Standard Conditions and Terms of Use

These terms of service govern;

1. The use of the UK Deed Poll Service website (www.changemyname.org.uk)

2. Any related agreement or legal relationship other than the use of this site.

 

Users of this website and any ancillary services provided by the UK Deed Poll Service must carefully read and understand this document.

 

The UK Deed Poll Service (www.changemyname.org.uk) is a trading representation of the Sewell Hammonds Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 11425704 and whose registered office is Suite 6K, Red Rose Court, Sunnyhurst Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2PS.

 

Some of the provisions and clauses within theses terms of use are only applicable to certain users and in specific eventualities. Such exceptions will be explicitly noted within the body of these terms. In the absence of an explanation otherwise, clauses and terms should be interpreted as applying to all users.

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Unless expressly stated, the terms of use herein apply wholly and generally when using www.changemyname.org.uk. Additional conditions of use may apply to specific users or in specific circumstances, these exceptions will be indicated within the body of these terms.

 

Website content

Unless expressly specified or otherwise declared, all content available on www.changemyname.org.uk is owned and provided by the owner or its licensors. The owner undertakes, as far as reasonably practicable to ensure that content provided on this site does not infringe on the copyright or other protectory provision of any third party. In such cases, and without prejudice, the owners, Sewell Hammonds Group Limited, ask that users of this platform refer their complaints to help@changemyname.org.uk.

 

Rights to content

Sewell Hammonds Group Limited holds, reserves and retains all intellectual property rights for any such content and media shown on www.changemyname.org.uk. Users may not therefore take or use such content in any way contrary to the intellectual copyright owners’ rights. Users are forbidden from copying, downloading, sharing (beyond the limits explored below), modifying, transforming, translating, publishing, transmitting, selling, editing, sublicensing, transferring, or assigning to any third party, any material from the website. Users are further forbidden from creating derivative works based upon the content herein.

 

There may be scenarios in which users of www.changemyname.org.uk are required or permitted to download, take, store or duplicate content from the site for their sole/personal and non-commercial use. In these circumstances, the user will be required to attribute the intellectual property ownership to Sewell Hammonds Group Limited. Any statutory limitations or exceptions to the intellectual copyright shall remain unaffected.

 

Access and links to external resources

Whilst the UK Deed Poll Service (www.changemyname.org.uk) makes every effort to ensure that links to external resources are accurate and current, no liability can be accepted for their content or availability. Each resource linked to from www.changemyname.org.uk is subject to the terms and conditions of use imposed by the owners of the linked resource, or in the absence of such a set of terms, the applicable statutory legislation.

 

Acceptable usage

The website of the UK Deed Poll Service (www.changemyname.org.uk) is intended to be and may only be used in such a manner as is provided for under the terms and conditions of use and such legislation as is applicable.

 

Users are responsible for ensuring that their own access to and use of www.changemyname.org.uk is legal and lawful in their own jurisdiction, and further that it doe not infringe the rights of others or cause any loss or harm as a result thereof.

 

UK Deed Poll Service and their owner, the Sewell Hammonds Group Limited, accordingly reserve any and all rights to prevent such unauthorised usage and access and to protect their legitimate interests in www.changemyname.org.uk, including but not limited to the temporary or permanent denial of access to the site, termination of contract, reporting of misconduct or illegal activity, and withdrawal of service. These actions may or may not be taken, dependant upon the conduct of the user and the discretion of the owner, activities likely to be scrutinised in this manner are;

 

1. The contravention of laws, legislation, or regulations in any and all jurisdictions applicable to the user or the owner

2. Infringement of the rights of third parties

3. Impairment, infringement or disregard to the owners legitimate interests

4. Activities, behaviours or expressions likely to be illegal or to result in an illegal act

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Any failure by the owner, his agents, representatives, or officers to assert a right under these provisions or respective legislations shall not, under any circumstances constitute a waiver of such a right or provision. No waiver shall infer a continued or further waiver of such a term.

 

Service interruption

The owner, his agents, representatives and officers reserve the right to temporarily or permanently interrupt the service, in full or part thereof, in order to facilitate system updates and changes or to undertake routine planned, or emergency maintenance in relation to www.changemyname.org.uk.

 

Service reselling

Users of this site are forbidden from reproducing, copying, duplicating, selling or otherwise exploiting any part of www.changemyname.org.uk without the full express and written permission of the owner.

 

Intellectual property rights

Any intellectual property displayed, linked to, broadcast, or distributed through or on www.changemyname.org.uk is the sole property of Sewell Hammonds Group Limited unless otherwise specifically stated. Such information and intellectual property are subject to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act and any other applicable laws, legislation, or provisions. All trademarks, trade name, service marks, word marks, images, logos or trading representations appearing in connection with or in substitute of UK Deed Poll Service, the Sewell Hammonds Group Limited or www.changemyname.org.uk are, and at all time remain the exclusive and sole property of the Sewell Hammonds Group Limited.

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Assignment of contract

Sewell Hammonds Group Limited, UK Deed Poll Service and www.changemyname.org.uk reserve the right at all times and for all purposes to transfer, assign, dispose of or subcontract any and all rights or obligations under these terms of use. Users of this website are prohibited from transferring their rights or obligations under these same terms without the full and express written consent of the owner.

 

Severability

Each term, obligation or right provided for under these terms of use shall be deemed to operate independently from the main body of the agreement. Should one or more terms herein become invalid, unenforceable, or null and void it does not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions.

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Contacting the owner

Representation and communication in respect the the operations of www.changemyname.org.uk can be directed to the website operator in the first instance by email. Correspondence for this purpose should be directed to webmaster@changemyname.org.uk.

 

The owners and opereators can be contacted by post at;

 

UK Deed Poll Service

c/o Sewell Hammonds Group Limited

Suited 6K Red Rose Court

Sunnyhurst Rd

BB2 1PS