1. Use

Please read the following terms of use carefully before using Studentpad.co.uk (our Site), as these will apply to your use of our Site. We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.

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.

2. Information about us

www.studentpad.co.uk is operated by Studentpad Limited. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 3992911 and have our registered office at Studentpad Limited, Unit 30, Brough Business Centre, Baffin Way, Brough, HU15 1YU. We are a limited company. Our VAT number is 647268606.

The term we, us and our includes any third party institution/affiliated partner working with us to provide content for our Site.

3. 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 notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.

4. Changes to our Site

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However please note that any of the content on our Site may be out of date at any given time and we are under no obligation to update it.

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

5. Accessing our Site

Our Site is made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that our Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our Site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw or 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.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access 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. 

6. Your Account And Password

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. 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 reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at support@studentpad.com.

7. Uploading content to our Site

Any content you upload to our Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such content for any purpose.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our Site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our Site.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our Site.

The views expressed by other users on our Site do not represent our views or values.

8. Ownership of Intellectual Property

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on our Site and in the material 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 copy and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our Site.

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 content on our Site must always be acknowledged.

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 print off, copy or download any part of our Site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

9. Accuracy of information and limitation of liability

We and our suppliers have taken reasonable care that the content of this Site, including the information and listings, is correct on the basis of the most current information available to it. We publish such information in good faith. As a user you acknowledge and accept that: we cannot and have not checked the accuracy of information provided by accommodation providers such as landlords and letting agents (‘Advertisers’); this information may include errors; and while Advertisers are requested and encouraged to correct and update their information regularly and as needed, we will not be responsible for errors, omissions or misleading information in accommodation information and listings.

10. Equal Opportunities

We will not knowingly accept or place any advertisement which shows any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, colour, religion, gender, handicap, family status, national origin or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. All dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

11. No reliance on information

The content on our Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should reply. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Site.

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 let the properties and do not profit from the letting of any individual property except from its advertising. All descriptions are provided by the Advertisers and are not guaranteed.

12. 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:

  • use of, or inability to use, our Site
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our Site

If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue
  • business interruption
  • loss of anticipated savings
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our Site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Site for any commercial or business purposes and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

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.

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.

 

13. Data Protection

Our Privacy Policy http://www.studentpad.co.uk/PrivacyPolicy sets out the terms on which we process any personal date 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. The Privacy Policy also sets out information about the cookies used on our Site.

14. Viruses

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

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our Site. You should use your own virus protection software.

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.

15. 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.

16. Applicable Law

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, 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.

17. Trade Marks

Studentpad is a UK registered trademark of Studentpad Ltd.

18. Contact Us

To contact us, please email admin@studentpad.co.uk.

Thank you for visiting our Site.

Terms of Use (Website) 

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE 

Our Website  meets Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) standards and utilises Security Socket Layer (SSL) to ensure any sensitive data is safeguarded. 

‍What's in these terms? 

These terms tell you the rules for using our website https://housing.london.ac.uk . 

1. Who we are and how to contact us 

Our Website are operated by the University of London ("We"). Our main trading address is Residential Services, University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, UK. 

To contact us, please email housing@london.ac.uk, telephone us on 020 7862 8880 or write to us via the above address. 

2. By using our Website you accept these terms 

By using our Website, 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, you must not use our Website. 

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference. 

3. There are other terms that may apply to you 

These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms: 

  1. Our applicable Privacy Policy and Cookies 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 Website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. It also sets out information about the cookies on our Website. 
     

  1. Our Acceptable Use Policy which applies to all users of our Website 
     

  1. Code of Good Practice for Landlords, Agents and Advertisers. If you register with us to advertise accommodation through our housing platform, these terms will apply to you. 
     

  1. In addition to these terms, once you clickthrough to househunt.london.ac.uk, the [househunt.london.ac.uk] website terms and policies will apply. 
     

4. We may make changes to these terms 

These terms may be amended from time to time. Every time you wish to use our Website, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. 

5. We may make changes to our Website 

We may update and change our Website from time to time. 

6. We may suspend or withdraw our Website 

  1. Our Website are made available to view free of charge. We do not guarantee that our Website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. 

  1. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal. 

  1. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them. 
     

7. You must keep your account details safe 

If you open an online account with us via our Website, you agree to comply with the following security procedures: 

  1. You will keep secret and secure at all times your username and password for your Account and you will never disclose them to any other person or allow any other person to use them. 

  1. You will destroy any notice from us concerning your username and password as soon as you have read and understood it. 

  1. If you know, or suspect, any other person has seen your username and password you will contact us immediately using the contact details referred to at the top of these Terms of Use. You will never leave your computer, mobile, tablet or other such device unattended whilst you are logged in to your Account or let anyone else use your computer, mobile, tablet or other such device until you have logged out of your account. 

