Privacy Policy

Who we are

HOW TO BUY A HOME LTD
Company number 13382332
Registered office address
30b Wild Rents, London, SE1 4QG

Our website address is: https://howtobuyahome.co.uk.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Legal disclaimer

Terms and Conditions

How to buy a home ltd (HTBAH) and its members, officers, directors, owners,  employees, agents, representatives, suppliers and service providers (collectively “HTBAH”) provides this website for informational purposes only.  Use of and access to the Site and the information, materials, services, and other content available on or through the Site (“Content”) are subject to these terms of use and all applicable laws.

Content

All Content on this site is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing in the Site constitutes professional and/or financial advice. You alone assume the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any information or other Content on the Site before making any decisions based on such information or other Content. In exchange for using the Site, you agree not to hold HTBAH its affiliates or any third party service provider liable for any possible claim for damages arising from any decision you make based on information or other Content made available to you through the Site.

Third party linked sites

As a convenience to you, HTBAH may provide hyperlinks to web sites operated by third parties.  When you select these hyperlinks, you will be leaving the HTBAH site. Your use of third-party web sites and content, including without limitation, your use of any information, data, advertising, products, or other materials on or available through such web sites, is at your own risk and is subject to their terms of use.

Site and Content

Is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind.  You bear all risks associated with the use of the site and content, including without limitation, any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content available on the site.  HTBAH disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, all warranties of title, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, usefulness, merchantability, and fitness for a particular use, and warranties that may arise.

Limits of Liability

Your exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with the site and content is to stop using the site and content.  HTBAH is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages, under any theory of liability, including without limitation, damages for loss of profits, use, data, or loss of other intangibles.  in particular, and without limitation, HTBAH will not be liable for damages of any kind resulting from your use of or inability to use the site or content.
While we try to maintain the integrity and security of the Site and the servers from which the Site is operated, we do not guarantee that the Site or Content is or remains secure, complete or correct, or that access to the Site or Content will be uninterrupted or error free.  The Site and Content may include inaccuracies, errors and materials that violate or conflict with these terms.

Notices, Communication, and Electronic  Signatures

You agree that, when in the future you click on a “Submit” or “I agree” or other similarly worded “button” or entry field with your mouse, keystroke or other device, your agreement or consent will be legally binding and enforceable and the legal equivalent of your handwritten signature.

Limited Right of use and Ownership of Content

You are permitted to use the Site and Content for your personal, non-commercial use only.  The Site and Content are and shall remain the property of HTBAH and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and or other intellectual property, proprietary, work product rights and laws.  You may use the Site and Content for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright, trademark, patent and other proprietary notices.  You agree not to reproduce, modify, or create or publish, publicly perform or display, reverse engineer, de-compile or dissemble, all or any part of the Site or Content.

Termination of subscription

HTBAH in its sole discretion, may terminate your access to or use of the Site and Content, at any time and for any reason.  Your access to or use of the Site and Content may be terminated without notice.  HTBAH shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site or Content and shall not be required to make such information available to you after any such termination.

Rules of Conduct

Your use of the Site and Content is conditioned on your compliance with the rules of conduct set forth here.  You will not:
•  Use the Site or Content for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose.

•  Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or Content or the servers or networks used to make the Site and Content available; or violate any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of such networks.

•  Restrict or inhibit any other paid subscriber from using the Site or Content (including without limitation by hacking or defacing any portion of the Site or Content).

•  Use the Site or Content to advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services without HTBAH express prior written consent.

•  Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of, use of, or access to the Site or Content.

•  Modify, adapt, reverse engineer, de-compile/disassemble any part of the Site or Content

•  Frame or mirror any part of the Site or Content

•  Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index, “scrape,” “data mine” or in any way gather Content or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site without Company’s express prior written consent.

Indemnification

By accessing and using the Site and Content, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HTBAH the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, losses, costs and expenses arising out of or relating to (a) any breach (or claim, that if true, would be a breach) by you of these Terms and (b) your use of or activities in connection with the Site.

Jurisdiction

The Site is controlled and operated by HTBAH from the United Kingdom and is not intended to subject HTBAH to the laws or jurisdiction of any country or territory other than that of the United Kingdom.  HTBAH does not represent or warrant that the Site or any part thereof is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom. In choosing to access the site, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.  We may limit the Site’s availability to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction.