Terms of Use

Last updated: 10th May 2023

These Terms of Use govern the use of the services offered by Duke Special at the advocateduke.com Web Service. Such services and web site together are hereinafter referred to as the "Service." Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Service. Your use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions in these Terms of Use. If you object to anything in these Terms of Use, you are not permitted to use the Service. These Terms of Use are hereinafter referred to as this "Agreement."

THESE TERMS OF SERVICE INCLUDE (1) YOUR AGREEMENT THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY (SECTION 17), (2) YOUR AGREEMENT THAT ADVOCATEDUKE.COM HAS NO LIABILITY REGARDING THE SERVICE (SECTION 18), (3) YOUR CONSENT TO RELEASE ADVOCATEDUKE.COM FROM LIABILITY BASED ON CLAIMS BETWEEN USERS (SECTION 4) AND GENERALLY (SECTION 18), (4) YOUR AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY ADVOCATEDUKE.COM FROM CLAIMS DUE TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE (SECTION 19), (5) YOUR CONSENT THAT EITHER PARTY HAS THE RIGHT TO COMPEL ARBITRATION (SECTION 20), AND (6) YOUR CONSENT THAT NO CLAIMS CAN BE ADJUDICATED ON A CLASS BASIS (SECTION 20).

Billing and Payment Policy

For all purchases and payments, fees or expenses, advocateduke.com will charge you according to the amount agreed upon between you and advocateduke.com for the use of the Service, and you hereby authorise us to charge you for such amounts.

All purchases and payments are processed through Paypal and you will automatically be directed to Paypal’s website in order to make payment using your credit or debit card or Paypal account. Advocateduke.com has no access to and holds no details for any cards used or for any Paypal accounts, other than confirmation from Paypal that the payment has been authorised and processed and provides your email and postal address for fulfilment of your order. Payments are accepted and processed solely through Paypal. We do not accept any other forms of payment for products and services purchased on advodateduke.com.

Advocateduke.com has no obligation to provide refunds or credits to payments already made, unless goods are faulty, but may grant them in extenuating circumstances, or as a result of specific refund guarantee under the terms of Paypal’s Buyer Protection Program. https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/buyer-protection

Personal Information.

Advocateduke.com collects personal information only if you voluntarily choose to share such information with advocateduke.com. You may browse the Site without disclosing any personal information. We do not ask for or hold any of your personal information on this website. However, in order for you to take advantage of particular opportunities provided through the Service, we may require that you furnish personal information. When you register your account, sign up for newsletters, complete forms for optional programs, surveys, contests and other entries, and through communications transmitted through advocateduke.com, we collect information including your name, address, phone number and email address. You also may choose to send advocateduke.com personally identifying information in an email message containing information or enquiries about the Service.

By using the Service, you agree to letting Advocateduke.com process and use the data obtained through usage of the Service. This processing and usage may include, but is not limited, to: providing our products and the Service, for billing, identification and authentication, and fraud prevention and improve our products and the Service, to contact you and deliver administrative notices and communications relevant to your use of our products and services, to enforce our Terms of Service, and to market the Service.

Links to Other Web Sites

Links (such as hyperlinks) from the Service to other sites on the Web do not constitute the endorsement by advocateduke.com of those sites or their content. Such links are provided as an information service, for reference and convenience only. advocateduke.com does not control any such sites, and is not responsible for their content. The existence of links on the Service to such websites (including without limitation external websites that are framed by the advocateduke.com Service as well as any advertisements displayed in connection therewith) does not mean that advocateduke.com endorses any of the material on such websites, or has any association with their operators. It is your responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of the information obtained from other sites.

The use of any website controlled, owned or operated by third parties is governed by the terms and conditions of use and privacy policies for those websites, and not by advocateduke.com's Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. You access such third-party websites at your own risk. advocateduke.com expressly disclaims any liability arising in connection with your use and/or viewing of any websites or other material associated with links that may appear on the Service. You hereby agree to hold advocateduke.com harmless from any liability that may result from the use of links that may appear on the Service.

As part of the functionality of the Service, you may link your account with online accounts you may have with third party service providers (each such account, a "Third Party Account") by either: (i) providing your Third Party Account login information through the Service; or (ii) allowing advocateduke.com to access your Third Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third Party Account. You represent that you are entitled to disclose your Third Party Account login information to advocateduke.com and/or grant access to your Third Party Account (including, but not limited to, for use for the purposes described herein), without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third Party Account and without obligating advocateduke.com to pay any fees or making advocateduke.com subject to any usage limitations imposed by such third party service providers. By granting advocateduke.com access to any Third Party Accounts, you understand that (i) advocateduke.com may access, make available and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third Party Account (the "SNS Content") so that it is available on and through the Service via your account, including without limitation any friend lists, and (ii) advocateduke.com may submit and receive additional information to your Third Party Account to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the Third Party Account. Unless otherwise specified in these Terms of Service, all SNS Content, if any, shall be considered to be User Generated Content for all purposes of these Terms of Service. Depending on the Third Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your Third Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Service. Please note that if a Third Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or advocateduke.com’s access to such Third Party Account is terminated by the third party service provider, then SNS Content may no longer be available on and through the Service. You will have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Service and your Third Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. advocateduke.com makes no effort to review any SNS Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality or non-infringement, and advocateduke.com is not responsible for any SNS Content. At your request made via e-mail to info@firstcolumn.com, advocateduke.com will deactivate the connection between the Service and your Third Party Account and delete any information stored on advocateduke.com’s servers that was obtained through such Third Party Account, except the username and profile picture that become associated with your account.

No Solicitation

Without limitation, the Service may not be used to solicit for any other business, website or service. You may not solicit, advertise for, or contact in any form Users for employment, contracting, or any other purpose not related to the Service facilitated through advocateduke.com without express written permission from advocateduke.com.

