Terms of use_

Effective Date: 25 May 2021 (United Kingdom)

 

Acceptance of terms 

The services that BSO provides to User is subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU"). BSO reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to User. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of our Web pages. 

These Terms of Use (together with the documents referred to in it) which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of www.bso.co governing the use of certain specific material contained in www.bso.co, sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of www.bso.co by User. Use of our site includes accessing or browsing our site. 

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use our site, as these will apply to your use of our site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use our site. By using BSO (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use www.bso.co is personal to User and is not transferable to any other person or entity. User is responsible for all use of User's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of User's Account complies fully with the provisions of this TOU. Users shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of User's password(s), if any. 

BSO shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of www.bso.co including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use. 

 

Change of terms

BSO shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to User's use of www.bsonetwork.com, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on www.bsonetwork.com, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which User obtains notice thereof. Any use of www.bso.co by User after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such changes, modifications or additions. 

 

Description of services 

Through its Web property, www.bso.co provides Users with access to a variety of resources, including download areas, products, communication forums and product information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU. 

 

Other applicable terms   

These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:

• Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. 

• Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

 

Information about us 

www.bso.co,  is a site operated by BSO Network Solutions Limited ("we" or (“us” or “our”). We are a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 06457839 and have our registered office and main trading address at Fifth Floor Offices, 44-48 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LB, England.  We are a global provider of information technology infrastructure solutions.

 

Accessing our site  

Our site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period. 

Users are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. 

Users are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. Our site is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through our site is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of our site or any service or product described on our site to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access our site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk. 

 

User conduct 

Users shall use www.bso.co, for lawful purposes only. User shall not post or transmit through www.bso.co any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without BSO's express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a User that in BSO's discretion restricts or inhibits any other User from using or enjoying www.bsonetwork.com,  will not be permitted. Users shall not use www.bso.co to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the solicitation of users to become subscribers of other on-line information services competitive with BSO. 

Users shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on www.bso.co any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with User. Users shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of www.bso.co. User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted BSO the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. User also permits any other User to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that User's personal use. User hereby grants BSO the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on www.bso.co by User. 

The foregoing provisions are for the benefit of BSO, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third-party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf. 

 

Intellectual property rights  

www.bso.co contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of www.bso.co are copyrighted as a collective work under the UK copyright laws. All such rights are reserved. BSO owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. Users may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. Users may download copyrighted material for User's personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of BSO and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. Users acknowledge that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. 

 

Member account, password, and security 

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party. User is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of User’s password and account. 

Furthermore, User is entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under User’s account. User agrees to notify BSO immediately of any unauthorized use of User’s account or any other breach of security. BSO will not be liable for any loss that User may incur as a result of someone else using User’s password or account, either with or without User’s knowledge. However, User could be held liable for losses incurred by BSO or another party due to someone else using User’s account or password. Users may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission of the account holder. 

BSO has the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by User or allocated by BSO, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion User has failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use. 

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you know your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at contact@bso.co.

 

Use of services 

The Services may contain email services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable User to communicate with others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication Services"). Users agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, User agrees that when using the Communication Services, Users will not: 

• Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise). 
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others. 
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information. 
• Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless User own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same. 
• Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party. 
• Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another. 
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages. 
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that the User knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner. 
• Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded. 
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services. 
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service. 
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses. 
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations. 
• Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others. 
• Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof. 

Failure to comply with the content standards and acceptable use policy described above constitutes a material breach of these Terms of Use upon which you are permitted to use our site, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions: 

• Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site.
• Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site. 
• Issue of a warning to you. 
• Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.  
• Further legal action against you. 
• Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

BSO has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, BSO reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. BSO reserves the right to terminate User’s access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever. BSO reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at BSO's sole discretion. 

Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. User is responsible for adhering to such limitations if User downloads the materials. 

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information in any Communication Services. BSO does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, BSO specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from User’s participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized BSO spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of BSO.

 

Rights you licence  

When you upload or post content to our site, you grant to us a limited, non-exclusive, transferrable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, run, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.  

 

Notice specific to software available on BSO website 

Any software that is made available to download from the Services ("Software") is the copyrighted work of BSO and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). An end user will be unable to install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless he or she first agrees to the License Agreement terms. 

The Software is made available for download solely for use by end users according to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. 

Without limiting the foregoing, copying or reproduction of the software to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is expressly prohibited, unless such reproduction or redistribution is expressly permitted by the license agreement accompanying such software. The software is warranted, if at all, only according to the terms of the license agreement. Except as warranted in the license agreement, BSO hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to the software, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. 

For your convenience, BSO may be made available as part of the services or in its software products, tools and utilities for use and/or download. BSO does not make any assurances with regard to the accuracy of the results or output that derives from such use of any such tools and utilities. Please respect the intellectual property rights of others when using the tools and utilities made available on the services.

 

Notice specific to Documents available on BSO website

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, such as universities, private/public colleges, and state community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. 

BSO and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. BSO and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall bso and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from the services. 

The documents and related graphics published on the services could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. BSO and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any time. 

 

Notices regarding software, documents and services available 

In no event shall BSO and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from the services.

 

Materials provided to BSO or posted at any of its website addresses

BSO does not claim ownership of the materials User provide BSO (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") User’s Submission, User is granting BSO, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use User’s Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all BSO Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat User’s Submission; to publish User’s name in connection with User’s Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. 

