Standard Terms and Conditions
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1. Interpretation
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this condition apply in these terms and conditions (“Conditions”).
Contract: Any contract between the Supplier and the Client for the supply and purchase of the Services formed in accordance with Condition 2
Client: A customer whose order for the Services is accepted by the Supplier in accordance with Condition 2; unless otherwise agreed in writing, this will be the entity to whom all correspondence and Quotations have been addressed.
Ultimate Client: The end Customer of our Client
Commencement date: Agreed date for the start of the service as defined in Schedule 6 or 7(If relevant).
Confidential Information: All information disclosed (whether in writing, orally or by another means and whether directly or indirectly) by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”) whether before or after the date of the Contract including, but not limited to, information relating to the Disclosing Party’s products, operations, processes, plans or intentions, product information, know-how, Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, market opportunities and/or business affairs.
Deliverables: All Documents, products and materials developed by the Supplier solely in relation to a Contract in any form, including computer programs, data, reports and specifications;
Document: Includes any document in writing, any drawing, map, plan, diagram, design, picture or other image, tape, disk, digital or digitally created file or other device or record embodying information in any form;
Equipment: The computer hardware (including operating system software) listed in Schedule 6 (If relevant).
Exhibits: All Documents, information and materials required by the Supplier so as to enable the Supplier to carry out the Services including, computers, phones, computer programs, data, reports and specifications, original evidential material and any other material and/or items appropriate to the investigation and required by the Supplier so as to enable the Supplier to provide the Services;
Force Majeure: Any cause preventing the Supplier from performing its obligations which arises from or is attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving the workforce of the Client, Supplier or any other party), failure of a utility service, failure of IT systems and/or equipment, or transport network, act of God, war, terrorism, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or sub- contractors;
Initial Period: Any initial period as specified in Schedule 3,6 or 7 of this agreement (if relevant).
Intellectual Property Rights: All patents, rights to inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, business and domain names, rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, topography rights, moral rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world;
Location: The physical situation of the equipment as described in Schedule 6 (if relevant)
Normal Working Hours: 09:00 until 17:30 on a Working Day;
Quotation: A written quotation given by the Supplier to the Client setting out, amongst other things, the scope of the Services and an estimate of the charges payable by the Client in respect of such Services. All quotations are provided on the basis of information provided by the Client to the Supplier but due to the nature of the Services cannot be expected to be prescriptive and Charges may vary in accordance with these Terms and Conditions after commencement of the Services.
Services: The services to be provided by the Supplier under the Contract in accordance with these Conditions, Quotation and the Supplier’s obligations under the Contract, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with these Conditions;
Supplier: CY4OR LEGAL Limited incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06295131 whose registered office is at 7 St Petersgate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1EB; CY4OR LEGAL Limited also trading as CYFOR and CYFOR SECURE
VAT: Value added tax chargeable under English law for the time being and any similar additional tax;
Working Day: Any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a bank or statutory holiday in England.
1.2 Condition headings shall not affect the interpretation of these Conditions.
1.3 A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person’s legal and personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
1.4 Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
1.5 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force for the time being, taking account of any amendment, extension, or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it.
1.6 A reference to writing or written includes, but is not limited to, verbal, letters, faxes, emails and text messages.
1.7 Where the words include(s), including or in particular are used in these Conditions, they are deemed to have the words without limitation following them and where the context permits, the words other and otherwise are illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding them.
1.8 An obligation in a Contract on a person not to do something includes an obligation not to agree, allow, permit or acquiesce in that thing being done.
2. Application of conditions
2.1 These Conditions shall:
(a) apply to and be incorporated into every Contract;
(b) prevail over any terms or conditions (whether inconsistent or not) contained, or referred to, in any proposal, confirmation of order, specification or other Document, or implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing;
(c) be also be subject to the terms and conditions set out in any supplier Quotation (to the extent that there is any conflict or additional terms); and
(d) exclude any terms and conditions of purchase submitted at any time by the Client and whether printed or sent with any order form or otherwise
2.2 No addition to, variation of, exclusion or attempted exclusion of any term of the contract shall be binding on the supplier unless in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of the Supplier.
