Terms & Conditions

Please read these terms of use carefully before using the website

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Welcome to the Offploy Disclosure Toolkit website, a website that provides information and resources to ex-offenders.  

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These Terms of Use describe how you may access and use the website. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you use the website.

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By using the website, you confirm that you accept, and will comply with these Terms of Use as updated from time to time. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use you must not use the website.  We recommend that you save/print a copy of these Terms of Use for future reference.

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1.1 The website made available at https://www.disclosuretoolkit.org/ (the “website”) is operated by Offploy C.I.C  (“Offploy”, “us”, “our” or “we”). The website is made available to you subject to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy (available here: Privacy Policy | Disclosure Toolkit ).

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1.2 Offploy C.I.C. is registered in England with company number 10204780 and has its registered office at 10-12 East Parade, Leeds, England, LS1 2BH. Our VAT number is GB245 6095 95.

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1.3 In these Terms of Use, when we refer to "you" and "your" we mean you, the person accessing or using the website and where applicable, the person and/or business on whose behalf you are acting.

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1.4  If you are acting on behalf of a third party or another entity when you access and use the website, you represent and warrant that you have full authority to bind that person or entity, and you agree to these Terms of Use on behalf of the person or entity that you represent.

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1.5 Please note that if you are acting for purposes relating to your trade, business, craft or profession, you will be a “Business User”. In all other cases you will acting as a “Consumer”.

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1.6 We handle personal data in line with our Privacy Policy, which explains how and why we collect and use personal data, and how to contact us if you have any queries or concerns. Our Privacy Policy is available here: Privacy Policy | Disclosure Toolkit

2.1 Although we use reasonable skill and care in providing the website, we do not make or give any express or implied representations, warranties or guarantee that the website or any content on the website will always be available or that it will operate uninterrupted, be free from defects or viruses or meet your requirements.

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2.2 We may update the website and/or change the content on the website at any time. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or restrict the availability of all or any part of the website for business and operational reasons.

3.1 You are responsible for your access to and use of the website. To the extent applicable, you will take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to or use of the website and will notify us promptly of any actual or suspected loss, theft or unauthorised use of the website. We are not liable for any unlawful or unauthorised access of the website.

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3.2 You are responsible for and warrant that all information you provide to us and/or which you upload or otherwise provide on or to the website, will be accurate, complete and up-to-date, and that you have the right to provide it.

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3.3 You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and are of legal age to form a binding contract with us. If you do not meet these requirements you must not use the website.

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3.4 You must not use the website if you are legally prohibited from accessing or using the website.

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3.5 You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the website through your internet connection and, if applicable, all persons on whose behalf you are acting when you access and use the website, are aware of these Terms of Use and that they comply with them.

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3.6 You may only use our website if you are resident in the United Kingdom. We do not represent that content available on or through our website is appropriate for use or available in other locations.

Please note that the disclosure calculator made available on the website is made available for non-commercial, personal use by individuals who wish to check whether their offence(s) have become spent. The disclosure calculator may also be used by third party advisers who are advising such an individual, but only in the normal course of their role in advising that individual. You must not use the disclosure calculator for any other purpose.

If you choose to access or participate in the R3 course provided through the Disclosure Toolkit, please note that your use of the course is subject to separate terms and conditions, including its own privacy notice and user terms of use. These will be presented during the course enrolment process. By accessing the R3 course, you agree to be bound by those terms. In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and the R3 course terms, the R3 course terms will take precedence for anything related to the course.

6.1 This clause 5 applies to any information made available on the website, including the results of the disclosure calculator.

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6.2 Any information provided on the website is provided for general information only. Information on the website does not constitute advice and it should not be relied on for any purpose.

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6.3 You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of information on this website.

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6.4 Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete, error-free or up to date. We do not guarantee, represent or warrant (express or implied) that the website will be fit or suitable for any purpose.

7.1 When using the website you will not remove any proprietary notices or use the website for any purpose other than its intended purpose.

