Date: 01/11/2022
Version number: 2.0
These general terms and conditions apply to the registration and use of the services of the website williamhillfree.net
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION*
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE REMAINDER OF THESE GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS
For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, this Website contains information relating to sporting events and the entertainment world. The information contained in this Website is for general guidance on matters of entertainment only. The application and impact of laws can vary widely based on the specific facts involved. Given the changing nature of laws, rules and regulations, and the inherent hazards of electronic communication, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in information contained in this Website. Accordingly, the information on this site is provided with the understanding that the operator and suppliers are not herein engaged in any financial services. As such, this website is used for fun only.
We have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this site has been obtained from reliable sources. All information in this Website is provided “as is”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance and accessibility for a particular purpose.
1. Introduction and General Conditions
(a) In order to allow your registration on williamhillfree.net (hereinafter referred to as the “Website“) and allow you to use its Services via mobile and any other online platform access, you must read these terms and conditions carefully and, in their entirety, before you continue using the website. “We,” “us” and “our” means Admar Services (Malta) Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), a limited liability company incorporated in Malta, and subject to Maltese law, having its registered address at Tagliaferro Business Centre, Level 7, High Street, Sliema SLM 1549, Malta.
(b) When accessing and using the Site, you will be indicating that you accept and agree to be bound by the Terms, which form a contract between you and us.
Not all of the legal terms and conditions that apply between you and us are set out in these General Terms – some of them are contained in separate documents in order to avoid these General Terms becoming too long. We cross-refer to these other documents and provide you with links to them at all appropriate points. They are still important terms which form part of the legal contract between you and us, and you should read and understand them just like the rest of these Terms. These cross-referenced terms which (together with these General Terms) form the “Terms” include the following: Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy . You consequently fully understand and agree to be bound by the Terms and that a contractual relationship has been created between you and the Company (hereinafter the “Agreement”). This Agreement is governed by the laws of Malta .
(c) By registering and using the Website, the User (as defined below) declares to be at least nineteen (19) years of age and of legal age to gamble in your place of residence. Moreover, you understand that the Company reserves the right and may request you to provide personal details in order to sign-up for your use of any functionality on this Website at any point in time.
(d) The Company reserves the right to amend and modify the Terms and therefore, to amend the Agreement between you and the Company at any time. Amendments will become effective immediately upon being posted on the Website. So as to remain updated with any amendments, it is your sole responsibility to review these Terms from time to time. You can easily identify whether these Terms have been changed by referring to the version number and date updated which can be found at the beginning of these Terms.
(e) If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms, you may not use the Services or register for an Account.
(f) Rules and explanations for using any Services made available through the Website, as well as other important information, shall be provided in separate links on the Website and are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
(g) Where any reference is made to the “Blog”, “Odds” or “Predictions” in these Terms, this shall refer to the Services (as defined in clause 2(a) below) that may from time to time become available on the Website. The Company reserves the right to add and remove any Services from the Website at any time and at its own discretion.
(h) Access to the Services is free of charge and the Services are offered to the adult users as defined in clause 1(c) (“User” and / or “Users“).
(i) It is understood that we will under no circumstance or for any reason, be held liable to you or third parties for the modification, suspension, interruption and / or termination of the Services and/or of the Website.
(j) The Website is not subject to the obligations provided for online editorial content in the absence of a newspaper and regular periodicity of publication of the articles.
2. Description of the Services of the Website
(a) The services offered to Users by us (“Services”) are as follows:
- Consult the articles and information content proposed by the Company relating to sporting events and / or the world of entertainment (including information regarding updated rankings, scheduled events, available odds, predictions of game results, as well as results of the matches played, etc.); and
- Consult articles and information content written by third parties such as business partners, journalists, experts in the sports and entertainment sector;
(b) Users are aware that all expenses related to the equipment and software programs necessary to activate and establish the connection to the Website and all costs related to the connection to the network are their sole responsibility
3. Your Obligations as a User
You hereby represent and warrant that:
(a) You are of legal age as described in clause 1(c) and, your use of the Website, will not be in breach of such laws. We reserve the right to request at any time that you furnish us with your personal details, such as your name, email address, mobile number, as well as proof of your identity, residence and age, as a condition precedent to us allowing you to utilise the Website.
