Terms & Conditions
LAST UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2023
This document outlines the terms of use on which you may make visit and utilise the Translations Direct website at http://www.translationsdirect.com (hereafter “the Website”).
Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.
Website ownership
The Website is a site owned and operated by Translations Direct (hereafter “We”), a limited company registered in Switzerland and with registered offices at Sustenweg 55, 3014 Bern, Switzerland.
Errors, omissions and changes to content on the website
We may update and change content on the Website from time to time. Accordingly, please be aware that any content may be out of date at any specific time, and we are under no obligation to update it. Despite this being a technological platform we are only human and may make mistakes from time to time. Whilst we strive to minimise these we can’t guarantee that any content on the Website will be entirely free from errors or omissions. As a result, we make no representations or guarantees that the content on the Website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
Intellectual property rights
Translations Direct is the identified owner and / or the licensee of all intellectual property rights pertaining to the content provided and published on the Website, and in the materials available for download. Please be aware that these works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved, except in cases where we clearly state that you may download, use or copy such material. To this end, you may print or download single copies of any page from the Website for your own personal use, and you may share awareness of the Site with others in your organisation or peer network.
Where materials are provided for download, we provide these to you in the good faith that you will not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, or use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Should you wish to reprint or republish any of our work, please contact us at hello@translationsdirect.com for written permission prior to your actions. You must not use any part of the content on the Website for commercial purposes without first obtaining a licence to do so from us.
In all reproductions of content from the Website our status as the authors of content (including acknowledgement of individual authors) must be made.
No reliance on information
The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website. We’re happy to discuss your particular needs and look forward to talking with you.
Limitation of our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by Swiss law.
We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the Website; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Website.
You may make use of the Website for information only and not for any commercial or business purposes. We have no liability to you for any loss of profit or anticipated savings, loss of business, business interruption, reputation, or any indirect or any other consequential loss or damage.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
We assume no responsibility for the content of other websites linked on or to the Website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology hardware, software, computer programs and platforms in order to access the Website. It’s always a good idea to make sure that your own virus protection software is up to date.
You must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence and we will always report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.
Linking to the website
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, however you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to the Website in any website that is not owned by you.
The Website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to make any use of content on the Website other than that set out above, please contact us.
Applicable law
As a user of the Website please note that these terms of use, their subject matter and its formation, are governed by Swiss law.
Contact us
To contact us, please email hello@translationsdirect.com.
Now that all of the legal details are done, thank you for visiting our Website, we hope you enjoy your time here and welcome your feedback.