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7.2 You agree to comply with these Terms of Use at all times. You shall not take any action or use the website in any way that might:

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• bring us or the website into disrepute;

• affect our ability to provide the website;

• be illegal or encourage or permit illegal activities;

• be libellous, misleading, defamatory or otherwise objectionable;

• transmit any information that is false, fraudulent or misleading;

• breach or circumvent any laws or our policies, or circumvent any measures we use to provide and/or secure the website;

• infringe our or any third party’s rights (including intellectual property rights); or

• involve threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities, or that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any third party
   

7.3 You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, and you must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website.

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7.4 Except as expressly described in these Terms of Use or as permitted by applicable law, you must not attempt to copy, modify, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame, mirror, republish, download, display, transmit, distribute, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to human-perceivable form all or any portion of the website. You must not use the website in an automated way or otherwise for the purposes of scraping, extracting or otherwise obtaining any material from the website for use in a third party website or application.

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7.5 We may, at our sole discretion, limit the bandwidth and number of downloads/uploads for the website or restrict usage limits where reasonably required from time to time. As part of the website, you may store data on our servers or those of our third parties. You shall ensure that such data is not in breach of any applicable law and does not breach any individual’s data protection or privacy rights. 

You may access content or links provided by third parties in your use of the website. You will not remove any third party’s copyright notices or other identifier. We are not responsible for any content or links provided by any third party. If you believe that any third party content you access through the website is in breach of any law, regulation or third party’s rights you must notify us in writing at support@disclosuretoolkit.org.

9.1 You acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in the website belong to us or our licensors. You will not acquire any rights to the website (or the intellectual property rights contained in it) from your use of the website, other than as expressly described in these Terms of Use.

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9.2 You have a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to view, access and use the website for such time as it is made available by us strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use and only for non-commercial purposes.

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9.3 You must not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use any content or information made available over the website for commercial purposes without the prior written permission of Offploy.

10.1 Nothing in these Terms of Use will exclude or limit our liability for the following: death or personal injury caused by negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.

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10.2 If you are a Business User, then subject to clause 9.1:

• 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: (i) your use of, or inability to use, the website; or (ii) your use of or reliance on any content displayed on the website;

• in no event shall we be liable to you for any loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of contracts, failure to realise anticipated savings or any indirect or consequential loss, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise; and

• our total liability to you for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise shall be limited to £100.
   

10.3 If you are a Business User, you shall indemnify us in full for any loss, cost, damages, liabilities or expenses suffered or incurred by us as a result of: (i) your use or misuse of the website, and/or (ii) breach of these Terms of Use.

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10.4 If you are a Consumer then, save as set out in clause 9.1, the following sub-clauses apply:

• If we fail to comply with these Terms of Use, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaching these Terms of Use or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time you accepted these Terms of Use, both we and you knew it might happen.  

• You agree not to use the website, or any content on the website, for any commercial, business or resale purpose. We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of business opportunity.

• Nothing in these Terms of Use affects your statutory rights.

• Our total liability to you for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise shall be limited to £100.
   

10.5 The website may contain links to third party websites, services or products that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content of any third party websites, services or products. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

11.1 We aim to continually improve the delivery and content of the website and accordingly may make changes to the website from time to time. New features may be added, but we may also modify or discontinue (temporarily or permanently) the website, in part or in whole at any time.

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11.2 We may make changes to these Terms of Use. If we do make changes to these Terms of Use, all changes will go into effect at the time we post the updated Terms of Use on our website.

12.1 You may not assign your rights under these Terms of Use and any attempted assignment will be void. Failure by us to enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

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12.2 If any part of these Terms of Use are held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties original intent or be severed from the Terms of Use and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect.

13.1 These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of England.

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13.2 If you are a Business User, you and Offploy irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use or their subject matter or formation.

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13.3 If you are a Consumer, you and Offploy both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you need to contact us for any reason, please:

• email: support@disclosuretoolkit.org; or

• write to us at: Offploy C.I.C, 10-12 East Parade, Leeds, England LS1 2BH.

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