Terms of Use
The first direct Dialogue Festival site ("the Site") and any content we make available through our pages are owned by first direct ("we"/"us"/"our").
You agree that these Terms of Use will govern your use of the Site.
General Terms
The information, material and content provided on the Site may be changed at any time without notice. Changes may be made to these Terms of Use by us at any time without notice to you by updating the posting of these Terms of Use.
The Site is intended for those who access it from within the UK. We cannot guarantee that the Site or the information on it is appropriate for use in other jurisdictions
For the avoidance of doubt, neither the information, nor any opinion contained on the Site constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation or an offer to buy any securities or financial instruments or any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or other financial instruments.
Content from third party providers
The content which we include within the Site may be licensed on specific terms required by the particular content provider. In such circumstances, we will provide a link to the relevant terms and conditions for use. You agree to comply with such terms in respect of the particular content in question.
In respect of content provided by Google Maps, you agree to comply with Google's Terms of Use, which can be accessed via the following link: http://www.google.com/intl/en-GB_US/help/terms_maps.html
Privacy Policy / Your Information
Third party cookies
In order to develop the Site in line with customer needs first direct is working with WebTrends to track usage on our website. WebTrends provide first direct with statistics to show us which pages on the Site are visited most frequently and how long visitors spend on the Site. We use this information to help us plan how we should improve the Site.
WebTrends uses a cookie to track the number of unique users of the Site. It basically tells us whether we have a small number of regular visitors to the Site or a large number of infrequent visitors. None of the information can be traced to an individual - we do not know who you are as a unique user, merely that there are a certain number of people using the Site. The cookie only relates to what goes on in the Site and the information cannot be used for marketing on an individual basis. You should refer to the WebTrends On Demand Privacy Policy to learn how they collect and use information. You can find WebTrends On Demand Privacy Policy at https://ondemand.webtrends.com/privacypolicy.asp.
In addition to WebTrends we also use Omniture to optimise and track click-throughs on our banners. Further information on Omniture's privacy policy can be found at http://www.omniture.com/privacy/product.
first direct also tracks customers that come to us via our advertising campaigns using Atlas tags. Atlas is a cookie-based company that obtains generic information. They are not used to obtain information about specific users. You can find out more about Atlas and their privacy policy, by visiting http://www.atlassolutions.co.uk.
In relation to third party content which we use, third party privacy policies may also be applicable. By way of example where we include the use of a Google map, the following Privacy Policy is also applicable: http://www.google.com/privacy/privacy-policy.html. Facebook and Twitter Privacy Policies may also apply.
Linking to our website and other HSBC Group websites
Through such links, you may link to our websites and/or to other HSBC Group websites or pages issued by other entities within the HSBC Group ("Local Sites"). Your use of any Local Sites shall be governed by the terms and conditions of such Local Site. All products and services provided by us are subject to the terms and conditions and disclaimers of the applicable agreement governing their supply and use ("Product terms and conditions").
Third party sites, hyperlinks, content and advertising
Where we provide hypertext links to other locations on the Internet, we do so for information purposes only. Where we have no control over the websites or pages linked to or linking to our pages or any of our apps, we are not responsible for the content of them. We have not verified the content of any such websites. Save as expressly set out in relation to the Local Sites, following links to any other websites or pages shall be at your own risk and we shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or in other way in connection with linking. Links to downloadable software sites are for convenience only and we are not responsible or liable for any difficulties or consequences associated with downloading the software. Use of any downloaded software is governed by the terms of the licence agreement, if any, which accompanies or is provided with the software.
No endorsement or approval of any third parties or their advice, opinions, information, content, products or services is expressed or implied by any information on our pages.
Trade Marks and Copyright
Copyright in the pages, screens, information, and all material in their arrangement, included on the Site is owned by or licensed to us unless otherwise noted. You may imprint, copy download or temporarily store extracts from our pages for your personal information or when you use any products and services of any Local Site. You may not alter or otherwise make any changes to any material that you print or download from our pages including, without limitation, removing any identifying marks or legends from such material. You may not distribute these materials to others, save as specifically enabled by the functionality of our pages and/or any of our apps (e.g. using the 'Like', 'Tweet', 'Post to my wall' or 'Suggest to friends' options on social media sites). Any other use is prohibited unless you first request and obtain our written permission. In particular no one may use a part of our pages on any other website without our prior written permission, save as specifically enabled by the functionality of our pages.
Content from a third party provider available on or through our pages may not be duplicated, distributed, published, transferred, transmitted, copied, altered, sold, used to create derivative works or otherwise misused.
Data protection
We may as a result of your interaction with our Site hold and process personal information obtained about you. We will only use such information in accordance with the Your Information section of these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy.
Governing law
These Terms of Use are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the courts of the above jurisdiction will have non-exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute, which may arise.
