PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING.
DEFINITIONS
Company, Us, Our, We. The Company referred to below under the heading "About Us".
You, Your, User. Means any person, company, group, or other organisation, who uses Our Service.
Customer, Our Customer. The body, or company, or other group or organisation with which we have a commercial agreement to provide the Service.
Site, Our Site. The websites hosted under the names WhosTheRef.com, WhosTheUmpire.com and or other similar or otherwise relevant variations.
App, Our App. The smartphone App provided by Us.
Service, Our Service. The services collectively defined under Our Site and Our App.
Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions of use set out on this page.
About Us
Officials-for-sport.com Ltd (referred to herein as “We”, “Us”, “Our” or “the Company”) provides access to the Service, to provide websites, online software, data storage and similar services or solutions for the purpose of administering sport and other similar tasks. Our Service may also be delivered via a customer’s own domain name (known as “white labelling”).
Our offices are located at:
17-19 St. George’s Street,
Norwich,
NR3 1AB,
United Kingdom.
We can also be contacted via hello@whostheref.com
The Company is registered in England and Wales (No. 07646852) and is registered with the UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (No. Z3021830) and other similar legislation.
Introduction
Welcome to Our Terms and Conditions. We appreciate that legal terms aren’t everyone’s favourite reading matter but it is important that You read and understand these before You use Our Service.
They tell You the Terms and Conditions on which You may make use of the Service whether as a guest or a registered user.
By using the Service, You confirm that You accept these Terms and Conditions and that You agree to comply with them. If You do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, You must not use the Service or the App.
Other Applicable Terms
These Terms and Conditions refer to the following additional Terms, which also apply to Your use of the Service.
Our Privacy Policy and Our Cookie Policy are available at https://whostheref.com/security_and_privacy.php (Other Applicable Terms), which sets out the terms on which We process any personally identifiable information We collect from You, process about You, or that You provide to Us. By using the Service, You consent to such processing and You warrant that all data provided by You is accurate.
Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions assumes acceptance of these Other Applicable Terms.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by amending this page. Please check this page regularly to take notice of any changes We make, as they are binding on You. If we make significant changes to these Terms and Conditions, then you will be requested to reconfirm your acceptance of them.
Changes to The Service
We may update Our Site from time to time, and may change the content and or programs at any time. However, please note that any of the content or programs on or within the Service may be out of date at any given time, and We are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that the Service, or any content or programs on it, will be free from errors or omissions. We will not be liable to You if for any reason the Service is not free from errors or omissions.
Accessing the Service
The Service is not intended for use by persons less than 13 years old, therefore You MUST NOT use the Service if You are less than 13 years old.
The Service is made available to authorised users on a subscription basis via a contract with Our Customer.
We do not guarantee that the Service, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the Service is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Service without notice. We will not be liable to You if for any reason the Service is unavailable at any time.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for You to have access to the Service. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Service through Your internet connection or using Your login credentials are aware of these Terms and Conditions and other applicable policies, and that they comply with them.
When accessing the Service, You must not do anything that may damage the website or its data or the programs or the Service or the platform on which it is hosted, including but not limited to hacking. You may not misuse any data held within the Service or use it for any purpose other than what the Service is designed for.
When accessing and using the Service, You must comply with Your obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and other similar legislation.
You must not access any content or program on the Service through any technology or means other than those provided by or authorised by Us.
License to use Our App
Subject to these Terms and Conditions, We grant You a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable, non-transferable licence (Licence) to: (i) download, install and use the App on a mobile telephone, tablet, computer, smartwatch or similar device (each, a Device) that You own or control; and (ii) access and use the App on that Device in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
Your Account and Password
It is important that You keep Your information safe. If You choose, or You are provided with, a password or any other piece of information as part of Our security procedures, You must treat such information as confidential. You must not reveal it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any password, whether chosen by You or allocated by Us, at any time, if in Our reasonable opinion You have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
You are responsible for all activities that occur under Your login credentials. If You know or suspect that anyone other than You knows Your password, You must promptly notify Us.
Intellectual Property Rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Service, and in the material and data We publish on it, the interface, design, software and other underlying code. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. We also own various unregistered trade marks in the WhosTheRef.com, WhosTheUmpire.com and Officials-for-Sport.com names and logos.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the Service for Your reasonable personal use and You may reasonably draw the attention of others within Your organisation to content contained within or on the Service. You must not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Service.
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.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on the Service must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the content or data of the Service for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from Us. Data scraping is forbidden.
If You print off, copy or download any part of the Service in breach of these Terms and Conditions, Your right to use the Service will cease immediately and You must, at Our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials You have made.
You are prohibited from using, copying, modifying, creating a derivative work of, reverse engineering, decompiling or otherwise attempting to extract the source code of the software underlying the Service or any part thereof, unless expressly permitted.
No Reliance on Information
The content on the Service 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 the Service.
Although We make reasonable efforts to update the information on the Service, We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the Service is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
The Service is provided on an “as is” or “as available” basis.
Limitation of Our Liability
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or limits Our liability for death or personal injury arising from Our negligence or Our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
To the extent permitted by law, We exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the Service or any content on it, whether express or implied.
We will not be liable to any User 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:
• use of, or inability to use, the Service; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Service.
In particular, we will not be liable for:
• loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
• business interruption;
• loss of anticipated savings;
• loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
• any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
You agree not to use the Service 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.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect Your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to Your use of the Service or to Your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on the Service. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by Us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from Your use of them.
In any event, our liability to You will not exceed £0.01p.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that the Service will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring Your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access the Service. You should use Your own virus protection software and similar tools. You must not misuse the Service by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, the server on which the Service is operated or any server, computer or database connected to the Service. You must not attack the Service 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 Computer Misuse Act 1990. 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 the Service will cease immediately. In addition, You must not use or launch any automated systems such as ‘robots’, ‘spiders’ or load testers which access the Service.
Linking to Our Site
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. The Service must not be framed on any other site, nor may You create a link to any part of the Service other than the home page without Our prior written permission.
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. You must not establish a link to the Service in any website that is not owned or properly controlled by You. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Third Party Links and Resources within the Service
Where the Service contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for Your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, nor do we have any responsibility for or liability relating to external sites or any information contained on them.
General
If We choose not to exercise or enforce any right that We have against You at any time, then this does not prevent Us from deciding to exercise that right at a later time.
If any part of these Terms and Conditions is deemed unenforceable, the remaining parts of the Terms and Conditions will continue to be enforceable.
These Terms and Conditions were written in English. To the extent a translated version of the Terms and Conditions conflict with the English version, the English version controls.
Each paragraph (and sub-paragraph) of these Terms and Conditions operates separately. If any court or competent authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs (or sub-paragraphs) will remain in full force and effect.
Applicable Law
These Terms and Conditions, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by and construed in accordance with English law. You and Us both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts to settle any disputes in connection with or arising out of the use of the Service or these Terms and Conditions.
Last Updated: 2nd January 2022