Terms of service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) describe our commitments to you, and your rights and responsibilities when using our Services. If you don’t agree to these Terms, don’t use our Services.

Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our Services, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that we may publish via the Services from time to time (collectively, the “Agreement”). You also agree that we may automatically change, update, or add on to our Services as stated in the Terms, and the Agreement will apply to any changes.

Definitions

“You” means any individual or entity using our Services. If you use our Services on behalf of another person or entity, you represent and warrant that you’re authorised to accept the Agreement on that person’s or entity’s behalf, that by using our Services you’re accepting the Agreement on behalf of that person or entity, and that if you, or that person or entity, violates the Agreement, you and that person or entity agree to be responsible to us.

“PoirotDb”, “us”, or “we” means PoirotDb, the owner and operator of these Services.

Minimum Age Requirements

Our Services are not directed to children. You’re not allowed to access or use our Services if you’re under the age of 13 (or 16 in Europe). If you use our Services, you represent that you’re at least 13 (or 16 in Europe). You may use our Services only if you can legally form a binding contract with us. In other words, if you’re under 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority where you live), you can only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to the Agreement.

Feedback

We love hearing from you and are always looking to improve our Services. When you share comments, ideas, or feedback with us, you agree that we’re free to use them without any restriction or compensation to you.

General Representation and Warranty

You represent and warrant that your use of our Services:

Will be in strict accordance with the Agreement;

Will comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, all applicable laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content, licensing, privacy, data protection, the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside, the use or provision of financial services, notification and consumer protection, unfair competition, and false advertising);

Will not be for any unlawful purposes, to publish illegal content, or in furtherance of illegal activities;

Will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of PoirotDb or any third party;

Will not overburden or interfere with our systems or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, as determined by us in our sole discretion;

Will not disclose the personal information of others;

Will not be used to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages;

Will not interfere with, disrupt, or attack any service or network;

Will not be used to create, distribute, or enable material that is, facilitates, or operates in conjunction with, malware, spyware, adware, or other malicious programs or code;

Will not involve reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, deciphering, or otherwise attempting to derive the source code for the Services or any related technology that is not open source; and

Will not involve renting, leasing, loaning, selling, or reselling the Services or related data without our consent.

Intellectual Property

The Agreement doesn’t transfer any PoirotDb or third-party intellectual property to you, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property remains (as between PoirotDb and you) solely with PoirotDb. PoirotDb, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with our websites or Services are trademarks or registered trademarks of PoirotDb. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with our Services may be the trademarks of other third parties. Using our Services doesn’t grant you any right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any PoirotDb or third-party trademarks.

Changes

We may modify the Terms from time to time, for example, to reflect changes to our Services (e.g., adding new features or benefits to our Services or retiring certain features of certain Services) or for legal, regulatory, or security reasons. If we do this, we’ll provide notice of the changes, such as by posting the amended Terms and updating the “Last Updated” date or, if the changes, in our sole discretion, are material, we may notify you through our Services or other communications. Any changes will apply on a going-forward basis, and, unless we say otherwise, the amended Terms will be effective immediately. By continuing to use our Services after we’ve notified you, you agree to be bound by the new Terms. You have the right to object to any changes at any time by ceasing your use of our Services and cancelling any subscription you have.

Termination

We may terminate your access to all or any part of our Services at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately, including if we believe, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Agreement, any service guidelines, or other applicable terms. We have the right (though not the obligation) to (i) refuse or remove any content that, in our reasonable opinion, violates any part of this Agreement or any PoirotDb policy, or is in any way harmful or objectionable, (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of any of our Services to any individual or entity for any reason.

Disclaimers

Our Services are provided “as is.” PoirotDb hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, including, without limitation, the warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. PoirotDb makes no warranty that our Services will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, our Services at your own discretion and risk.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

Except to the extent any applicable law provides otherwise, the Agreement and any access to or use of our Services will be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will PoirotDb be liable (including for any third-party products or services purchased or used through our Services) with respect to any subject matter of the Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed £1 or the fees paid by you to PoirotDb under the Agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action, whichever is greater. PoirotDb shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond its reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

European Users: If we cause damage to you and you are a consumer in Europe, we limit our liability to the maximum amount permissible in your country of residence. Liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract. PoirotDb isn’t liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care. This limitation of liability will not apply to any statutory liability that cannot be limited, to liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, liability caused by our willful misconduct or gross negligence, or our responsibility for something we have specifically promised to you. You and we agree that our total liability is limited to the greater of £1 or the amount paid by you to use our Services during the 12 months preceding the claim; To the extent that our liability is limited or excluded, the limitations or exclusions will also apply to the personal liability of our employees, legal representatives, and vicarious agents.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless PoirotDb against any and all losses, liabilities, demands, damages, costs, claims, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to your use of our Services, including but not limited to your violation of the Agreement or any agreement with a provider of third-party services used in connection with the Services or applicable law.

Translation

These Terms were originally written in English. We may translate these terms into other languages, and in the event of a conflict between a translated version of these Terms and the English version, the English version will control.

Miscellaneous

The Agreement (together with any other terms we provide that apply to any specific Service) constitutes the entire agreement between PoirotDb and you concerning our Services. If any part of the Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part is severable from the Agreement, and does not affect the validity or enforceability of the rest of the Agreement. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of the Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.

PoirotDb may assign its rights under the Agreement without condition. You may only assign your rights under the Agreement with our prior written consent.