1 Who are we and how to contact us
1.1 This website (https://www.lowsorkney.co.uk/) belongs to and is maintained by Lows Orkney Ltd a company incorporated in Scotland (Company No. SC3672531) and we have our registered office at 5 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH ("we", "us", "Lows"). We also trade as “Lows” and our main areas of business are the provision of legal and financial advice services.
1.2 Our legal practice is regulated by the Law Society of Scotland (https://www.lawscot.org.uk/).
2 Your use of this website, and other terms that may apply
2.1 By using our website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use ("Terms") and that you agree to comply with them. If you don't agree with any of the Terms, you must not use our site.
2.2 You will comply in your use of the site with all laws applicable to you and with all reasonable instructions that we issue to you (in any form and by any means).
2.3 We may update and change our site from time to time to reflect changes to our services or other business priorities. We may also amend these Terms from time to time. Every time you use our website, you should check these Terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.
2.4 These Terms were most recently updated in May 2024.
2.5 We have a separate Privacy Notice (and Cookies Policy within that) which shall also apply in relation to your visit to our site and which we recommend you review in addition to these Terms.
Keeping your account details safe
2.6 If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
2.7 We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.
2.8 If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us.
3 Suspension or withdrawal of this website
3.1 We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
4 Content on our website and non-reliance
4.1 We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. This includes all text and images which are protected by copyright.
4.2 The site contains copyright material, trade names and other proprietary information, including but not limited to text, software, photos, graphics and may in future include video, music and sound. The entire contents of the site are protected by copyright law. We, or our licensors, own copyright and/or database right in the selection, co-ordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part, except as provided in these Terms.
4.3 You may view or download any part of the website for your own private purposes, but you must not reproduce, modify or copy any part of the content on our site (or use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes) without first seeking our permission.
Non-reliance
4.4 This website is intended to provide general information about our practice, our key areas of activity and our personnel. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You should always seek professional advice whether of a general or specific nature, before taking (or refraining from taking) any action on the basis of the content on our site.
4.5 Information provided on this website is provided in good faith, and although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date. We cannot be held responsible in any way for the use which visitors or any other party may make of information provided here.
4.6 If you find any inaccurate information on the site let us know and we will correct it, where we agree that it is inaccurate, as soon as practicable.
4.7 Nothing shall be deemed to form part of any contract, whether for the supply of professional services or otherwise and no professional adviser/client relationship will be deemed to be created by the publication of or use made of this website.
Third-party links
4.8 Sometimes, our website may contain links to sites or resources published by third parties. Links to any external websites are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or resources. We have no control over external sites, and we cannot be held responsible for the content of any external website.
5 No text or data mining, or web scraping
5.1 You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our site or any services provided via, or in relation to, our site. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):
5.1.1 Any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the site or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same.
5.1.2 Any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations.
5.2 This clause shall not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.
6 Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
6.1 We accept no liability for any claims, loss, damage or expenses which may arise from reliance on material obtained from this website; the use or inability to use this website; the downloading of any materials from this website; or any unauthorised access to or alteration of this website.
6.2 Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of any services which we provide to you, which will be set out in the terms of business letter which we send to you.
6.3 We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
7 Security and malware
7.1 We cannot guarantee that our website will be free from bugs, viruses or other malware. You should use your own virus protection software.
7.2 You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
8 How we may use your personal data
8.1 Please see our Privacy Notice (and Cookies Policy within that) for information about how we may use your personal data.
9 General
9.1 Scots law will apply to these Terms, notwithstanding the jurisdiction where you are based. You irrevocably agree that the Scottish courts will have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under or in connection with these Terms and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts. The place of performance of the agreement made on these Terms will be Scotland.
9.2 We make no warranty or guarantee that the site or information available on or through it complies with laws other than Scots law.
9.3 No failure or delay by us to exercise any right or remedy provided under these Terms or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict us exercising that or any other right or remedy in the future.
9.4 If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any such modification or deletion shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms.
10 Questions or complaints?
10.1 If you have any questions regarding our website or these Terms, or you would like to submit a complaint in relation thereto, please Contact Us.