Terms & Conditions

When you access this website (“Site”) or content or services (“Content”), available via the Site you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to abide by the terms described below and you are deemed to have entered into an agreement with Compass Ethics. You agree to use compassethics.com only for lawful purposes.

You must also use it in a way that doesn’t infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

The Site is owned and operated by Compass Ethics. Email hello@compassethics.com.

Intellectual Property Protection

The term “Intellectual Property Rights” means copyrights, database rights, trademarks, trade names, domain names, rights in logos, get-up and content, inventions, trade secrets and know-how, patents, all rights of whatever nature in computer software and data, all rights of privacy and all intangible rights and privileges of a nature similar to any of the above, in every case in any part of the world and whether or not registered; and including all granted or pending registrations, and all rights to make applications for registration in respect of any of the same.

All Intellectual Property Rights in the Content and Design of the Site and any material emailed to you or otherwise supplied to you in conjunction with our online service or products are the property of Compass Ethics or a third party. You may not use or reproduce any Intellectual Property from this site, including any trademarks, registered or unregistered, for any reason without written permission from the relevant party.

Copyrights

The copyrights of the Content are owned by Compass Ethics or the original creator of the material. You are free to view, copy, print, and distribute material from this site, as long as:

  1. The material is used for information only.
  2. The material is used for non-commercial purposes only.
  3. Copies of any material include the appropriate copyright notice.
  4. The user is free to distribute material from the website as long as it:
    1. Is used for information only
    2. Is used for non-commercial purposes only and
    3. IncludesCompass Ethics’s copyright notice.

Trademark and logo

The trademarks, logos and icons (“Marks”) displayed on this website are the property of Compass Ethics or other third parties. Users are not permitted to use these Marks without the prior written consent of Compass Ethics or such third party which may own the Mark.

Use of Compass Ethics Content

You may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content of the Site. In particular, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission. No parts of the Site may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Compass Ethics. You may not reverse engineer, modify, decompile, disassemble or translate the Content (whether for the purpose of error correction or otherwise). You may not display the Content on social media, a public bulletin board, ftp site, website, chat room or by any other unauthorised means. Written materials provided in printed or electronic form may not be modified, adapted, translated, or used to create derivative works without the prior written consent of Compass Ethics. Compass Ethics’s status as the authors of any Content on the Site must always be acknowledged.

© 2020. All rights reserved in respect of articles, drawings, photographs etc published in hardcopy form or made available in electronic form by Compass Ethics anywhere in the world.

Any use of Content not specifically permitted above is expressly prohibited. Requests for permission for other uses may be sent to Compass Ethics
Email hello@compassethics.com. We reserve the right to charge a fee.

Changes to the Site

Compass Ethics reserves the right to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of Content available on the Site at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site.

No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the high quality and accuracy of the Site, Compass Ethics makes no warranty, express or implied concerning the Content of the Site, which is provided “as is”. Compass Ethics expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of satisfactory quality. In no event will Compass Ethics, its affiliates or other suppliers be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss) arising directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the Content, even if Compass Ethics has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise.

Compass Ethics does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the Content appearing on the Site, or that the Site or related systems are free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties.

The Content appearing on the Site is checked for accuracy but we recommend that you make enquiries and if necessary take legal advice before entering into any transactions.

All Content displayed on the Site is for information purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of any third party supplier, product or service.

Service Availability

Compass Ethics will try to ensure continuous availability of the Site, and all the Content of the Site, but accepts no responsibility for the consequences of interruptions or delays, whatever the cause.

Transmission of Personal Data/User Communications

Any personal information or feedback you provide via this Site cannot be guaranteed against interception by a third party while in transit over the public internet, but will be governed by our Privacy Statement (terms of which are included herein by reference) once received.

Linking to our Site

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is legal and which does not damage our reputation. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. Our Site must not be framed on any other site, nor should you establish a link to any part of our Site other than the home page, without our prior permission.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America.

Any dispute you have which relates to these terms and conditions, or your use of compassethics.com (whether it be contractual or non-contractual), will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States of America.

Changes to these Terms

Compass Ethics may, at its discretion, change these Terms.