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Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction:

1.1 – This website is owned and operated by Crunch Media Limited, trading as CRUNCH MEDIA LTD. CRUNCH MEDIA LIMITED is a company registered in England with the registration number 6120966. Our registered office and trading address is located at Maple House Business Centre, 70 Maple Ave, London EC1R 4RR. Additional contact details can be found on our website. 1.2 – Please read these terms and conditions thoroughly. They supersede any previous versions. By registering for or using our Service (as defined below), you agree to adhere to these terms and conditions. We recommend printing or saving these terms for future reference, as we will not maintain a file copy specifically for your transaction and cannot guarantee their future accessibility on our website. 1.3 – These terms and conditions apply to all Users.

2. Definitions:

2.1 – The capitalized terms in these terms and conditions have the following meanings:

2.1.1 – “Content” refers to all types of information (including forum posts, comments, articles, images, photos, videos, advertisements) published, stored, or transmitted in connection with our Service.
2.1.2 – “Service” denotes the services we provide through our website and related software.
2.1.3 – “User” refers to any individual who utilizes our Service, regardless of whether they are regis

3. Changes to the terms and conditions:

3.1 – We may modify these terms and conditions by posting the updated version on our website at least 14 days prior to their effective date. Please check our website periodically. If you continue to use our Service after the effective date, you will be bound by the revised agreement.

4. Use of our Service:

4.1 – We grant Users a limited personal right to utilize our Service, subject to these terms and conditions. 4.2 – You must be at least 13 years old to use our Service. 4.3 – Our Service must not be used for business purposes. 4.4 – You agree not to:

4.4.1 – violate any applicable laws, regulations, or codes of conduct, or infringe on the rights of others;
4.4.4 – use the Service for commercial or non-private purposes;
4.4.5 – engage in junk mail, spam, pyramid schemes, or similar fraudulent activities;
4.4.6 – disrupt the Service through harmful actions such as introducing worms, viruses, or mass mailings;
4.4.7 – gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or the equipment used to provide it; or
4.5 – You must adhere to any guidelines or requirements on our website (for instance, file-size or other technical requirements related to the publication or transmission of Content). You must promptly comply with any reasonable requests or instructions from us regarding the Service. 4.6 – Ensure that any information you provide is accurate and not misleading, and update it as necessary. 4.7 – You may only register one account; multiple accounts will result in the removal of all accounts.

5. Your Content:

5.1 – You are responsible for your Content. 5.2 – You must always comply with our forum rules (see below). 5.3 – You assure us that you possess (and will maintain) all rights and permissions necessary for us to use your Content as outlined by the Service and these terms and conditions. 5.4 – We reserve the right to suspend, alter, remove, or delete Content without notice or refund, or to report any Content or behavior to the relevant authorities if it is subject to complaint or if we believe it violates our terms and conditions, or if such actions are necessary to protect ourselves or others, or if required by law or appropriate authority. In such cases, you must not attempt to republish or resend the relevant Content. 5.5 – We are not liable if your Content is misused by other Users, as this is beyond our reasonable control. 5.6 – It is your responsibility to back up any Content stored within the Service to protect against loss or damage. We are not responsible for such losses.

6. Content of other Users:

6.1 – You acknowledge that while using the Service, you may encounter offensive or inappropriate Content or behavior. If this occurs, you must notify us immediately via email at abuse@vitalfootball.co.uk or through the alert button next to all forum posts. We are not obligated to engage in dialogue upon receiving a complaint, nor are we required to act on every complaint received. 6.2 – We do not endorse or recommend any User-generated Content or third-party advertisements that you may encounter on our site. You rely on such information at your own risk. We accept no legal responsibility for the accuracy of, or any other aspect related to, such Content. 6.3 – You accept that we have no obligation to vet or monitor Users or their Content. Do not assume that any Content from another User is accurate, and be aware that a person may not be who they claim to be. For your own safety, do not attempt to contact any other User outside of the Service.

7. Guidance on our site:

7.1 – Any guidance or other Content provided by us or individual site journalists on our Service is intended as general information, but we cannot guarantee its accuracy or timeliness, and we do not accept legal responsibility for it. You rely on such information at your own risk.

8. Security:

8.1 – Your account on our Service is for personal use only and is non-transferable. You must not authorize or allow any other person to use your account. You must take reasonable care to protect and keep confidential your password and other account or identity information. You must notify us immediately of any apparent security breaches, such as loss, theft, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure or use of your password. You are responsible for any third-party use of your account or identity (unless we are at fault).

9. Suspension / cancellation:

9.1 – You may cancel this agreement at any time by following the instructions on our Service. 9.2 – We may suspend or cancel this agreement at any time for any reason, including the suspension or termination of your right to use the Service, with or without notice. 9.3 – Upon cancellation of this agreement: accrued rights and liabilities remain unaffected. All clauses in this agreement that are stated or intended to continue after cancellation will continue to apply. You must not attempt to re-register for or continue using our Service if we have notified you of suspension or cancellation. 9.4 – We cannot be held legally responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the cancellation of this agreement, provided we act in accordance with this agreement.

10. Functioning of our Service:

10.1 – We cannot guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. 10.2 – We reserve the right, without notice and without liability, to suspend the Service for repairs, maintenance, improvements, or other technical reasons. 10.3 – We are entitled to make changes to the Service.

