Terms and Conditions

Last updated 4 March 2021

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (you), and SettleIndex Ltd, doing business as SettleIndex, located at 26 Great Percy Street, London, WC1X 9QP, United Kingdom (we, us), concerning your access to and use of SettleIndex (https://settleindex.com) website as well as any related applications (the Site).

The Site provides the following services: Software for assisting in legal disputes. (Services). You agree that by accessing the Site and/or Services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions.

If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are prohibited from using the Site and Services and you must discontinue use immediately. We recommend that you print a copy of these Terms and Conditions for future reference.

The supplemental policies set out in Section 1.7 below, as well as any supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time, are expressly incorporated by reference.

We may make changes to these Terms and Conditions and the Supplemental Policies at any time. The date of changes will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. You are responsible for reviewing these changes to stay informed of updates. Your continued use of the Site represents that you have accepted such changes.

We may update or change the Site from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our users’ needs and/or our business priorities.

Our site is directed to people residing in the United Kingdom. The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years old. If you are under the age of 18, you are not permitted to register for the Site or use the Services without parental permission.

Additional policies which also apply to your use of the Site include:

Our Privacy Notice https://settleindex.com/privacy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using the Site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Our Acceptable Use Policy as set out below.  When using the Site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.

Our Cookie Policy https://settleindex.com/cookies, which sets out information about the cookies on the Site.

2. Payment

Use of this site to model a Case is on such terms as to payment as we may have agreed with you in advance.  No access to model a New Case will be given in the absence of agreed payment terms.  We may suspend user accounts for non-payment. 

3. Acceptable Use Policy

The Site is for personal and business use by subscribers for analysing the settlement value of Cases. As long as you comply with the Policy set out in this section and the other terms and conditions, SettleIndex Ltd grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.

Use of the Site in any other way, including in contravention of any restriction on use set out in this Policy, is not permitted. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, you may not use the Site.

As a user of this Site, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to a compile database or directory without written permission from us.
  • Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users to send unsolicited email or creating user accounts under false pretenses.
  • Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.
  • Use the Site to advertise or sell goods and services
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on the use.
  • Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
  • Make improper use of our support services, or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
  • Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks and services connected to the Site.
  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person, or use the username of another user.
  • Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
  • Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
  • Use the Site or our content as part of any effort to compete with us or to create a revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
  • Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
  • Attempt to access any portions of the Site that you are restricted from accessing.
  • Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees, agents, or other users.
  • Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any of the content.
  • Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site, or any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism.
  • Use, launch, or engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, robots, scrapers, offline readers, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  • Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
  • Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Threaten users with negative feedback or offering services solely to give positive feedback to users.
  • Misrepresent experience, skills, or information about a User
  • Advertise products or services not intended by us.
  • Falsely imply a relationship with us or another company with whom you do not have a relationship.

Interactive services

We may make bulletin boards, chat rooms, comment boards, reviews or other communication services which invite Submissions (‘Interactive Services’) available on the Site.

We are not obliged to monitor or moderate Submissions to Interactive Services.

We may remove or edit any Submissions to any of Interactive Services whether they are moderated or not.

Any Submission you make must comply with our Submission standards set out below.

Submission standards

Any Submission or communication to users of our Site must conform to standards of accuracy, decency and lawfulness, which shall be applied in our discretion, acting reasonably. In particular, you warrant that any Submission or communication is:

  • your own original work and lawfully submitted;
  • factually accurate or your own genuinely held belief;
  • provided with the necessary consent of any third party;
  • not defamatory or likely to give rise to an allegation of defamation;
  • not offensive, obscene, sexually explicit, discriminatory or deceptive; and
  • unlikely to cause offence, embarrassment or annoyance to others.

Linking and framing

You may create a link to our Site from another website without our prior written consent provided no such link:

  • creates a frame or any other browser or border environment around the content of our Site;
  • implies that we endorse your products or services or any of the products or services of, or available through, the website on which you place a link to our Site;
  • displays any of the trade marks or logos used on our Site without our permission or that of the owner of such trade marks or logos; or
  • is placed on a website that itself does not meet the acceptable use requirements of this Policy.

We reserve the right to require you to immediately remove any link to the Site at any time, and you shall immediately comply with any request by us to remove any such link.

Using our trademarks, logos or trade names

You may only use our trademarks, logos or trade names with our prior written permission. Any other use is prohibited.

In the event that you are given such permission you may only use our trademarks, logos or trade names in accordance with the strict limits of such permission and any guidelines imposed by us.

Breach

We shall apply the terms of this Policy in our absolute discretion. In the event of your breach of this Policy we may terminate or suspend your use of the Site, remove or edit Submissions, disclose Submissions to law enforcement authorities or take any action we consider necessary to remedy the breach.

4. Information you provide to us

You represent and warrant that: (a) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete and relate to you and not a third party; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such information as necessary; (c) you will keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your password and account; (d) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions; and (e) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Site.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user information (such as an identification code or user name) and/or password you must promptly notify us at privacy@settleindex.com.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your account. We may remove or change a user name you select if we determine that such user name is inappropriate.

5. Content you provide to us

There may be opportunities for you to post content to the Site or send feedback to us (User Content). You understand and agree that your User Content so far as it relates to modelling of Cases may only be viewed by other users within a Case Group on the Site. Members of the Case Group may be able to see who has posted that User Content. The membership of the Case Group to which you post User Content may change from time to time as determined by the Case Group Administrator, independently of us. Where you post User Content to any public forum on the site, that information will be public to all Users, including who has posted that User Content.

