Important Introduction
These are the Website terms and conditions of use ("Terms"), which apply to the use of the Website by end users. By accessing the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms then you are not entitled to enter this website.
These Terms constitute an agreement between us and contain the entire terms of your use of the Website and all matters which are referred to herein. These Terms supersede any prior written or oral agreement between us relating to such matters. We may change these Terms from time to time.
You confirm that, in agreeing to accept these Terms, you have not relied on any representation that is not expressly included in these Terms. You may only use the Website for your personal and non-commercial use.
The Terms will be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales whose Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute, save that we have the right, at our sole discretion, to commence and pursue proceedings in alternative jurisdictions.
If any part of these Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the Terms.
User accounts
In order to use some parts of the Website, you may need to create an account. You must never use another Website user's account without obtaining their prior consent. You must provide full and accurate information when you create your account with us. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and so we suggest that you keep your account password secure. You must notify us immediately if you are aware of any unauthorised use of your account.
When joining Love Leeds via a User Account you will be asked to create an account which you can do via a number of social network accounts or with an emails address and secure password. This data is stored by Love Leeds against your profile. You can choose what personal information is displayed on Love-Leeds.com.
When you login to using social networks the application will check for any changes and update your Love Leeds profile accordingly and stored by Love Leeds. Additionally if you amend details about yourself within your account profile this data will be retained as the master copy of your data. If you choose to deactivate your Love Leeds account all your data will be deleted from Love Leeds.
Please review the full Privacy Policy for details of the management of other collection of personal data.
User submissions
We may now or in the future allow the submission to the Website of videos and/or other communications or materials by users of the Website (collectively "User Submissions").
User Submissions must comply at all times with these Terms and with any separate terms and conditions relating to such User Submissions that we may publish on the Website from time to time.
A review is your description of the experience you had with friends, family or on your own at a restaurant, event, bar, venue, attraction or exhibition. We encourage reviews that are informative, entertaining and helpful for others and an explanation of what you enjoyed or didn’t.
By submitting a User Submission review to the Website you agree that the review is based on your own experience and is your genuine opinion, that you have no personal or business relationship with what you are reviewing and have not been offered any incentive or payment to write your review.
a) You agree that you understand that Love Leeds has a zero-tolerance policy on fake reviews.
By submitting User Submissions to the Website you hereby grant:
(a) to Love Leeds a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, non-exclusive license and right to use, reproduce, share, copy, modify, publish, edit, translate, reformat, host, aggregate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed without territorial or time limitations, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sub-licensees.; and (b) to each user of the Website, an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, licence to access the User Submissions through the Website.
By submitting User Submissions to the Website you warrant, represent and undertake to us that you have full power and authority to grant the rights and licences relating to the User Submissions set out in this Agreement and of the User Submissions you submit:
(a) do not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyright and/or trademarks), other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; and (ii) do not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; and (iii) are not defamatory, libellous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; and (iv) are not obscene or pornographic; and (v) do not violate any laws regarding unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising (vi) do not include e-mail addresses, urls or phone numbers (vii) are not a report of someone else's experience.
We encourage you to share your opinion about a feature we’ve written or a review that has been written by us or by one of our users. We like comments that are your view of another’s opinion and are constructive - be that agreeing or disagreeing.
Love Leeds users like you rely on both our reviews and other users reviews when looking for inspiration and how to get the best out of the city. Helpful reviews and comments should be:
a) User-friendly – No profanity, threats, prejudiced comments, hate speech, sexually explicit language, or other content that is not appropriate for other users.
b) Those that detail first-hand experiences.
c) Unique and Independent – You should write one review on any given event, restaurant, or attraction.
d) Original – No substantially quoted material from other sources, including (but not limited to) websites, e-mail correspondence, other reviews, etc.
e) Non-commercial - No promotional material of any kind, including self-promotional URLs. We reserve the right to reject any URL, e-mail address, or phone number for any reason.
f) Submitted by persons over the age of 18.
g) Submitted with a valid e-mail address.
h) Submitted with no HTML tags and no excessive ALL CAPS, slang, or typographic symbols.
We do not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. We do not permit copyright infringing activities or any infringement of any other intellectual property rights on the Website.
We reserve the right to remove the User Submissions without notice for any reason in our absolute discretion, including, without limitation, breach of the User Submission Conditions and/or breach of any intellectual property rights.
Love Leeds allows the management or representatives of events, venues, restaurants or attractions to respond to reviews written by users on the Love Leeds site and these should be identified by your user account. Love Leeds reserves the right to remove a review or management response at any time for any reason.
