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Use |
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By accessing this website, you confirm that you
agree to use this Website and be bound by these Terms and
Conditions (the "Terms"). These Terms govern your access to the
Website except where there are separate terms and conditions
relevant to particular areas of this website as indicated on the
appropriate web page and should be read in conjunction with the
Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to abide by these Terms, you
should not use this website. |
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Definitions |
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For clarity, in these Terms references to "we",
"us", "our" and "ourselves" are references to the H.J. Heinz
Foods UK Limited or the Heinz group of companies including but
limited to H.J. Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods Limited, Lea &
Perrins Limited and HP Foods Limited ("Heinz") and the brands
marketed by these companies includes (but is not limited to) Heinz,
Weight Watchers from Heinz, HP, Lea & Perrins and Aunt
Bessie's. |
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Access |
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Unless otherwise specified, the materials on this
website are directed solely at users who access this website from
the United Kingdom and who have specifically accepted these Terms.
Heinz makes no representation that any information contained on
this website is relevant or appropriate for use in any other
territories. Heinz makes no representation that any product
referred to on this website is available in any territory outside
the United Kingdom and accepts no responsibility for any reliance
placed on this information. |
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Purpose |
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This website is intended to be a convenient
resource when referencing information about Heinz and its
products. |
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Content |
5.1
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Heinz Content
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All material including text, images, graphics,
audio/visual or other materials on this web site created by Heinz
(collectively "Heinz Content") remains the property of Heinz or its
affiliate companies (or if licensed to Heinz, the Licensor) and is
subject to copyright. All trade marks, names, logos and other
intellectual property rights existing in the Heinz Content is also
owned by Heinz or its affiliate companies. Any modification,
transmission, hiring, copying (other than for non-commercial
personal use) reusing or otherwise using the content of this web
site for public or commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. |
5.2
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User Generated Content
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5.2.1
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Heinz does not claim any proprietary rights in any
text, images, graphics, audio/visual or other materials on this web
site created by you (collectively "User Generated Content") which
is submitted, displayed or posted on any section of the website.
You shall retain ownership of the User Generated Content subject to
your granting Heinz a royalty-free, non exclusive licence (the
"Licence") to upload, store, use, modify, display, copy and
distribute such User Generated Content. The Licence shall end
either when you unsubscribe from this website or your access to
this website is terminated pursuant to Clause 11 below (whichever
is earlier) subject to You acknowledging that while Heinz will make
reasonable efforts to remove the User Generated Content from this
website, it may not be possible to sp due to technical
reasons. |
5.2.2
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In respect of any User Generated Content submitted,
displayed or posted on or transmitted from this website you
represent and warrant that: |
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you are the creator or authorised user of any such
User Generated Content; and |
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you are solely responsible for the User Generated
Content that you submit, upload, post, display, or transmit on or
from this website; and |
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the submission, display, posting or transmission of
the User Generated Content does not breach any applicable laws
within the United Kingdom or elsewhere including but not limited to
data protection and privacy laws, intellectual property rights, any
relevant laws governing the uploading, storage, use and
transmission of such User Generated Content in electronic or any
other media; and |
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in respect of any User Generated Content containing
an image in which any child under the age of 18 appears, you are
either the parent or legal guardian of the child or have obtained
the prior written consent of the child's parent or legal guardian
to submit, upload, post, display or transmit that image on or from
this website. |
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Monitoring Content |
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Although under no obligation to do so, Heinz may
from time to time monitor or review the content of any discussions,
bulletin boards, chat rooms, tweets, images, photographs and any
other communications or materials uploaded onto and/or sent via
this website. Heinz accepts no responsibility for any error,
omission, inaccuracy, falsehood, libel, slander, profanity,
pornographic text or images contained in, uploaded onto or
communicated via this website. |
5.2.4
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Objectionable Content |
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If you become aware of any content contained in,
uploaded onto or communicated via this website does not comply with
the Terms set out in Clause 5.2.3 above or violates any other Terms
or is in your opinion offensive, please click on the "Inappropriate
Content" link on the Home Page of this website and provide us with
full details of the inappropriate content. If on review of your
complaint, Heinz agree that the content is inappropriate Heinz will
remove it from this website within 2 working days. |
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Heinz may refuse to upload, store, post, display,
provide access to or transmit any User Generated Content which it
in its sole discretion deems inappropriate, objectionable,
offensive, illegal or which in any way harms or may harm the
reputation of Heinz or the personal safety of any person
(regardless of their age). Heinz assumes no responsibility for
checking any content which may later be found to be inappropriate,
objectionable, offensive, or illegal. |
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Prohibited Content |
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The following is a list of content which is
prohibited from being uploaded, stored, posted, displayed, accessed
