Welcome to the Asset Based Finance
Association Limited website. By using this website, you are accepting these Terms
& Conditions of Use. If you do not want to accept these Terms & Conditions of
Use you must not continue to use this website.
On this website
“We” and “us” means the Asset Based Finance Association Limited.
“You” – the person using the website.
Website content
We own the copyright to all the contents of this website. All trademarks
and other intellectual property are owned or licensed by us (unless otherwise
specified).
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download,
display, post or transmit any part of the website without written consent from
us (except as stated below).
You may print or download any page(s) for
your own personal and non-commercial use. If you have any doubts about what you
can do, please go to our “Contact Us” page to apply for permission to reproduce
the website.
While our website is as accurate as possible, we cannot accept
responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors.
You shall not use the website
in any way which will damage it or interrupt its provision. You shall not use
the website to transmit or post any computer viruses.
We cannot guarantee
that the website is free from computer viruses, and you should take your own precautions
in this respect.
We will try to make sure that the website is always available.
However, this is not always possible, and we are not liable if the website is
unavailable.
External material
We accept no
responsibility for the content of any advertising on the website, and individual
advertisers are solely responsible for the content of material which they submit
to us. It is their responsibility to make sure that their advertising complies
with any applicable legislation.
Links
The
website contains links to other websites; these external websites are not under
our control. We cannot be held responsible for such websites and cannot make any
guarantees about them. We provide these links because we think they might interest
you, but we do not monitor or endorse these other websites.
Termination
of the website
We reserve the right to terminate the website
or remove any of the services on it with immediate effect at any time, for example
if:
(i) there is a change in the law which limits our ability to provide the
website
(ii) an event beyond our control stops us providing the website (e.g.
technical difficulties)
We reserve the right to remove any material on the
website which, in our opinion, is unsuitable.
Changes to Terms
& Conditions of Use
We reserve the right to change these Terms
& Conditions of Use from time to time. If this happens, we will notify you by
posting the new Terms & Conditions of Use on the website. If you do not wish to
be governed by the revised Terms & Conditions of Use, you must stop using the
website.
General
These Terms & Conditions of
Use are governed by the law of England and you and we agree to use the English
courts if there is any dispute between us.
If any part of these Terms
& Conditions of Use is found to be invalid by law, the rest of them remain valid
and enforceable.
Use of the website is at your own risk. We take no responsibility
for any loss or damage suffered as a result of use of the website (e.g. loss of
profit), even if we could have foreseen the loss, or the possibility of it was
brought to our attention. Security & Privacy
Privacy Policy
We understand that privacy is important to you, and we promise to look
after your personal information. Any personal information you provide to us will
only be used and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. We
will not sell any information about you to any other party.
What
information do we collect from you?
We will only have information
about you if you willingly provide it. The information you provide is referred
to as ‘personal information’. The details you provide may include your name, e-mail
address, address, telephone number(s), details of employer.
How
will we use it?
We will use this information to provide any
service for which you have registered. We may use this information to provide
you with newsletters and publications about us and the factoring and discounting
industry, to let you know about our training programme and other industry events,
and to communicate with you when necessary.
We may also use your personal
information to contact you about news and offers that we think may interest you,
or to tell you if we change anything important about how the website works or
the Terms & Condition of Use of the website. If you decide, at any point, that
you no longer wish to receive messages of this nature, go to ‘Contact Us’ and
email us to this effect. Our email provider may set cookies on your browser if
you click on a link in an email they send you.
Will we share
your personal information with anyone else?
We may want to share
your personal information with other reputable companies, trade associations and
businesses within the EEA and they may send you messages about products and services
which we think will interest you. You can opt out of these messages by going to
‘Contact Us’ and e-mailing us to this effect.
Information obtained
in relation to education and training
We may obtain personal
information from you in the course of providing education and training. This information
will include name, details of employment, examination results and in some instances
other performance indicators. Such information may be made available to employers
for monitoring purposes and may also be used in the compilation of certain statistics.
How long will we keep your information
We shall
only keep your personal information for as long as necessary and consistent with
the purpose for which you have given it to us. Except where needed to respond
to a query from you, we shall delete your personal information on request by you.
What are ‘Cookies’ and how do we use them?
When you visit the website and register as a member by entering your details,
you will become a registered user and we will send you a cookie. A cookie is a
small file that may be placed on your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping
purposes. Cookies do not contain any information that can personally identify
you. They help us to recognise you when you visit the website and make use of
the site so that we can tailor our service to your needs. We may use cookies for
the compilation of certain statistics (which do not identify you personally) relating
to the use of the website. Such information may include the number of visits,
average time spent and other statistics relating to the website.
You
may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance
to decide whether or not to accept it. If you decline to accept a cookie, some
web pages may not function properly or you may not be permitted to access certain
services offered on the website.
Company Information
Asset Based Finance Association Limited [registered in England under
No.01249173]
3rd Floor
20 Hill Rise
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 6UA
UK
ABFA VAT Registration no. 245 6190 59
Contact
Us
If you have any questions relating to this website, please
go to our “Contact Us”
page.
Telephone
020 8332 9955
Write
to
Asset Based Finance Association Limited, 20 Hill Rise, Richmond,
Surrey, TW10 6UA.