If you believe any of the User Submissions on the Website are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, objectionable or infringe any intellectual property rights please contact us.
You acknowledge that when using the Website, you may be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that we are not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against us with respect thereto.
Love Leeds Privacy Policy
We have a strict policy with regard to your personal data which is set out in our Privacy Policy which we have developed and is in accordance with the Data Protections Act 1998 and Data Protection legislation in place from time to time in the United Kingdom.
Love Leeds is subject to all applicable laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal data and privacy in the United Kingdom including (without limitation) the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, the EU Directive on privacy and Electronic Communications 2002/58/EC, the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive personal data) Order 2000 and all other industry guidelines (whether statutory or non-statutory) or Codes of Practice issued by the Information Commissioner relating to the processing of personal data or privacy or any amendments and re-enactments thereof.
Love Leeds has developed this privacy policy to demonstrate a firm commitment to privacy and to disclose the information gathering and sharing practices for Love-Leeds.com.
Notice of Collection of Data
By visiting Love-Leeds.com, you accept the practices described in this privacy policy and consent to the collection and use of your personal data by us for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy and for any other purpose reasonably necessary for the provision or proper administration of Love-Leeds.com and the business of Love Leeds. If you do not accept the practices set out in this Privacy Policy you should not use Love-Leeds.com.
Love Leeds will consider its Privacy Policy from time to time which may develop and evolve over time, and this policy may change to reflect that. We will use personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which that personal data was collected subject to any later amendments accepted by you by virtue of your continued use of the Website. You should periodically revisit the Love-Leeds.com privacy policy to be sure you are familiar with the current policy.
Use of Love-Leeds.com following any modifications to the privacy policy will be conclusively deemed as acceptance of the terms of this privacy policy and any changes to the policy both in connection with personal data previously collected and that collected following any changes to this Privacy Policy. You consent and agree to our right and ability to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its data assets.
Please note that Love-Leeds.com may contain links to other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy even though they may feature the Love Leeds logo because of a marketing agreement with Love Leeds. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of those sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours. You should look for the specific privacy statement on any such co-branded page. Love Leeds cannot be held responsible for the privacy policies of other companies. Love Leeds recommends you review the privacy policy of any site visited on the Internet.
Please also note that where Love Leeds makes available chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups that personal data that you disclose in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any information on them.
What data is being collected?
If you are merely visiting the public areas of Love-Leeds.com, we do not collect any personal data about you, however, we may automatically collect information about your visits, such as browsing patterns. Information collected in this way does not reveal your contact details or any type of personal data. This information is only used in aggregate form to analyse, manage and develop Love-Leeds.com and is not linked to any individual.
We collect personally identifiable information, like names, postal addresses, email addresses, etc., when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. If you choose to fill out any reader surveys, enter a competition, apply for an offer or make a purchase from our online shop, you will be asked to supply some information about yourself, including your name, address, phone number and email address.
Love Leeds also collects the details provided by you on registration together with information we learn about you from your use of our service and your visits to Love-Leeds.com and other sites accessible from it. We also collect information about the transactions you undertake including details of payment cards used.
If you enter a competition you should read the terms and conditions of that promotion which will confirm how we will use any personal data submitted as part of the entry to the competition. By entering a competition or applying for an offer you give permission for Love Leeds to pass your details to any third party sponsor of the competition / offer so they may contact you in the event that you win the competition or qualify for the offer.
We may also collect additional information in connection with information you provide when giving us feedback or completing profile forms.
How we collect data
We collect data from information supplied by you. When you give Love-Leeds.com your email address in response to marketing emails, you are asked to let Love-Leeds.com know how it can be used. You may 'opt in' to receive regular email newsletters that contain information Love-Leeds.com believe to be of value to you, specifically events, special discounts and offers selected by the Love Leeds marketing department.
All marketing emails will contain a link to opt out of further communications from Love-Leeds.com. If you make a purchase via Love-Leeds.com the assumption may be made that you will be interested in similar products and you may receive emails with information about these products. All marketing emails will contain a link to opt out of further communications from Love-Leeds.com. For the avoidance of doubt you cannot opt out of service emails.
Love-Leeds.com may also use cookie and tracking technology depending on the features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to Love-Leeds.com, and understanding how visitors use Love-Leeds.com.
Cookies can also help customise Love-Leeds.com for visitors. Love Leeds uses cookies to track user usage on Love-Leeds.com. Love Leeds uses ad servers (such as DoubleClick) to serve advertisements on Love-Leeds.com. Ad servers use cookies to help target relevant ads to users. To find out more about the use of cookies and the information-gathering practices and opt-out procedures of AdLINK.
Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. "Cookies" are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. You can find out more about the way cookies work on http://www.cookiecentral.com.
We may also use uses cookies for a number of other purposes, for instance to enable us to simplify the logging on process for registered users, to help ensure the security and authenticity of registered users, to provide the mechanisms for improving and monitoring visitor's experiences mapping and to enable traffic monitoring.
Non-registered visitors of the site are sent anonymous cookies to keep track of their browsing patterns and build up a demographic profile. In addition, any visitor who has clicked on a Love-Leeds.com advertisement on another site that links to Love-Leeds.com will be sent anonymous cookies that will allow us to analyse advertising effectiveness and manage our relationship with affiliate sites.
Whilst you do not need to allow your browser to accept cookies in order to browse much of our web site or to access many of our services, you must have cookies enabled if you wish to shop online at any of our stores or access any areas reserved for registered users. Most browsers allow you to turn off the cookie function. If you want to know how to do this please look at the help menu on your browser.
Love-Leeds.com cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you and you have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, some interactive features of Love-Leeds.com may not work if cookies are disabled. Cookies can be disabled in your browser by following the instructions found at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.
Why data is being collected?
We collect data for a number of reasons. It helps us tailor and personalise you experience with Love-Leeds.com and enables us to send you relevant information about products or services that may be of interest to you. We may use data to send you offers and news about Love Leeds Group products and services or those of other carefully selected companies which we think may be of interest to you. Your information may be passed to and used by all Love Leeds licensees and affiliates.
Love Leeds collects aggregate user information to sell sponsorships on Love-Leeds.com to advertisers and to monitor customer traffic patterns such as the number of users to Love-Leeds.com, the pages visited and the length of visit which enables us to improve the service we provide.
In addition, Love Leeds collects information from users who click on advertisements to measure interest and inform advertisers as to how many users have seen or clicked on their ads.
Love Leeds also uses demographic and preference information to allow advertising banners on Love-Leeds.com to be targeted, in the aggregate, to the users for whom they are most pertinent.
What we do with the information collected
The information you provide is used to fulfil your specific request unless you give us permission to use it in another manner, for example to add you to one of our mailing lists. We will use your contact details to communicate with you.
We use personal data for the purpose of providing you with the services you have requested and to personalise our service to you. We may use your information to send you offers and news about Love Leeds products and services or those of other carefully selected companies which we think may be of interest to you. Your information may be passed to and used by all Love Leeds licensees and affiliates.
From time to time we may enter into a commercial arrangement with another company that is not owned by us to provide additional features. Love Leeds may also, from time to time, use third party suppliers to provide part of our service to you. Any personal data that you provide when signing up on a co-branded page may be shared with our third party partner.
We may also use and disclose information in aggregate (so that no individual customers are identified) for marketing and strategic development purposes and aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties.
In some circumstances outside service providers may be based in countries outside the European Economic Area whose laws provide for a different standard of protection for your personal data than that provided under UK Law.
Save as explained above and subject to the provisions below Love Leeds will not pass on your individual user details to third parties without asking for explicit permission.
Love-Leeds.com cooperates with all law-enforcement inquiries and reserves the right to disclose personally identifying or aggregate information to detect and prevent fraud and in connection with a subpoena or other court-sanctioned demand for such information.
We may share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required by law; or, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorised transactions; or, (3) investigating fraud which has already taken place. The information is not provided to these companies for marketing purposes.
How do we keep data secure?
Love-Leeds.com has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under Love-Leeds.com’s control. Only authorised employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information. All newsletters from this site allow you to opt out of further mailings. You can also opt out of further emails other than service emails which are an integral part of our service, such as purchase confirmations, invoice emails, and customer notices such as those relating to data management and similar purposes.
We use appropriate physical, electronic and managerial security measures to try to prevent that personal data from being accessed by unauthorised persons and to ensure that you may input personal data safely. This means that sometimes we may ask for proof of identity before we disclose personal data to you.
Only aggregate statistics about the number of users and their traffic patterns will be given to advertisers.
Individual user details will not be passed on without prior consent. If Love-Leeds.com ever requests that you volunteer additional information, such as financial data or age (in an online survey, for example) your response will always be voluntary and this data will only be used as an aggregate of data in conjunction with users of Love-Leeds.com as a whole.
Despite these efforts, Love-Leeds.com cannot guarantee that a hacker will not obtain access to communications between users and Love-Leeds.com.