Terms & Conditions

Last updated on 17 November 2023

NOTICE: Please read the terms and conditions set forth below, which are legally binding.  By visiting, viewing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.

Caroline at Try to be a good one, which owns and operates the website (address: https://www.trytobeagoodone.com), provides visitors information on the website subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”).  The term “you/your” used below refers to any visitor, viewer or user of the website. The term “I/me/my” used below refers to Caroline, based in the UK, the owner of the website www.trytobeagoodone.com and creator of the website contents.

These Terms and Conditions, together with any other documents referred to herein, set out the terms of use under which you may use this website.  Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully and ensure that you understand them.  Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the website.  If you do not agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you must stop using the website immediately.

Acceptable usage policy

I have established certain guidelines to keep the community safe (“Guidelines”).  By visiting or using the website, you agree to abide by the following guidelines, which are as follows:

  • You will comply with all applicable law;
  • You will not upload, post, send, email, or otherwise make available any information or content which in any way infringes any copyright, trade secret, trademark, right of publicity, privacy, property or other intellectual property or proprietary rights, or any information or content which you do not have the right to make available, through any law, contractual or fiduciary relationship or otherwise;
  • You will not act in any way that is fraudulent, false, misleading, deceitful or deceptive, such as by impersonating another individual or falsifying your association with an individual or entity;
  • You will not upload, post, send, email, or otherwise make available any material or behave in any manner which could be perceived as harassing, demeaning, threatening, “stalking”, defamatory, sexually explicit, abusive, vulgar, hate speech, obscene, indecent or otherwise objectionable;
  • You will not upload, post, send, email, or otherwise make available any material which would reveal the personal information of another individual;
  • You will not behave in any manner which could limit or otherwise impact any other person’s use or enjoyment of the website;
  • You will not engage in any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising nor will you send any spam;
  • You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website;
  • You will not engage in or encourage others to engage in any activity which would violate any law, constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or infringe on the rights of any third party;
  • You will not send any materials which contain viruses, devices, information collection or transmission mechanisms, trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, adware, keystroke loggers or any other programs or code which would be harmful to, interfere with or attempt to interfere with my systems;
  • You will not engage in market research or any research intended to help a competitor;
  • You will not deploy any automated query program, such as a bot or spider, at any time or for any purpose without my express written consent;
  • You will not block or cover any advertisements on the website;
  • With the exception of any personal information you share (which is covered under our Privacy Policy), once you upload, post, send, email, or otherwise make available any material, I have the right to display, repurpose or otherwise use such material in any way; and
  • You will notify me through the contact form if you know or have reason to know that a violation of any of those guidelines has occurred.
  • You may not use any content (including posts and comments) downloaded, copied, clipped, printed or otherwise saved from the website for commercial purposes without first obtaining a licence to do so from me. This does not prohibit the normal access, viewing and use of the website for general information purposes whether by business users or consumers.
  • You may not systematically copy content from the website with a view to creating or compiling any form of comprehensive collection, compilation, directory, or database unless given my express permission to do so.

I reserve the right to deny you access to the website in my sole discretion at any time and for any reason.

Intellectual property rights

The website and its content, including but not limited to videos, coursework, training modules, photographs, sound recordings, images, digital content, material available as a free download, software, text, graphics and other material, are, unless specifically labelled otherwise, owned or licensed by Caroline at Try to be a good one and are protected by copyright, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), design rights, database rights and all other intellectual property rights afforded to me (“Intellectual Property”). All content of the website (including the content of Blogs and Posts) is protected by applicable United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws and treaties.

While you may view and have access to my Intellectual Property for your own personal and non-commercial use, you agree to abide by the following:

  • My Intellectual Property must be kept intact with the proper copyright and other intellectual property notices; and
  • You may not reproduce, resell, distribute, publicly perform, create derivative works, translate, transmit, post, republish, exploit, copy or otherwise use my Intellectual Property for any commercial or non-personal use, unless you have received explicit written consent from me to do so.
  • The status as the owner and creator of the content on the website must always be acknowledged.

It is in my sole discretion to give written consent for you to reproduce, resell, distribute, publicly perform, create derivative works, translate, transmit, post, republish, copy or otherwise use my Intellectual Property. 

Copyright

Copyright © Try to be a good one 2023 – All rights reserved worldwide.

Your rights

This blog and its content are restricted to your personal use only. It does not come with any other rights.

This blog and its content are protected by international copyright law and may not be modified, compiled, combined with other content, copied, recorded, synchronized, transmitted, translated, formatted, distributed, publicly displayed, publicly performed, reproduced, given away, used to create derivative works and otherwise used or exploited (including for-profit) without the creator’s expressed permission (my permission). The creator retains full copyrights to this blog and its content.

The creator has made every reasonable effort to be as accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this blog and its content, and to ensure that the information provided is free from errors; however, the creator assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein and does not warrant or represent at any time that the contents within are accurate due to the rapidly changing nature of the subject matter. Any perceived slights of specific persons, peoples, or organizations are unintentional. Any product, service, website, and company names mentioned in this blog and its content are the trademarks or copyright properties of their respective owners. The creator is not associated or affiliated with them in any way. Nor does the referred product, service, website, and company sponsor, endorse, or approve this blog and its content.

