This page (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our blog blog.ucmsgroup.com, whether as a guest or a registered user.
Information About Us
blog.ucmsgroup.com is a blog operated by UCMS Group (“We”). We are a private limited company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus, whose registered office is at 199. Arch. Makarious III Avenue, 3030 Limassol, Cyprus. Our VAT number is 1017361OU.
Accessing Our Blog
Access to our blog is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our blog without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our blog is unavailable at any time or for any period.
From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our blog, or our entire blog, to users who have registered with us.
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our blog. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our blog through your Internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.
Intellectual Property Rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our blog, and of the downloadable materials published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one or more copies, and may download extracts, of any page(s) or other downloadable materials from our blog for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on our blog.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our blog must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the materials on our blog for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our blog in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our blog will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
Comment Policy
Commentary and other materials posted on our blog are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our blog, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Comments can be added by any user, subject to providing users’ name and e-mail address.
UCMS Group as an administrator of this blog reserve the right to delete comments which:
- Are not relevant to the content
- Deem to be spam or questionable spam
- Include profanity or containing language and concepts that could be deemed offensive
- Attack a person individually as well as ethnic or religion groups, or other blog users and blog authors
- Include the content of advertising or promotion.
UCMS Group as an owner of this blog reserves the right to edit or delete such comments submitted to this blog without notice.
Any comments and criticism directed to UCMS Group or blog authors should be based on the facts and objective arguments.
Our Blog Changes Regularly
We aim to update our blog regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our blog, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our blog may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Our Liability
The material displayed on our blog is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:
All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our blog or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our blog, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for:
- loss of income or revenue
- loss of business
- loss of profits or contracts
- loss of anticipated savings
- loss of data
- loss of goodwill
- wasted management or office time; and for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Information About You And Your Visits To Our Blog
We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and relevant data protection legislation, as described in Terms and Conditions. By using our blog, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Viruses, Hacking And Other Offences
You must not misuse our blog by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our blog, the server on which our blog is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our blog. You must not attack our blog via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.
By breaching this provision, you may have committed a criminal offence. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our blog will cease immediately.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our blog or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
Linking To Our Blog
You may link to our blog, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to make any use of material on our blog other than that set out above, please address your request to blog@ucmsgroup.com.
Links From Our Blog
Where our blog contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Privacy Policy
UCMS Group is committed to protecting your privacy. Before providing us your details, please read the following information which concerns the protection of your personal data. In this policy “we”, “us” and “our” means UCMS Group and “you” means the individual using the UCMS Group Blog (“Blog”).
Your Data
UCMS Group takes the privacy of our visitors’ data very seriously. We comply with the requirements of European Union data protection legislation and adhere to the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to the processing of any personal data we obtain from you.
Security And The Entire Global UCMS Group Network
UCMS Group endeavours to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. All the data collected by us is stored on a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. Please note that as an international company, UCMS Group operates a number of blogs around the world and any information you submit may be sent electronically to a server for one of these blogs in another country. Please note that by sending your personal information to us and browsing this Blog you acknowledge and agree to the cross-border transfer of your information.
What Information Does UCMS Group Collect And What Do We Do With This Information?
UCMS Group holds and processes personal information which you provide via the Blog as follows:
IP Addresses
We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems, to administer our Blog and to gather demographic information. When you visit our blog we recognise only your domain name and not your e-mail address. We will see your e-mail address only if you give it to us by filling out a form or by sending us an e-mail message.
Cookies
A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser which may then store it on your system. Most browsers will automatically accept a cookie but it is possible to set your browser to notify you prior to it being sent and at which point you can accept or reject it. If you disable cookies from your browser you may not be able to access certain features of our Blog.
We use cookies to keep count of your return visits to our blog, to accumulate and report anonymous, aggregate, statistical information on blog usage and to save your email address and other selective information you give us so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our blog. We may also use cookies to track visitor browsing patterns in order to tailor our information offerings to you and others who use the blog.
