Terms and Conditions

Access to and use of this website is provided by Little, Brown Book Group subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions which takes effect on the date on which you first use the site. Little, Brown Book Group reserves the right to add to or change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes on-line and it is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these terms on accessing the site. Your continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions as modified. Use of this site also constitutes your acceptance of Little, Brown Book Group’s privacy policy, which you should read before you use this site.

2. All rights, including copyright and database right in the Alexander McCall Smith website and its contents (including but not limited to text, photographs, graphics and software) are owned by or licensed to Little, Brown Book Group or are otherwise used by Little, Brown Book Group as permitted by applicable law.

3. In accessing the Alexander McCall Smith website you agree to access the contents solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You are not permitted to copy, download, store in any medium (including any other website), distribute, transmit, modify or show in public any part of the Alexander McCall Smith website without the prior written permission of Little, Brown Book Group or in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

4. The incorporation of any links to other sites is for your convenience and reference only and does not imply that we approve or endorse the contents of that site or the material available from it. Little, Brown Book Group does not control the links and disclaims all liability for any legal or other consequences (including for infringement of third party rights) of links made to Alexander McCall Smith’s website.

5. Little, Brown Book Group uses reasonable endeavours to prevent contamination by known viruses and to maintain the security of the website. Little, Brown Book Group does not warrant that the use of this website will be uninterrupted nor that the information on this website or its contents or links are virus free or uncontaminated. We cannot guarantee that the website may not be affected by deliberate damage by hackers, failure of plant, machinery, equipment or computers, power failure, failure of telecommunications lines or any criminal action. All liability for such damage is hereby expressly excluded.

You are advised to make your own virus checks and to implement your own precautions in this respect. Little, Brown Book Group excludes all liability for contamination or damage caused by any virus or electronic transmission.

6. Little, Brown Book Group endeavours to ensure that all information and material on the website is correct and accurate but does not accept any liability for errors or omissions.

7. This site may be used only for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the site by, any third party. Little, Brown Book Group has the right to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site. Little, Brown Book Group is not responsible for, neither does Little, Brown Book Group accept any liability for, any material posted on the site otherwise than by Little, Brown Book Group. Any opinions, advice, statements, offers or other information expressed or made available by third parties on the Alexander McCall Smith website are those of the third party concerned. Little, Brown Book Group neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any such third-party material.

8. These terms and conditions are governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with English law and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. The various provisions of these terms and conditions are severable and if any provision is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction then such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions. If these terms and conditions are not accepted in full, use of this site must be terminated immediately.

Little, Brown Book Group’s privacy policy

Little, Brown Book Group is committed to protecting your privacy. We use the most up-to-date technologies to keep the information you give us secure and confidential, and to prevent unauthorised access to it. We use the personal information you give us to sign up for the newsletter:

• to tell you about our books, products and services which are likely to be of interest to you
• to run promotions and competitions and notify the winners
• to make our website more relevant to your interests and tell you about improvements which are likely to be of interest to you

We collect and retain only sufficient information to enable us to carry out these services. We will not disclose any of the information you give us beyond Little, Brown Book Group. We do not sell or supply any of the information you give us to anyone, but we may decide to supply certain information to carefully selected parties in the future. If you do not wish us to, please contact us at admin@alexandermccallsmith.co.uk and your information will not be disclosed to others.
 
Use of this website constitutes your consent to Little, Brown Book Group’s collection and use of the information which you give us via our website. Use of this site also constitutes your acceptance of Little, Brown Book Group’s terms and conditions which apply to the use of this site and which you should read before you use this site.

You are entitled to ask for a copy of the information we have about you at any time, and to have that information corrected if it is inaccurate. Please contact us at admin@alexandermccallsmith.co.uk

If you have any comments about our website or our products and services, please contact us at admin@alexandermccallsmith.co.uk