2.3 Each order will be deemed to be an offer by the Client to purchase the Services upon these Conditions. A Contract is formed when the order is accepted by the Supplier by way of written acknowledgement of order or by commencement of the Services. No Contract will come into existence until a written acknowledgement of order is issued by the Supplier or until the Supplier commences the provision of the Services, whichever occurs earlier.
2.4 Quotations are given by the Supplier on the basis that no Contract shall come into existence except in accordance with Condition 2.2. Any Quotation is valid for a period of 30 days from its date, provided that the Supplier has not previously withdrawn it. The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw or revise a Quotation at any time prior to accepting the order from the Client.
3. Supplier’s obligations
3.1 The Supplier shall provide the Services and deliver the Deliverables to the Client.
3.2 The dates mentioned in a Contract and/or any Quotation and/or any order are approximate only and time will not be of the essence as to any performance of the Services and/or delivery of the Deliverables, but the Supplier will use reasonable efforts to fulfil its obligations under a Contract in a timely manner. Additionally, the Supplier will not be liable for any delay in performing the Services and/or delivering the Deliverables that results from any delay or other failure by the Client in providing any Exhibits and/or Documents and/or other information as may be required by the Contract.
3.3 The Services supplied under a Contract shall continue to be supplied until, in the opinion of the Supplier, the project is completed or until the relevant Contract is terminated in accordance with Condition 11 herewith and condition 5 of the Product specific Terms and Conditions in Schedules 1-7.
3.4 The Supplier shall provide the Services from such premises as it deems appropriate from time to time.
3.5 The Services shall be provided during Normal Working Hours. In the event that any additional support is required outside the Normal Working Hours, such support shall be provided at the Supplier’s standard rate, as notified to the Client from time to time.
3.6 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Supplier does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted or error free.
3.7 The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Supplier is only able to provide the Services based on the information and documents disclosed to it and the Supplier shall not be responsible for any errors when undertaking work on the Client’s behalf. It is the Client’s responsibility to check all Deliverables produced by the Supplier.
3.8 The Supplier will, and usually only if requested to, by the Client, conduct a Conflict Check. This Conflict Check is conducted on a best endeavours basis and will be conducted using information provided to it by the Client. The Client warrants that it will ensure the information it provides to the Supplier is free of errors and indemnifies the Supplier and its agents against any errors or omissions howsoever caused. CYFOR provides no warranties and accepts no liability whatsoever should a conflict be identified at any stage.
3.9 To fulfil the Client’s requirements, the supplier reserves the right to deviate from its routine methodologies.
4. Client’s obligations
4.1 The Client shall (and to the extent necessary to enable the Supplier to perform the Services, shall procure that its Ultimate Client (“Ultimate Client”) shall):
(a) co-operate with the Supplier in all matters relating to the Services and/or Deliverables;
(b) provide such access to the Client’s and/or the Ultimate Client’s premises and data, and such office accommodation and other facilities as may reasonably be required by the Supplier for the purposes of the Services and/or Deliverables;
(c) provide such access to appropriate numbers of the Client’s and/or the Ultimate Client’s suitably qualified personnel as may reasonably be required by the Supplier for the purposes of the Services and/or Deliverables (including without limitation, the provision of personnel to assist with the extraction of data from network or email servers and assist the Supplier in respect of complex IT infrastructures);
(d) provide in a timely manner such other information as the Supplier may request (or which the Client and/or the Ultimate Client knows or ought reasonably to have known that the Supplier would require) in order to carry out the Services and/or deliver the Deliverables, and ensure that it is accurate in all material respects; and
(e) inform the Supplier of all health and safety rules and regulations and any other reasonable security requirements that apply at any of the Client’s and/or the Ultimate Client’s premises.
5. Change, Variation and Extension to the scope
5.1 If either party wishes to change the scope or execution of the Services and/or Deliverables, it shall submit details of the requested change to the other in writing.
5.2 If the Client requests a change to the scope or execution of the Services and/or Deliverables:
(a) the Supplier shall, within a reasonable time (and in any event not more than five Working Days after receipt of the Client’s request), provide a written estimate to the Client of:
(i) the likely time required to implement the change;
(ii) any necessary variations to the Supplier’s charges arising from the change; and
(iii) any other impact of the change on the terms of the Contract.
