Website terms

Introduction

These Terms of Use ("Terms") apply to your access and use of the website www.mottmac.com (the "Site") and the content and services available on or through the Site. The Site is owned and operated by Mott MacDonald Group Limited and its affiliated companies, subsidiaries and branches (collectively, "Mott MacDonald", "we", "us" or "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Website Privacy Notice  and our Online Tracking Technologies Privacy Notice, which are incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site.

Changes to the Terms and Site

We may revise and update these Terms from time to time, without prior notice, by posting the amended version on the Site. The date of the last modification will appear at the top of these Terms. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of any changes will constitute your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop accessing and using the Site.

We may, without notice to anyone, update and change our Site from time to time to reflect changes to our services and our business priorities.

Content and Intellectual Property Rights

The Site and all the information, materials, text, images, graphics, audio, video, software and other content on the Site (collectively, the "Content") are the property of Mott MacDonald or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Mott MacDonald and its licensors retain all rights, title and interest in and to the Content. You may view, download and print pages of the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use, subject to the following conditions: (a) you must not modify, alter or adapt the Content in any way; (b) you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text; (c) you must not remove or obscure any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices on the Content; (d) you must not use the Content for any unlawful or unauthorised purpose. Any other use of the Content without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of Content on our Site must always be acknowledged.

The trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the Site (collectively, the "Trademarks") are the registered and unregistered trademarks of Mott MacDonald or its licensors. Nothing on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark without the prior written permission of Mott MacDonald or the respective owner. You may not use, copy, display, distribute, modify or reproduce any Trademark in any way without our prior written permission. Unauthorised use of any Trademark may be a violation of applicable laws and may give rise to legal action.

Use of the Site

You agree to use the Site in a lawful, responsible and respectful manner and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or the servers or networks that host the Site, or violate any requirements, policies or procedures of such servers or networks;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, or to any accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site, by hacking, password mining or any other means;
• use the Site or the Content for any commercial or unlawful purpose, or in any way that may harm or disparage Mott MacDonald or any third party;
• modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site or the Content, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.

We also reserve the right to report any suspected illegal or unauthorised activity to law enforcement authorities.

Suspension

We may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Site at any time, including the availability of any Site feature, database, or Content, without prior notice or liability.

No text or data mining, or web scraping

You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Site or the Content for any purpose, including the development, training, fine-tuning or validation of AI systems or models. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):

• Any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of our Site or any data, Content or information accessed via the same, or to circumvent any security measures or systems used by the Site.
• Any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information or develop, train, fine-tune or validate AI systems or models which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.

The provisions in this clause should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).

You shall not use, and we do not consent to the use of our Site, the Content, or any data published by, or contained in, or accessible via, our Site for the purposes of developing, training, fine-tuning or validating any AI system or model.

This clause will not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.

Rules about linking to our site

You may link to our website pages, 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 our Site or Content in any website that is not owned by you. Our Site or Content must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Site or Content other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

Third Party Sites and Content

The Site may contain links to other websites, resources or content that are owned or operated by third parties (collectively, the "Third Party Sites and Content"). These links are provided for your convenience and information only. We do not control, endorse or sponsor any Third Party Sites and Content, and we are not responsible or liable for their availability, accuracy, quality, content, products, services or privacy practices. Your access and use of any Third Party Sites and Content is solely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of such third parties.

Disclaimer of Warranties

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

The Site and the Content are provided "as is" and "as available", without any representations, warranties or guarantees of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mott MacDonald and its licensors disclaim all warranties, conditions and other terms of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security, accuracy, completeness, reliability or availability. Mott MacDonald and its licensors do not warrant that the Site or the Content will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that any defects will be corrected. Mott MacDonald and its licensors do not make any representations or warranties regarding the use or the results of the use of the Site or the Content in terms of their correctness, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. You assume all risk for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from accessing, using or downloading any Site or Content, including any damages resulting from computer viruses.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall Mott MacDonald or its licensors, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, or any other damages of any kind, arising out of or in connection with the Site, any other site you may access through this Site, the Content, or the use or inability to use the Site or the Content or any information, content or materials obtained through the Site, even if Mott MacDonald or its licensors have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Mott MacDonald and its licensors shall not be liable for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business opportunities or anticipated savings, for any interruption of business or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss or damage arising from or relating to any third party content, sites, products or services accessed or obtained through the Site.

Your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using and accessing this Site.

The exclusions and limitations set forth above shall apply regardless of the legal or equitable theory under which any claim, loss, cost or damage is asserted, and even if Mott MacDonald or its licensors have been advised of the possibility of such claim, loss, cost or damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for certain types of damages, such as moral, bodily, incidental or consequential damages, and therefore Mott MacDonald's and its licensors' liability in those jurisdictions shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Mott MacDonald and its licensors, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with (a) your use of the Site or the Content, or any products or services obtained through the Site; (b) your breach or violation of these Terms or any applicable law; (c) your infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights or other rights of Mott MacDonald or any third party; or (d) any content or information that you post, upload, transmit or otherwise make available on or through the Site. Mott MacDonald reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate with Mott MacDonald's defence of such claims.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales with respect to any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the Site, the Content, or any products or services obtained through the Site, and you waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

General

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Mott MacDonald with respect to the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Mott MacDonald with respect to the Site.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

No waiver of any provision of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.

You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald may assign or transfer these Terms, or any of its rights or obligations under these Terms, without your consent and without notice to you.