User Registration
If you choose to register, we can send you requested information on products, other product information, news or promotions.
E-mail addresses
If you choose to give us your e-mail address, we will communicate with you via e-mail and might inform you from time to time of products or other information which we think may be of interest to you. We do not share your e-mail address with third parties outside the UCMS Group’ companies.
You can opt out of receiving e-mail communications from us whenever you like by choosing the unsubscribe option provided on our e-mail communications.
What If You Think We Have Incorrect Information About You?
You have the right to have any personal data which we hold on you kept accurate and up-to-date. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us at: blog@ucmsgroup.com. We will change any information found to be incorrect promptly.
In addition, you have the right to be informed about any personal data which we hold on you. If you request access to that information you must do so in writing to us and we may request a small fee to cover our administration charges.
Other Websites
UCMS Group may provide hyperlinks from the Blog to websites of third parties. Please note that this privacy policy applies only to the contents of the Blog and not to those websites to which we may provide a link. UCMS Group is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites.
Email Privacy
Email privacy policy is for subscribers to UCMS Group’s email communications. This policy covers what email lists we maintain, and what contact options are available from UCMS Group, as well as how users can update or change their information or preferences.
UCMS Group Email Policy Overview
UCMS Group maintains a strict opt-in only policy in regard to its e-marketing communications. We only send email to individuals who have requested that these mailings be sent to them, or as part of an ongoing relationship we have with an individual or business.
Your right to control what mailings, if any, you receive from UCMS Group is important to us. The information below will assist you in understanding the different mailing options you have, and how you can notify us of changes in the mailings you wish to receive or to unsubscribe in general.
Though we may include announcements from partners or other third parties in some communications, we do not provide email addresses to third parties.
What Mailing Lists UCMS Group Maintains And Your Subscription Options
Marketing Notifications
UCMS Group typically sends emails informing about its products and services.
Periodic Notifications On Best Practices And Resources
UCMS Group maintains a list of contacts who have expressed an interest in receiving periodic announcements and updates about HR, Payroll, Accounting and Outsourcing events, as well as marketing and product information from UCMS Group.
Transactional Emails
UCMS Group typically sends an automated email confirmation when a form is completed requesting information from UCMS Group.
Changing Your Subscription Preferences
As a blog visitor who has requested that we send you email updates, you can update your communications preferences or unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the relevant link within emails you receive from us. Unsubscribe requests submitted through this form are processed and effective immediately.
In addition, you may email a request to blog@ucmsgroup.com or reply to any email from UCMS Group requesting that your address be unsubscribed. Please be aware that unsubscribe requests submitted this way will take longer to process and will not be effective immediately.
You will only receive transactional emails from UCMS Group when you request information. There is no need to unsubscribe from these one-time mailings.
Third Party Mailings
Occasionally, UCMS Group may contract with a third party to communicate on UCMS Group’s behalf to the third party’s contacts. We do not collect your email address or contact information from this third party, and we do not have access to their mailing list.
Depending on the nature of the third party mailing, we may, in order to comply with applicable laws, provide the third party with a suppression list of contacts to exclude from their list. The third party does not have permission to keep or market to this list, or to use it in any way other than as a suppression list for a mailing they are providing on UCMS Group’s behalf.
Variations And Notification Of Changes In This Terms And Conditions
We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Changes to this Terms and conditions policy will be posted to the blog.ucmsgroup.com blog. Though we will not change this policy in such a way to significantly reduce a user’s expected level of privacy, we do encourage users to return to the privacy policy periodically to review the policy and to consider any changes. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our blog.
Jurisdiction And Applicable Law
The courts of the Republic of Cyprus will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our blog although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by Cyprus law.
Trademarks
Various names and symbols appearing on our blog are registered trademarks of UCMS Group or our affiliates.
Your Concerns
If you have any concerns about material which appears on our blog, or you have any questions about this privacy statement, please contact us at blog@ucmsgroup.com
Thank you for visiting our blog.