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Terms & Conditions
Understand the rules that govern your use of Peak Forge Ltd.'s news, analysis, articles, discussions and commercial services.
Agreement at a glance
Using this site means you accept these terms. Please read them before relying on our content or sending material to us.
Last updated: 21 February 2025
01 / Terms of use
The agreement starts here
These terms govern access to and use of Peak Forge Ltd.'s website. They apply to visitors, contributors, subscribers and organisations that contact us about our commercial services.
By browsing the site, reading an article or submitting content, you confirm that you accept these terms and will follow all applicable laws. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.
We may update these terms when our services or legal duties change. The date above shows when this page was last revised.
02 / Acceptable use
Use the site with care
Our technology content terms protect the service and the people who use it. The following rules apply to every visit.
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Keep access lawful
Do not hack, probe, disrupt or try to bypass security controls. Do not introduce malware or code that could damage the site or another person's device.
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Send useful communications
Do not send spam, misleading messages, abusive material or repeated unsolicited promotions through forms, comments or other contact routes.
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Respect our systems
Unauthorised scraping, automated harvesting and excessive requests are prohibited. Limited quotation and ordinary search indexing are permitted where they comply with these terms.
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Take responsibility for submissions
You must have the rights needed to submit comments, ideas or other material. Keep it accurate, relevant and respectful. We can remove material that breaks these rules.
We may restrict or end access when a person breaches these requirements, threatens the service or creates a legal risk. We may also refer serious misuse to the relevant authority.
03 / Intellectual property
Our work stays protected
Fair sharing
You may share short excerpts with a clear link to the original article and credit to Peak Forge Ltd.. Do not present our reporting as your own or alter it in a misleading way.
Commercial reuse
Commercial copying, republication, database use or adaptation needs written permission first. Contact us with the material, intended audience and proposed use.
Names and marks
The Peak Forge Ltd. name, logo and associated marks must not be used in a way that suggests sponsorship, approval or partnership without permission.
04 / Editorial disclaimer
Read, then make your own decision
Our content is provided on an “as is” basis for general information. It is not legal, financial, investment, engineering or other professional advice.
News and analysis can change quickly. Check primary sources and obtain suitable professional advice before acting on information published here. Peak Forge Ltd. is not liable for decisions made from an article or for outcomes that follow from them.
Links to external websites are provided for reference. We do not control those sites, their availability, their accuracy or their privacy practices.
We are not responsible for delay or failure caused by events outside our reasonable control, including outages, strikes, severe weather, public authority action or interruption to third-party networks.
05 / Governing law
UK law applies
These terms are governed by the laws of Scotland, given Peak Forge Ltd.'s registered location in Largs, North Ayrshire. The Scottish courts have jurisdiction over disputes, subject to any rights you may have under mandatory consumer law.
If you have a concern about these terms, contact us first so we can understand the issue and respond clearly.
Questions about these terms?
Send a legal notice or ask for clarification.