11. Liability:

11.1 – Nothing in this agreement limits or excludes our liability for negligence resulting in death or personal injury, fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything that cannot legally be excluded or limited. 11.2 – You must provide us with a reasonable opportunity to remedy any matter for which we may be liable before you incur any costs in addressing the matter yourself. 11.3 – Very important: We shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by us or our employees or agents in situations where:

11.3.1 – there is no breach of a legal duty of care owed to you by us or by any of our employees or agents;
11.3.2 – such loss or damage was not reasonably foreseeable by both parties;
11.3.3 – such loss or damage is caused by you, for instance, by failing to comply with this agreement; or
11.3.4 – such loss or damage pertains to a business.
11.4 – Very important: You will be liable for any reasonably foreseeable loss or damage we suffer arising from your breach of this agreement or misuse of our Service (subject to our obligation to mitigate any losses).

12. Intellectual property rights:

12.1 – All trademarks, logos, content (including the structure and layout of our website), graphics, images, photographs, animations, videos, text, and software used on the Service are our intellectual property or that of our Users. For personal and non-business use only, you may view such material on your screen and print a single copy. You may not otherwise use, sublicense, retrieve, display, modify, copy, print, sell, distribute, download, hire, reverse engineer (unless permitted by applicable law), or create extracts of, or derivative works from, such material without our specific prior written consent. 12.2 – To clarify, you may not collect, scrape, or harvest any Content on our Service or deep-link to or frame Content on our Service without our specific prior written consent. 12.3 – You must not circumvent or interfere with any security features of the Service or features that limit or prevent copying of Content or restrict the use of Content. 12.4 – If you publish any Content on our Service, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, alter, adapt, or display such Content on our Service. You also grant each User a license to use your Content to the extent permitted by the functionality of the Service and these terms and conditions. 12.5 – You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information about our Service (“Submissions”) that you provide us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive intellectual property rights in, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of, these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

13. Privacy:

You acknowledge and agree that we may process your personal data in accordance with our privacy and cookies policy.

14. Third party websites:

14.1 – We may link to third-party websites that may interest you. We do not recommend or endorse, nor are we legally responsible for, those sites or the goods or services they offer. You use such third-party sites at your own risk.

15. “Act of God”

15.1 – Neither you nor we are liable for failure to perform or delays in performing any obligation (excluding payment) under this agreement if the failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond your or our reasonable control, including third-party telecommunication failures.

16. Transfer:

16.1 – We may transfer all or part of our rights or duties under this agreement, provided we take reasonable steps to ensure that your rights under this agreement are not compromised. As this agreement is personal to you, you may not transfer any of your rights or duties under it without our prior written consent.

17. English law:

17.1 – These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and any disputes will be resolved exclusively by the courts of the United Kingdom.

18. General:

18.1 – We may send all notices under this agreement via email to the most recent email address you have provided to us (unless otherwise stated in this agreement). Headings used in this agreement are for informational purposes only and are not binding. Any failure by either party to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this agreement does not constitute a “waiver” (i.e., it cannot be enforced later). If any part of this agreement is found to be ineffective or unenforceable for any reason, it will be replaced with a provision that achieves the same goal as closely as possible, and the remainder of the agreement shall continue to apply. A person who is not a party to this agreement shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this agreement unless expressly stated otherwise.

19. Complaints:

19.1 – If you have any complaints, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website or write to the address listed at the beginning of these terms and conditions. Version 3.

Forum Rules
Effective Date: 01/03/2013

These rules apply to any information you publish or send via this service, including posting on forums or uploading comments, articles, or photos. Our terms and conditions also apply. As stated in the terms and conditions, you are legally responsible for your content. We have no obligation to vet or monitor user content, and this board is unmoderated. However, we reserve the right to remove content at our discretion. You can alert us to objectionable content as explained below. Here are the rules:

Swearing is not permitted in the home page article comments. In the forums, there may be more leeway for ‘adult’ language, subject to any guidelines specified. However, excessive swearing will not be tolerated. It’s one thing to vent after a match – it’s another to have it in numerous posts regardless of the topic.
The forums are for discussion and debate. This means that, most of the time, you may not agree with each other. You can critique a fellow member’s point of view, but you cannot attack them personally for holding that view. Do not make your threads personal.
Enjoy the platform. Don’t abuse us or other users. If you dislike a poster, simply choose not to read or reply to them. This is meant to be fun. You can also add that person to your ‘ignore’ list (click on their username, and you’ll see the option to add them to the ignore list).
If you have a serious issue with the site or another user, please use the alert button next to all posts or send us a private message. Do not address such grievances on the boards by starting multiple threads or making digs within topics.
If you wish to use the alert button, please do so only if it is truly necessary. Do not misuse the alert function. Clearly state why you object to the content.
Multiple LOLs, yeahs, etc., are not suitable responses to a user’s comment. Either provide something meaningful or refrain from posting. Also, avoid using all capital letters (including in headings) or text speak.
Stay on topic as specified in the forum or thread.
If you are commenting on an article, copy and paste the article link into the thread, along with a short extract if necessary, but do not post the entire article.
Do not make any comments that are defamatory, offensive, illegal, vulgar, obscene, abusive, threatening, harassing, sexist, racist, homophobic, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise inappropriate.
For your safety and that of others, do not disclose any information that could identify or contact you or others, including last names, postal/email addresses, or phone numbers.
Do not link to any third-party websites that are illegal, pornographic, or otherwise inappropriate.
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