(b) if the Client does not wish to proceed, there shall be no change to the Contract; and
(c) if the Client wishes the Supplier to proceed with the change, the Supplier shall do so after written agreement on the necessary variations to its charges, the Services, the Deliverables and any other relevant terms of the Contract to take account of the change and the Contract shall be varied in accordance with Condition 13.
5.3 If the Supplier requests a change to the scope of the Services and/or Deliverables (whereupon to the extent the Supplier deems it appropriate, it shall provide the Client with the information set out at Condition 5.2(a)), the Client shall not unreasonably withhold or delay consent to it.
5.4 In the event that the Client requires an extension and/or variance to the scope of the Services and/or Deliverables (whether requested by the Client or reasonably deemed to be necessary by the Supplier) and due to time constraints or other factors, it is impractical for the procedure set out Condition 5.2 to be followed then, upon acceptance (whether by communicating such acceptance or by commencing its performance) of such extension by the Supplier the Contract shall be varied in accordance with Condition 15 and the Supplier’s standard rates as set out in the Quotation shall apply in respect of the additional Services and/or Deliverables
6. Charges and payment
5.1 If either party wishes to change the scope or execution of the Services and/or Deliverables, it shall submit details of the requested change to the other in writing.
5.2 If the Client requests a change to the scope or execution of the Services and/or Deliverables:
(a) the Supplier shall, within a reasonable time (and in any event not more than five Working Days after receipt of the Client’s request), provide a written estimate to the Client of:
(i) the likely time required to implement the change;
(ii) any necessary variations to the Supplier’s charges arising from the change; and
(iii) any other impact of the change on the terms of the Contract.
(b) if the Client does not wish to proceed, there shall be no change to the Contract; and
(c) if the Client wishes the Supplier to proceed with the change, the Supplier shall do so after written agreement on the necessary variations to its charges, the Services, the Deliverables and any other relevant terms of the Contract to take account of the change and the Contract shall be varied in accordance with Condition 13.
5.3 If the Supplier requests a change to the scope of the Services and/or Deliverables (whereupon to the extent the Supplier deems it appropriate, it shall provide the Client with the information set out at Condition 5.2(a)), the Client shall not unreasonably withhold or delay consent to it.
5.4 In the event that the Client requires an extension and/or variance to the scope of the Services and/or Deliverables (whether requested by the Client or reasonably deemed to be necessary by the Supplier) and due to time constraints or other factors, it is impractical for the procedure set out Condition 5.2 to be followed then, upon acceptance (whether by communicating such acceptance or by commencing its performance) of such extension by the Supplier the Contract shall be varied in accordance with Condition 15 and the Supplier’s standard rates as set out in the Quotation shall apply in respect of the additional Services and/or Deliverables
7. Quality of Services
7.1 The Supplier warrants that the Services will be performed (and the Deliverables provided) with reasonable care and skill and that the Services will for a period of 30 days from performance substantially conform with any descriptions and specifications provided to the Client by the Supplier.
7.2 The warranties in Condition 7.1 are given on the following conditions:
(a) the Supplier is not liable for any defect in the Services (or Deliverables) caused by any act, neglect or default of the Client or a third party; and
(b) the Supplier is not liable for a defect in the Services (or Deliverables) unless it is notified to the Supplier in writing within 7 Working Days of the date of performance or, if the defect would not be apparent upon reasonable inspection, within 60 days of the date of performance.
7.3 The Supplier is not liable for non-performance of any Services unless the Client notifies the Supplier of the claim within 7 Working Days of the date of the alleged non- performance.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
8.1 The Supplier acquires title in and to all of the Intellectual Property Rights arising as a result of the Supplier performing the Services along with all other rights in and to the products of the Services (including the Deliverables) (“Services IPR”). Subject to receipt by the Supplier of payment in full of all amounts due under the Contract and subject to Condition 11, the Supplier hereby grants to the Client a perpetual, non-exclusive, non- transferable right to use the Services IPR solely for the purpose of receiving the benefit of the Services. For the avoidance of doubt this refers to the processes themselves and not the data.
8.2 Save for the rights granted pursuant to Condition 8.1, the Client shall not acquire any right, title, and/or interest in and to the Services IPR whether by virtue of the Contract or otherwise.
