Terms & Conditions governing the use of our websites:

1. Introduction

1.1 These Terms and Conditions set out your obligations when using our websites [www.premetro.co.uk] and [www.stourbridgeshuttle.com] and any web page extensions of the aforementioned sites. These websites are licenced and updated by Pre Metro Operations Ltd., whose registered office is at Regent House, 56 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1QD, with the company number 03867712.

1.2 By using any website belonging to Pre Metro Operations Ltd., you agree to this set of terms and conditions in full; thus, if you disagree with this set of terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions then you must not use our websites.

1.3 You must be at least 16 years old to use our website or any of our website services; by using our website you affirm and signify to us that you are at least 16 years old.

1.4 Our websites [www.premetro.com] and [www.stourbridgeshuttle.com] use cookies; by agreeing to these terms and conditions you consent to our use of cookies under our Privacy Policy, which can also be found on our website.

1.5 Any personal information you supply to us shall be used under our Privacy Policy, which can also be found on our website.

2. Copyright Notice

2.2 The company, together with our contractors, our licensors, and franchise holders, own all the copyright and other individual property rights across our websites; and all the copyright and individual property rights and the material on our websites, which are reserved for our use.

2.3 Should the use of our copyrighted material be required, you must request permission from the company either; via print format addressed to our registered company office at Regent House, 56 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1QD; via email to [info@premetro.org]; or across our Third Party social media services; we will review your request shall grant certain permissions if deemed appropriate.

3. Licence of Use

3.1 Under your acceptance of these terms and conditions, you are entitled to use this website for the following reasons.

a) You MAY: [view our websites in a web browser]; [download any of our web pages for collecting in a web browser]; [print pages from our website in physical or digital format]; [stream any audio or video found on our website]; and [use our website services by web browser on desktop or mobile].

b) You MAY NOT: [use this website for any reason other than for personal or business purposes]; [edit or otherwise modify any material on our website without express permissions from Pre Metro Operations Ltd]; [sell, rent or sub-license any material found on our websites]; [republish or redistribute and material found on our website in any format]; [exploit or utilize material from our website for a commercial purpose].

3.2 Notwithstanding Section 3.1 b), you may redistribute our online news articles or social media postings in print or digital format so long as it is labelled as property of Pre Metro Operations Ltd. and defamatory, maliciously false, or edited without permission.

3.3 Pre Metro Operations Ltd. reserves the right to restrict access to areas of our website, or the whole website, at our discretion; under no circumstances will you attempt to bypass or circumvent any access restriction measures on our websites.

3.4 Under no circumstances will you breach or compromise the cyber security, integrity, or coding of our websites without express permissions from authoritative figures at Pre Metro Operations Ltd. [meaning from members of the Board of Directors]; you fully agree with and accept the legal repercussions of not abiding by this regulation.

4. Adjustments to Websites and Terms and Conditions

4.1 We will make improvements or changes to the information, services, products, and other materials on this website, or terminate this website, at any time without notice. We may also edit or remove any content currently provided as of the reading of these Terms and Conditions.

4.2 We may also modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and any such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting of the newly modified Terms & Conditions on this website. As such, your continued access and/or use of this website is deemed to be your acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions.

5. Submitted Content

5.1 “Submitted content” refers to all works and materials (text, graphics, vector files, images, audio material, video material, audio-visual material, surveys, scripts, software, data, and files) that you submit to us or for storage or publication on; processing by; transmission via, our websites; social media platforms; and print or digital media formats.

5.2 “Submitted Content” MUST NOT be illegal, unlawful, or deemed harmful; AND it must not infringe any person’s personal or legal rights; AND it must not be capable of causing legal action against any person, company, or franchise.

5.3 “Submitted Content” MUST NOT and will not be: [harmful, offensive, indecent, or obscene]; [deemed spam or fictitious]; [defamatory or maliciously false]; [infringe on any legal rights]; [commission criminal acts, or incite commitment of criminal acts ]; [deemed sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-religious, or anti-establishment]; [inappropriate, lewd, sexually suggestive, or pornographic]; [in contempt of any legal or government institutions and legislations].

5.4 You warrant and signify to us that all submitted content will comply with the rules set in place under Sections 5.2 and 5.3.

5.5 You grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to: collect, reproduce, store, edit, and publish your content across our websites; and social media platforms; in print format; and digital format. You also grant us access to sub-license these rights and you permit us to bring in action for infringement of these rights.

5.6 You may contact us to discuss the editing, adjustments, or amendments to all works and materials that you have submitted or resubmitted that are currently in circulation via print, digital, or social media. The expressed permission for these actions belongs exclusively to Pre Metro Operations Ltd.

5.7 You hereby waive all your moral rights in your content to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and you warrant and represent that all other moral rights in your content have been waived to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

6. Limitation of Liability

6.1 In no circumstance will we be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential losses or damages of whatsoever kind arising out of access to, or the use of our websites or any information contained on them, whether based on service liability or otherwise, even if advised on the possibility of such damages.

6.2 You accept that we have an interest in limiting the personal liability of our officers and employees and, having regard to that interest, you acknowledge that we are a limited liability entity; you agree that you will not bring any claim personally against our officers or employees in respect of any losses referenced in Section 6.1.

6.3 Nothing stated in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or reduce our liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

7. Breaches of Terms and Conditions

7.1 Should you breach these Terms and Conditions in any way, or if we reasonably suspect that you have breached these Terms and Conditions, we might; [send you one or more formal warnings]; [temporarily or permanently suspend your access to our websites]; [block computers using your IP address from gaining access to our websites]; [contact your internet service provider and request that they block your access to our websites]; [commence legal action against you].

7.2 If access to our websites is suspended, prohibited, or blocked, you must not attempt to take any action to circumvent these restrictions.

8. Third-party rights

8.1 Any contract under these terms and conditions is for our benefit, and it is not intended to promote or be enforced by any third party.

8.2 The practice of the parties’ rights under contract under terms and conditions is not subject to the consent of any third party.

9. Severability, Law, and Jurisdiction

9.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions is deemed by any court or legally competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect.

9.2 These terms and conditions shall be in effect as of the 1st of March 2021. No part of these terms shall have a retroactive effect and thus shall apply to matters occurring on or after this date.

9.3 The terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed per English law.

9.4 Any disputes relating to these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive OR jurisdiction of the courts of England.

10. Conclusion

It must be reiterated that by using any website belonging to Pre Metro Operations Ltd., you agree to this set of terms and conditions in full; thus, if you disagree with this set of terms and conditions or any part of this terms and conditions then you must not use our websites.

Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions also affirms to us that you accept our Privacy Policy as stated under Section 1.4.

For queries or questions relating to submitted content and copyright, email us at [media@premetro.org].

For queries or questions regarding our terms and conditions or clarification regarding these terms and conditions, email us at [info@premetro.org].

Last Updated: 26th, August 2024.