Terms and Conditions

Introduction

These terms and conditions apply between you, the User of this Website (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions), and EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd, the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.

In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website. By using the Website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.

Intellectual property and acceptable use

1. All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner’s prior written permission.
2. You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following:
   • retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen;
   • print one copy of the Content;
   • download and store the Content in electronic form on a disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network).
3. You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd.

Prohibited use

4. You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:
   • in any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Website;
   • in any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;
   • making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

Availability of the Website and disclaimers

5. Any online facilities, tools, services or information that EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd makes available through the Website (the Service) is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law, we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd is under no obligation to update information on the Website.
6. Whilst EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guarantee in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.
7. EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.
8. EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

Limitation of liability

9. Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.
10. We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.
11. To the maximum extent permitted by law, EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd accepts no liability for any of the following:
    • any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;
    • loss or corruption of any data, database or software;
    • any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

General

12. You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.
13. These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the then current version.
14. These terms and conditions contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.
15. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.
16. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.
17. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
18. These terms and conditions will be governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under these terms and conditions will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Terms and Conditions of Business

These Terms and Conditions of Business apply to every translation order placed with EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd, on this Website, by email or by telephone.

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these Terms and Conditions, the following definitions apply:

• “Company” means EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales.
• “Client” means the person or entity who purchases Services from the Company.
• “Services” means the translation, interpreting, or other linguistic services provided by the Company to the Client as set out in the Order Confirmation.
• “Translated Works” means the documents, files, and materials produced by the Company for the Client.
• “Order Confirmation” means the estimate or order the Client accepts or pays for, setting out the Services, the Fees and the delivery date.
• “Contract” means the contract between the Company and the Client for the Services, formed when the Client accepts or pays for an Order Confirmation.
• “Fees” means the price for the Services set out in the Order Confirmation.
• “Confidential Information” means the documents and information the Client gives the Company for the Services, and “Personal Data” has the meaning given in the UK GDPR.

2. APPLICATION OF CONDITIONS

2.1 These Conditions shall apply to and be incorporated into the Contract and shall prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions contained, or referred to, in the Client’s purchase order, confirmation of order, acceptance of a quotation, or specification or other document supplied by the Client, or implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.

3. SERVICES AND ACCURACY

3.1 The Company shall use reasonable endeavours to provide the Services in accordance with the Order Confirmation in all material respects.

3.2 The Company warrants that the Translated Works will be accurate and fit for the purpose of official certification where specified. However, the Company shall not be liable for any rejection of Translated Works by third parties (including but not limited to the Home Office or Courts) where such rejection arises from the faithful and accurate translation of the source text, including but not limited to the faithful translation of derogatory, ambiguous, or erroneous information contained within the source text.

3.3 The Client acknowledges that the Services involve the translation of existing content and that the Company is not responsible for the style, formatting, or presentation of the source document unless expressly agreed in writing.

4. PRICE AND PAYMENT

4.1 The price for the Services shall be the price set out in the Order Confirmation.

4.2 The Company is not registered for VAT, and no VAT is added to the amounts payable by the Client under the Contract.

4.3 Where the Order Confirmation does not require payment when the order is placed, the Client shall pay each invoice submitted by the Company in full and in cleared funds within 30 days of the date of the invoice. Time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

5.1 Upon full payment of the Fees, the Company hereby assigns to the Client, with full title guarantee and free from all third-party rights, the entire copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the Translated Works for the full period of such rights and all extensions and renewals thereof.

5.2 Until full payment is received, all intellectual property rights in the Translated Works shall remain vested in the Company.

6. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION

6.1 The Company shall keep strictly confidential all Confidential Information and Personal Data disclosed by the Client and shall process such data solely for the performance of the Services in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR.

6.2 The Client hereby authorises the Company to disclose such Confidential Information and Personal Data to its employees, agents, and professional sub-contractors (including freelance linguists) provided that such persons are subject to written confidentiality obligations no less stringent than those contained in this clause.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

7.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude the Company’s liability for:

• (a) death or personal injury caused by its negligence;
• (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
• (c) any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

7.2 Subject to clause 7.1, the Company shall not be liable to the Client, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for:

• (a) loss of profits;
• (b) loss of sales or business;
• (c) loss of agreements or contracts;
• (d) loss of or damage to goodwill; and
• (e) any indirect or consequential loss.

7.3 The Company’s total liability to the Client, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract shall be limited to the total charges paid by the Client for the Services giving rise to the claim.

8. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

8.1 This Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

8.2 The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Contract or its subject matter or formation.

9. CONSUMERS

9.1 If the Client is a consumer, nothing in these Conditions affects the Client’s statutory rights, including those under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and clauses 3.2, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.2 apply only as far as the law allows.

Our details

19. EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd is a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 16913593 whose registered address is 169 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield HD4 5AP, and it operates the Website translationsuk.com.

You can contact EKO 4 Translations UK Ltd by email at info@translationsuk.com.

How we handle personal data is set out separately in our privacy and cookies policy.