PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

WHAT’S IN THESE TERMS?

These terms tell you the rules for using our website https://dotbrand.domains (Site).

INFORMATION ABOUT US

https://dotbrand.domains is a site operated by Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude (we, us or Dot Brand Observatory). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 05047655 and have our registered office at 28 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HN, United Kingdom. Our VAT number is GB 272 9057 85. We are a limited company.

Our company directors and officers are Kevin Neil Thain (Director), Glenn Hayward (Director) and Kevin Neil Thain (Company Secretary).

We are regulated by ICANN.

To contact us, please email admin@comlaude.com.

BY USING OUR SITE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS

By using our Site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our Site.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

THERE ARE OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our Site:

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or amend these terms from time to time without prior notice to you. Every time you wish to use our Site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of any changes to these terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

These terms were most recently updated on 21 February 2022.

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO OUR SITE

We may, in our sole discretion, update and change our Site from time to time to reflect changes to our users’ needs and our business priorities or for any other legitimate reason.  We will aim to ensure that the content of our Site remains current and relevant to the needs of its target audience.

WE MAY SUSPEND OR WITHDRAW OUR SITE

Our Site is made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, discontinue, withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for business and operational reasons without notice. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary to have access to our Site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

WE MAY TRANSFER THIS AGREEMENT TO SOMEONE ELSE

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under these terms of use.

PROHIBITED USES

You may not use our site in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation or that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of these terms or to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of our site or any equipment or network on which our site is stored.

HOW YOU MAY USE THE CONTENT ON OUR SITE

All information, materials and other content, including but not limited to written text, graphics, data images, illustrations, marks, logos, sounds or video clips and photographs located on our Site or in documents downloadable from our Site (Content) is protected under international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Except as provided under these terms, no right, title or interest in any Content is transferred to you.

Subject to these terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to access and use our Site and the Content solely for you or your organisation’s internal informational purposes only. Your use of the Content is conditioned upon your continued acceptance of these terms, in addition to any usage guidelines that we may post on our Site from time to time.

You shall not copy, transmit, reproduce, publicly display, perform, distribute, alter, transmit or create derivative works of any Content or any portion of or excerpts from the Content in any fashion that is not authorised by us in writing or expressly permitted in these terms.  If you do, you agree to maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices on the Content. You shall not sell, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise make available or permit access to the Content or any portion thereof, to any third party.  Neither you nor your organisation may use any Content or any excerpt from any Content to promote your or your organisation’s products or services.  You shall not decompile, disassemble, electronically transfer, de-encrypt, or reverse engineer the Content, or translate the Content into another computer language.  All other rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by us.

You acknowledge that misappropriation or unauthorised use of the Content by yourself or others would unfairly and irreparably harm us and/or its authors or licensors.  You shall not commit any act that would impair Dot Brand Observatory’s and/or another party’s proprietary rights in the Content.

REMOVING YOUR DOT BRAND FROM OUR SITE

If you wish to have your dot brand removed from our Site, contact legal@comlaude.com.

DO NOT RELY ON INFORMATION ON THIS SITE

The Content on our Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. The Content is not intended to form legal advice and should not be construed as such. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the Content on our Site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the Content on our Site is accurate, complete or up to date.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD PARTY WEBSITES WE LINK TO

Where our Site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties (other than sites operated by one of our corporate group companies), these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them.

We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

We will link to our other sites such as comlaude.com to provide you with more information. This site has its own terms of use and privacy policy.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU

Our Site is aimed at business users and is not designed for individual consumers.

  • We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
  • UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL DOT BRAND OBSERVATORY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, SALES, BUSINSS, REVENUE OR DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF INFORMATION, PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION) THAT RESULT FROM ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SITE OR CONTENT OR DUE TO ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET, EVEN IF DOT BRAND OBSERVATORY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS.
  • We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Site or any Content on it.
  • 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:
  • use of, or inability to use, our Site; or
  • use of or reliance on any Content displayed on our Site.

HOW WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES AND YOU MUST NOT INTRODUCE THEM

We do not guarantee that our Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Site, the server on which our Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Site. You must not attack our site 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 our Site will cease immediately.

LINKING TO OUR SITE

If you wish to link to or make any use of Content on our Site, please contact admin@comlaude.com.

WHICH COUNTRY’S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with English and Welsh law. The courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.

OUR TRADEMARKS ARE REGISTERED

“Com Laude” is a registered trademark of Nom-IQ Limited t/a Com Laude. You are not permitted to use it without our express prior written approval.