Terms & Conditions

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

This is the central data management web site for ELC franchise partners, their agencies and printers (the Site) of ELC UK Limited (ELC), a company registered in England and Wales under company number 533087. The registered office of ELC and address of ELC for correspondence relating to this Site is Cherry Tree Road, Watford, WD24 6SH. All communications regarding this Site should be addressed to A Montana-Newman at the above address.

Use of this Site is subject to the following terms of use:

• As a ELC franchise partner or as an agency or printer appointed by a ELC franchise partner (the Supplier, You and Your), You will be able to benefit using this site from a large amount of online information relating to ELC and its business practices, procedures and operations (Site Content). ELC will update, amend and remove Site Content on a regular basis at ELC's discretion. ELC will endeavor to notify the franchise partner of changes to this Site by e-mail. The Supplier warrants that it will both for itself and any sub-contractors comply with the Site Content provided on this Site.
• The Supplier warrants that the username and password provided by ELC to access this Site is kept in a safe and secure place and only disclosed to those persons authorised by ELC and will not be disclosed to any other party without the express permission of a Director of ELC.
• The Supplier warrants that they will notify ELC immediately of any unauthorised use of the Suppliers username and password or any other breach of security as soon as the Supplier become aware of it.
• In the event that an employee is no longer employed by the Supplier and such employee had access to the Suppliers username and password for this Site, the Supplier hereby agrees to notify ELC immediately, that such an employee has left the Supplier's employment, whereupon ELC will issue a new username and password for the Supplier.
• The Supplier must treat all Site Content in strict confidence.
• The Site Content and design of the Site pages are subject to copyright owned by ELC or used under licence from third party copyright owners. We permit the Supplier to make copies of the Site Content as necessary incidental acts to the Supplier's viewing of it. ELC also permits the Supplier to reproduce the Site Content, provided always that, and the Supplier hereby agrees that, such reproductions will be made in accordance with ELC's brand guidelines, as available on this Site (the Purpose). No part of this Site or Site Content may be, reproduced, transmitted or distributed in any way, apart from as defined in the Purpose.
• The Supplier may not link to the Site, frame it or carry out any analogous activilty without the express permission of a Director of ELC.
• Site Content related to the law featured on this Site is based upon the laws of England and Wales unless otherwise stated.
• In the event that this Site includes links to other web sites, these links are provided in order to enhance the interest of other featured content and not intended to signify that ELC endorses or otherwise has any responsibility for the content of the linked web site.
• Your use of this Site and any dispute arising out of the Site is subject to the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising out of the use or publication of this Site is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
• To the extent that it is lawfully possible to do so, ELC make no warranty that (a) Your access to and use of the Site will be error or virus free, (b) any errors or inaccuracies will be corrected. Further, if Your use of the Site results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, this will not be at ELC's risk and expense;
• To the extent that ELC are lawfully able to do so, ELC will not be liable for any claims, losses and/ or damages of any nature resulting from your use or inability to use the Site or the Site Content; You agree that in no event will ELC's liability arising out of or in respect of these terms of use exceed GBP 1,000 and that in no event will ELC be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, loss of business, loss of data or any other indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever.
• The Supplier agrees to indemnify ELC and hold ELC harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands (including any legal fees incur in connection therewith) resulting from Your use or misuse of the Site or Your use or misuse of the Site Content or the Supplier's breach of these terms of use. ELC will notify the Supplier promptly of any such claim, action or demand and will assist the Supplier as may be reasonably necessary providing You meet ELC's costs and expenses (including our legal fees).
• Each of above paragraphs limiting or excluding liability operate separately and shall survive independently of the other paragraphs. In the event that any provision or any part of any provision of these terms of use shall be held unlawful or invalid for whatever reason it shall be deleted or such modification made as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable and so that the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect
• ELC may in its sole discretion suspend and/ or terminate Your use of the Site at any time and ELC shall not be liable to the Supplier or any third party for any loss or damages suffered on account of such suspension and or termination.