Global Company Database's terms & conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE GLOBAL COMPANY DATABASE.

IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYER OR ACTING AS AN EMPLOYEE, YOU WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORISED TO ENTER INTO LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYER. THE SAME RIGHTS, LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO YOUR EMPLOYER. YOU AGREE THAT THESE TERMS ARE ENFORCEABLE AS IF THEY WERE A WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOUR EMPLOYER.

Who we are and how to contact us

The FundApps Global Company Database (“GCD”) is a resource service available at https://gcd.fundapps.co/login granting access to company and other investment or compliance related data (“Content”). It is operated by FundApps Ltd ("we", “us”, “our”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 07380035 and have our registered office at Devonshire House, 60 Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7AD. Our main trading address is 32-38 Scrutton Street, London, EC2A 4RQ.

We are a limited company.

To contact us, please email info@fundapps.co.

By ticking the relevant check box, you accept these terms

By ticking the check box, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use the GCD.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

We may make changes to these terms

We amend these terms from time to time.

We may need to change these terms to reflect changes in law or best practice or to deal with additional features which we introduce.

We will give you notice of any change by sending you an e-mail with details of the change or notifying you of a change when you next use the GCD.

If you do not accept the notified changes you will not be permitted to continue to use the GCD once the change to the terms comes into effect.

We may make changes to the GCD

We may update and change the GCD from time to time.

We may suspend or withdraw the GCD

The GCD is made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that the GCD, 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 the GCD for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the GCD through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

We may end your right to use the GCD

We may end your rights to use the GCD at any time and for any reason by giving you notice, which may include by e-mail to the address linked with your account.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

You must keep your account details safe

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.

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 of use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at info@fundapps.co.

How you may use Content on the GCD

We grant you a limited licence to view, use, print off and/or download the Content published on the GCD for your own internal business purposes.

You will not distribute or otherwise make available the Content to any third party.

You will not publish or transmit the Content on or through any website, platform, database, network or other online mechanism, whether publicly or privately accessible.

If your right to use the GCD is terminated for any reason you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the Content you have printed, downloaded or otherwise made.

Do not rely on information on the GCD

The Content on the GCD is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the Content on the GCD.

We make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the Content on the GCD is accurate, complete or up to date.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where the GCD contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the GCD or any Content on it.

We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • use of, or inability to use, the GCD; or
  • use of or reliance on any Content displayed on the GCD.

In particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  • business interruption;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

How we may use your personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our https://www.fundapps.co/privacy-policy.

We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them

We do not guarantee that the GCD will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the GCD site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not use the GCD in any unlawful manner or for any unlawful purpose or act fraudulently or maliciously.

You must not misuse the GCD by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the GCD, the server on which the GCD is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the GCD. You must not attack the GCD via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. 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 the GCD will cease immediately.

No rights for third parties

Save as expressly stated herein, these terms do not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any of these terms.

If a court finds part of these terms illegal, the rest will continue in force

Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

Even if we delay in enforcing these terms, we can still enforce them later

Even if we delay in enforcing these terms, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking these terms, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

Which country's laws apply to any disputes?

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.