9. Exclusion of Liability
9.1 The Supplier does not exclude its liability (if any) to the Client:
(a) for breach of the Supplier’s obligations arising under section 12 Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 Sale and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982;
(b) for personal injury or death resulting from the Supplier’s negligence;
(c) for any matter which it would be illegal for the Supplier to exclude or to attempt to exclude its liability; or
(d) for fraud.
9.2 Except as provided in Condition 9.1, the Supplier will be under no liability to the Client or any 3rd party whatsoever (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restriction or otherwise), for any of the following losses or damages whether direct, indirect or consequential:
(a) pure economic loss;
(b) Consequential loss;
(c) loss of actual or anticipated profits;
(d) loss of anticipated savings;
(e) loss of business;
(f) Loss of goods;
(g) Loss of use;
(h) Loss of contract;
(i) Loss caused due to use by the Supplier of Exhibits;
(j) Loss or corruption of data or information;
(k) loss caused by viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, denial of service attack or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
(l) Loss caused by a GDPR breach in Family and Children court proceedings, where the Ultimate Client as data controller has released personal identifiable information in contravention of current legislation.
(m) depletion of goodwill and like loss; and
(n) injury to reputation, howsoever caused arising out of or in connection with:
i. any of the Services or Deliverables, or the manufacture or sale or supply, or failure or delay in supply, of any of the Services or Deliverables by the Supplier or on the part of the Supplier’s personnel, agents or sub- contractors;
ii. any breach by the Supplier of any terms of the Contract; or
iii. any statement made or not made, or advice given or not given, by or on behalf of the Supplier, or otherwise in connection with the Services or Deliverables.
9.3 Except as set out in Condition 9.1, the Supplier hereby excludes to the fullest extent permissible in law, all conditions, warranties and stipulations, express (other than those set out in these Conditions) or implied, statutory, customary or otherwise which, but for such exclusion, would or might subsist in favour of the Client.
9.4 Each of the Supplier’s personnel, agents and sub-contractors may rely upon and enforce the exclusions and restrictions of liability in Conditions 9.2 and 9.3 in that person’s own name and for that person’s own benefit, as if the words “its personnel, agents and sub- contractors” followed the word “Supplier” wherever it appears in those Conditions.
9.5 Subject to Conditions 9.1 and 9.2, the entire liability of the Supplier arising out of or in connection with the Contract or supply, non supply or delay in supplying any of the Services or Deliverables, or otherwise in connection with the Services or Deliverables, whether in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise, is limited to the price of the Contract.
9.6 The Client acknowledges that the above provisions in Conditions 9.1 to 9.5 and this Condition 9.6 are reasonable and reflected in the price which would be higher without those provisions, and the Client will accept such risk and/or insure accordingly.
10. Confidentiality
11. Termination
12. Erasing of Data
12.1 The Supplier will ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that all data from it’s normal operating systems, including any independent archives, is securely erased and irretrievable. The supplier is not able to erase data from media that is used for the purposes of its Infrastructure backup and disaster recovery purposes. As these archives are superseded, previous archives will be securely erased and ultimately the data will be securely erased.
13. Marketing and Public Relations
13.1 Without prejudice to condition 10, the Supplier reserves the right to use generic and appropriately sanitised references to the services it has supplied in its Marketing and Public Relations collateral.
14. Force Majeure
14.1 The Supplier shall not be deemed to be in breach of the Contract or otherwise liable to the Client in any manner whatsoever for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under the Contract due to Force Majeure.
15. Employment Restriction
15.1 During the term of this agreement (including any renewals and extensions) and for a period of one year after it’s termination (for whatever reason) the Ultimate Client will not solicit or hire either directly or through any associated company, firm or person any personnel of the supplier engaged in the performance of this agreement at any time during the previous twelve months. If the Ultimate Client is in breach of this condition, the Ultimate Client, recognising that the supplier will suffer substantial damage, will pay to the supplier by way of liquidated damages (and not as penalty) a sum equal to the annual salary for the immediately preceding twelve months of the person concerned.
