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Terms of Business


For the purposes of this agreement the following notes and definitions apply;

The company:
Copyright-on-line.com is a website and service operated by the legal entity U4Global Solutions Limited, a global trading company in the semiconductor and microelectronics sector, Enterprise House Ocean Village, Southampton, England SO14 3XB U4Global Solutions operates several e-commerce and internet based products and services.

The client:
The person or company wishing to subscribe to the service or services described and agreeing to be bound by these terms. Note the client is classed, as the person who pays for the service, in the case of a company registration the company must pay for the service with a company cheque or wire transfer. In such cases you should make clear who has the right to request the return of the registered information. Should a personal cheque be made payable but the registration made on behalf of a company or another person this should be clearly stated and will appear on the registration certificate.

Registration:
All items received must be accompanied by our registration form, which gives a description of the media and format. A copy of this form is available from our website.

Registration Date:
The date and time the information is encrypted and copied to our servers and backup copies are made. Note: Date of receipt at our offices is not necessarily the date of registration as the information needs to be logged, the format has to be checked, and the backup made.  We cannot be held responsible for items that do not arrive into our possession for whatever reason. The registration date and time will appear clearly on the certificate. The only valid date and time will be the one on the certificate
 

Unreadable media or information: 
Prior to backup and encryption we need to be able to read the data and ensure it is readable format. If there is a problem, you will be notified immediately via e-mail and you can then resubmit the work without errors. In these cases, there may be an administration charge to cover time and bank charges should the payment need to be returned.

Privacy:

The company operates a strict privacy policy and any information submitted, as will personal details will be treated as confidential. We operate a strict anti-spam policy and will not send you unsolicited mails, however we may from time to time inform you of new services and upgrades available from or range of services. 

Security, Liability, Originality:
The company will take all reasonable steps to ensure your information is kept private, however no guarantee can be made that the information stored does not appear in the public domain for whatever reason or from what ever source, or indeed is not already available in the public domain. You should ensure the information stored is original and you have the right to store the information and provide any relevant paperwork or supporting documentation alongside the information. The company cannot accept any liability for your information appearing in the public domain, especially as we will be holding copies of the information which are in encrypted from. We cannot be held responsible or liable for any loss of revenue, profits or any other charge  in regard to our services. Where 3rd party services are required we will ensure the 3rd party meets similar service standards to our own.

The company cannot guarantee the work you store is original and free from copyright infringements. We can only provide verification the information stored was registered at a certain date and time and has not been modified since registration.

Authority Co-operation
You data will remain private, should however we receive a formal request to make information available to respected authorities such as the police or government then we will co-operate fully with the authorities.

Our Services
The extent of the service is storage of information and date time verification by means of certification or receipt. We cannot advise on legal matters and cannot enter into any legal discussions regarding copyright or proof of copyright.

Information Retrieval & Dispatch
In the event you need us to send you the verification copy as proof either to yourself or to another party under yours or a designated persons instruction we will co-operate fully. There will be a small administration charge  and all cost associated (media, media transfer, courier charges etc) be a charged and payment in advance must be received before the goods are dispatched.

You can contact us on 
+44 (0)2380 760909

or mail us on
 info@copyright-on-line.com