or transmitted on, in or from this website: |
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any inappropriate, objectionable, offensive,
obscene or illegal User Generated Content; |
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any User Generated Content containing any
pornographic materials, materials of a sexually suggestive manner
or which exploit any person sexually or which contain a link to any
adult website; |
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any User Generated Content which solicits or posts
personal information in contravention of any data protection and
privacy laws; |
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any User Generated Content which contains any
audio-visual materials featuring photos or images of another person
which you have posted without obtaining that person's consent (or
if that person is not your child and is under 18 years of age, the
consent or his/her parent or legal guardian) to upload onto this
website |
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any User Generated Content which contains
information which the user uploads knowing the same to be false or
misleading or advocates illegal activity including but not limited
to materials or conduct which is abusive, threatening, defamatory
or libelous; |
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any User Generated Content which contains any
unauthorised copy of a copyright work including but not limited to
pirated audio-visual materials or which infringes any other third
party intellectual property rights; |
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any User Generated Content which involves the
transmission of unsolicited emails, junk mail or spam. |
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Third Party Sites |
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This website may include links to third party
sites. Heinz is not responsible for the content of those third
party websites and you are advised to review the terms and
conditions for use of those sites and any privacy policies before
using those third party websites or submitting any personal
information to them. Use of those third party websites is at your
own risk. |
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Limitations of Liability |
7.1
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Whilst Heinz has worked diligently to provide
accurate and complete information, it will not be liable to any
person for any loss or damage which may arise directly or
indirectly from the use of this web site (or any inability to use
it) or any of the information contained on this web site if that
loss: |
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is not reasonably foreseeable by you and Heinz at
the time you first access the web site; or |
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amounts to any business or commercial loss; or |
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results from your use of the web site other than in
accordance with these Terms or the default of any party other than
Heinz; or |
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results from events outside of Heinz's reasonable
control. |
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Heinz cannot guarantee that this web site will be
available to you at any time and accepts no responsibility to you
if it is unavailable from time to time. This web site and the
information and material which it contains are subject to change
without notice. Access to all or part of the website may be
suspended without notice. |
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Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits Heinz's
liability for death or personal injury arising from its negligence
or for fraud. |
7.4
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It is not intended that any general health
information presented on this website be used for diagnostic or
treatment purposes. Please consult your doctor or health
professional for any medical advice you require |
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Indemnity |
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You agree to indemnify and hold Heinz, its
subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective owners, officers,
managers, members, agents and employees harmless from any loss,
liability, claim or demand including reasonable attorneys' fees
made by any third party due to or arising out of any use of this
website in breach of the Terms or, in relation to any User
Generated Content, any breach of your representations and/or
warranties or any applicable laws in the United Kingdom or
elsewhere. |
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Data Transfer |
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You may choose to provide Heinz with information
about yourself in the course of using this web site. By doing so,
you expressly consent to Heinz using this data. Any information
collected in connection with your use of this website may be
processed and stored in any country in which Heinz, its affiliates
or subsidiaries maintain facilities. The information you provide
will only be used by the Heinz group of companies and will not be
sold to third parties. The information will not be used for any
direct marketing or unsolicited communication unless you give us
permission. We may also make use of the data for direct marketing
purposes. It may also be used internally by Heinz to assess the
function of our web sites and the needs of our customers. |
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Transfers of your Personal Information
Overseas |
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Your personal information may be processed outside
the European Economic Area in countries that do not have the same
standards of protection for personal information as the UK. If your
personal information is processed outside the European Economic
Area, we will take steps to ensure that your personal information
will be adequately protected as required by UK data protection
law. |
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Confidentiality |
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Any communication or material which you transmit to
us through this Website or otherwise via the Internet will be
treated as non-confidential unless such communication or material
includes personal information, which we will use in accordance with
our Privacy Policy. Any communications and other material which you
send to us are and shall remain as our property and by sending the
same to us you agree that we may use the same for any purpose
whatsoever, without any compensation being payable by us to
you. |
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Termination |
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If you breach any of the above Terms, Heinz shall
(at its sole discretion) be entitled to prevent you accessing all
or any part of this website. Although we will try to notify you of
the reasons for taking any such action, we are under no obligation
to do so.. |
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