AUCTION WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Terms of use

1.1. https:/www.hopevalleyauctions.co.uk is operated by Hope Valley Saddlery. By using this website and the services contained therein ('Services') you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions ('Terms of Use'). If you do not agree to and accept these Terms of Use, you should not use this website. All references within these Terms of Use to 'we/us/our' refer to Hope Valley Saddlery.

2. Registration and security

2.1. You must be over eighteen years of age to register on our website and must ensure that the details provided by you on registration are true, accurate, current, and complete. It is your responsibility to update and inform us of any changes to the details provided on registration. Although certain parts of our website may be used by anyone who visits without requiring registration, some of the Services require you to register to enable us to verify your identity.

2.2. By registering with the service, you agree that we can send you emails about your account, other Hope Valley Saddlery services. You can manage your communication preferences or unsubscribe from communications at any time.

2.3. When registering, you will be asked to create a password and will be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and restricting access to your computer, as you will be accountable for any activities conducted under your password. If you believe that someone has accessed your account without authorisation, please contact us immediately via email using auctions@hopevalleysaddlery.co.uk

3. Availability of website

3.1. We strive to ensure that our website and the Services are always available to you but cannot guarantee that either the website or the Services will operate continuously, without interruptions or be fault free. On occasion, necessary maintenance or upgrade work requires us to make the website and the Services unavailable without notice, but we aim to keep downtime to a minimum. We accept no liability for any interruption or loss of service. We reserve the absolute right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part of our website or the Services, including your access to it.

4. Intellectual property

4.1. The Services and all content on our website, including but not limited to design, copy, search results, images, graphics, structure, layouts and the underlying software code are protected by copyright and trademarks and are subject to the intellectual property rights of Hope Valley Saddlery and its licensors. Our logos together with our trademarks and/or service marks may not be copied or reproduced without our prior written consent. All rights are reserved, except for the limited licensed rights expressly granted below.

4.2. You may not reproduce, republish, transmit or distribute any material or information on our website without our prior consent.

5. Disclaimer

5.1. The Services are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied. You expressly agree that your use of our website and the Services is at your sole risk and we expressly disclaim any and all warranties, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties as to suitability for any purpose, compatibility or accuracy. We accept no responsibility and make no guarantee that the Services will be free from faults, errors and/or omissions. It is your sole responsibility to evaluate the quality, suitability, accuracy, completeness and reliability of the Services or any information provided.

5.2. Item descriptions and other information provided on our website are intended for information and marketing purposes and, whilst displayed in good faith, we will not in any circumstances accept responsibility for their accuracy. It is the responsibility of prospective buyers to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy and suitability of any item descriptions displayed.

6. Limitation of liability

6.1. In no event shall we nor any of our officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, or suppliers be liable for any loss or direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special or any other damages arising from your use of the Services. Should you not agree with any part of these Terms of Use or have any dispute or claim against us with respect to these Terms of Use or the Services, your sole and exclusive remedy will be to discontinue using the Services.

6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this clause is intended to limit any statutory rights you may have as a consumer which may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit our liability to you for personal injury or death caused by our negligence.

7. Changes to Terms of Use

7.1. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to change these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice to you. Any changes will be posted on our website and become effective at the time of posting. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of such changes will constitute acceptance of and agreement to any such changes. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the Services at any time to you and/or others, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any other party should we exercise our right to modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the Services.

8. Applicable law

8.1. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties agree that any disputes will be settled in English courts, save that we may take action in any relevant jurisdiction to enforce our intellectual property rights. Should any provision of these Terms of Use be determined to be invalid or unenforceable by any court having competent jurisdiction, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be replaced with a provision that reflects the intent of the original provision, to the extent permitted by applicable law and all other provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.

9. General

9.1 The headings in these Terms of Use are solely used for convenience and have no legal or contractual significance. We may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without notice to you and upon such assignment will be relieved of any further obligation under these Terms of Use. You may not assign, transfer, or sublicense your rights, if any, under these Terms of Use. Our delay or failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use with respect to a breach by you or others shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such right to act. We shall not be responsible for any breach of these Terms of Use caused by circumstances beyond our control.

9.2 These Terms of Use together with the Privacy Policy https://www.hopevalleysaddlery.co.uk/privacy-policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Services and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between you and us.

10. Returns

10.1 Auction items are non-returnable.

11. Terms and Conditions

11.1 Auction items are not covered by the terms and conditions stated on our main website.

12. Additional Items

12.1 It is not possible to add additional items from our main website to the auction items or vice versa.