You further agree that we can use anonymised statistical information derived from your User Content for the modelling of Cases for any other purpose whatsoever in perpetuity without payment to you, and combine such anonymised statistical information with anonymised statistical information derived from other User Content for the modelling of Cases within the Site and otherwise. We shall not use any of your User Content for the modelling of Cases in such a way that would enable any user outside your Case Group to identify you or any individual Case.

In posting User Content, including reviews or making contact with other users of the Site you shall comply with our Acceptable Use Policy.

You warrant that any User Content does comply with our Acceptable Use Policy, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of this warranty.

We have the right to remove any User Content you put on public areas of the Site if, in our opinion, such User Content does not comply with the Acceptable Use Policy.

We are not responsible and accept no liability for any User Content including any such content that contains incorrect information or is defamatory or for loss of User Content. We accept no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any User Content but we reserve the right to remove, screen and/or edit any User Content without notice and at any time. User Content has not been verified or approved by us and the views expressed by other users on the Site do not represent our views or values.

If you wish to complain about User Content uploaded by other users please contact us at privacy@settleindex.com.

6. Our content

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and Services including source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (Our Content) are owned or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trade mark laws.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, no part of the Site, Services or Our Content may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited licence to access and use the Site and Our Content and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your business or personal use in connection with a Case.

You shall not (a) try to gain unauthorised access to the Site or any networks, servers or computer systems connected to the Site; and/or (b) make for any purpose including error correction, any modifications, adaptions, additions or enhancements to the Site or Our Content, including the modification of the paper or digital copies you may have downloaded.

We shall (a) prepare the Site and Our Content with reasonable skill and care; and (b) use industry standard virus detection software to try to block the uploading of content to the Site that contains viruses.

The content on the Site is provided as an aid for making probability based analysis of Cases. The modelling of Cases is a subjective exercise, dependent on the experience, skill and judgment of those inputting the data. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on the basis of Case Models or other content on the Site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that Our Content on the Site is accurate, complete or up to date.

7. Site management

We reserve the right at our sole discretion, to (1) monitor the Site for breaches of these Terms and Conditions; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone in breach of applicable laws or these Terms and Conditions; (3) refuse, restrict access to or availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions; (4) remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way a burden to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site and Services.

We do not guarantee that the Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access the Site and you should use your own virus protection software.

8. Modifications to and availability of the Site

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services without notice at any time.

We cannot guarantee the Site and Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.

You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site or Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site or Services. We are not obliged to maintain and support the Site or Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases.

There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to the Services, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information at any time, without prior notice.

9. Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability

The Site and Services are provided on an as-is and as-available basis. You agree that your use of the Site and/or Services will be at your sole risk except as expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions. All warranties, terms, conditions and undertakings, express or implied (including by statute, custom or usage, a course of dealing, or common law) in connection with the Site and Services and your use thereof including, without limitation, the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the Site’s content and are not liable for any (1) errors or omissions in content; (2) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored on our server; (3) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the site or services; and/or (4) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the site by any third party. We will not be responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these Terms and Conditions if such delay or failure is caused by an event beyond our reasonable control.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you:

Whether you are a consumer or a business user:

  • 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 caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
  • If we fail to comply with these Terms and Conditions, we will be responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breach of these Terms and Conditions, but we would not be responsible for any loss or damage that were not foreseeable at the time you started using the Site/Services.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability section, our liability to you or any entity for which you work for all claims or causes of action arising within any calendar year for whatever reason including our negligence will be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the greater of (a) the sum of £500,000 or (b) the amount paid to us, if any, by you or by any entity for which you work for the Services/Site during the same calendar year..

If you are a business user, we will not be liable to you 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, our Site/Services; or
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Site.

In particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue
  • losses consequent upon the use of our software for analysing the settlement value of Cases.;
  • business interruption;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

10. Term and termination

These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site or Services or are otherwise a user of the Site, as applicable. You may terminate your use or participation at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions for terminating user accounts in your account settings, if available, or by contacting us at privacy@settleindex.com.

Without limiting any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Site and the Services (including blocking certain IP addresses), to any person for any reason including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation.

If we determine, in our sole discretion, that your use of the Site/Services is in breach of these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation, we may terminate your use or participation in the Site and the Services or delete your profile and any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion.

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason set out in this Section 9, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

11. General

Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders and other records and to electronic delivery of notices, policies and records of transactions initiated or completed by us or via the Site. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by other than electronic means.

These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us.

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.

We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time.

We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site or Services.

These Terms and Conditions, 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.

A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these Terms and Conditions.

12. Disputes

Applicable Law:  this Agreement is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

Disputes:  Any dispute arising out of the Work will be subject to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.  

Subject to the above, we will try to resolve any disputes with you quickly and efficiently. If you are unhappy with us please contact us as soon as possible. If you and we cannot resolve a dispute using our complaint handling procedure, we will: let you know that we cannot settle the dispute with you; and give you certain legally required information about our alternative dispute resolution provider which is run by: Mediation for Construction and Insurance at:

Mediation Centre
International Dispute Resolution Centre
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU

You may also use the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform to resolve the dispute with us. For more details, please visit the website on the ‘Your Europe’ portal: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/.consider the need for Alternative Dispute Resolution and, if considered necessary, provide you with information about any alternative dispute resolution provider we deem appropriate to deal with your complaint.

Our registered office for service of any notice or proceedings is:

SettleIndex Ltd
26 Great Percy Street
London, WC1X 9QP
United Kingdom