Our Terms & Conditions of Use These Terms and Conditions of Use form a
legally
binding agreement between you and SmartCenta Ltd (trading as SmartShifts).
By accessing and using www.smartshifts.co.uk or SmartShifts mobile applications
(collectively
the “Services”), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use and
our
Privacy Policy (collectively the “agreement”). In
addition,
when using these particular Services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules
applicable to such Services. Any participation in these Services will constitute acceptance
of
this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use these Services.
Limitation of Liability
For healthcare workers
You expressly understand and agree that:
Neither SmartShifts, any content owner or third party, nor their respective directors,
officers,
employees, agents, contractors, subsidiaries, future parent or affiliated companies will be
liable for any personal injury, property damage, lost profits, cost of substitute goods or
Services, loss of data, loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer and/or device or
technology
failure or malfunction or for any for of direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special,
consequential or exemplary damages (even if SmartShifts or content owners have been advised
of
the possibility of such damages) or loss of any kind arising from your use of the
SmartShifts
Services, SmartShifts website or mobile application. Any alleged failure of performance,
error,
omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in service operation, or transmission of
the
websites, or any alleged computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of
property, and/or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of or posting of any record,
content, or technology, pertaining to or on the websites, or from content, information,
materials or products included on or otherwise made available to you through the SmartShifts
Services, or for any damages in excess of the amount paid for the specific item of content
giving rise to the applicable claim for damages.
SmartShifts shall use reasonable efforts to protect personal information submitted by you in
connection with the SmartShifts Services and shall use such information in accordance with
the
Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that your submission of any information is at your sole risk, and
to
the maximum amount permitted by law, SmartShifts hereby disclaims any and all liability to
you
for any loss or liability relating to such information in any way.
Ownership, Intellectual Property Rights and Use of Website
These Services and its original content, features, and functionality (including but not
limited
to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design,
selection
and arrangement thereof) are owned by SmartShifts, and are protected by international
copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Services and its components are offered for informational purposes only; SmartShifts
shall
not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information
transmitted or made available via the site, and shall not be responsible or liable for any
error
or omissions in that information.
These Terms and Conditions of Use grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable permission to access and use these Services. You may access the material on these
Services only for your own sole use, for personal information only in accordance with these
Terms and Conditions of Use. You must not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, create
derivative
works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, transmit or
commercially exploit any of the material in all or any part, except as incidental to normal
web
browsing, such as the making of temporary copies in RAM or the cache of your internet
browser,
and for features of the Services that enable sharing via email, social media, linking, and
other
platforms expressly enabled by SmartShifts Services. With respect to our mobile
applications,
you may download a single copy to each of your mobile devise solely for your own personal,
non-commercial use, provided you are in agreement with these Terms and Conditions of Use.
No information or content contained within these Services should be construed as an offer by
SmartShifts. All Services offered by SmartShifts are subject to signature and/or are
governed by
these Terms and Conditions of Use. SmartShifts reserves the right to reject in its
discretion
any application submitted for the Services offered by and contained on this website or
mobile
applications
Any use of these Services not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions of Use is a
breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other
laws.
SmartShifts maintains all reasonable measures to ensure that these Services are operational
all
day, every day. However, occasionally technical issues may result in some downtime and
accordingly we will not be liable if any of these Services are unavailable at any time.
Where
possible, SmartShifts will always try to give advance warning of maintenance issues that may
result in downtime but we shall not be obliged to provide such notice.
Advertising Content and Links to Third Party Websites
These Services may present advertisements for or links to third party websites, products
and/or
services (“Third Party Ads”. We are not responsible for the availability of these Third
Party
Ads, or the images, messages, or other materials contained therein. Neither SmartShifts nor
any
of its affiliates will be liable for any errors in content or omissions in any Third Party
Ads,
nor responsible for any losses or damages of any sort incurred as a result of your
participation
with, use of, or reliance on the Third Party Ads, including any goods, products, or services
offered by such Third Party Ads.
