TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

Acceptance of terms and conditions

The following are the terms on which we offer you access to our site and services. Thefootballer(s)direct.com site and services are owned and operated by Footballer Direct Limited(registered in United Kingdom, company number 05000150), trading as footballer(s)direct.com. Byusing the footballer(s)direct.com website you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, whetheror not you register as a member of footballer(s)direct.com. If you wish to become a Member andmake use of the footballer(s)direct.com service (the “Service”), please read these Terms of Use. Ifyou object to anything in this Agreement or the footballer(s)direct.com Privacy Policy, donot use the Website or the Service.
Changes to the terms and conditionsThese terms and conditions may be changed by us from time to time. Changes will be effectiveimmediately upon posting of the updated terms and conditions on this web site. You areresponsible for ensuring you are familiar with the latest terms and conditions. Continuing to use thesite represents your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions as amended.These terms and conditions (as amended from time to time) shall together with any otherdocument specifically referred to herein form the entire agreement between us.We recommend that you keep a copy of these terms and conditions for your own reference.
Our service● footballer(s)direct.com operates a website which provides a service enabling advertiserssuch as football agents, clubs, scouts, managers place opportunity adverts.● Advertisers may choose to place opportunity adverts, and applicants such as Players,Teams, Scouts, Agents, Managers, Coaches, Physiom, Refs / Officials, Retired Players,Directors / Owners within the football industry may choose to apply to such opportunities, atwhich point footballer(s)direct.com will forward the applicant’s details to the advertiser ordisplay further application instructions.● Subscribers to membership of the website can choose to make their personal informationand photos public, contact and receive contact from other members offootballer(s)direct.com.● By making your profile public, you acknowledge that any internet user visitingfootballer(s)direct.com may view your profile, including photos and videos. Making yourprofile public will also make your profile accessible from search engines such as Google.● footballer(s)direct.com is not responsible for the content, and makes no warranty as to theaccuracy of the advertisements. Members should always use their own judgement indeciding whether or not to apply for any of the opportunities advertised on this site. Weprovide our service only for the purposes of providing opportunity listings with third partyadvertisers. We shall not be liable under any circumstances for the actions of any advertiserof any opportunity featured on this site.● footballer(s)direct.com is not responsible for the content, and makes no warranty as to theaccuracy of Members’ personal information. Advertisers should always use their ownjudgement in deciding whether to contact members. We shall not be liable under anycircumstances for the actions of any Member.● Submitting an opportunity on footballer(s)direct.com is taken as consent to the use of yourname, website, email, logo and opportunity call in marketing and promotional activitiesconducted by Footballer Direct Limited (registered in United Kingdom, company number05000150).● footballer(s)direct.com services as described above are limited to providing advertisers withinformation about applicants seeking work in the footballing business and to providinginformation about advertisers to such applicants. This service is the only work findingservice provided by footballer(s)direct.com and footballer(s)direct.com is not connected tothe advertisers or applicants save in respect of these terms and conditions.
Paid and unpaid work● Whether your posting is for paid or unpaid work, you warrant that your posting andopportunity advertised are not in breach of any relevant law from time to time in forceincluding, but not limited to, the laws relating to the national minimum wage, employmentrights and equality/diversity. You agree that it is your responsibility to meet all legalobligations towards those whom your posting is aimed at.● footballer(s)direct.com reserves the right in its absolute discretion not to allow youradvertisement to be posted on footballer(s)direct.com or to remove your advertisement fromour site if, in its reasonable opinion, the advertisement is in breach of national minimumwage legislation or any other legislation, including relating to employment rights andequality/diversity.
LiabilityYou agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any and all liability and responsibility offootballer(s)direct.com to you or any other person under or in connection with these terms andconditions, or in connection with the services, this web site, another member’s acts or omissions,or your use of or inability to use, the services or this web site is excluded regardless of whethersuch liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), equity, breach of statutory duty orotherwise. footballer(s)direct.com’s liability and responsibility is excluded in respect of any and allloss or damage, whether direct or indirect, including, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of data,loss of business or anticipated savings, general and special damages, and consequential andincidental loss.
IndemnityYou agree to release, indemnify and keep indemnified us from and against all actions, claims, costs(including legal costs and expenses) losses, proceedings, damages, liabilities, or demandssuffered or incurred by us to any person arising out of or in connection with your use of ourservices.
BreachWithout limiting any other rights and remedies available to footballer(s)direct.com, we may limityour activities on the web site, remove your advertisements, remove your profile and files, issue awarning to you, suspend or terminate your membership, or refuse to provide our services to you ifyou breach these terms and conditions or where footballer(s)direct.com considers it appropriate.
Membership restrictionsYou may not use our services if:● You have ever been convicted of a violent or sexually related criminal offence.● You have previously been banned from using our services or are associated with someonewho is banned from using our services.● You are directly or indirectly involved in the operation of a company that competes with ourservices.Footballer Direct reserves the right to refuse or cancel any membership withoutexplanation.
Responsibility for minorsMinors who access this site are required to be supervised by a parent or guardian.
