TERMS OF USE OF PE DIGITAL SERVICE

TERMS OF USE OF PE DIGITAL SERVICE

Welcome

Here below are the Property Express Groups’ terms of use. They express to you:

The rules for using our services
What you can do with our content (share it, link to it, that sort of thing)
What we can do with things you post or upload.

Your rights and responsibilities, basically – important stuff.

We’ve kept them as short as possible, and we’ve made videos for the complicated bits. So do read them, and check in for updates as the latest version always applies (we’ll usually only make updates when we release a new service, change how we provide a service, or have to comply with a new legal requirement).

When these terms apply

Read these terms before using our services. Whenever you use our services you agree to these terms.

If you don’t stick to all these terms then we can suspend or terminate your use of services and your account.

But first

What’s this about "services" and "content"?

That’s media speak for:

Services

Anything digital offered by the PE Group. Such as:

Websites (like PE NEWS, AFRICA HOMEBUILDING NEWS
Apps (like PE NEWS)
Podcasts
Content available through feeds, like RSS

Content

Anything that’s available through those services. Including:

ONLINE TV and radio shows
Text
Audio
Video
Images
Games
Software
Anything made by people using our services. User-generated content, that’s called.

Using our services and content

A few rules to stop you (and us) getting in trouble.

These apply to our services and content. One exception is content that’s made to be shared – “shareable” for short – which has some different, more relaxed rules. The rules on shareable here.

Don’t mess with our services

What do we mean by that? This sort of thing:

Hacking them
Trying to get around our content security technology (software that stops people copying our content).

Don’t harm or offend other people...

...while using our services or content. That means:

Don’t damage our reputation by associating us with sexism or racism, for instance
Don’t get us sued – by defaming (damaging the reputation of) someone, say, or commenting on an active lawsuit
Don’t harass or upset people
Don’t post or upload anything offensive or obscene
If you disagree with someone, attack the argument, not the person.

Play it safe

When you watch or play an app or game, be aware of your surroundings and use your device safely.

Are pregnant
Have consumed anything that may affect your balance
Have (or have had) a medical condition, like binocular vision abnormalities, psychiatric disorders, seizures or a heart problem.

Make sure you’re in a safe place, preferably seated.

Stop immediately if you feel:

Sick
Eye strain
Dizziness
Any discomfort.

Don’t take part in any activities where you need to focus straight after, or if you feel slightly dazed or confused.

Don’t pretend to be the PE Group

Except at fancy dress parties. That includes:

Recreating a service or copying the look of a service
Using our brands, trade marks or logos without our permission
Using or mentioning our content in press releases and other marketing bumph
Making money from our content or services. You can’t charge people to watch our shows, for example
Sharing our content. Apart from shareables.

Using PE content

When you need permission

To use any of the following things…

Whole shows
Clips
Photos
Content from bbc.co.uk
Our logo and other branding
Anything else that’s protected by copyright.

…you’ll need to get permission.

We don’t always own the copyright.

Our content often includes other people’s content, you see. For instance, a TV show might feature images, video and music that belong to artists, actors and musicians.

Or we only have a licence to broadcast a show, and it’s the production company who owns it.

So you’ll have to ask them if you can use it. Except under certain circumstances…

When you already have permission

If you’re at a school, college or university that’s got an Educational Recording Agency licence.

- what they are

Content that’s shareable will have one or more of these buttons next to it:

Share
Embed
Social media buttons for posting to Facebook, Twitter and so on.

We don’t always own the copyright for shareables. Sometimes we have to get a licence or permission from the people who made it.

So stick to these rules. Otherwise, among other things, the people who made it won’t want to make content for us again.

You’ll need to get our permission first for any business use, and you might have to pay a fee. For

When you share to a social media platform their terms will apply. Do read their terms (which you can search for online).

Shareables - what you can do

Use sharing buttons

To share a link to our content on your website or social media.

Use our player

It’s fine to use our embed button to put our player on your website or social media account.

But don’t change how the player works, and don’t take content out of it. Don’t embed any content that doesn’t have an embed button.

Post comments and views...

… about our shareables. That’s fine. Encouraged, even. Just as long as they’re not evil.

Shareable - what you can't do

Don’t use them to harm or offend. And don't put shareables with harmful or offensive stuff.

Here’s a list of things that may harm or offend:

Insulting, misleading, discriminating or defaming (damaging people’s reputations)
Promoting pornography, tobacco or weapons
Putting children at risk
Anything illegal. Like using hate speech, inciting terrorism or breaking privacy law
Anything that would harm the PE’s reputation.

Don’t make it look like they cost money

You can't charge others for using our shareables. If you put them on a site that charges for content, you have to say they’re free-to-view.

Don’t make them more prominent than non-PE content

Otherwise it might look like we’re endorsing you. Which we’re not allowed to do.

Also, use shareables alongside other stuff. You can’t make a service of your own that contains only our shareables.

Speaking of which…

Don’t exaggerate your relationship with PE Group

You can’t say we endorse, promote, supply or approve of you.

Don’t use shareables for political purposes.

And you can’t say you have exclusive access to our content.

Don’t associate them with advertising or sponsorship

Creations - what PE Group can do with them?

When you share your creation with us, we try to tell you exactly what we’re going to do with it. But that’s not always possible, so here’s what might happen…

When you post, upload or contribute a creation, we can:

Use, host or store it in PE services and content

So you might see your creation on TV, on PE Online, social media or on other sites who have our permission to feature some of our content.

Copy, change or translate it, or make things inspired by it

We will only edit your news related content where necessary.

Use it with our tools for making creations or remixing content

Creations - what you can't send us

Don’t send us anything that:

Was made by someone else, or that copies someone else's creation
Isn't in English (unless we've asked you to comment in another language)
Is illegal or defamatory (damaging to someone else’s reputation)
Is inappropriate (offensive, off-topic or disruptive)
Contains personal details
Contains spam (unless you're commenting on a story about reconstituted meat)
Breaks our election or referendum rules.
Puts children at risk
Infringes anyone’s rights (that includes privacy rights)
You’ve made as part of your job or for your business
Promotes a business
Identifies someone (unless you have their consent or, if they’re under 16, the consent of their parent or guardian)
Is in contempt of court
Contains links to content that can't be seen easily may be unsafe (viruses, worms, spyware and Trojans) or automatically launches lots of windows.
Doesn’t comply with these terms

Your PE Account

Registering for an account
Get your PE account by clicking here

To keep your account safe, don’t:

Tell anyone your username or password
Give us false information
Try to log in as someone else
Try to bypass our security measures
Create more than one account
Create an account for someone else, except for your child.

And be sure to keep your details up-to-date.

What we do with your information

The data you send us when you register, fill in web forms or use our services helps us to:

Provide you with services, recommendations, notifications and other features

Final stuff

A quick recap, a few extra legal bits and we’re done:

If you use a service on behalf of a business, that business agrees to these terms. So your business has to stick to these terms if you use a service...

Substantially to do your job – as an employee, contractor or consultant
for commercial purposes – to make a profit or
for educational, non-profit, charitable or government uses.

As we said earlier, read these terms before using our services. When you use our services and content, you’re agreeing to:

These terms of use
Any other terms we’ve let you know about.

And those things replace all previous agreements between you and us about using our services or content.

This is a contract between you and us. No one else has any rights to enforce its terms.
English law governs these terms, and only English courts can make judgments about them.
Our services and content are made available to you by Property Express