You may not use the Service to collect usernames and/or email addresses of Users by electronic or other means without the express prior written consent of advocateduke.com.

Termination and Suspension

Advocateduke.com may terminate or suspend your right to use the Service at anytime for any or no reason by providing you with written or email notice of such termination, and termination will be effective immediately upon delivery of such notice.

Without limitation, advocateduke.com may terminate or suspend your right to use the Service if you breach any term of this Agreement or any policy of advocateduke.com posted through the Service from time to time, or if advocateduke.com otherwise finds that you have engaged in inappropriate and/or offensive behaviour. If advocateduke.com terminates or suspends your right to use the Service for any of these reasons, you will not be entitled to any refund. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, advocateduke.com reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

Even after your right to use the Service is terminated or suspended, this Agreement will remain enforceable against you.

You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing all use of the Service. All sections which by their nature should survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

Intellectual Property Rights

All text, graphics, editorial content, data, formatting, graphs, designs, HTML, look and feel, photographs, music, sounds, images, software, videos, designs, typefaces and other content (collectively "Proprietary Material") that Users see or read through the Service is owned by advocateduke.com. Proprietary Material is protected in all forms, media and technologies now known or hereinafter developed. advocateduke.com owns all Proprietary Material, as well as the coordination, selection, arrangement and enhancement of such Proprietary Materials as a Collective Work. The Proprietary Material is protected by the domestic and international laws of copyright, patents, and other proprietary rights and laws. Users may not copy, download, use, redesign, reconfigure, or retransmit anything from the Service without advocateduke.com's express prior written consent and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content. Any use of such Proprietary Material, other than as permitted therein, is expressly prohibited without the prior permission of advocateduke.com and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content.

The service marks and trademarks of advocateduke.com, including without limitation advocateduke.com and the advocateduke.com logos are service marks owned by advocateduke.com. Any other trademarks, service marks, logos and/or trade names appearing via the Service are the property of their respective owners. You may not copy or use any of these marks, logos or trade names without the express prior written consent of the owner.

advocateduke.com respects the intellectual property of others, and expects Users to do the same. If you believe, in good faith, that any materials provided on or in connection with the Service infringe upon your copyright or other intellectual property right, please send the following information to info@firstcolumn.co.uk:

A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (Internet address) or other specific location on the Service where the material you claim is infringed is located. Include enough information to allow Patreon.com to locate the material, and explain why you think an infringement has taken place;
A description of the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists -- for example, the URL (Internet address) where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published;
Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and
An electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Disclaimer of Warranties

USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ADVOCATEDUKE.COM MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THE SERVICE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN. ADVOCATEDUKE.COM DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING AND ADVOCATEDUKE.COM WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED HEREIN. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER ADVOCATEDUKE.COM NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE, OR AS TO THE TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR CONTENT OF ANY CONTENT CREATION OR SERVICE, INFORMATION OR MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICE.

NEITHER ADVOCATEDUKE.COM NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER.

NEITHER ADVOCATEDUKE.COM NOR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

ADVOCATEDUKE.COM AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY YOU WILL NOT BE MISAPPROPRIATED, INTERCEPTED, DELETED, DESTROYED OR USED BY OTHERS.

No Liability

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ADVOCATEDUKE.COM IS ONLY WILLING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE IF YOU AGREE TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF OUR LIABLITY TO YOU AND THIRD PARTIES. THEREFORE, YOU AGREE NOT TO HOLD ADVOCATEDUKE.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, OR ANY OF SUCH PARTIES’ AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, OR PARTICIPANTS LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, SUITS, CLAIMS, AND/OR CONTROVERSIES (COLLECTIVELY, "LIABILITIES") THAT HAVE ARISEN OR MAY ARISE, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, RELATING TO YOUR OR ANY OTHER PARTY’S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITIES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY USER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION STALKING, HARASSMENT THAT IS SEXUAL OR OTHERWISE, ACTS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, AND DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY), ANY DISPUTE WITH ANY USER, ANY INSTRUCTION, ADVICE, ACT, OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY ADVOCATEDUKE.COM OR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS AND ANY DESTRUCTION OF YOUR INFORMATION.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ADVOCATEDUKE.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, OR ANY OF SUCH PARTIES’ AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, OR PARTICIPANTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

ADVOCATEDUKE.COM DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY OR FITNESS OF ANY WORK PERFORMED VIA THE SERVICE.

IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT ADVOCATEDUKE.COM OR ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, OR ANY OF SUCH PARTIES’ AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, OR PARTICIPANTS IS LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO ADVOCATEDUKE.COM DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TIME SUCH CLAIM AROSE.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless advocateduke.com, its directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, attorneys, independent contractors, providers, subsidiaries, and affiliates from and against any and all claim, loss, expense or demand of liability, including attorneys' fees and costs incurred, in connection with your use or inability to use the Service. advocateduke.com reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification. You will not, in any event, settle any claim or matter without the written consent of advocateduke.com.

Dispute Resolution

INFORMAL NEGOTIATIONS. To expedite resolution and reduce the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim related to this Agreement ("Dispute"), you and advocateduke.com agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Such informal negotiations will commence upon written notice. Your address for such notices is your billing address, with an email copy to the email address you have provided to advocateduke.com. advocateduke.com’s address for such notices is Advocate, 60 Comptom Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5AN Attention: Legal.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

Special Promotions

Advocateduke.com may from time to time provide certain promotional opportunities, sweepstakes and contests to Users. All such promotions will be run at the sole discretion of advocateduke.com, and can be activated, modified or removed at anytime by advocateduke.com without advance notification.

No Agency

No independent contractor, agency, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.

I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE THAT MY USE OF THE SERVICE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MY AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.