Subscriptions; Charges on Your Billing Account● footballer(s)direct.com does not make a charge to an advertiser in the event that it employsan applicant and does not charge a fee or take commission from an applicant who hassecured work from the provision of the Service.● General. The fees payable in respect of the Service shall be those fees as set out on thewebsite from time to time. We reserve the right to vary the fees in accordance with theseterms and conditions.● footballer(s)direct.com bills you through an online account (your “Billing Account”) for use ofthe Service. footballer(s)direct.com does this through its local billing agent, (the “BillingAgent”). You agree to pay footballer(s)direct.com (through its Billing Agent) all charges at theprices then in effect for any use of the Service by you or other persons (including youragents) using your Billing Account, and you authorise footballer(s)direct.com to charge yourchosen payment provider (your “Payment Method”) for the Service. You agree to makepayment using that selected Payment Method. footballer(s)direct.com and its Billing Agentreserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes that they make even if they have alreadyrequested or received payment.● Recurring Billing. Most subscription plans to the Service consist of an initial period, for whichthere is a one time charge, followed by recurring period charges as agreed to by you. Byentering into this Agreement, you acknowledge that your subscription has an initial andrecurring payment feature and you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior tocancellation. footballer(s)direct.com (through its Billing Agent) may submit periodic charges(e.g. monthly) without further authorisation from you, until you provide prior notice(confirmed in writing upon request by footballer(s)direct.com) that you have terminated thisauthorisation or wish to change your Payment Method. Such notice will not affect chargessubmitted before footballer(s)direct.com reasonably could act. To terminate yourauthorisation or change your Payment Method email contact@footballerdirect.com● Current Information Required. You must provide current, complete and accurate informationfor your Billing Account. You must promptly update all information to keep your BillingAccount current, complete and accurate (such as a change in billing address, credit cardnumber, or credit card expiration date), and you must promptly notify footballer(s)direct.comif your Payment Method is cancelled (e.g. for loss or theft) or if you become aware of apotential breach of security, such as the unauthorised disclosure or use of your user nameor password. Changes to such information can be made by emailingcontact@footballerdirect.com. If you fail to provide footballer(s)direct.com with any of theforegoing information, you agree that footballer(s)direct.com (through its Billing Agent) maycontinue charging you for any use of the service under your Billing Account unless you haveterminated your subscription for the service (confirmed by you in writing upon request byfootballer(s)direct.com).● Payment Method. The terms of your payment will be based on your Payment Method andmay be determined by agreements between you and the financial institution, credit cardissuer or other provider of your chosen Payment Method (the “Payment Method Provider”).You authorise your Payment Method Provider to pay all charges owed by you to the BillingAgent. If you become aware of fraudulent use of your card or it is lost or stolen, you mustnotify the Payment Method Provider in accordance with its reporting rules. Wherefootballer(s)direct.com (or its Billing Agent) are obliged as a merchant to refund monies, weagree to refund any such monies, to enable us to meet our merchant obligations. Iffootballer(s)direct.com (or its Billing Agent) does not receive payment from your PaymentMethod Provider, or has to refund payment pursuant to its merchant obligations, you agreeto pay all amounts due on your Billing Account upon demand to the Billing Agent.● Change in Amount Authorised. You agree that footballer(s)direct.com or its Billing Agentmay accumulate charges incurred and submit them as one or more aggregate chargesduring or at the end of each billing cycle.● Autorenewal.Your footballer(s)direct.com subscription will be automatically extended forsuccessive renewal periods of the same (or, at our discretion, shorter) duration as thesubscription term originally selected, at the thencurrentnonpromotionalsubscription rate.To change or resign your subscription at any time, email contact@footballerdirect.com. Ifyou resign, you may use your subscription until the end of your thencurrentsubscriptionterm; your subscription will not be renewed after your thencurrentterm expires. However,you won’t be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of the subscription fee paid for thethencurrentsubscription period.● Reaffirmation of Authorisation. Your nonterminationor continued use of the Servicereaffirms that footballer(s)direct.com (through its Billing Agent) is authorised to charge yourPayment Method. footballer(s)direct.com (through its Billing Agent) may submit thosecharges for payment and you will be responsible for such charges. This does not waivefootballer(s)direct.com’s right to seek payment directly from you. Your charges may bepayable in advance, in arrears, per usage, or as otherwise described when you initiallysubscribed to the Service.● Billing Agent. The administration of payments and collection of those payments isconducted by the Billing Agent on behalf of footballer(s)direct.com. You accept that theBilling Agent collect the charges payable by you. The services provided by the Billing Agent(to footballer(s)direct.com) are administrative and does not affect the contractualrelationship between you and footballer(s)direct.com.
‘Squad’ / ‘Team’ / ‘Full’Footballer Direct ‘Squad’ / ‘Team’ / ‘Full’ subscribers are the top tier of membership on thewebsite and is only available to Full (paying) members of Footballer Direct.
Price ChangesWe reserve the right to increase fees or introduce new prices or charges at any time.
