Use of the VBS website

Your access to and use of this VBS website is subject to these Terms of Use. By accessing and browsing this website or downloading data etc. from this website, you accept without limitation or qualification these Terms of Use – regardless of whether or not you choose to register with us. If you do not accept these Terms of Use in full, you must leave this website immediately. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company may at any time revise these Terms of Use. You are bound by such revisions and should therefore periodically visit to review the current Terms of Use. We may terminate your access to VBS at any time if you do not adhere to these Terms of Use.

Change of Information and Services

Information on this website may be changed and updated without prior notice. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company may also make improvements and/or changes in the service described in the information at any time without prior notice.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, everything you see or read on this website is protected by copyright and, in some cases, other intellectual property rights and may not be used except as provided in these Terms of Use or on the website, without the written permission of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company neither warrants nor represents that your use of material displayed on the website will not infringe rights of third parties. This website may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed.

Service Access

Whilst The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company endeavours to ensure that this website is normally available 24 hours a day, The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company will not be liable if for any reason this website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to this website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company’s control.

Disclaimer

While The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company has made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this website is accurate and up to date, The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is not responsible or liable for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions from the use of this information. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the material on this website. All information on this website is provided "as is" without any conditions, warranties, representations or other terms of any kind.

Hyperlinks

Links to third party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this website. When you access a non-Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company website, please understand that it is independent from The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company and that The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company has no control over the content of that website. In addition, a link to a non-Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company website does not mean that The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company endorses or makes any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this website, you do this entirely at your own risk.

User Communications

Any communications (other than personally identifiable information, which is covered by the General Privacy Notice), any material and content, information or other communication you transmit or post to this website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and shall become the property of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company and may be used without limitation.

You must not transmit any technically harmful communications to or through this website (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data) or engage in other practices of misuse (including, without limitation, hacking).

You agree that you will not:

(i) use any robot, spider or other automatic device, or process to manipulate, monitor or copy any web pages of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company or the content contained thereon or for any other unauthorised purpose;

(ii) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company website or the provision of services offered via The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company’s website;

(iii) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our IT infrastructure.

Limitation of Liability

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company excludes all liability and responsibility for any amount or type of loss or damage that may be incurred by you or a third party as a result of providing this website or arising out of the use, inability to use, the results of use of this website, any websites linked to this website, or the materials, content or information contained at any or all such websites, including but not limited to loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing this website or your downloading of any materials or content from this website or any websites linked to this website.

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company, any other party (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering this website), and any of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company’s related partnerships, affiliates, corporations, agents or representatives shall not be liable in connection with this website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this website, any websites linked to this website, or the material on such websites, for any loss or damages of any kind howsoever arising, including without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or other damages, any loss of data, profits, income, goodwill, contracts or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption and whether or not such loss or damage is foreseeable, known or foreseen or otherwise and whether in tort (including negligence), contract or otherwise.

Furthermore, The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever due to any third party’s unjustified access to the website, passwords or data or information on this website.

Nothing in these Terms of Use shall exclude or limit The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Access to Password Protected or Secure Areas

Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of this website is restricted to authorised users only. Unauthorised individuals attempting to access these areas of the website will be subject to prosecution.

Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. By accessing this website you agree to accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts in relation to any dispute that may arise in connection with these Terms of Use.

Issue Date: September 2019