Terms & Conditions

TERMS OF USE

This document (together with any other documents referred to in it) sets out the terms of use for www.penguin.co.uk (the “site”).

Please read these terms of use carefully because, by using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site.

You are responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS

The following additional terms also apply to your use of our site and are incorporated into these terms by reference:

  • Our Privacy Policy , which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
  • Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

ABOUT US

This site is owned and operated by Penguin Books Limited and The Random House Group Limited ("We"). Penguin Books Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 00861590 and its registered office is 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL. The Random House Group Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 00954009 and its registered office is 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All information, content and material displayed on this site and all code comprised in this site are the property of Penguin Books Limited, The Random House Group Limited or their affiliated companies, licensors or suppliers as applicable. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world and all such rights are reserved.

All of the trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names used on this site (including, without limitation, the Penguin, Puffin, Ladybird and Random House names and logos) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Penguin Books Limited, The Random House Group Limited or their affiliates or licensors.

You may not copy, post, transmit, store, publish, download or otherwise use our trademarks or logos or any of the content or code of this site in any way for any other reason without our prior written approval. You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you use any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, any rights that you may have to use our site or any of its content will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

OUR SITE

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date.

We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

We may update our site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.

LINKING TO OUR SITE

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

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 to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

THIRD PARTY LINKS AND RESOURCES IN OUR SITE

Where our site contains links to other sites 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.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

USE OF YOUR CONTENT

By submitting content (the “Content”) to the site, you agree: 

1.     The Content is your own original work and you are the owner of the copyright and any related rights;

2.    The Content is not confidential, private, defamatory or otherwise unlawful;

3.    To grant us permission to use the Content on the site in any format worldwide (though you acknowledge we are not obliged to use the Content on the site or anywhere else if we decide not to);

4.    To consent to any alterations of the Content required by us including but not limited to editing, and you waive any moral rights you have in the Content; and

5.    You have obtained the permission of any other people featuring in the Content for our use of it on the site;
 

VIRUSES

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You must not misuse our site 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 site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. 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 site will cease immediately.

LIMITATION OF OUR LIABILITY

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, our site or your use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page.
Please check this page from time to time to take note of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

APPLICABLE LAW

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

CONTACT US

Please contact us by writing to:

Penguin Random House UK
20 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V2SA

or tel: +44 (0)20 7840 8400.

Thank you for visiting our site.

Last updated: 15.11.22

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