15.2 During the term of this agreement (including any renewals and extensions) and for a period of one year after it’s termination (for whatever reason) the supplier will not solicit or hire either directly or through any associated company, firm or person any named contact of the Ultimate Client who had been named at any time during the previous twelve months. If the supplier is in breach of this condition, the supplier, recognising that the Ultimate Client will suffer substantial damage, will pay to the Ultimate Client by way of liquidated damages (and not as penalty) a sum equal to the annual salary for the immediately preceding twelve months of the person concerned.
16. Variation
17. Waiver
18. Assignment and sub-contracting
19. No partnership or agency
19.1 Nothing in a Contract is intended to, or shall operate to, create a partnership between the parties, or to authorise either party to act as agent for the other, and neither party shall have authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way (including the making of any representation or warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise of any right or power).
20. Rights of third parties
20.1 Subject to Condition 9.4, a person who is not a party to a Contract shall have no rights under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any terms of such Contract.
21. Invalidity
20.1 Subject to Condition 9.4, a person who is not a party to a Contract shall have no rights under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any terms of such Contract.
22. Whole Agreement
22.1 These Conditions and any Contract constitute the whole agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter they cover and supersede any arrangements, understanding or previous agreements between the parties relating to such subject matter.
22.2 Each party acknowledges that in entering into these Conditions and any Contract (including the appropriate Quotation) it does not rely on any representation or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Conditions and any Contract (including the appropriate Quotation). Each party agrees that its only liability in respect of those representations and warranties that are set out in these Conditions and any Contract (including the appropriate Quotation) (whether innocently or negligently) shall be for breach of contract.
22.3 Nothing in this Condition shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
23. Notices
23.1 Notice given under the Contract shall be in writing, and sent to the registered office of the other party (or such other address, or person as the relevant party may notify to the other party) and shall be delivered personally, or email, or sent by pre-paid, first-class post or recorded delivery. A notice is deemed to have been received, if delivered personally, at the time of delivery, in the case of email, at the time of transmission, in the case of pre-paid first class post or recorded delivery, 48 hours from the date of posting and, if deemed receipt under this Condition 23 is not within business hours (meaning 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on a day that is a Working Day), at 9.00am on the first Working Day following delivery. To prove service, it is sufficient to prove that the notice, in the case of post, that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed and posted.
24. Governing law and jurisdiction
24.1 The Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with English law.
24.2 The parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Product Specific Terms & Conditions (in addition to standard Terms & Conditions) Schedule 3 - eDiscovery Legal Services.
1. Suppliers Obligations
24.1 The Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with English law.
24.2 The parties irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
2. Client Obligations
2.1 The Client consents to a credit check being carried out to assess their credit worthiness
2.2 To provide or facilitate the provision of exhibits and data; and warrants that they and the Ultimate Client have the lawful and legal right to provide or grant access to the Exhibits and data for the purposes of this or any other Contract;
2.3 The client contracts with the supplier for a minimum initial hosting period, as set out in the client quote, during which time the contract is not cancellable.
3. Fees & Payment
3.1 The Client shall make all payments due to the Supplier under any Contract within 30 days of the date of the relevant invoice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Client shall be responsible for all payments to the Supplier, regardless of the Client’s arrangements with its Ultimate Client.
3.2 In the event that the credit check does not support suitable credit worthiness then payment will need to be made in full before work commences.
3.3 For the avoidance of doubt where the Client has instructed the Supplier to commence services and subsequently the Client no longer requires the Services (whether in accordance with its Ultimate Clients’ instructions or otherwise), the full amount of the contract, as set out in the quote, is still payable in full.
3.4 Without prejudice to 3.1, time of payment is of the essence of each Contract and the Supplier reserves the right to suspend the provision of Services and delivery of Deliverables to the Client where any amounts are overdue under any Contract until all such amounts have been paid in full.
3.5 Where Services have been suspended in accordance with 3.4 and the Suspension of Services includes Hosting, a reconnection fee will apply. Such fee will be notified to the Client, by the Supplier, in advance of the Suspension of Services.
3.6 Without prejudice to the Supplier’s other rights and remedies, if the Client fails to pay any amount due to the Supplier under any Contract 30 days after the due date, the Supplier shall be entitled, upon notification to the Client, to remove the Client’s data (and Exhibits) and destroy or permanently erase the same.