No warranties

Your use of this website is entirely at your risk, as the website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.  I do not make any express or implied warranties or representations relating to the website and its content, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of third parties’ rights.  I also do not make any express or implied warranties or representations that the website will operate without error or that the website, the servers relied on and any content is free from computer viruses or other potentially harmful or destructive features.  Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties.  As such, some of the exclusions referenced in this section may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permissible by law, I, successors, joint venture partners, shareholders, agents, affiliates, officers, employees, assignees and licensees, as applicable, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary or other loss or damage, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, goodwill, business interruption, use or loss of data or other intangible losses, which may directly or indirectly arise out of or be related to your use of or inability to access this website or your reliance on any advice, opinion, information, representation or omission contained on, or received through this website, even if I have been advised of the possibility of such damages occurring. 

This limitation of liability applies whether such liability arises from tort, negligence, breach of contract or any other legal theory of liability.

Indemnification

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless me and my respective successors, joint venture partners, shareholders, agents, affiliates, officers, employees, assignees and licensees from and against any and all damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses resulting from any suits, proceedings, judgments, demands, causes of action and claims (collectively, the “Claims”), including legal and accounting fees and expenses, whether or not involving a third party claim, to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from: (i) your use or misuse of this website, (ii) your breach of these Terms and Conditions, or (iii) your violation of any third party rights, including without limitation any copyright, trade secret, trademark, right of publicity, privacy, property or other intellectual property or proprietary rights.  I will provide you with notice of any Claims, and may in my sole discretion assist you, at your expense, in defending such Claims.  I reserve the right to assume exclusive control of defending any such Claim, at your expense, including choice of legal counsel.  You agree to cooperate and assist me in defending any such Claim.

Confidential information

Please do not upload, post, send, email, or otherwise make available any material that contains any confidential information.

Access to the website

Access to the website is free of charge. It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access the website.

Access to the website is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. I may alter, suspend or discontinue the website (or any part of it) at any time and without notice. Your access to the website may be occasionally restricted, such as when I need to make repairs or are introducing new features. I will not be liable to you in any way if the website (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time and for any period.

Your posts comments

You agree that you will be solely responsible for any comments you make on the posts anywhere on the website. Specifically, you agree, represent and warrant that you have the right to use the content that you submit and that your comments comply with the Acceptable Usage Policy above.

You agree that you will be liable to me and will, to the fullest extent permissible by law, indemnify me for any breach of the warranties given by you under the clauses above. You will be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by me as a result of such breach.

You (or your licensors, as appropriate) retain ownership of the content of your posts comments, and all intellectual property rights subsisting therein. When you create a comment you grant me an unconditional, non-exclusive, fully transferable, royalty-free, perpetual,  worldwide licence to use, store, archive, syndicate, publish, transmit, adapt, edit, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works from, display, perform and sub-licence the content of your comment for the purposes of operating or promoting my website.

If you wish to remove a comment, you may do so by contacting me via the contact form. Please note, however, that caching or references to your comment may not be made immediately unavailable (or may not be made unavailable at all where they are outside of my reasonable control).

I may reject, reclassify, or remove any comments from the website where their content, in my sole opinion, violates the Acceptable Usage Policy, or if I receive a complaint from a third party and determine that the comment in question should be removed as a result.

Use of other users’ comments

The content of posts comments on the website and the copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting therein, unless specifically labelled otherwise, belongs to or has been licensed by the user identified along with the comment in question. All such content is protected by applicable United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws and treaties.

You may copy and share (reblog) other users’ comments within the website, provided that the original user gives their permission to do so. You must contact the user directly.

Links to the website

You may link the website or any page of the website provided that:

  • you do so in a fair and legal manner;
  • you do not do so in a manner that suggests any form of association, endorsement or approval on my part where none exists;
  • you do not use any logos or trade marks displayed on the website without my express written permission; and
  • you do not do so in a way that is calculated to damage my reputation or to take unfair advantage of it.

You may not link to the website or any page of the website from any other site the content of which contains material that:

  • is sexually explicit;
  • is obscene, deliberately offensive, hateful, or otherwise inflammatory;
  • promotes violence;
  • promotes or assists in any form of unlawful activity;
  • discriminates against, or is in any way defamatory of, any person, group or class of persons, race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
  • is intended or is otherwise likely to threaten, harass, annoy, alarm, inconvenience, upset, or embarrass another person;
  • is calculated or is otherwise likely to deceive another person;
  • is intended or is otherwise likely to infringe (or to threaten to infringe) another person’s privacy;
  • misleadingly impersonates any person or otherwise misrepresents the identity or affiliation of a particular person in a way that is calculated to deceive ;
  • implies any form of affiliation with me where none exists;
  • infringes, or assists in the infringement of, the intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trade marks and database rights) of any other party; or
  • is made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party including, but not limited to, contractual duties and duties of confidence.

