TERMS OF SERVICE FOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS
Introduction
These Terms of Service govern your purchase and use of digital products offered by Ostara HR Ltd ("we," "us," or "our"). By purchasing and downloading any digital product from our website, you agree to these Terms of Service.
Intellectual Property Rights
Ownership: All digital products provided by Ostara HR are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. All rights, title, and interest in and to our digital products, including any and all content, graphics, images, text, and design, are owned by Ostara HR Ltd.
Licence to Use: When you purchase a digital product, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to:
Use the product for your personal or internal business purposes
Modify and adapt the templates to suit your organisation's specific needs
Implement the adapted templates within your organisation
Restrictions: You may not:
Redistribute, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the original or slightly modified digital product to any third party
Present the templates as your own original work or remove attribution to Ostara HR Ltd
Resell or commercially distribute the templates or adaptations of the templates
Use the digital product for any illegal or unauthorised purpose
Implementation and Adaptation: You may:
Adapt and customise the templates for your organisation's specific requirements
Implement the customised templates within your organisation
Make multiple copies for internal use within a single organisation
Share the adapted documents internally within your organisation
Purchase and Delivery
Payment: All payments for digital products are processed securely through our website. Prices are displayed in GBP and include VAT where applicable.
Delivery: Upon successful payment, you will receive immediate access to download your digital product and/or receive access instructions via email. It is your responsibility to ensure your email address is correct.
Technical Requirements: It is your responsibility to ensure your systems meet the technical requirements to access and use the digital products. These requirements will be specified in the product description where applicable.
Product Use and Customisation
Intended Use: Our digital products are templates intended to be adapted and customised for your specific HR processes and procedures. They provide a foundation that you can modify to suit your organisation's needs. They are not a substitute for professional legal or HR advice.
Customisation and Implementation: You are encouraged to customise our template products for implementation within your organisation. We recommend retaining a discreet attribution to Ostara HR Ltd (such as in document footers or properties), but understand this may be removed in final implemented versions.
Implementation Responsibility: You are responsible for ensuring that any adapted versions of our templates comply with current legislation and are appropriate for your specific circumstances.
No Guarantee of Results: While our template products are designed to help improve HR processes, we cannot guarantee specific results or outcomes from their use. The effectiveness of any HR document depends on proper customisation, implementation, and organisational context.
User Accounts
Account Security: If you create an account to purchase or access digital products, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and password.
Account Information: You agree to provide accurate and complete information when creating an account and to update this information as necessary to ensure it remains accurate.
Privacy
Data Collection: We collect and process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service.
Communications: By purchasing a digital product, you agree to receive transactional emails related to your purchase. You may also opt-in to receive marketing communications, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.
Disclaimer of Warranties
"As Is" Basis: All digital template products are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
No Legal Advice: Our digital template products provide frameworks for HR policies and documents but do not constitute legal advice. The templates require customisation to your specific circumstances, and we strongly recommend seeking legal advice before implementing any adapted templates in situations with legal implications.
Accuracy and Updates: While we strive to ensure our template products reflect current legislation at the time of creation, employment law and HR best practices evolve continuously. You are responsible for:
Ensuring any adaptations comply with current legislation
Updating implemented templates as legislation changes
Validating that adapted templates meet your specific legal and organisational requirements
Limitation of Liability
Indirect Damages: In no event shall Ostara HR Ltd be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of our digital products.
Direct Damages: Our total liability for all claims related to the digital products shall not exceed the amount you paid for the specific digital product giving rise to the claim.
Essential Purpose: These limitations will apply even if any limited remedy fails of its essential purpose.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Ostara HR Ltd and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
Your use of the digital products
Your violation of these Terms of Service
Your violation of any rights of a third party
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Term and Termination
Term: These Terms of Service will remain in full force and effect while you use or access our digital products.
Termination by You: You may terminate these Terms of Service by ceasing to use our digital products and deleting all copies in your possession or control.
Termination by Us: We may terminate or suspend your licence to use our digital products immediately and without notice if you breach any provision of these Terms of Service.
Effect of Termination: Upon termination, your right to use the digital products will immediately cease, and you must destroy all copies of the digital products in your possession.
Survival: The provisions relating to Intellectual Property Rights, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Governing Law will survive any termination of these Terms of Service.
Miscellaneous
Entire Agreement: These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and Ostara HR Ltd regarding your use of our digital products.
Severability: If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Amendments: We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. The updated terms will be effective when posted on our website.
Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms of Service without our prior written consent, but we may assign or transfer these Terms without restriction.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us.