What We Offer:

VacantChair.co.uk hosts and operates an obituary service to assist the bereaved on the death of a loved one, a web-based ‘living’ memorials area where you can create a lasting tribute in memory of individuals who have passed away, and a ‘living stories’ arena for life experiences. Many memorials & stories are created by VacantChair staff, and others are created by users of VacantChair who are not affiliated or related in any way to VacantChair.co.uk. Some of VacantChair.co.uk services will be free of charge, whilst others may incur a cost to the User or have other requirements that will be clearly stated.

Acceptance of Our Terms & Conditions:

VacantChair.co.uk is provided to you (the User) under the terms and conditions detailed below and comprises the entire agreement between User and VacantChair.co.uk. Reference to “use of the website” means to view website content and/or to establish, edit & maintain a private obituary, memorial and/or general interest story. By using the website and/or creating an obituary, memorial or personal story, you are indicating your agreement to the site’s terms and conditions.

Making Necessary Changes:

VacantChair.co.uk reserves the right to modify any services offered on the site or site features, appearance and function. VacantChair.co.uk also reserves the right to change our Terms of Use as and when required. and will notify all users who have submitted their story to VacantChair.co.uk by sending an e-mail to the address the User provided. Continued use of the Service constitutes agreement to follow the Terms of Use and agreement by User to abide and be bound by those Terms of Use and Terms of Use modifications.

Protecting your privacy & Data:

All information entered into VacantChair.co.uk is considered public by User, with the exception of the User contact information which is considered private unless explicitly stated otherwise by the User. We will not disclose User's e-mail contact information to any third party and will also not monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of this information, unless it was required by law to do so, or in the belief that such action is necessary to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on VacantChair.co.uk or (a) protect and defend the rights or property of VacantChair.co.uk or (b) act in order to protect the personal safety of VacantChair.co.uk users, or the public (c) repair problems with the VacantChair.co.uk software/service or (d) the User has significantly contravened these Terms of Use.

The operators of the website make all reasonable efforts to protect User information and the User’s privacy. Still, because of the nature of electronic communication, it is not possible to guarantee complete protection of that information. Accordingly, the User frees the operators of the website from any responsibility for damage or injury whether direct or indirect, financial or other, incurred by the user as the result of disclosure of this information, regardless of the reason for the disclosure.

User Account Security:

Once a User creates an obituary, a memorial or story he/she is absolutely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any required password or reference number given to or chosen by him/her. Furthermore, he/she is entirely responsible for any and all activities occurring under his/her account. User agrees to immediately notify VacantChair.co.uk of any abuse/unauthorized use of User's account or any other breach of security that becomes known to them.

Ownership of Content & Responsibility :

The User grants the website Operators the right to make use of all of the content uploaded by him/her, including its distribution and publication. The User acknowledges and agrees that VacantChair.co.uk neither endorses the content of any of the obituaries, memorials or personal stories featured within VacantChair.co.uk nor assumes any responsibility for said content. The Operators of the website retain the right to remove, edit or omit content that is not in keeping with the website’s purpose or ethos. The operators’ decision to do so cannot be taken as acceptance of any responsibility for the content appearing on the website which was not placed there by them.

Warranty Disclaimer:

User agrees that use of this website is entirely at User’s risk. The service provided by VacantChair.co.uk is on an ‘as is’ & ‘as available’ basis only. VacantChair.co.uk expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose & non-infringement.
VacantChair.co.uk makes no guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, complete or free from error; nor does it make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the service or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the service, or that defects in the software will be corrected. User understands & agrees that any material &/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service is done at User’s own discretion & risk. User will be solely responsible for any damage to User’s computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material or data. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by User, from or through VacntChair.co.uk shall create any warranty not expressly made herein.

Data & Information Maintenance & Storage:

VacantChair.co.uk assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store information in VacantChair.co.uk obituary/memorial/living story website. VacantChair cannot guarantee to maintain data online absolutely, permanently and without change. The supply of electronic information cannot be unequivocally assured and can become influenced by outside parties including government laws, broadband suppliers, energy suppliers etc and is beyond the control of the site operators. Use of this website indicates acceptance of this fact and that VacantChair can accept no responsibility for any such event.

User Conduct & Agreement:

The User is solely responsible for the contents of his or her obituary/memorial or living story. User's use of the Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. The User agrees to comply with UK law regarding transmission of technical data exported from the UK through the Service and agrees not to use the Service for illegal purposes and not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Service. The User also agrees to comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of any networks connected to the Service.

The User agrees absolutely not to upload, store or distribute any content that is illegal and/or designated for carrying out illegal activity and/or content which injures the operations of the website and/or users of website, which is of a libellous, harassing, inciting, insulting or defamatory nature or contains viruses and software likely to be damaging to site or users.

This includes content of an advertising and/or commercial nature and /or content which may infringe on or harm existing copyrights.

The User specifically agrees not to upload, store or distribute any content that may contradict current Defamation Laws and/or the Privacy Protection Law and content which can be seen as Junk-mail (spamming).

The User agrees to use the website exclusively for its stated purpose. Not to use the Service for chain letters, junk mail, spamming or any use of distribution lists to any person who has not given their specific permission.

Not to transmit through the Service any unlawful, harassing, libellous, abusive, threatening, or harmful material of any kind, or any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation.

Not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems.

Not to interfere with another User's use and enjoyment of the Service or another entity's use and enjoyment of similar services.

Operators may, at their sole discretion, immediately terminate Service should User's conduct fail to conform to these terms and conditions of use.

Indemnification:

User agrees that all VacantChair.co.uk owners, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, shall not be liable for any claim or demand, including any legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of User's use of the Service, the violation of this Terms of Use by User, or the infringement by User, or other user of the Service accessing User's computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

Termination of Our Service & User’s Right to Terminate:

Either User or VacantChair.co.uk may terminate the Service with or without cause at any time and effective immediately. VacantChair.co.uk shall not be liable to User or any third party for termination of Service. If service is terminated at any time by User or VacantChair.co.uk, due to the nature of the service, the running and administration costs incurred, it cannot be guaranteed that refunds or payments will be made. Should User object to any terms and conditions or any subsequent modifications or become dissatisfied with the Service in any way, User's only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of the Service. Upon termination of the Service, User's right to use the Service and Software immediately ceases. User shall have no right and VacantChair.co.uk will have no obligation thereafter to deliver the user any of the content from their memorial or life story.

Notice:

All notices to a party shall be in writing; made either via email or conventional mail. The Operator may broadcast notices or messages through the Service to inform User of changes to the Terms of Use, the Service, or other matters of importance; such broadcasts shall constitute notice to User.

Proprietary Rights to Content:

User acknowledges that content, including but not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics or other material contained in either sponsor advertisements or email-distributed, commercially produced information presented to User by the Service ("Content") by VacantChair or its affiliates, are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws; therefore, User is only permitted to use this Content as expressly authorized and may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from this Content without expressly being authorized to do so.

Laws of the Land:

The Terms of Use shall be governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. User and VacantChair.co.uk agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United Kingdom legal service. Failure by VacantChair.co.uk to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by VacantChair.co.uk in writing. User and VacantChair.co.uk agree that any cause of action must commence within six months after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred. The section titles in the Terms of Use are solely used for the convenience of the parties involved and have no legal or contractual significance.