Terms & Conditions of Use

This is Zoo, a website operated by Bauer Consumer Media Limited. Your use of this website is subject to the following Terms & Conditions of Use, which you are deemed to accept by using the website.

Copyright

The copyright and all other rights in the material on this website are owned by us or are included with the permission of the owner of the rights. As a visitor to this website, you may download a single copy of the material on this website on a single computer for your own private viewing purposes only. No copying or distribution of material on this website for any commercial or business use is permitted without our prior written consent. No photography, filming or broadcast of the pages of this website is permitted without our prior written consent. Subject to this paragraph, all rights in material on this website are reserved to Bauer Consumer Media Limited.

User-submitted content

If you send any text, images, audio or other content to this website you accept that the files sent become the sole property Bauer Consumer Media Limited and that we shall have the right to use that content and make it available to the public on this website, ZOO Mobile and other Bauer publications. All material must comply with the Online Forum rules, set out below.

The information and availability

Whilst we take every care to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and complete, some of it may be supplied to us by third parties and we are unable to check its accuracy or completeness. You are advised to verify the accuracy of any information before relying on it. Further, due to the inherent nature of the Internet, errors, interruptions and delays may occur in the service at any time. Accordingly, this website is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any warranties of any kind and we do not accept any liability arising from any inaccuracy or omission in the information or interruption in availability.

No reliance

The information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of ZOO or Bauer Consumer Media Limited. Neither should any suggestions or advice contained on this website be relied upon in place of professional advice. You are responsible for checking the accuracy of relevant facts and opinions given on this website before entering into any commitment based upon them.

Other promotions & competitions

From time to time, we (or selected third parties) may include competitions, promotions or other offers on this website. Each such offer shall be subject to its own express terms and may not be available in all jurisdictions.

Linking to our website

We welcome 'hot links' to the Home Page of our website, but not 'deep linking' by which we mean that you may not include a link to any page of our website that is not the Home Page. Neither may you display the contents of our website (or any page from it) or allow it to be displayed surrounded or framed or otherwise surrounded by material not originating from us without our consent. If you would like to licence our material, please contact us.

Links to other websites

On this website you may be offered automatic links to other websites. Whilst we hope you will be interested in those websites, you acknowledge that their owners may be independent from us and we do not endorse or accept any responsibility for their content.

Computer viruses

We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the website does not contain or promulgate any viruses or other malicious code. However, it is recommended that you should virus check all materials downloaded from the website and regularly check for the presence of viruses and other malicious code. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws all liability (other than liability for death or personal injury) in connection with any damage or loss caused by computer viruses or other malicious code originating or contracted from the website.

Trade marks

The following are trade marks of ZOO or its parent or sister companies and which may be registered in certain jurisdictions:

1. ZOO Weekly

2. zooweekly.co.uk

3. zootoday.com

No use of these trade marks is to be made by you except for the purpose of referring to ZOO or Bauer Consumer Media Limited in good faith only.

Severability

In the event that any term of these Terms & Conditions of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms & Conditions of Use shall remain valid and enforceable.

Variation of these Terms & Conditions of Use

ZOO or Bauer Consumer Media Limited reserves the right to vary these Terms & Conditions of Use from time to time. Such variations become effective immediately upon the posting of the varied Terms & Conditions of Use on the website. By continuing to use the website you will be deemed to accept such variations.

General

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions of Use shall restrict or exclude any liability that we have to any party which cannot be excluded by law. These Terms & Conditions of Use shall be governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

Zoo WAP site - Text Zoo to 86145

Standard network charges apply. Your handset must be WAP enabled. This is a subscription service - you will receive a WAP link, access to the Zoo WAP site and be charged £2 per month. This link will be the cost of a standard text message. You may incur additional WAP and GPRS charges from your network operator according to your contract.

