Website terms of use

TransitionZero website and platform definition

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) set out the terms on which TransitionZero (“TransitionZero” and/or “we”) licences use of this Site (https://transitionzero.org/) and the content contained therein including any subdomains and applications hosted on this domain (together the “Site”) to you.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully as your use of the Site is subject to them. TransitionZero reserves the right at its sole discretion to change, modify or add to these terms and conditions without prior notice to you. By continuing to use the Site you agree to be bound by such amended terms.

1. Licence

1.1 Subject to these terms and conditions, we hereby provide you with a non-exclusive, revocable, limited licence to access the Site for your own business or personal purposes.

1.2 Any use of data, information or any other output by TransitionZero such as reports and blogs, taken or derived from the Site must be credited in accordance with Creative Commons 4.0 CC BY-NC and Apache Licence 2.0 licences as appropriate.

2. Restrictions

2.1 You agree not to: (a) systematically copy (whether by printing off onto paper, storing on disk or in any other way) substantial parts of the Site; (b) remove, change or obscure in any way anything on the Site or otherwise use any material contained on the Site except as set out in these terms and conditions; (c) reproduce, retransmit, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast the Site or any portion of it, or use the Site or anything available on it without our express written consent or as permitted under these terms and conditions or (d) use the Site for unlawful purposes or fail to comply with any applicable laws, statutes or regulations that apply to your access or use of the Site or any information taken or derived from it.

2.2 You further agree that you will not (a) not modify, adapt or create derivative works from the Site or copy the Site without proper attribution; (b) not reverse-engineer or decompile the Site; (c) use or analyse the Site in order to analyse the way in which the Site operates or the methodology behind the Site, whether as a means of developing a competing service (either by itself or using a third party to do so) or for any other purpose.

3. Access

The Site is directed at users located in the United Kingdom. Users from outside the UK are responsible for ensuring that they comply with all applicable local laws.

4. Privacy

Our use of your personal information is governed by TransitionZero's Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 All Intellectual Property Rights in and relating to the Site belong to us or our third-party licensors. You shall have no rights in or to the Site and data (including any Intellectual Property Rights therein) other than the right to use the Site in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.2 The Site contains certain trade marks. All trade marks included on the Site are the property of TransitionZero, or its content providers. You are not allowed to copy or otherwise use any of these trade marks in any way except as set out in these terms and conditions.

5.3 The data behind the Site is free to use by registered users under the Creative Common 4.0 BY-NC licence. You may obtain a copy of the licence HERE.

5.4 TransitionZero’s TZ-OSeMOSYS and TZ-PyPSA code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may obtain a copy of the licence HERE.

6. Transfer of this Agreement

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 agreement.

7. Account Details

7.1 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.

7.2 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.

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

8. Limitations of liability

8.1 We do not exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence, fraud or any other liability which may not by applicable law be excluded or limited.

8.2 Subject to clause 8.1, in no event shall TransitionZero be liable (whether for breach of contract, negligence or for any other reason) for (i) any loss of profits, (ii) exemplary or special damages, (iii) loss of sales, (iv) loss of revenue, (v) loss of goodwill, (vi) loss of any software or data, (vii) loss of bargain, (viii) loss of opportunity, (ix) loss of use of computer equipment, software or data, (x) loss of or waste of management or other staff time, or (xi) for any indirect, consequential or special loss, however arising.

8.3 Subject to clauses 8.1 and 8.2, the TransitionZero’s liability to you whether in contract, tort or otherwise is limited to £1 (one pound).

9. Disclaimer

9.1 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON BY YOU FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN MAKING ANY DECISION. THE SITE ONLY PROVIDES INFORMATION TO YOU AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ADVICE AND NOTHING ON THE SITE SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS BEING ADVICE. YOU MUST OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL OR SPECIALIST ADVICE BEFORE TAKING, OR REFRAINING FROM, ANY ACTION ON THE BASIS OF THE CONTENT ON OUR SITE.

9.2 ALTHOUGH WE USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION ON THE SITE INCLUDING ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH FEO AND OTHER PRODUCTS IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THIS TO BE THE CASE. AS A RESULT, USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND NEITHER TRANSITIONZERO NOR ANY OTHER TRANSITIONZERO PARTY CAN ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE. YOU SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE STEPS TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITE.

9.3 Information contained on the Site is not tailored for your individual situation and, as a result, such information may be unsuitable for you and your business.

9.4 We are not able to exercise control over the security or content of information passing over the Internet, and we hereby exclude all liability of any kind for the transmission or reception of infringing or unlawful information of whatever nature.

9.5 We accept no liability for loss or damage suffered by you as a result of accessing Site content which contains any virus or which has been maliciously corrupted.

9.6 If you are a business user:

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our site 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, our site; or
use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

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.

9.7 If you are a consumer user:

Please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

10. Availability and updating of the Site

10.1 We may suspend or terminate the operation of the Site (and any products or services therein) at any time without notice. We do not warrant that access to or use of the Site (or other TransitionZero products) will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that TransitionZero or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or bugs.

10.2 We may change the format and content of the Site at its sole discretion at any time without notice. You should refresh your browser each time you visit the Site to ensure that you access the most up-to-date version of the Site and any information appearing on it.

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

11. Enquiries or complaints

If you have any enquiries or complaints about the Site then please address them (within 30 (thirty) days of such enquiry or complaint first arising) via the communication channels described here:

Email: info@transitionzero.org

Main trading address: Sustainable Ventures, County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB

12. Rules about linking to our Site

12.1 You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

12.2 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.

12.3 You must not establish a link to our Site in any website that is not owned by you.

12.4 Our Site must not be framed on any other Site, nor may you create a link to any part of our Site other than the home page.

12.5 We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

12.6 If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our Site other than that set out above, please contact info@transitionzero.org.

13. Changes to these terms

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our Site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

14. General and governing law

14.1 These terms and conditions form the entire understanding of you and us with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, understandings and representations relating to that subject matter. If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be unenforceable, that finding will not affect the validity of any other provision. You agree that we may sub-contract the performance of any of its obligations or may assign these terms and conditions or any of its rights or obligations without your consent or the need to give you notice.

14.2 TransitionZero will not be liable to you for any breach of these terms and conditions which arises because of any circumstances which TransitionZero cannot reasonably be expected to control.

14.3 These terms and conditions shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with English law, and you consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

15. Principal trading address and company details

TransitionZero (company number 12914740)

Registered office: 28 St. John's Square, London, England, EC1M 4DN

Trading address: Sustainable Ventures, County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB