Terms and Conditions of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

  1. WHAT’S IN THESE TERMS?  
    1. These Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”) tell you the rules for using our website www.esw.com (“Site”).
  2. WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US  
    1. www.esw.com is a Site operated by U.S. Direct E-Commerce Limited (trading as ESW, eShopWorld) (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are registered in Ireland under company number 479237 and have our registered office at South Block, The Concourse Building, 110-115 Airside Business Park, Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. Our VAT number is IE9740240D.
    2. We are a limited liability company.
    3. To contact us, please email: global@eshopworld.com.
  3. USE OF SITE FUNCTIONALITIES
    1. For consumers, subject to your compliance with these Terms, we provide you with a limited, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable licence to use certain functionalities on our Site such as, but not limited to, webchat support technology;  the use of Where is my Order Platform; and access to, the Terms & Conditions of Sale and the Privacy Statement in relation to the sale of goods by us.
    2. For retailers, subject to your compliance with these Terms, we provide you with a limited, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable licence to use certain functionalities on our Site such as, but not limited to research information; blogposts; papers and infographics.
  4. BY USING OUR SITE YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS  
    1. By using our Site, you confirm that you accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them. The use of our Site by a minor (an individual under 18 years of age) is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian and any contract entered into is with the parent or guardian, who is responsible for the minor’s compliance with these Terms.
    2. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our Site.
    3. We recommend that you print a copy of these Terms for future reference.
  5. OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU  
    1. These Terms refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Site:
      1. Our Privacy Notice.
      2. Our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of our Site. When using our Site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.
      3. Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our Site.
      4. If you purchase goods from us, our Terms and Conditions of Sale will apply to the sales. No goods can be purchased directly through our Site.
  6. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS/SITE   
    1. We contain an unconditional right to alter, amend or modify these Terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our Site, please check these Terms to ensure you understand the Terms that apply at that time.
    2. We retain an unconditional right to alter, amend, modify or discontinue at our sole discretion the functionality services and/or our Site as described in these Terms.
  7. WE MAY SUSPEND OR WITHDRAW OUR SITE  
    1. Our Site is made available free of charge.
    2. We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available, be accurate or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for business and operational reasons. We also reserve the right to correct errors or omissions to our Site without prior notice. However, we will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
    3. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Site through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
  8. HOW YOU MAY USE MATERIAL ON OUR SITE  
    1. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
    2. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our Site.
    3. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
    4. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Site must always be acknowledged.
    5. You must not use any part of the content on our Site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
    6. If you print off, copy or download any part of our Site in breach of these Terms, your right to use our Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
  9. DO NOT RELY ON INFORMATION ON THIS SITE  
    1. The content on our Site 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 our Site.
    2. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Site is accurate, complete or up to date.
  10. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITES WE LINK TO  
    1. Where our Site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.
    2. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We make no warranties, conditions representations or guarantees, whether express or implied in relation to the safety and/or accuracy of the information, materials, products or services posted, offered or that may be accessed at any of the websites we link to.
  11. USER-GENERATED CONTENT IS NOT APPROVED BY US  
    1. This website may include information and materials uploaded by other users of the Site, including to bulletin boards and chat rooms. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us. The views expressed by other users on our Site do not represent our views or values.
    2. If you wish to complain about information and materials uploaded by other users, please contact us at: global@eshopworld.com.
  12. OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU  
    1. Whether you are a consumer or a business user:
      1. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. 
      2. Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the sale of any products to you, which will be set out in our Terms and Conditions of Sale.
    2. If you are a business user:
      1. We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Site or any content on it.
      2. We will not be liable to you 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:
        1. use of, or inability to use, our Site; or
        2. use off or reliance on any content displayed on our Site.
    3. In particular, we will not be liable for:
      1. loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
      2. business interruption;
      3. loss of anticipated savings;
      4. loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
      5. any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
    4. If you are a consumer user:
      1. Please note that we only provide our Site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
  13. HOW WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION  
    1. We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Notice. We are committed to providing a compliant, secure and consistent approach to data protection by ensuring that we comply with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to your personal data when using our Site.
  14. UPLOADING CONTENT TO OUR SITE  
    1. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our Site, or to make contact with other users of our Site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
    2. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.
    3. Any content you upload to our Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of our Site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.
    4. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our Site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.
    5. We have the right to remove any posting you make on our Site if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
    6. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.
  15. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES AND YOU MUST NOT INTRODUCE THEM  
    1. We do not guarantee that our Site will be secure or free from malware, ransomware, bugs, trojans    worms, logic bombs, viruses or material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
    2. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Site. You should use your own virus protection software.
    3. You must not misuse our Site by knowingly introducing viruses, malware, ransomware, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
    4. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Site, the server on which our Site is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our Site.
    5. You must not attack our Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017. We will 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 our Site will cease immediately.
  16. RULES ABOUT LINKING TO OUR SITE  
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. You must not establish a link to our Site in any website that is not owned by you.
    4. Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Site other than the home page.
    5. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
    6. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.
    7. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our Site other than that set out above, please contact: global@eshopworld.com.
  17. WHICH COUNTRY’S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?  
    1. If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by laws of Ireland. You and we both agree that the courts of Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction.
    2. If you are a business, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of Ireland. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland.
  18. OUR TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS  
    1. You are not permitted to use our trademarks and/or logos without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under How you may use material on our Site.