  1. You will use particular caution if you log in to your Account from a public or shared computer to ensure that others are not able to see seen your username and password. 

  1. You will tell us immediately of any unauthorised access to your Account that you know about or suspect. 

  1. You agree that we may terminate your registration to use your Account if you fail to comply with these security procedures or any other part of these Terms of Use. 
     

8. How you may use material on our Website 

  1. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Website, and in the material published on it.  Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. 

  1. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our Website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our Website. 

  1. 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. 

  1. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our Website must always be acknowledged. 

  1. You must not use any part of the content on our website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors. 

  1. If you print off, copy or download any part of our Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. 
     

9. Do not rely on information on our Website 

  1. The content on our Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our Website. 

  1. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our Website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete or up to date. 
     

10. We are not responsible for website we link to 

Where our Website contains links to other website and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked website or information you may obtain from them. 

We have no control over the contents of those website or resources. 

11. User-generated content is not approved by us 

  1. Our Website will include information and materials uploaded by other users of the Website. The content of the Website is provided for general information only. While we have taken reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information on our Website, all such information is provided on an “as is” basis and, except where prohibited by law, we give no warranty and make no representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of its content. 

  1. The views expressed by other users on our Website do not represent our views or values. 

  1. If you wish to complain about information and materials uploaded by other users please contact us by email at housing@london.ac.uk. 
     

12. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you 

Whether you are a consumer or a business user: 

  1. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. 
     

If you are a business user: 

  1. We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our Website or any content on it. 

  1. We will not be liable to you 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: 

  1. use of, or inability to use, our Website; or 

  1. use of, or reliance on, any content displayed on our Website. 

  1. In particular, we will not be liable for: 

  1. loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; 

  1. business interruption; 

  1. loss of anticipated savings; 

  1. loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or 

  1. any indirect or consequential loss or damage. 
     

If you are a consumer user: 

  1. Please note that we only provide our Website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our Website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. 

  1. If defective digital content that we have supplied, damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us. 
     

13. Uploading content to our Website 

  1. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our Website or to make contact with other users of our site, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy. 

  1. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and that you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty. 

  1. Any content you upload to our Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of our Website a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties. The rights you license to us are described in Rights you are giving us to use material you upload. 

  1. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our Website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. 

  1. We have the right to remove any posting you make on our Website if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy. 

  1. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content. 

  1. We do not store terrorist content. 
     

14. Rights you are giving us to use material you upload 

When you upload or post content to our Website, you grant us the following rights to use that content: 

  1. The right to republish the uploaded content in any print, electronic or other format. 

  1. The right to use that content for various purposes including to: 

  1. verify your identify; 

  1. carry out credit checks; 

  1. marketing purposes; 

  1. form legally binding tenancy agreements; 

  1. storing data; and 

  1. analytics. 

  1. The right to disclose your personal information to third parties: 

  1. In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets. 

  1. If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the University of London, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction. 
     

15. We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them 

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

  1. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our Website. You should use your own virus protection software. 

  1. You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Website. 

  1. You must not attack our Website 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 Website will cease immediately. 
     

16. Rules about linking to our Site 

  1. 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. 

  1. 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. 

  1. You must not establish a link to our Website in any website that is not owned by you. 

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

  1. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

  1. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy. 

  1. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our Website other than that set out above, please contact us via email at housing@london.ac.uk. 
     

17. Which country's laws apply to any disputes? 

  1. If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms of Use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland. 

  1. If you are a business, these Terms of Use, their subject matter and their 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. 
     

18. Our trade marks, logos and other intellectual property 

You are not permitted to use our trade marks, logos or any intellectual property which we own or license without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under How you may use material on our site. 

19. Our rights to terminate your account 

We may cancel your account at any time for any reason and without notice, including without limitation, if: 

  1. We discover or have reason to suspect that the information or details you have provided to us about yourself is false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete; 

  1. You have made any use whatsoever of your account or the Website, otherwise than in accordance with these Terms of Use; 

  1. You are using the services available through your account or the Website for an illegal purpose, or if we have reason to believe that your use would in our opinion jeopardise the security of the Website or your account, or would cause us to be in breach of any contractual duty we owe, or would be contrary, or would be in risk of being contrary, in our opinion, to any applicable laws or regulations; or 

  1. If you have committed any other breach of these Terms of Use. 
     

20. How we may use your personal information 

We will only use your personal information as set out in our applicable Privacy and Cookies Policy. 

Last Updated: January 2023