Website Access and Registration
SmartShifts grants the user free of charge access to the Services for the purposes of:
Storing and viewing the user’s own personal profile and information
Sharing content with approved third parties
Accessing third party information shared with the user
Although there are some public pages, the majority of the functionality of these
Services are only available once a user has registered with SmartShifts.
The User ID and password are strictly personal to the registered user and are
non-transferable.
The user agrees to keep their login details safe and secure, and not share this information
with
anyone.
In the event that a user’s login details could or have become compromised, the user must
immediately contact SmartShifts.
User Provided Material
Any material that a user of these Services sends, uploads, or posts to these Services shall
be
considered non-proprietary and non-confidential. We shall be entitled to copy, disclose,
distribute or use for such other purpose as we deem appropriate all material provided to us.
This excludes any and all personal information which is covered under our Privacy Policy.
You must not send, upload or post any material such as:
Where you do not have all the necessary consents;
That is discriminatory, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, liable to incite racial
hatred, in breach of confidentiality or privacy, may cause annoyance or
inconvenience to
others, which encourages or constitutes conduct that would be deemed a criminal
offence,
give rise to civil liability, or otherwise contrary to the law in the United Kingdom
Which is harmful in nature including but not limited to, computer viruses, Trojan
horses, corrupted data, or other potentially harmful software or data
SmartShifts will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order
requiring
us to disclose the identity or other details of any person in breach of these Terms and
Conditions of Use.
Payment Terms
Prices are quoted in UK Pound Sterling. If you do not hold an account in the relevant
currency
you may pay by debit or credit card (or any other method that SmartShifts) may introduce
from
time to time) and your card company should exchange the amount charged to the currency of
your
country at their current rate.
Payment may be required before the Services are provided and, if not, payment is due from
the
moment the Services are accepted and provided. After you have agreed to the Services,
SmartShifts may take and shall be entitled to receive such payment as is due in respect of
the
Services accepted.
Payment may be made by credit card, debit card or any other such method as SmartShifts may
introduce at its absolute discretion.
SmartShifts reserves the absolute right to accept or refuse any payment made in any form.
To maximise security, SmartShifts does not hold any credit/debit card details. They are held
by
third party payment providers.
Your statutory rights are unaffected by these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Termination
SmartShifts reserves the right to suspend access to or end our Services of SmartShifts
online
and mobile applications to any user without notice, at any time at our discretion. You are
free
to stop using our Services at any time.
We may suspend or terminate your use of these Services for any of the following reasons:
if you’re in breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use;
if you act in a way that does not align with the values of our community;
if you use these Services in a manner that would cause us or members harm;
if you use these Services in a manner that would cause us legal liability, disrupt
the
Services or disrupt others’ use of these Services.
If we do decide to permanently terminate your SmartShifts account, you must not register for
another as unfortunately you will no longer be welcome in our community.
Except for paid accounts, we reserve the right to terminate and delete your account if you
haven’t accessed our Services for 12 consecutive months. We’ll of course provide you with
notice
via the email address associated with you account before we do so.
Complaints Procedure
In the unfortunate event that a complaint arises, please submit this via our Feedback
section on
the mobile application, or via email to
feedback@smartshifts.co.uk. Please include
details of the situation whereby the complaint arose and your preferred method of contact. A
member of our team will aim to contact you within 2 working days to investigate the
complaint
thoroughly.
Future Changes
SmartShifts may revise these Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time. The changes will
not
be retroactive, and the most current version of the Terms and Conditions of Use, which will
always be at
www.smartshifts.co.uk/terms-of-use, will
govern
our relationship with you. We will try to notify you of material revisions, for example via
a
service notification or an email to the email associated with your account. By continuing to
access or use these Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound
by
the revised Terms and Conditions of Use.
Enforceability
If any of the foregoing is not fully enforceable for any reason, the remainder shall
nonetheless
continue to apply.
Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of England and Wales without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law.
Questions Regarding these Terms and Conditions of Use
If you have any questions regarding this agreement, you may contact Smartcenta Ltd. at contactus@smartshifts.co.uk.