(b) You fully understand that it is entirely and solely your responsibility to enquire and ensure that you do not breach laws applicable to you by using the Website and its Services.
(c) You will use the Website solely and exclusively for the purpose of accessing its Services and your participation will be strictly in your personal, non-professional capacity for non-commercial, recreational and entertainment reasons only.
(d) You shall use the Website on your own behalf and not on behalf of any other person. You shall not use the Website on behalf of a company, entity, or association either.
(e) You are responsible at all times for any activity on your Account, including, without limitation, for any misuse of information and losses incurred by a third party accessing and using your Account. You must ensure that other people (and in particular children or other vulnerable people, for example people who may not be in control of their gambling) are not able to access your Account. You must exercise good password hygiene, including, without limitation, ensuring your password is strong and secure, ensuring your password is not available to, and cannot easily be guessed by, anyone else, and by changing your password regularly.
(e) The computer software that we make available to you is owned by the Company or other third parties and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. You may only use the software for your own personal, recreational use in accordance with all rules and the terms and conditions as set out herein and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
4. Privacy and Licence to access the Services
(a) The Company reserves the right to keep all the information provided by you as personal data, to the extent required by law. Our Privacy Policy provides you with further information regarding your privacy rights. You have the right to access personal data held by us about you by contacting us for information.
(b) Except as set out in the Privacy Policy, your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties, nonetheless should you be suspected to have breached these Terms, the Company shall always retain the right to forward your personal details to the respective authorities.
(c) You understand and agree that the Company’s business partners or suppliers or service providers may be responsible for certain parts of the overall functioning or operation of the Website and that your personal data may be disclosed to them. You consequently hereby consent to all such disclosures.
(d) In order to provide you with an effective service, the Company and/or its service providers may be required to transfer your personal data from one country to another on a world-wide basis, including recipients located outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and in countries which do not provide the same level of data protection as within the EEA. You hereby agree and give your consent that your personal data may be so transferred.
(e) So as to make the use of this Website more user-friendly, and to keep track of visits to the Website, as well as to improve the Service, the Company collects a small piece of information sent from your browser – this is called a cookie. Should you wish to turn off the collection of cookies please refer to your browser instructions. You must note however, that when turning off cookies you may restrict your use of the Website.
(f) You may give consent to the Company in informing you from time to time about changes on the Website, new Services , and promotions. You may request to opt out of such services at any time when you no longer wish to receive direct marketing material. You can however opt in again into receiving promotional material by emailing our Customer Support Team.
(g) As a User you understand and agree that you are to comply with the terms under this Agreement and that the Company grants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sub-licensable licence to access the Website solely for the use of the Services as offered through the same. This license does not include any right to resale or commercial use of any functionality or content of the Website, nor the right to make any kind of download or copy of account information on the Website. All rights not expressly conferred by this Agreement, shall remain the property of the Company and/or its licensors or suppliers.
5. Limitation of Warranties
(a) the Services and the Website are provided on an “as is” basis and we make no specific warranty or representation in relation to the quality, completeness or accuracy of the Services or the Website.
(b) The Company does not provide any kind of guarantee that the Services of the Website correspond to its own requirements and / or expectations of the User. It is your sole responsibility to use proper software to access the Services.
(c) The User acknowledges that access to the services of the Website, the conservation, publication, and dissemination of the contents sent is done at their own sole risk.
(d) The User understands that whilst the Company is the operator offering the Services to you, the Company may not have supplied or developed the content of the Service and therefore does not have ownership of, or responsibility for such.
(e) Furthermore, the Company does not provide any guarantee to the User regarding the results that can be obtained with the use of the Services offered by the Website, or regarding the veracity and / or reliability of any information, data or news obtained by the User.
