Terms and Conditions

Legal

This section sets out the terms of use for all Hodder Children’s Books – a division of Hachette UK websites.  References to "we" and "us" are to Hodder Children’s Books.
By using any of our websites you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these terms. We may update these terms and any other legal notice on our websites (including the privacy policy) without the consent of any other person.  All changes will be effective when posted on our websites and you will be bound by any new terms when you visit our websites. If you do not agree to these terms (including any amendments) you must not use our websites.

Rights

You acknowledge that all rights in our websites and their contents (including but not limited to text, photographs, graphics, and downloads) are owned by or have been licensed to us or are otherwise used by us as permitted by applicable law. In accessing our websites you agree that you will access the contents solely for your own personal, non-commercial use and you acknowledge that 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 our websites without our prior written permission or in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Competitions

By entering this competition you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

• No purchase necessary.
• This competition is open to all UK residents except those who are employees of The Promoter or other companies involved directly with the administration of this competition or any member of their households.
• There is a limit of one entry per household. 
• Proof of entering is not proof of receipt of entry.
• Entries must be received by the stated closing date. 
• The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason.
• There are no cash alternatives.
• The winners will be drawn at random from the correct entries within 14 days of the promotion closing date.
• The winners will be notified by email within 14 days of the promotion closing date and are required to accept their prize by email within 14 days of notification. If no acceptance is received within the specified period, the promoter reserves the right to reallocate the prize to the next randomly drawn correct and valid entry.  
• The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence, apart from notification, will be entered into.
• The names of the winners will be available after the prizes have been allocated and accepted, and can be obtained by sending a SAE to the competition address: Enid Blyton Website Competition, Hodder Children’s Books, Marketing Department, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH.
• The winners agree to take part in reasonable post event publicity and to their name and photograph being used for promotional purposes.
• Copyright in all material submitted as entries rests with the promoter.
• Data will only be used for communication about this competition
• Promoter: Hodder Children’s Books, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH.
• These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the law of England and Wales, and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction

Data protection and privacy

We may need to know your personal details including your name, address and email address to provide you with information or reply to your queries.
We may pass information that you have given us to other companies within our group of companies. We do not sell any personal information about our customers to third parties.  Our privacy policy applies in relation to the use of any personal data collected by us and can be accessed at the following link: Hodder Children’s Privacy Policy.

Liability disclaimer

Our websites are provided by us in good faith on an “as is” basis.  We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, about our websites or the material contained or referred to on them or available for download from them, and will not be held liable in any way for your use of them.  Except to the extent provided by the applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We and all affiliated companies and individuals exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability in contract or tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any direct, indirect, incidental, special and consequential damages, losses and expenses whatsoever including loss of business, anticipated savings revenues, profits, goodwill or reputation arising out of or in any way connected with the use of our websites and/or any information, content, or services obtained through them.  We endeavour to ensure that all information and material on our websites is correct and accurate but do not accept any liability for errors or omissions, nor do we warrant that use of our websites will be uninterrupted.
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. We have the right to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site. We are not responsible for, nor do we accept any liability for, any material posted on the site otherwise than by Hodder Children’s Books. Any opinions, advice, statements, offers or other information expressed or made available by third parties on the Hodder Children’s Books site are those of the third party concerned. We neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any such third party material.

Site security

While we make reasonable attempts to exclude viruses, worms, Trojans and other malicious or destructive computer code from our websites and their contents, we cannot guarantee such exclusion. We give no assurance (whether express or implied), assume no obligation and accept no liability in relation to these matters. You are strongly recommended to take all appropriate safeguards before using our websites or downloading any information or content from it.

Prices and availability

While we make every effort to ensure that information on our websites are accurate, this cannot be guaranteed. Prices displayed in our on-line catalogue and availability may change without prior notice.

Privacy

We will only use the personal data you supply us with in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

General

If any provision of the Terms is deemed unlawful, void or for any other reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severed from the Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Our failure to exercise or enforce any rights or any provision of the Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
The Terms are not intended to be enforceable by any person other than you and us (e.g. pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999).

Links to other websites

Neither we nor any of our group companies are responsible for the content of any other website, including any website through which you may have gained access to any of our websites or to which you may gain access from any of our websites. We do not accept any liability in connection with such other websites or links.

General

Our websites and the information on them may be changed or updated without notice, unless we specify to the contrary. 
If all or any part of these terms is determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Our failure to exercise or enforce any rights or any provision of these terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.
The parties do not intend the terms (or any part of them) to be enforceable by any person who is not a party to these terms pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 except that Hodder Children’s Books may seek to rely on the benefit of these terms.  However, we may amend these terms without those other companies' consent and subsections 2(1)(a) to (c) of the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms. 

Law and jurisdiction

Your use of our websites and downloads from them, and the operation of these terms, shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have the exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of our websites except that we may take action in any jurisdiction to protect our intellectual property rights or to recover any amount owed to us.

International use

Those who choose to access our websites from locations outside the United Kingdom do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
If you have any queries about our websites please contact us at the following address ad@hachettechildrens.co.uk
This website is operated by Hodder Childrens’ Books, a company registered in England and Wales (registration number 00651692, VAT number 205505305) whose registered office is at 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH.

Trademarks

The Hodder Children’s Books logo is a trademark of Hodder Children’s Books and are registered in the UK., the U.S., Australia, Canada and other countries. All these marks may not be copied or used without permission. Enid Blyton ® Copyright © 2010 Chorion Rights Limited
Hodder Children’s Books
338 Euston Road
London
NW1 3BH
Company number: 00651692
A member of Hachette UK
Tel: 020 7873 6000
Fax: 020 7873 6024
Copyright © 2010 Hodder Children’s Books.