Terms & Conditions
These General Terms & Conditions (referred to herein as “Terms & Conditions”) set out important information regarding your rights, obligations and the restrictions that apply when you use our online services which we make available (which includes, amongst other things, audio visual content, text, photographs, forums, blogs, forums, advertising and other services) (“Services”) at the website www.eircomSportsHub.ie (the “Website”).
These Terms & Conditions govern the relationship between you and Eircom plc when you access and use our Website and Services. We reserve the right to update these Terms & Conditions via the Website at any time and at our sole discretion.
Any reference to “you” or “your”, means you as user of the Website and Services. Any reference to “we”, “us”, “our” or “eircom” is to eircom Limited in examination (under the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990). For our contact details please see the end of these Terms & Conditions.
By accessing and continuing to use the Website, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms & Conditions – so you should read them carefully. If you do not agree with any part of our Terms & Conditions then you should immediately cease to use our Website and/or any Services.
You may be asked to agree to further terms and conditions when using specific Services for example entering competitions promoted by us or our partners on the Website, submitting materials, subscriptions, or purchasing content or other goods via the Website. If there is any inconsistency between these Terms & Conditions and any such terms and conditions, the latter terms and conditions shall prevail.
Child Supervision
If you're under 18 years old, please get a parent's or guardian's permission before using our Website. In the event that any user of our Website and Services is under 18 (and so a minor), then we would advise that a parent, or guardian of the minor, supervises his/her use of the Website at all times. It is the parent’s or guardian’s responsibility to determine which of the Services is appropriate for their child. Extra care and caution should be given when revealing personal information in respect of a child.
Fair Use Policy – Restrictions on Use of the Website/Services
In accessing www.eircomSportsHub.ie and the material or content made available by eircom via the Website and Services, you shall only do so for your own personal, non-commercial use.
You agree to comply with these Terms & Conditions at all times when using our Services and all applicable laws and regulations, together with any specific usage rules that may be posted on the Website in relation to any material and content that you access via the Services.
You may not use the Website or Services in any way that may lead to the encouragement, procurement or carrying out of any criminal or unlawful activity, or cause distress, harm or inconvenience to any other person.
You will not do anything (such as release a computer ‘virus’) that may cause damage to the Services or our servers, systems or equipment or those of third parties, nor access or attempt to access any users' data or to penetrate or attempt to penetrate the Website’s security measures.
We reserve the right to suspend, restrict or terminate your access to any part, or all, of the Website at any time at our sole discretion and without notice to you.
Intellectual Property
All intellectual property rights in this Website and all material or content made available by eircom via the Website (excluding any Submissions by users (in respect of which see below) shall remain at all times the property of eircom or eircom's licensors. We reserve all our rights in respect of our own material and content on the Website.
The names, images and logos identifying us, companies in eircom Limited in examination (under the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990), our partners or third parties and our/their products and services contained in the Website and the Services are proprietary marks and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without express permission.
Nothing contained in these Terms & Conditions shall be construed as conferring by implication any licence or right to use any trade mark, patent, design right or copyright of eircom or of any third party.
Notice and Take Down
We reserve the right to remove any material which is submitted by users which we believe is infringing a third party’s intellectual property rights. In the event that you believe your intellectual property rights are infringed by any material contained on the Website, then please inform us with the appropriate information to identify the material and the reasons you allege your rights are being infringed to sportshelp@eircom.net
Registration
You may be required to register your details for certain Services and open a user account that you can then use to access and log on to use those Services. You promise to follow any specific terms and conditions that may apply to any such Service.
Safety
We advise that you never reveal via the Services any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, home address or email address). You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your details when using our Services.
Links To Other Websites and Services
This Website contains links to other third party websites and services through advertising or otherwise and we have no control over those third party websites or services and are not responsible for their contents. We do not endorse the material contained in their websites or services, and have no association with their operators It is your sole responsibility to view and agree to the Terms & Conditions of those third party websites and advertisers, and you agree that we are not liable in any way for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of your using any such third party websites or advertisers.
Limitation On Liability
We provide the Website and Services to You on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis, and we do not guarantee the availability of the Website or Services. We make no representations or promises that the Website or the Services will be free from errors or omissions nor that they will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. It is solely your responsibility to maintain adequate anti-virus software on your personal computer at all times whilst accessing the Website and the Services. We reserve the right to temporarily suspend (and without notice) the Website and any part of the Services. We will not be liable to you or to any other person in the event that all or any part of the Website or Services is discontinued, modified or changed in any way.
We do not accept any liability for:
- any damage or loss caused to you where you are not entering into these Terms & Conditions as a consumer;
- any damage to your computer, any software or for any loss of data that results from your use of the Website and / or Services;
- any failure, any suspension and/or any termination of access to the Services or any content in connection with or arising out of any event or circumstance beyond our reasonable control, or compliance with any applicable laws or regulations; and/or
- any claims brought against you by a third party except as stated in these Terms & Conditions.
Any views expressed in any content, material, blog or forum which is uploaded by you or other users of the Services on the Website whether as a Submission or otherwise do not reflect eircom's views and are not in any way guaranteed or endorsed by us.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions will:
- restrict your statutory rights as a consumer
- limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or for fraud
These Terms & Conditions shall not make us responsible for any damage or loss caused to you where such damage or loss is not reasonably foreseeable to you and us when you use the Services, including where the damage or loss results from our breach of these Terms & Conditions.
You agree to compensate us in respect of any damages suffered by us or any of our losses resulting from any claim made by a third party in each case in respect of any matter arising from your use of the Website and/or the Services in breach of these Terms & Conditions or from your violation of any applicable law or regulation.
You agree not to give any indication that you have any commercial relationship with us, or that you are our agent or that we have endorsed any submission you may make.
Privacy
Our Privacy Policy posted on our Website contains important information about the use of your personal data and other information regarding your privacy, and is incorporated in full into these Terms & Conditions by reference hereto.
Assignment
These Terms & Conditions along with any rights and/or licenses granted, may be assigned by Us without restriction, but may not be transferred in any way or assigned by you to any third party.
Severance
If any provision of these Terms & Conditions shall be found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of these Terms & Conditions which shall remain in full force and effect.
Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms & Conditions are available in English only and shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Republic of Ireland. Disputes arising in connection with these Terms & Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.
General
These Terms & Conditions were last updated on 3rd February 2009. Please note that we may update and amend these Terms & Conditions from time to time and any changes will be posted on the Website and it is your responsibility to check for updates. We recommend that you print and store or save a copy of these Terms & Conditions for future reference.
Contact Details
You can email us with any questions, queries or complaints at sportshelp@eircom.net eircom Limited in examination (under the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990). Private Company Limited by Shares. Registered in Dublin. Registration Number 98789. Registered Office 1 Heuston South Quarter, St John's Road, Dublin 8