Terms of Use

Last updated: 01 August 2021

This agreement applies as between the User of Our Site and Us. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use is deemed to occur upon Your first use of Our Site. If You do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, You should stop using Our Site immediately.

1. Meanings and Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms of Use, We have given the following words or expressions a particular meaning:

Content means any code, coding, data, graphic, image, script, text, and any other form of information that forms part of Our Site.

Service means any online account, facility, information, service, or tools that We make available through Our Site.

User / You / Your means any third party that accesses Our Site who is not employed by Us or acting in Our agreed interest.

Site / Website means anything found at "www.alcovanhire.co.uk" including any sub-domains.

We / Us / Our means R G R Briggs & Son, Trading As Pittvale Service Station &/or Alco &/or Alco Van Hire. Our contact & trading address is Alco Van Hire, Pittvale Service Station, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5QN.



2. Privacy

Use of Our Site is governed by Our Privacy Policy which is incorporated into these Terms of Use by this reference.



3. Use of Contact Forms & Messaging Systems

3.1 - When using any contact form on Our Site You should do so in accordance with the following rules:
    3.1.1 You must not use Our contact forms for unauthorised communication such as "spam" or "junk messaging".
    3.1.2 You must not submit content that is intended to promote or incite violence.
    3.1.3 You must not submit content that is unlawful or objectionable, this includes, but is not limited to, content that is abusive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, ageist, sexist or racist.
    3.1.4 You must not use any obscene or vulgar language.
    3.1.5 You must always use English.
    3.1.6 You must not impersonate other people.

3.2 - You acknowledge that We reserve the right to monitor all communications made to Us.

3.3 - To use Our contact forms, You are required to submit personal details. By sending Your submission You should ensure that the information You submit is accurate, truthful, and up-to-date.



4. Availability of Our Site

4.1 - Our Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We offer no warranty that it will be free of defects or faults. We offer no warranties, express or implied, of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility, and satisfactory quality.

4.2 - Therefore We accept no liability for any disruption or non-availability of Our Site resulting from external causes, these may or may not include ISP equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, hosts equipment failure, acts of war, acts of god, or legal restrictions and censorship.



5. Links to Other websites

Our Site contains links to other websites. These websites are not under Our control. We assume no responsibility for the Content of such websites and accept no responsibility or liability for any form of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. The inclusion of a link to another website on Our Site does not imply any endorsement of the website or of the party in control of the website.



6. Links to Our Site

Anyone is free to place a link to Our Site on their own websites and may do so without prior permission, on the condition that the link should point to the home page of Our Site https://alcovanhire.co.uk - Any deep linking can only be completed with Our express permission.



7. Intellectual Property

7.1 - Subject to Third Party Intellectual Property specified in Clause 3 of these Terms of Use, all Content included on Our Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, page layout, and source code is Our property. By using Our Site, You acknowledge that such material is protected intellectual property law.

7.2 - You should not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or re-use any material from Our Site unless given express written permission to do so by Us.



8. Third Party Intellectual Property

8.1 - Unless otherwise indicated, all Intellectual Property rights, Copyright and Trademarks, in product images and descriptions belong to the manufacturers or distributors of such products as may be applicable.

8.2 - You should not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or re-use any material unless otherwise indicated on Our Site or unless given express written permission to do so by the relevant manufacturer or supplier.



9. Fair Use of Intellectual Property

Where any of the exceptions detailed in Chapter 3 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 are found to apply, material from Our Site may be re-used without written permission.



10. Disclaimers

10.1 - We make no warranty that Our Site will meet Your requirements, that it will be fit for purpose, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with Your system, that it will be secure and that information provided will be accurate.

10.2 - Our Site is not intended to constitute advice and the Content of Our Site should not be relied upon when making decisions or taking actions.

10.3 - No part of Our Site is intended to constitute a contractual offer capable of acceptance. No goods or services are sold through Our Site.

10.4 - We have made every effort to ensure that graphical representations and descriptions of services available from Us correspond to the actual products and Service We offer, We are not responsible for any variations between these descriptors and the product or Service You may actually receive.

10.5 - All pricing information on Our Site was last updated on 02.01.2024. We reserve the right to change prices and / or Our special offers as necessary. All pricing information is checked every month.



11. Limitation of Liability

11.1 - We accept no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, and consequential arising from the use of Our Site, to the maximum extent permitted by law. Users should be aware that they use Our Site at their own risk.

11.2 - Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or restricts Our liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on Our part.

11.3 - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that Our Terms and Conditions and Terms of Use adhere to the relevant provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms and Conditions and Terms of Use.

11.4 - If any party to these Terms of Use fails to exercise any right contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right.

11.5 - In the event of a conflict between Our Terms and Conditions and Terms of Use, and any prior versions of Our Terms and Conditions and Terms of Use, the provisions of these Terms of Use shall prevail.



12. Notices

All communications shall be given to Us either by post to Our contact address above.



13. Law and Jurisdiction

Our Terms and Conditions and these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of England and Wales You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.