Website terms of use

These terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of this website https://www.guctransfer.co.uk (this site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of this site includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use this site.

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use this site, as these will apply to your use of this site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

By using this 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 of use, you must not use this site.

Other applicable terms

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

Our Privacy Notice, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of our site. When using our site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy
Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site .

Information about us

https://www.guctransfer.co.uk is a site operated by Affinity Water Limited (“We”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 2546950 and have our registered office and main trading address at Tamblin Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9EZ. Our VAT number is 600 4315 04.

We are a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 and hold an appointment as a water undertaker under what is now Section 6 of the Water Industry Act 1991. As a water undertaker, we are regulated by the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat), the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency.

Definitions

Unless otherwise stated, the terms “Grand Union Canal Transfer scheme or project”, “us”, “we” and similar references are used on this website to refer collectively to the Grand Union Canal Transfer project, partners in the Grand Union Canal Transfer project and other interests held by us. The Grand Union Canal Transfer project is an Affinity Water Limited led DCO project working in collaboration with Severn Trent Water Limited and the Canal & Rivers Trust.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page.

Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

Changes to this site

We may change the format and content of this site at any time and may suspend the operation of this site for support or maintenance work, to update the content or for any other reason. We are, however, under no obligation to update this site’s contents. We reserve the right to terminate access to or close this site at any time and without notice.

No warranties

This site is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

We do not represent or warrant that the information contained within this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes this site available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

We do not make any warranties or representations regarding the use of contents of this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Decisions based on information contained on this site are the sole responsibility of the visitor.

This site is designed to provide general information about the Grand Union Canal Transfer project and is not intended to be relied upon for any specific purpose.

All, or part, of this site may have access restricted and any login details provided must be treated as confidential and not distributed or disclosed to any third parties. We may restrict or terminate access at any time at our sole discretion.

Personal details

Personal details provided to us through this site will only be used in accordance with our Privacy Notice. Please read this carefully.

Copyright and intellectual property

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in this site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from this site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on this site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Other than personal details, which will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Notice, any information which you provide will be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby agree that the Grand Union Canal Transfer shall have unrestricted rights to such information and that we may use it at our sole discretion.

Security

You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of this site. Any such violations may result in criminal and/or civil penalties against you. We will investigate any alleged or suspected violations and if a criminal violation is suspected, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in their investigations. Violations of the security of this site include without limitation:

logging into or attempting to log into a server or account that you are not authorised to access; and/or
accessing data or taking any action to obtain data, information or services not intended for you or your use; and/or
attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network; and/or
tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures; and/or
transmitting material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, corrupted files or other computer programming routines or engines or engage in conduct that could damage, disrupt or otherwise impair or interfere with a computer’s functionality or the operation of the website.

Limitation of our liability

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to this site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user 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, this site; or
use of or reliance on any content displayed on this site.

If you are a business user, please note that, we will not be liable for:

loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
business interruption;
loss of anticipated savings;
loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation;
loss of data; or
any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use this site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of this site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on this site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Governing law

This website is hosted by Agile Pixel Ltd on behalf of Affinity Water from its office in the United Kingdom. We make no representation that the information contained in this website is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and we shall have no responsibility in respect of access to it from territories whose laws prohibit such access or where any aspect of the content of the website may be illegal.

Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any claim relating to the information in this website shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales, visitors to the website agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Queries

If you have a question or complaint about this website, please Contact Us.