4. Termination
4.1 Once the initial hosting period has expired, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which may arise, either party may terminate the Contract without liability to the other (save for the Client’s liability to the Supplier as set out in clauses 3.3 and 4.2) on giving the other party not less than one months’ written notice.
4.2 In the event that the Supplier is providing hosting or exhibit storage services to the Client, the Client shall continue to be responsible for the fees for hosting and exhibit storage until such time as the one month’s written notice of termination expires.
4.3 On termination of a Contract for non-payment, the Supplier shall be entitled, upon written notification to the Client with 30 days’ notice, to remove the Client’s data (and Exhibits) and destroy or permanently erase the same.
5. Data Retention
5.1 The Client accepts the return of any physical exhibits within CYFOR’s property, where legally permissible, within thirty days of the physical exhibits being imaged. Retention of physical exhibits for a period of greater than 30 days may incur a charge which is payable by the Client.
5.2 A copy of the client’s source data is kept in our secure evidence store for the same period as data is hosted on the review platform. Once the contract comes to an end the data will be securely deleted or a copy returned to the client, which will incur an additional charge payable by the client.
5.3 At the end of the contract the data on the review platform will be deleted unless a archived copy of the data (ARM) is requested which will incur an additional charge, payable by the client.
Appendix 1 - Data Protection Terms
1. Definitions and interpretation
1.1. For the purpose of this Appendix 1, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them (and are in addition to the definitions at condition 1.1):
“Data Controller”, “Data Processor”, “Data Subject”, “Personal Data” and “Processing” shall have the same meanings as are assigned to those terms in the Data Protection Act 1018 (the “Act”);
“Data Processing Terms” means terms in this Appendix;
“Data Protection Legislation” means any and all data protection and/or privacy legislation, regulation and binding codes of practice applicable to the parties in the United Kingdom from time to time, including without limitation the Act, the UK GDPR (as defined in section 205(4) of the Data Protection Act 2018), and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as it has the effects in the UK, each as amended, supplemented and replaced from time to time;
“Personal Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Act and includes Special Categories of Personal Data as defined therein;
“Staff” means any employee, worker or other individual or body corporate as the case may be which the Supplier uses of engages to supply, or in relation to, the Services.
2. Parties' roles under the act and application of these conditions.
3. Obligations of the data processor
4. Obligations of the data controller
4.1 The Client will ensure that it has all necessary appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer of the Personal Data to the Supplier and its duly authorised sub-contractors (which the Client hereby acknowledges may be located outside of the EEA) for the duration and purposes of the Contract.
4.2 The Client will ensure that it has all necessary appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer of the Personal Data to the Supplier and its duly authorised sub-contractors (which the Client hereby acknowledges may be located outside of the EEA) for the duration and purposes of the Contract
4.3 The Client acknowledges and agrees that details of the Client’s name, address and payment record may be submitted to a credit reference agency for the purpose of the Supplier establishing the Client’s commercial credibility and to protect the Supplier’s business interests. Such credit search results may be retained by the Supplier for the duration of the provision of the Services
4.4 The Client consents to the Supplier using 3rd party couriers, postal services, document processing and other subcontractors as third-party processors of the Personal Data under the Contract. The Supplier confirms that it has entered or (as the case may be) will enter with the third-party processor a written agreement incorporating terms which are substantially similar to those set out in this condition. As between the Client and the Supplier, the Supplier shall remain fully liable for all acts or omissions of any third-party processor appointed by it pursuant to this condition.
4.5 The Client shall indemnify the Supplier against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Supplier arising out of or in connection with the breach of this condition by the Clients, its employees or agents and/or the Data Protection Legislation by the Client, its employees or agents.
5. Data retention policy
5.1. The Supplier shall not retain data for longer than is necessary and shall be in accordance with agreed retention schedules and EU/UK law.
5.2. The Supplier may be required to comply with any reasonable data retention guidelines as issued by the Client and/or the Ultimate Client and as amended from time to time (additional costs may flow to the Client for non-standard retention, such costs to be agreed in writing by the parties). This may require certain data to be identified for retention and made available to the Client in electronic form by the Supplier and the Supplier shall comply with the same.
