Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website of Abacus Voucher Solutions

This website is owned and maintained by us, Plain Solutions LLP trading as Abacus Voucher Solutions (‘Abacus’). The use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions. By using this website you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions.

Use of Website

Save where expressly acknowledged otherwise, the information provided on this website or in any communication containing a link to this website is for personal use and information purposes only.
Unless otherwise stated, the services and products on this website are intended for use by businesses operating as employers having employees in England (to the exclusion of other parts of the United Kingdom) only and which become clients of Abacus following payment of fees in consideration of the sale of our products and services to them. In so far as the information on our website is directed at anyone else, in particular employers who are not clients and employees and childcarers, the information is for personal use and information purposes only and to the full extent permitted by law we disclaim responsibility for any loss which may be incurred by such persons in reliance on such information. Furthermore, we do not accept responsibility to anyone, even our clients, for the material of any website referred to or accessed through this website.

Exclusion of liability

While we have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the content of the website, save vis-à-vis clients of ours we exclude, to the full extent permitted by law, any warranties, undertakings or representations (either express or implied) that the website or (including without limitation) all or any part of the content or materials, accuracy, availability or completeness of the content of the website or any part of the content or materials are appropriate or available for use either in England or elsewhere.
To the maximum extent permitted by law we disclaim all liability in contract, tort, statutory duty or otherwise arising out of the use of or access to this website (which includes, without limitation, any errors contained in or omissions from this website) or if the website is unavailable and we shall not be liable for any direct or indirect (i) economic losses (including without limitation loss of revenues, data, profits, contracts, use, opportunity, business or anticipated savings); (ii) loss of goodwill or reputation; or (iii) special, incidental, consequential loss or damage, being in any such case loss or damage suffered or incurred arising out of or in connection with your use of this website and these terms and conditions.

Links to other websites

To provide increased value to users of this website, we may provide links to third parties’ websites or resources for you to access at your sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that, as you have chosen to enter the linked website, we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and that we do not review or endorse and shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for (i) the privacy practices of such websites, (ii) the content of such websites, including (without limitation) any advertising, content, products, goods or other materials or services on or available from such websites or resources or (iii) the use that others make of these websites or resources, nor for any damage, loss or offence caused or alleged to be caused by, or in connection with, the use of or reliance on any such advertising, content, products, goods or other materials or services available on such external websites or resources.

Links from other websites and sources

This website is designed to be accessed through its principal home pages and such other pages as we may decide. If you access the website through individual pages directly, which are not designed for this purpose, you may not see important information that is relevant to information on this website.
You may link to this website provided you link to our top level page and you do so in a way which indicates the link is to the Abacus Voucher Solutions home page, is fair and not misleading. You may not display the contents of any of this website in a frame surrounded by other material not originated by us.

Copyright and downloading

This website is protected by copyright and database right, both of which are owned by us or licensors from whom we hold an exclusive licence.
You may only access and download the contents of the pages on this website on a temporary basis and for the sole purpose of viewing such information. Unless you have become a client of ours, you may not permanently copy or reproduce any part of the contents of the pages on this website without our prior written permission.

Personal Data

By agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions, you are agreeing to be bound by our data protection policy, as follows.
1. We will process your personal data in accordance with data protection legislation
2. You hereby agree that the information you submit via this website and any other information sent to us by you or otherwise obtained by us about you ("the Personal Data") may be processed by us for the purposes of:
  1. enabling us to carry out our administrative functions;
  2. enabling us to operate this website;
  3. providing you with information by email or other means;
  4. providing you with information about our and other parties’ products and services;
  5. statistical analysis;
  6. assessing and evaluating the use that is being made of the website; and
  7. information and databank compilation and administration.
3. The website uses cookies for collecting user information and the data collected in this way may be processed in the same way as other data submitted to us (and outlined above) and for the same purposes.

Changes to this Website

The contents of this website, including these terms and conditions of use, are subject to change by us without notification. Additionally we shall not be obliged to remove any outdated information from the website or to mark it as being outdated.

Telephone Calls

Telephone calls may be recorded.

Internet communications

In order to maintain the security of our systems and protect our staff, we reserve the right to monitor all internet communications, including web and email traffic, into and out of our domain. Monitoring includes (without limitation) checks for viruses and other malignant code, criminal activity, and use or content that is unauthorised or unlawful or material that may cause offence in any way.

Construction

The side headings in these terms and conditions are for convenience only and the terms and conditions are to be construed as though there were no side headings.

Enforceability

In the event that any provision of these terms and conditions of use of this website is held unenforceable, it will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Governing Law

The terms and conditions of use of this website are governed by the laws of England and any dispute regarding this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.