(f) Without prejudice to the above-mentioned, the Company, its directors, employees, partners and contractors:
- Does not warrant the Website and Services are free from any errors;
- Does not warrant the Services shall be provided without any interruptions or malfunctions all the time;
6. Limitation of Liability
(a) It is established that the User enters and uses the Website and its Services, at their own risk. The User therefore acknowledges and accepts that neither the Company, nor its directors, employees, partners and contractors, shall not in any case be held responsible for any type of damage, direct or indirect, special, consequential, incidental, or otherwise, deriving from the Company or third parties whether this arises:
- From the use or inability to use the Website and/or the Services.
- Any modification, suspension or interruption of the Website and/or Services offered by the Website.
- From unauthorized access or alteration of transmissions and / or data of the User not attributable to the Company, including among other things any damage, including economic, by the same User, possibly suffered for loss of profit, use, loss of data or other intangible elements.
(b) Consequent of the above and without prejudice to any other provision referred to in this Agreement, the User expressly acknowledges and declares that:
- The use of the Website is at the exclusive risk of the User and is provided by the Company on the total assumption of responsibility on the part of the User.
- The Company is exempt from any kind of responsibility and warranty, express or implied, including the guarantee on the continuity, quality or quantity of the Services offered by the Website.
- The Company assumes no responsibility for any loss, costs, expenses or damages, loss of data, information, damages due to delay or loss of chance, inaccurate or failure to find information, restrictions or loss of access, difficulties or problems of any kind, errors, unauthorized use during access to the Website or Services or in relation to other forms of interaction with the Company.
(c) You hereby agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless Company, its directors, employees, partners, and contractors for any cost, expense, loss, damages, claims and liabilities howsoever caused that may arise in relation to Your use of the Services.
7. Effectiveness and termination
(a) If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid by law, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain valid and effective for you and the Company.
(b) The User acknowledges that the Company may at its own discretion decide to suspend or permanently bar the User, for any reason whatsoever, and without any obligation to give prior notice or to furnish the User with any reason, from using the Website.
(c) The Company reserves the right to block the operation of the Website and/or restrict access to any Services at any time.
8. Intellectual property
(a) The Company is the owner and/or the rightful licensee of the rights to the technology, software and business systems used within this Website.
(b) The contents and structure of this Website are subject to copyright and database rights in the name of the Company and/or its Group . All rights are reserved and the copyright in this Website including all text, graphics, code, files and links belongs to the Company and/or its Group and the Website may not be copied, transmitted or stored in whole or in part without our written consent. Your use of the Website does not therefore confer any rights whatsoever to any intellectual property belonging to the Company and/or any of its Group.
(c) The User acknowledges and accepts that all content present or made available on the Website in the form, among others, of software, texts, images, graphics, sounds, animations, buttons, icons and videos, including the arrangement of the same, are protected by applicable laws on copyright and other intellectual property rights. In addition, unless otherwise specified, all trademarks, distinctive signs, graphic elements, and logos on the Website are, always, the property of the Company or its partners and are protected under applicable law.
(d) Any links to the Website and its pages may not be included in other Websites without the prior written consent of the Company.
(e) It is strictly prohibited to reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or otherwise use the contents and distinctive signs referred to in this clause and any other content or functionality of the Website, in whole or in part without the express written consent of the Company.
(f) the Company, is the sole owner of the word mark ‘William Hill’ and any logo associated with it or used on the Website. You may also not use techniques that allow you to misappropriate any trademark, logo or other information or content of the Website (including images, text, page settings or format). Furthermore, you agree not to use any automatic or manual device to monitor any William Hill web pages or any content therein. Any unauthorized use or reproduction may be prosecuted.
9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
(a) This Agreement is governed by Maltese law.
(b) For all disputes that may arise in relation to the execution or interpretation of this Agreement, the Courts of Malta will have exclusive jurisdiction with the exception of disputes with the User which will instead be the responsibility of the Judicial Authority of the place of residence or domicile of the User himself.
10. Severability
If any provision or part-provision of the Terms is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the Terms.
11. Entire Agreement and Admissibility
(a) the Company reserves the right to assign or otherwise lawfully transfer this Agreement. Users do not have the right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement without the Company’s prior written consent.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the User and the Company with respect to the Website, save for the case of fraud, it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the User and the Company with respect to the Website.