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Terms & Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern your use of the Nextstep web site. If you do not agree with any of the terms and conditions, do not use this web site. If you do use the web site, your conduct indicates that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions. Nextstep reserves the right to amend any of the terms and conditions at any time. You are advised to regularly review these terms and conditions.

Copyright Notices

Unless otherwise specified the copyright in the contents of all the pages in this web site are owned or licensed to Nextstep or the merchants advertising within. This includes the contents of the web site visible through a browser, and also any JavaScript and PHP code.

All trademarks referred to on this site are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners. However, Nextstep can not be held accountable for any trademark or copyright infringements.

The contents of this web site may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed or republished in any form or by any means without the prior express written permission of Nextstep. You may print or download to disk the contents of an individual page of this web site for the purpose of private and personal non-commercial use. However, you may only make one copy of any content.

You may link to the Nextstep web site, but the linked web site must not be displayed within a frame, rather it should open in a new window. Any exceptions to this condition require the prior express written permission of Nextstep.

Exclusion of Nextstep Liability

The information and material on this web site does not constitute advice and is for information purposes alone. You should not rely on any information or material in this web site to make (or refrain from making) any decision or take (or refrain from taking) any action.

Nextstep does not make any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or fitness for purpose of any information or material on this web site or the reliability of the access to this web site. Under no circumstances does Nextstep accept liability of any description, damages or losses (including, without limitation, loss of business, revenue, profits, or consequential loss) whatsoever resulting from use of or inability to use this web site.

Nextstep will endeavour to keep this web site free from error, though we make no warranty that this web site (or web sites which are linked to this web site) is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer program. The pages contained in this web site may contain technical inaccuracies and typographical errors.

The Nextstep web site and services are provided on an "AS IS" basis. The information in these pages may be updated from time to time (without prior notice) and may at times be out of date. Nextstep accepts no responsibility for keeping the information in these pages up to date or liability for any failure to do so. Nextstep reserves the right and may, at any time and without notice and any liability to you, modify or discontinue this web site and its services or delete the data you provide, whether temporarily or permanently. Nextstep shall have no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, deletion, failure to store, inaccuracy, or improper delivery of any data or information.

Third Party Services and Advertisements

This web site contains material submitted and created by third parties. You are solely responsible for evaluating any goods or services offered by third parties via this web site. The accuracy of this content is the sole responsibility of the original authors and, as such, does not reflect the views and opinions of Nextstep. Nextstep excludes all liability for any illegality arising from or error, omission or inaccuracy in such material.

The Nextstep web site also contains links to other web sites that are not under the control of and are not maintained by Nextstep. Nextstep is not responsible for the content of these web sites and does not necessarily endorse the material on these web sites. In the event that you find this content objectionable or offensive you shall not hold Nextstep responsible in any way.

Representations made regarding products and services provided by third parties are governed by the policies and representations made by these third parties. Nextstep shall not be liable for or responsible in any way for any interaction or transactions between you and third parties. Any personal information you choose to disclose to third parties is at your own risk.

Law Governing these Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions and any dispute arising out of your use of this web site or our products or services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with local laws where the headquarters of the owner of this web site is located, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. By registering or using this web site and service you consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the county or city where the headquarters of the owner of this web site is located.

In the event that these Terms and Conditions conflict with any law under which any provision may be held invalid by a court with jurisdiction over the parties, such provision will be interpreted to reflect the original intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions will remain valid and intact. The failure of either party to assert any right under these Terms and Conditions shall not be considered a waiver of that party's right and that right will remain in full force and effect. Without regard to any statute or contrary law that any claim or cause arising out of this web site or its services must be filed within 1 year after such claim or cause arises or the claim shall be forever barred. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions and we shall be relieved of any further obligation.