Access to and use of this web site ("OurWritersBloc.com") is provided subject to these terms and conditions.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Sites Linked From OurWritersBloc.com:
The sites linked from the OurWritersBloc.com web site are not under OurWritersBloc.com's control, and OurWritersBloc.com does not assume any responsibility or liability for any communications or Digital Media (audio, video, text, software) available at such linked sites. OurWritersBloc.com does not intend links on the OurWritersBloc.com web site to be referrals or endorsements of the linked entities, and are provided for convenience only.

Disclaimer of Warranty:
The software, services, information or data (collectively, "Information") made available at the OurWritersBloc.com web site are provided "AS IS", without warranties of any kind. OurWritersBloc.com expressly disclaims any representations and warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. OurWritersBloc.com shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the services including without limitation, any liability for damage to your computer hardware, data, information, Digital Media and business resulting from the Information (or the lack of information) available on the OurWritersBloc.com web site. OurWritersBloc.com shall have no liability for: 1.Any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the Information; 2.Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the Information; 3.Any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the Information furnished hereunder. OurWritersBloc.com makes no warranty, representation or guarantee as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the Information or that the Information may be relied upon for any reason. OurWritersBloc.com makes no warranty, representation or guarantee that the Information will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects can be corrected.

Limitation of Liability:
Under no circumstances shall OurWritersBloc.com be liable for any losses or damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, from the use of, or reliance on, the Information, or from the use of the Internet generally.

[Access to certain areas of our website is restricted.] We reserve the right to restrict access to [other] areas of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion.

If we provide you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted areas of our website or other content or services, you must ensure that that user ID and password is kept confidential. You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your user ID or password.

We may disable your user ID and password [at our sole discretion] [OR] [if you breach any of the policies or terms governing your use of our website or any other contractual obligation you owe to us].]

[(6) [Bulletin board / chat room / comments]6
You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website.

You must not use our website in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

[You must not use our website for any purposes related to marketing without our express written consent.]

You must not use our website to copy, publish or send mass mailings or spam.

You must not use our website to copy, publish or send material which is illegal or unlawful, or material which could give rise to legal action under English and other applicable law. All material you copy, publish or send via our website must not be defamatory, obscene, indecent, hateful, discriminatory or inflammatory; such material must not infringe any person's intellectual property rights or rights of confidence, impinge upon any person's privacy, or constitute incitement to commit a crime[; further, material must not be misleading, deceptive, sexually explicit, threatening, abusive, harassing or menacing.]

We reserve the right to edit or remove any material posted upon our website.

We may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the posting of unsuitable material, including suspending or cancelling your account, restricting your access to our website, or commencing legal proceedings against you.]

(7) Variation7
We may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.

(8) Entire agreement
These terms and conditions [, together with our privacy policy]8 constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

(9) Law and jurisdiction
This notice will be governed by and construed in accordance with Irish law, and any disputes relating to this notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland.

(10) Our contact details9
The full name of our company is Our Writers' Bloc Ltd. You can contact us by email to owen@ourwritersbloc.com.

However, nothing in this disclaimer shall exclude or limit our liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

(1) What information do we collect?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal data:

(a) information about your visits to and use of this website;

[(b) information about any transactions carried out between you and us on or in relation to this website, including information relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services;]

[(c) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us and/or subscribing to our website services and/or email notifications; and]

[(d) OTHER INFORMATION.]1

(2) Information about website visits
We may collect information about your computer and your visits to this website such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views. We may use this information in the administration of this website, to improve the website's usability, and for marketing purposes.

[We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The text file is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We may send a cookie which may be stored on by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie in the administration of this website, to improve the website's usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use that information to recognise your computer when you visit our website, and to personalise our website for you. [Our advertisers may also send you cookies.]

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. (For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookie by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector.) This will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites [, including this one].]2

(3) Using your personal data
Personal data submitted on this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

In addition to the uses identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, we may use your personal information to:

[(a) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;]

[(b) send information (other than marketing communications) to you which we think may be of interest to you by post or by email or similar technology;]

[(c) send to you marketing communications relating to our business [or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties] which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology [(you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications to be sent by emailing us at [spiritdesign@eircom.net])]3;]

[(d) provide other companies with statistical information about our users - but this information will not be used to identify any individual user; and]

[(e) OTHER USES.]4

We will not without your express consent provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

(4) Other disclosures
In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere in this privacy policy, we may disclose information about you:

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk); and

[(d) to the purchaser or seller (or prospective purchaser or seller) of any business or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling or purchasing.]5

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

[(5) International data transfers
[Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.]

[If you are in the European Union, information which you provide may be transferred to countries (including [the United States], [Japan], [OTHER COUNTRIES]) which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Union. You expressly agree to such transfers.]]6

(6) Security of your personal data
We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

[We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure servers. All electronic transactions you make to or receive from us will be encrypted [using SSL technology].]7

[You are responsible for keeping your password confidential. We will not ask you for your password.]

(7) Policy amendments8
We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.

[We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.]

[(8) Your rights9
[You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you. Provision of such information may be subject to the payment of a fee.

[You may instruct us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal data for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of the use of your personal data for marketing purposes. You can also instruct us not to use your personal data for marketing purposes by email (to [spiritdesign@eircom.net]) at any time.]]

(9) Third party websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites.

(10) Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email to [spiritdesign@eircom.net].10

We may disable your user ID and password [at our sole discretion] [OR] [if you breach any of the policies or terms governing your use of our website or any other contractual obligation you owe to us].]

[(6) [Bulletin board / chat room / comments]6
You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website.

You must not use our website in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

[You must not use our website for any purposes related to marketing without our express written consent.]

You must not use our website to copy, publish or send mass mailings or spam.

You must not use our website to copy, publish or send material which is illegal or unlawful, or material which could give rise to legal action under English and other applicable law. All material you copy, publish or send via our website must not be defamatory, obscene, indecent, hateful, discriminatory or inflammatory; such material must not infringe any person's intellectual property rights or rights of confidence, impinge upon any person's privacy, or constitute incitement to commit a crime[; further, material must not be misleading, deceptive, sexually explicit, threatening, abusive, harassing or menacing.]

We reserve the right to edit or remove any material posted upon our website.

We may take such action as we deem appropriate to deal with the posting of unsuitable material, including suspending or cancelling your account, restricting your access to our website, or commencing legal proceedings against you.]

[In respect of all material that you post on our website, you grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material in any media, together with the right to sub-licence such rights.]

(7) Variation7
We may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.

(8) Entire agreement
These terms and conditions [, together with our privacy policy]8 constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of our website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

(9) Law and jurisdiction
This notice will be governed by and construed in accordance with Irish law, and any disputes relating to this notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland.

(10) Our contact details9
The full name of our company is [Our Writers' Bloc Ltd.] 
You can contact us by email to [owen@ourwritersbloc.com]

However, nothing in this disclaimer shall exclude or limit our liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.