RefundsYou have the right to cancel your Full Membership with footballer(s)direct.com and claim a refundwithin 7 days of your second (first reoccurring)subscription payment to the Billing Agent, providedyou have not used any of the following features of the site within those 7 days of your secondsubscription payment:1. Applied for any opportunities listed on footballer(s)direct.com and/or,2. Received messages from footballer(s)direct.com members or made any contact withfootballer(s)direct.com members via the footballer(s)direct.com messaging system.An administration fee is charged for processing refunds. Please allow 57days for your refund to beprocessed.To cancel your Full Membership at any time, go to www.footballerdirect.com
Intellectual PropertyMaterials contained on this website are protected under copyright and other laws of United Kingdomand under international conventions and similar laws abroad. You are not permitted to use orreproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce the name and logo of footballer(s)direct.com for anyreason without our express written permission.
VirusesAlthough we take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses or other destructivematerials to our website or onlineservice, we do not guarantee that the service or materials thatmay be available from our website do not contain such destructive features. We shall not be liablefor any damages or liability attributable to such features. If you use any materials available throughthis website, you do so solely at your own risk.
Site AccessAccess to our site may be interrupted, restricted or delayed from time to time. We will not be liablefor damages or costs in these circumstances.
ProhibitionsYou are responsible for ensuring that no material you post, or which is posted through a machineon which you access footballer(s)direct.com, nor any activity or communication you make inconnection with any footballer(s)direct.com service, will be capable of● Infringing the intellectual property, right to privacy, or other rights of any person or entity,● Breaching any applicable law, whether criminal, tortious or otherwise,● Being objectionable, within the meaning of the Films, Videos and PublicationsClassifications Act 1993,● Appearing to be offensive, threatening, harassing, obscene, pornographic, fetish, false,unreliable or misleading, or,● Being considered spam or unwanted advertising of products or services.
Applicable Law and JurisdictionThe footballer(s)direct.com website is operated and controlled from United Kingdom. These termsand conditions and any agreements with footballer(s)direct.com arising from our website aregoverned by United Kingdom law. Any dispute arising in relation to these terms and conditions andany agreement arising from our website will be heard in United Kingdom and resolved inaccordance with United Kingdom law.
footballer(s)direct.com OnLineRestriction – Further Terms and ConditionsAs part of our website you can register on line and sign up to apply for the various opportunityadvertised. When you register to use the service, there are further terms and conditions that are setout below.
Inaccurate InformationAll information provided to us must be complete and accurate information. If your informationchanges you will be responsible for providing us with the updated information. We shall not be heldliable for any loss, damage or consequences as a result of inaccurate or incomplete information wereceive from you.
Password and Sign in SecurityYou are responsible for any use of our onlineservice with your password and protecting yourpassword from unauthorised use. You are also responsible for the security of any computer whereyou choose to remain signed in to footballer(s)direct.com.
LinksThe Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites orresources. Because footballer(s)direct.com has no control over such sites and resources, youacknowledge and agree that footballer(s)direct.com is not responsible for the availability of suchexternal sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You furtheracknowledge and agree that footballer(s)direct.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly orindirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the useof, or reliance upon, any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site orresource.
Member contactYou agree that when you make your profile public or include your photo in the Player Directory thatfootballer(s)direct.com will publish your personal information and photos, and allow other membersto contact you. You also agree that you will not use the contact system to send junk mail, spam,offensive messages, or for any purposes other than those directly related to auditions or opportunitycalls. footballer(s)direct.com will be the sole judge of any breach of the conditions of use. Anybreach of these conditions can result in your membership being terminated and a permanent banfrom the site. No refund will be given if you have breached the conditions of use.
Sharing your content and informationAny information submitted by you through the site may be read and used by Footballer Direct andutilised for marketing purposes indefinitely. Your Material may appear in google and other searchengines. Footballer Direct can reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, publish, translate, create derivativeworks from, distribute, perform and display your information (in whole or part) worldwide and/or toincorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Youalso warrant that any “moral rights” in your information have been waived.
PrivacyFootballer Direct Limited (registered in United Kingdom, company number 05000150) collectspersonal information about you through your use of the services and the web site, including yourregistration details; and information relating to your use of the web site, the content you access, andany messages you send. You agree that footballer(s)direct.com may use this personal informationto assist us to provide the services to you, for internal research purposes, to verify your identity, forpromoting and marketing other footballer(s)direct.com products and services to you, and for anyother use that you authorise. You agree that footballer(s)direct.com may use your images, profiletext and/or media files for the promotion of the website. You also agree when you choose to makeyour profile public or include your photo in the Player Directory that footballer(s)direct.com willpublish your personal information and photos, and allow other members to contact you. You havethe ability to access and correct your personal information at any time.We will not sell your personal information without your consent, however you agree thatfootballer(s)direct.com may disclose your personal information, including your name and contactdetails, to the relevant authorities, parties and/or the applicable intellectual property right holders (ortheir representatives) where the law requires us to do so. Please review our privacy policy.