Zoo Downloads WAP site - Text ZooGirls or shortcode to 86145

Standard network charges apply. Your handset must be WAP enabled. You will receive a WAP link and access to the Zoo Downloads area. This link will be the cost of a standard text message. You may incur additional WAP and GPRS charges from your network operator according to your contract. This is not a subscription service.

Online forums and blogs - Rules of Acceptable Use

ZOO forums are provided for the exchange of information, opinions and comment on the new media world. Your use of these forums is subject to the following terms which, by your use of the forums, you are deemed to accept:

• - You may not use obscene or offensive language.
• - You may not place on the site any material which is defamatory, abusive, discriminatory or hateful.
• - You may not place on the site any material which may encourage criminal conduct or which may give rise to civil liability, or which is otherwise unlawful.
• - You may not post pornographic material or encourage the posting of pornographic material by others.
• - You may not place on the site any material belonging to any person other than yourself without the prior written consent of the owner of it.
• - You may not place on the site advertisements or make commercial solicitations.
• - You grant ZOO or Bauer Consumer Media Limited the unrestricted right to use, reproduce, translate and distribute any material you place on the site.
• - Whilst we do not generally pre-screen submissions placed on our Online Forums, we do have the right (but not the obligation) at our sole discretion to review, edit, move or delete any material submitted to our Online Forums.
• - ZOO and Bauer Consumer Media Limited accept no responsibility for any statements, material or other submissions placed on our Online Forums by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage resulting from your breach of these Rules of Acceptable Use.
• - You agree to indemnify ZOO and Bauer Consumer Media Limited and their representatives and employees from any and all claims and liabilities (including legal fees) which arise from your statements, contributions or other submissions to our Online Forums, from any unauthorised use of material obtained from our Online Forums or otherwise from your breach of our Rules of Acceptable Use.
• - Bauer is obliged to report to the authorities any activity which it considers may amount to a criminal offence.

Content objections

If you object to the publication of any material placed on our Online Forums (or anywhere else on this website) please let us know by sending an appropriately worded email to [enter address] and we will take whatever action we deem appropriate.

Competition terms and conditions

These rules apply to all prize promotions including free draws, prize competitions and instant win offers. Depending on the nature of the competition there may be additional rules.

• 1. Promotions are open to UK residents aged 18 and over.
• 2. Prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
• 3. ZOO, Bauer Consumer Media Limited and the promoter reserve the right to substitute the prize for another prize of equal value.
• 4. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter the competitions unless otherwise stated on the promotional activity with a specific competition.
• 5. By entering the prize draw, the entrant agrees to be bound by the rules and by any other requirements set out in the promotional material accompanying the promotion.
• 6. By entering the promotion, the entrant agrees to the terms of the privacy policy. In addition, ZOO or Bauer Consumer Media Limited may pass your personal information to the promoters and their data processors. However, we always demand that those parties adhere to the same security procedures that we follow ourselves.
• 7. It is assumed that by entering competitions which, if won, could result in time off work, your employer is in agreement to time off. When dates are specified they cannot be altered.
• 8. Depending on the nature of the prize, its use or enjoyment may be subject to further conditions or restrictions.
• 9. Winners will be notified by email on the day of the draw. Winners have five (5) business working days to respond in full to the email or another winner will be drawn.
• 10. By entering the promotion, the winner(s) consent(s) to any publicity generated as a result of the promotion, and use on the ZOO website at any time.
• 11. Prize draws are open to all residents of the UK, except employees of Bauer, the promoter and their immediate families, the promoters advertising agency and sales promotion consultancy, and anyone else connected with the creation and administration of the promotion.
• 12. The website Editor's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
• 13. Only one entry per person. Spammers will be disqualified.
• 14. ZOO will not accept responsibility for loss through technical fault, incomplete, illegible or other damaged entries. Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt.
• 15. The promotional draw is held by Bauer, Level 4 Mappin House, 4 Winsley Street, London, W1W 8HF. These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
• 16. For our SMS entry competitions, please note that the winner is selected at random. Texts cost 25p plus your local operator tariff.