Website Terms of Use

Last Updated: 2 September 2025

1. Introduction
Welcome to www.paulbalecmo.com (the "Website"). These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and my Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the Website.

2. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, I, Paul Bale, own the intellectual property rights in the Website and material on the Website. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the Website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions below and elsewhere in these Terms of Use. You must not:

  • Republish material from this Website (including republication on another website)

  • Sell, rent or sub-license material from the Website

  • Show any material from the Website in public

  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this Website for a commercial purpose

  • Edit or otherwise modify any material on the Website; or * redistribute material from this Website

3. Acceptable Use
You must not use this Website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the Website; or 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 this Website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software. You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to this Website without my express written consent.

4. No Warranties
This Website is provided "as is" without any representations or warranties, express or implied. I make no representations or warranties in relation to this Website or the information and materials provided on this Website. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, I do not warrant that:

  • This Website will be constantly available, or available at all; or

  • The information on this Website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading

5. Limitations of Liability
I will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this Website:

  • To the extent that the Website is provided free-of charge, for any direct loss

  • For any indirect, special or consequential loss or

  • For any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data. These limitations of liability apply even if I have been expressly advised of the potential loss

6. Reasonableness
By using this Website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this Website disclaimer are reasonable. If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this Website.

7. Other Parties
You accept that, as a sole trader, I have an interest in limiting the personal liability of my owner. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against Paul Bale in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the Website. Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this Website disclaimer will protect my owner, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as myself.

8. Indemnity
You hereby indemnify me and undertake to keep me indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by me to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of my legal advisers) incurred or suffered by me arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these Terms of Use, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these Terms of Use.

9. Breaches of These Terms of Use
Without prejudice to my other rights under these Terms of Use, if you breach these Terms of Use in any way, I may take such action as I deem appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the Website, prohibiting you from accessing the Website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the Website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the Website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.

10. Variation
I may revise these Terms of Use from time-to-time. Revised Terms of Use will apply to the use of this Website from the date of the publication of the revised Terms of Use on this Website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.

11. Assignment
I may transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with my rights and/or obligations under these Terms of Use without notifying you or obtaining your consent. You may not transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these Terms of Use.

12. Severability
If a provision of these Terms of Use is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to