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of User’s Submission, as provided herein. BSO is under no obligation to post or use any Submission User may provide and BSO may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion. By Posting a Submission User warrants and represents to own or otherwise control all of the rights to User’s Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for User to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions. 

 

No reliance on information 

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which Users should rely. Users shall obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. 

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.

 

Disclaimer of warranty; limitation of liability

User expressly agrees that use of www.bso.co, is at the user's sole risk. Neither BSO, its affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors warrant that www.bso.co, will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of www.bso.co, or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information, service, or merchandise provided through www.bso.co. 

www.bso.co, is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, other than those warranties which are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to this agreement. 

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, loss of profits, loss of profits, sales, business or revenue, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation, negligence, or under any other cause of action. User specifically acknowledges that bso is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. 

In no event will bso,  or any person or entity involved in creating, producing or distributing www.bso.co, or the bso software, be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use www.bso.co. User hereby acknowledges that the provisions of this section shall apply to all content on the site. 

In addition to the terms set forth above neither, bso,  nor its affiliates, information providers or content partners shall be liable regardless of the cause or duration, for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or other defects in, or untimeliness or un- authenticity of, the information contained within www.bso.co,  or for any delay or interruption in the transmission thereof to the user, or for any claims or losses arising therefrom or occasioned thereby. None of the foregoing parties shall be liable for any third-party claims or losses of any nature, including, but not limited to, lost profits, punitive or consequential damages. 

Prior to the execution of a stock trade, users are advised to consult with your broker or other financial representative to verify pricing or other information. BSO, its affiliates, information providers or content partners shall have no liability for investment decisions based on the information provided. Neither, BSO, nor its affiliates, information providers or content partners warrant or guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of this information. Additionally, there are no warranties as to the results obtained from the use of the information. 

Force majeure – neither party will be responsible for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of god, war, riot, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, service outages resulting from equipment and/or software failure and/or telecommunications failures, power failures, network failures, failures of third party service providers (including providers of internet services and telecommunications).

 

Linking to our site 

Users may link to our home page in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. Users may not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may User create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

The website in which User is linking must comply in all respects with the content standards and acceptable use policy described above. 

To make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact contact@bso.co.

 

Links to third party sites

The links in this area will let you leave BSO's site. The linked sites are not under the control of BSO and BSO is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. BSO is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. BSO is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by BSO of the site. 

 

Unsolicited idea submission policy

BSO or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new products or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not send any original creative artwork, samples, demos, or other works. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when BSO's products or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to BSO. So, please do not send your unsolicited ideas to BSO or anyone at BSO. If, despite our request that you not send us your ideas and materials, you still send them, please understand that BSO makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary. 

 

Indemnification

User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BSO, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of BSO by User or User's Account. 

 

Applicable law

This site is hosted in France and was designed and developed in the UK. These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with the French law.  However, we recognize our obligations in updating and expanding this program to meet the demands and complying with the General Regulation for Data Protection GDPR and the UK law.  

If you are a resident consumer of the UK, you agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these Terms of Use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non contractual disputes or claims) are governed by French law.

 

Copyright notice 

The BSO and BSO Network Solutions name, its logos are trademarks of BSO Network Solutions Limited. All rights reserved. All other trademarks appearing on BSO are the property of their respective owners. 

 

Trademarks 

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, email addresses, logos, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, email address, logo, person, or event is intended or should be inferred. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. 

 

Contact us 

To contact us, please email us at contact@bso.co. Any feedback you provide through our site shall be deemed to be non-confidential.  

Thank you for visiting our site. 

 

Google analytics & HubSpot privacy policy

Our Platforms use Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google Inc. Google Analytics will make use of small pieces of data, known as cookies, which can be used to track and analyse the manner in which you use and operate our Platforms. Such data will be transferred to, and stored on, a server in the USA operated by Google, Inc. Google, Inc. may i) transfer this data to third parties where required by law, or other third party processors used by Google, Inc. You may prevent cookies from being stored in relation to your visit to, and use of, our Platforms but do please be aware that this may negatively impact upon the way in which the Platforms work.

This website uses a HubSpot tracking code which uses cookies or similar technologies to track visitors. We use the information gathered to improve our website functionality, the user experience and content.

 

Log files

HubSpot uses log files. Log files may collect demographic information from you, for example, address, age, gender or interests. They may also collect information about your computer hardware and software. This can include your IP addresses, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, on-site behaviour, feature use metrics and statistics. This information is used for the Subscription Service. For these purposes, we do link this automatically-collected data to Personal Information such as name, email address, address, and phone number.

 

Navigational Information

We may collect navigational information when you visit HubSpot hosted web pages on our website. The navigational information is used to improve your experience of using the website and to ease navigation around the site.

To find out more about HubSpot, please review their privacy policy and their security guidance.

 

Anti-spam policy

The HubSpot Acceptable Use Policy applies to our website and prohibits the use of our website to send unsolicited commercial email in violation of applicable laws, and requires the inclusion in every email sent using the Subscription Service to have an "opt-out" mechanism.

Some pages of our website are hosted in England and by HubSpot whose registered address is: 25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA. Data captured and obtained within the UK, may be processed outside of the UK.

 

LinkedIn

This website uses a LinkedIn tracking code which uses cookies or similar technologies to track visitors of this website and gathers information about them related to their LinkedIn profile. We use the information gathered to improve our website functionality, user experience and tailor content. This data is used to deliver customised content and promotions to users whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

For more information about LinkedIn’s privacy policy, click here.