Links to other websites

Links to other websites may be included on the website. Unless expressly stated, these websites are not under my control.  I neither assume nor accept responsibility or liability for the content of third party sites.  The inclusion of a link to another website on the website is for information only and does not imply any endorsement of the websites themselves or of those in control of them.

Advertising

I may feature advertising on the website and I reserve the right to display advertising on the website. You agree that you will not attempt to remove or hide any advertising using HTML/CSS or by any other method. I am not responsible for the content of any advertising on the website. Each advertiser is responsible for the content of their own advertising material. I will not be responsible for any advertising on the website including, but not limited to, any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions.

Some hyperlinks, if not all, are affiliate links on the website. I am not in any way responsible or liable should you not be satisfied with your purchase(s) made through my affiliate links available from the website. Any dissatisfaction or complaints will need to be addressed directly to the third party product seller or service provider.

Disclaimers and Legal Rights

Nothing on the website constitutes advice on which you should rely. It is provided for general information purposes only.

Insofar as is permitted by law, I make no representation, warranty, or guarantee that the website will meet your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all software and hardware, or that it will be secure.

Visit the disclaimer page for further details.

My Liability

To the fullest extent permissible by law, I accept no liability to any visitor for any loss or damage, whether foreseeable or otherwise, in contract, tort (including negligence), for breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the use of (or inability to use) the website or the use of or reliance upon any content (whether that content is contained in posts, or comments created by users) included on the website.

To the fullest extent permissible by law, I exclude all representations, warranties, and guarantees (whether express or implied) that may apply to the website or any content (including posts or comments created by users) included on the website.

If you are a business user, I accept no liability for loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; loss of anticipated savings; business interruption; or for any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

I exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that the website is free from viruses and other malware, however, I accept no liability for any loss or damage resulting from a virus or other malware, a distributed denial of service attack, or other harmful material or event that may adversely affect your hardware, software, data or other material that occurs as a result of your use of the website (including the downloading of any content (including any provided in posts or comments) from it) or any other site referred to on the website.

I neither assume nor accept responsibility or liability arising out of any disruption or non-availability of the website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, natural events, acts of war, or legal restrictions and censorship.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes or restricts my liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for death or personal injury resulting from negligence, or for any other forms of liability which cannot be excluded or restricted by law.

Viruses, Malware and Security

I exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that the website is secure and free from viruses and other malware.

You are responsible for protecting your hardware, software, data and other material from viruses, malware, and other internet security risks.

You must not deliberately introduce viruses or other malware, or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful either to or via the website.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, the server on which the website is stored, or any other server, computer, or database connected to the website.

You must not attack the website by means of a denial of service attack, a distributed denial of service attack, or by any other means.

By breaching the provisions of this clause you may be committing a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Any and all such breaches will be reported to the relevant law enforcement authorities and I will cooperate fully with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. Your right to use the website will cease immediately in the event of such a breach.

Communications from me

You will receive communications from me if you have signed up to receive the newsletter. In that case regular emails will be sent to the email address you have provided to share with you important notices including, but not limited to, service changes, release of new posts, changes to these Terms and Conditions. You may opt out at any time. All marketing emails sent by me include an unsubscribe link.  If you opt out of receiving emails from me at any time, it may take up to two business days for your new preferences to take effect.

Should you have made contact with me via the contact form, you will receive an email response from me, should it be required.

You may also receive an email from me should I need to contact you regarding post comment(s) or any misuse of the website.

Privacy and Cookies

I will only use your personal information as set out in the Privacy Policy.

Entire agreement

These Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer contain the entire agreement between you and me with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, with respect thereto.

Termination of agreement

I reserve the right, in my sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement and to terminate, restrict, deny, or suspend your access to the website at any time and for any purpose without prior notice.  I also reserve the right to discontinue any or all of the website at any time and for any purpose without prior notice.

Severability

If any term or other provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under applicable law, the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions will remain in full force and effect.

Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions, and the relationship between you and me (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the law of England & Wales.

I may seek injunctive or other equitable relief that is necessary to protect my rights and intellectual property.  All actions or proceedings related to these Terms and Conditions that are not subject to binding arbitration will be brought solely in the courts of the United Kingdom.  You hereby unconditionally and irrevocably consent to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of those courts for purposes of any such action.

If you are a consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law in your country of residence.

If you are a consumer, any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between you and me relating to these Terms and Conditions, or the relationship between you and me (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland, as determined by your residency.

If you are a business, any disputes concerning these Terms and Conditions, the relationship between you and me, or any matters arising therefrom or associated therewith (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England & Wales.

If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this entire Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

Terms and Conditions update

I reserve the right to amend those Terms and Conditions at any time without notice to you.  I will alert you to any changes by posting the effective date of the latest version at the top of this page and by emailing subscribers to the newsletter, at which point any changes will become immediately effective and any such changes will become binding on you upon your first use of the website.  It is your responsibility to check for updates, as your continued use of the website after those Terms and Conditions are amended will constitute your acceptance and agreement to continue to be bound by those Terms and Conditions, as amended.

If you have any questions or you ever come across something you are not happy with, please contact me by using the following contact page.