Terms of Use
- INTRODUCTION
These terms of website use (together with any documents referred to within them) (the “Terms”) tell you the terms and conditions upon which you may use the scientiabeauty.com website (the “Site”) whether as a guest or a registered user.
By accessing or using the Site, you are acknowledging that you have read, understand and agree without qualification to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Site.
Please note that we only provide the Site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use the Site for any commercial or business purposes. For information about our responsibility to you, please refer to paragraph 8.
These Terms were last updated: June 2021.
- WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US
The Site is operated by Amelia Knight Limited (“we”, “us” or “our”), a company registered in England and Wales whose registered office is at The Pavilions, Mobberley Road, Knutsford Business Park, WA16 8ZR. Company registration number: 03142087. VAT registration number GB 733 1325 66.
Scientia® is a trading name of Amelia Knight Limited.
To contact us, please email hello@scientiabeauty.com
- CHANGES TO THESE Terms
We reserve the right to make changes to these Terms at any time and will post such changes on the Site. Please review these Terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Site after such changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these Terms as updated and/or amended from time to time.
- LINKS FROM OUR SITE
The Site may contain links to other sites and resources provided by us or by third parties for your use and convenience. Links do not represent any endorsement or recommendation by us and are for your information only. It does not mean we have any association with the linked website, or any control over the contents of sites operated by third parties, and, to the extent permitted by law, we accept no responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise from your use of them. Where such sites are owned, provided and operated by us you will be bound by our terms and conditions on such sites.
Any relationship you enter into with any third parties that we link to is at your own risk and we strongly recommend that you read their individual terms and conditions and privacy policies.
- LINKING TO OUR SITE
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link to the Site in any website that is not owned by you.
The Site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Site other than the home page.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact hello@scientiabeauty.com.
- OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU
These Terms also incorporate the following the documents (which shall be read and construed as though they are set out in full here):
- Our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which forms a part of these Terms and directs your visit to the Site, so that you may understand our privacy practices.
- Our Cookie Policy. This policy sets out information about the use of cookies on the Site.
- Our Terms and Conditions of Sale If you purchase goods from the Site, our Terms and Conditions of Sale will apply to such purchases.
- DISCLAIMERS
We take every care possible to ensure that product descriptions, imagery, awards and all other information (“Content”) is correct at time of publication on the Site. However, though every effort is made to ensure such accuracy, we do not, to the extent permitted by law, accept responsibility for errors in the Content and make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the Content is accurate, complete or up to date.
We will do our best to ensure that the Site is available and functions correctly at all times, but we make no warranties, representations or guarantees, whether express or implied, as to the availability or accessibility of the Site, and we will not, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any damages, loss, costs or expenses incurred by you as a result of any lack of availability or accessibility of the Site.
- LIABILITY
If we fail to comply with these Terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breach of the Terms or our negligence, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable.
You acknowledge and agree that to the extent that you are business user then, to the extent permitted by law, and subject to these Terms, we and other members of the Amelia Knight Limited group of companies expressly exclude:
- all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise by implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
- any liability for direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the Site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation, any liability for:
- loss of income or revenue (whether direct, indirect or consequential);
- loss of business (whether direct, indirect or consequential);
- loss of profits or contracts (whether direct, indirect or consequential);
- loss of anticipated savings (whether direct, indirect or consequential);
- loss of data (whether direct, indirect or consequential);
- loss of goodwill (whether direct, indirect or consequential);;
- wasted management or office time (whether direct, indirect or consequential); or
- for any other loss or damage of any kind, howsoever arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
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 arising from our negligence and our liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any products to you, which will be set out in our Terms and Conditions of Sale.
If you act negligently in any of the responsibilities specified in these Terms (including our Privacy Policy), you shall be liable for all the losses and damages that this may cause to us, our group companies, and our partners.
- REGISTRATION
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and taking all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised access to your account. You accept responsibility for all activities within your account or activities that affect your password.
We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, for any reason and without prior notice to you.
You must contact us immediately if you believe that your password has become known to somebody else or may be used in any way that is has not be authorised by you. If you forget your password we will reset it upon your request and send it to the email address you specified when you registered, simply contact hello@scientiabeauty.com
If you would like to cancel your account then please notify us by contacting hello@scientiabeauty.com
- SUSPENSION OR WITHDRAWAL OF THE SITE
We, and our partners and shopping sites provide access to the Site on a temporary basis and reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our Site for any reason whatsoever and without notice to you.
We do not warrant, represent or guarantee, whether express or implied, that the Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Site through your internet connection are aware of these Terms, the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Terms and Conditions of Sale, together with any other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Site and all intellectual property rights embodied in it either belong to us, our group companies or our licensors (where applicable). These works are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and regulations around the world. All such rights are reserved.
The phrase “intellectual property rights” includes, but is not limited to, copyright in all text, logos, icons, images, graphics, video, audio, animations and software. It also includes, but is not limited to, trademarks in our name and logos. Scientia® is a registered trade mark.
Reproduction of part or all of the content owned by us in any form is forbidden. If you require use of any of this content for any commercial purposes you must contact us or our licensors to obtain our express written permission in respect of such use.
To the extent that we agree (in writing) to your reproduction of any of the content on the Site, our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our Site must always be acknowledged in such reproduction.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these Terms, your right to use the Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
- VIRUSES, HACKING AND OTHER OFFENCES
You must not misuse the Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Site. You must not attack the 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 immediately cease.
We do not warrant, represent or guarantee, whether express or implied, that the Site will be secure of free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the Site. You should use your own virus protection software.
We will not, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or any website linked to it.
- COMPLAINTS AND DISPUTES
If you wish to complain about any matter please email us at hello@scientiabeauty.com
If a dispute cannot be resolved by us or you are unhappy with the outcome, you may want to use alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). ADR is a process for resolving disputes between you and us that does not involve going to court.
If you do not wish to use ADR or are unhappy with the outcome of ADR, you can still bring court proceedings.
If you are in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, any disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform.
- MISCELLANEOUS
If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
If you are a business, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
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 the contract.