clients because we are  regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We can provide these  investment services if they are an incidental part of the professional  services we have been engaged to provide. Nothing we say or do should be  construed as an invitation or inducement to engage in investment  activities, nor as advice on the investment merits of acquiring or  disposing of particular investments.
6. Electronic Commerce (EC) Directive Regulations 2002 and Provision of Services Regulations 2009 
   1. The following information is provided by us to ensure our compliance with the above regulations:           
      1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited is authorised and  regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 534732) and as  such is bound by the SRA Handbook and associated professional  rules, which can be viewed at www.sra.org.uk.
      2. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited is registered for VAT with the registration number 799 4516 63.
      3. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited maintains qualifying  Professional Indemnity Insurance, details of which can be provided on  request at our registered office.
      4. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited is committed to  providing an excellent service and operates an internal complaints  procedure that can be made available on request. Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited is also committed to cooperating fully with the Legal  Ombudsman, contact details of which can be found at www.legalombudsman.org.uk.
7. Severability 
   1. If these Terms or any part of them should be determined to  be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of any  state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then  to the extent that they are so illegal, invalid or unenforceable, they  shall in that state or country be treated as severed and deleted from  these Terms and the remaining Terms shall survive and remain in full  force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable in that  state or country.
8. Events Beyond our Control 
   1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited will not be  responsible for any breach of these Terms caused by circumstances beyond  its reasonable control.
9. Governing Law 
   1. This legal notice and all issues regarding Hargreaves  Gilman Solicitors Limited's Website are governed by English law. Access  is granted on condition that you accept all of the above and agree to  the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle matters in  relation to the Website.
10. Reports of Misuse 
    1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited takes feedback very  seriously and is constantly looking for ways to improve the Website. If  you have any comments or concerns regarding the information or the  Website content generally, or would like to report any misuse of the  Website, please contact Alan Rogerson.
11. Data Protection and Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited's Privacy Policy 
    1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited takes data  protection seriously and safeguarding the privacy of our Website  visitors is important to us. This privacy policy explains how we use any  personal information we may collect when you visit our Website. It also  explains our use of cookies and tells you how to contact us if you have  any queries about how we use your personal information. In using our  Website or by registering for any of the specific services we offer  through it you are indicating that you understand and accept that your  personal information may be used by us in the manner described below.
    2. Links with other websites            
       1. This Privacy Policy only relates to the Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited's Website. Any links from our site to other websites  are provided merely for your convenience and do not imply endorsement  by us of the content or provider.
    3. Information collected and how we use it            
       1. When you access or sign up to any of Hargreaves Gilman  Solicitors Limited's services including newsletters, bulletins,  competitions, webinars etc., we may collect and process personal  information such as your name, address, telephone number, email address  and other information relating to you.
       2. We will store and use your personal information for  purposes such as administering and maintaining our relationship with  you; providing services or information requested by you; providing you with further informat ion about our products and services; and for  auditing usage of our Website. Your information will not normally be  disclosed to third parties except where that is necessary for fulfilment  of our obligations to you or we are obliged or permitted to do so by  law.
    4. The firm does not use any web intelligence software or  collect any personal data about users of this site other than aggregated  data which is used to help the firm improve the quality of the site. No  information about you is stored by us or transmitted by us to any third  party.
    5. Marketing           
       1. Occasionally we may contact you with information we think  may be of interest to you such as details of events or competitions  hosted by Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited. If you prefer not to receive promotional material from us please contact us by e-mail or at  the address listed below.
    6. Use of your information outside the UK          
       1. In order to provide you with requested products and services we may need to transfer your personal information to service partners based in countries outside the UK, including within the European Economic Area (EEA). This does not diminish your rights. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited  will take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that any personal  information transferred outside the UK will be treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
    7. Security           
       1. Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited has policies and  technical measures in place to safeguard and protect your personal  information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, improper use  and disclosure. However, the internet is not completely secure and  though we will do our best to protect your personal information the  transmission of your data to us is done so at your own risk.
    8. How we use cookies           
       1. Our online services use cookies, a small text file  originating from us and stored by your computer. The cookie file helps  identify you and any particular interests or preferences you express,  making your future Website visits more efficient, but it does not store  any personal information. Save for the use of cookies, we do not  automatically log data or collect data. You can set your computer  browser to reject cookies but this may preclude your use of certain  parts of our Website.
    9. Your rights           
       1. You have a right of access to personal information  Hargreaves Gilman Solicitors Limited may hold about you (we may charge a  small administrative fee for this); to have inaccurate information  about you corrected; and to request we stop using your personal  information for marketing purposes. Access requests should be put in  writing and addressed to Deborah Millington at our registered office.

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