Rural Chartered Surveyors
Terms & conditions
1. Sworders
Sworders is the trading name of Angus Anthony Hudson.

2. This Website
Sworders owns this web site located at www.sworders-agri.co.uk (the "Website"). By accessing and using the Website you the user agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (the "Terms"), which govern your access to and use of the Website.

3. Ownership and Use of Content
3.1 All text, data, charts, tables, software, video, music, sound, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, names, logos, trade marks, service marks and other material on the Website (the "Content") and all rights in it belongs to Sworders. You may retrieve and display Content from the Website on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for your personal use. Content may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any other way.

3.2 You agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any of the Content on the Website or to use it for any purpose other than for your personal and non-commercial use.

4. Unlawful Use
You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the Website by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, but is not limited to, conduct which is defamatory, or which may harass, cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or the disruption of normal flow of dialogue within the Website.

5. Intellectual Property Rights
5.1 All copyright, trade marks, database rights and other intellectual property rights that may exist in this Website and the Content shall remain at all times the property of Sworders.

5.2 The trademarks, service marks and logos used and displayed on this Website ("Trade Marks") are registered or unregistered trademarks. Nothing on this Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any licence or right to use any Trade Mark without written permission from Sworders. The name of Sworders may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of Content without the prior written permission of Sworders.

6. Liability
6.1 The Website and Content is provided "AS IS" and on an "AS AVAILABLE" basis and Sworders does not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance or fitness for a particular purpose of the Website or any Content. All implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy are excluded from these Terms to the extent that they may be excluded as a matter of law.

6.2 In no event will Sworders be liable for any loss including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss, or any damages arising from loss of use, data or profits, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website.

6.3 Sworders has tried to ensure that all the Content provided on the Website is correct at the time of publication. The Content is provided on an information basis only and should not be relied upon. No responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Sworders for any errors, omissions, or misleading Content on the Website or on any websites to which the Website connects.

6.4 Sworders does not warrant that the Website or Content will be uninterrupted or error free, that any defects will be corrected, or that this Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

7. Privacy
You must read and accept the Sworders Privacy Policy which details what type of personal information Sworders may collect from you when you visit the Website and how Sworders may store and use the information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Act 2003.

8. Changes to the Terms
Sworders reserves the right, at its discretion, to make changes to any parts of the Website or these Terms. When these Terms are amended, Sworders will publish details of the amendments on the Website. Your continued use of the Website is taken as your agreement to be bound by these Terms as amended.

9. Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

10. Severability
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.

11. Conflict
If there is any conflict between these Terms and any other written agreement between you and Sworders then the latter shall prevail.

12. Events beyond our control
Sworders will not be responsible for any breach of these Terms caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

13. Links
Sworders is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party websites or material you access through this Website.

14. File Download
Certain files of Content are available for download from the Website. These files of Content are subject to these Terms.

15. Property Particulars
15.1 Sworders for itself and Vendors gives notice that any property particulars contained on this website are a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchaser and do not constitute an offer or contract.

15.2 All descriptions and any other details are given without responsibility and any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspecting or otherwise as to the correctness of them.

15.3 Any measurements, areas or distances referred to within property particulars are approximate only.

15.4 Nothing in any particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise.

15.5 No employee of Sworders has any authority to make or give an representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.

15.6 No responsibility can be accepted for the expenses incurred by any intending purchasers inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.

15.7 All plans included within particulars are not to scale and are based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H M Stationery Office Crown Copyright Reserved.

15.8 Please note that areas of arable land have been measured from Ordnance Survey Data.

16. Articles and Newsletters
The articles featured on this website have been selected and prepared with a view to disseminating key information and are not intended to be comprehensive nor to provide advice. Before taking action advice should be sought for specific queries.

Privacy and Security Policy
We have developed this policy so that you can feel confident about the privacy and security of the personal information that you provide to us.

Disclosure of information
Sworders complies with and is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 in the United Kingdom. We take all reasonable care to prevent any unauthorised access to and use of your personal data.

Our staff and those working for our agents and contractors maintain a responsibility to keep your information confidential and will only use it to offer relevant products and services related to your enquiry.

Any personal details that we use to provide or promote our products and services to you (e.g. name, address, email address, telephone number, or any details of the services you have purchased or about which you have enquired) will not be passed to any third party organisation for marketing purposes without your permission and will not be used by us for any purpose other than that which you requested.

The Internet is not a secure medium. However to protect your data we put in place various security procedures including use of firewalls, backup measures, we limit access to data to relevant personnel and password protect all machinery holding personal data.

Personal information
You don't have to register to access Sworders website, however, we want to help you find exactly what you require as quickly and smoothly as possible. Therefore the more we know about your preferences the easier it is for us to help you. For this reason we encourage you to register with us. Once registered we are in a better position to recommend specific properties or services of potential interest to you.

Your details may be combined with other information in our records in order to:

  • Save you having to keep giving us the same information
  • Help you to get more out of your visits to our website by suggesting information
  • Keep other parts of Sworders up to date with your details in order to offer you products and services by post or e-mail that may interest you.

When you register you consent to us using your personal data in the manner described in this Policy. If you do not register, the personal data we collect from you will be limited to the specific enquiry you have made. Sworders will use that data for no other purpose than to facilitate that transaction.

Cookies
Sworders web site does not use cookies. A 'cookie' is a piece of information that is held on your PC, which enables our website to recognise you on subsequent visits and allows us to tailor your visit to your specific requirements.

Email
Sworders complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 in the United Kingdom.

We respect the privacy of personal email accounts and we store your email address as securely as any other personal information we hold. We will not send you unwanted email messages or junk mail and your details will not be passed to any organisation outside Sworders without your explicit permission.

If you have given us permission, we may use email to send you messages to keep you up to date with news about our current services, as well as anything you express an interest in, either online or through other contact with Sworders.

Third party sites
Third party internet sites that you can link through to from our website are not covered by our Privacy and Security policy, so we accept no responsibility or liability for these sites.