Site terms and conditions

This is the official Site for [56 Sage Street]. Please ensure you read these terms and conditions ("conditions") carefully as they govern your access and use of this Site.

References to "you" or "your" are references to any person accessing this website ("Site"). References to "we", "us" or "our" are references to Barclays Bank PLC. References to "Barclays Group" are references to us, our parent company and any companies we or our parent company totally or partly own at any time.

We reserve the right to change these conditions at any time without notice by updating this posting and your continued access to or use of this Site will constitute your acceptance of any such changes.

Company information

Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA register number 122702). Registered in England. Registered number 1026167. Registered office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.

We reserve the right to change these conditions at any time without notice by updating this posting and your continued access to or use of this Site will constitute your acceptance of any such changes.

Use of Site

This Site is available to users aged 13 years or older . If you're not yet 18 years old, please ensure you seek consent from your parent or guardian to continue accessing or using this Site. If you're not 13 years or older or you do not have your parents/guardian's consent to access this Site or play the game or you do not agree with any of our conditions, or you're not allowed or eligible to access this Site or play the game for any other reason, please discontinue using the Site immediately.

By continuing to use this Site or playing the game, you accept these conditions and further confirm that you're at least 13 years or older and meet eligibility criteria for accessing this Site.

We can in our sole discretion stop you using or accessing this Site at any time if we believe or determine that you've breached these conditions or your conduct will or is likely to harm other users or our interests.

[Please note that all characters, names, streets and retail outlets featured in this game are fictitious and any resemblance to living individuals, places or companies is entirely coincidental.]

Registration

You do not have to register to access this Site or play the game. You may however connect to Facebook using Facebook Connect so that you can save your progress on the game, share content with your friends and post comments and updates on Facebook. If you do so, you must comply with Facebook terms and conditions.

We're not liable for any harm you may suffer for unauthorised, improper or inappropriate use of your Facebook account or details.

Your information

We're not responsible for any personal information that you publicly disclose (intentionally or unintentionally) when using or in relation to this Site such as through discussion forums, or message boards or social networking sites. You should avoid posting or sharing information that may personally identify you when accessing this Site.

Intellectual property

This Site and all its content (including the game, text, images, design, artwork, copy, creatives, graphics, logos, audio and video content and software) is the copyright of Barclays Bank PLC and is owned by us or our affiliates, subsidiaries, licensors or suppliers. All our rights are reserved. All trade marks and logos used on this Site are our intellectual property. You may only access or use this Site as a user, for your personal, private, non-transferable and non-commercial use. You may not download, reproduce, transmit or modify any part of this Site without our prior written permission. You may furthermore not sell, rent, sublicense, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of this Site or ortion of the content, game or Site or participate in the transfer or sale, or create derivative works or in any way exploit any of the content without our prior written permission. You may not do anything to seek, gain or derive commercial gain from accessing or using this Site.

User content

This Site may include tools or features which allow you to communicate with other users or create, post, upload, share and distribute your own content (like pictures, photographs or videos).] This content can be viewed, copied, downloaded or otherwise accessed by other users, who may share or distribute it e.g. via social networking Ssites like Facebook or Twitter enabling your content to be shared even widely. We have no control over how your content may be viewed or subsequently shared and we do not accept any responsibility for and will not be liable for any consequences which may flow, or any damage which you may suffer, from this.

By generating, uploading or posting content on this Site, you grant us a royalty free, irrevocable licence to use your content in whatever manner and form we deem fit (including reproducing, displaying, distributing, modifying the content) and to making this content available to other entities with whom we may have a relationship.

We cannot and do not monitor or manage all content generated by users. We therefore do not make any promises about its accuracy, integrity or quality and do not endorse it in any manner. If you rely or use content generated by other users, you do so at your own risk. We may however block, edit or remove content which we believe is inappropriate, unacceptable, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for this Site.

By generating, uploading or posting content on this Site, you grant us a royalty free, irrevocable licence to use your content in whatever manner and form we deem fit (including reproducing, displaying, distributing, modifying the content) and to making this content available to other entities with whom we may have a relationship.

We cannot and do not monitor or manage all content generated by users. We therefore do not any promises about its accuracy, integrity or quality and do not endorse it in any manner. If you rely or use content generated by other users, you do so at your own risk. We may however block, edit or remove content which we believe is inappropriate, unacceptable, unlawful or otherwise unsuitable for this Site.

Rules of conduct

You're responsible for all activities, acts or omissions that occur using your user name and password. You must not use this Site or allow or collude with others to use it in a manner that attempts or is likely to:

  • be defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive, or which may or may appear to impersonate anyone else;
  • affect us adversely or reflect negatively on us, this Site or its features, our goodwill, name or reputation or cause duress, distress or discomfort to us or anyone else, or discourage any person, firm or enterprise from using all or any portion, features or functions of the Site, or from advertising, linking or becoming a supplier to us in connection with the Site;
  • send or result in the transmission of junk e-mail, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages, or so-called "spamming" and "phishing";
  • be used for commercial or business purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing or offering goods or services, whether or not for financial or any other form of compensation or through linking with any other website or web pages;
  • transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses, spyware, or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
  • violate any laws, regulations, judicial or governmental order or any treaties, or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise;
  • gain unauthorized access to the Site, other users' accounts, names, passwords, personal information or other computers, website or pages, connected or linked to the Site or to use the Site in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with these terms;
  • hack, reverse engineer, modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of this Site or the rights of use and enjoyment of the Site by any other person, firm or enterprise; or
  • collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any material or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Site, unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so.

Third party products and services

Where we provide hypertext links to third party internet website, such links are not an endorsement by us of any products or services in such website. You use such links entirely at your own risk and we accept no responsibility or liability for the content, use or availability of such website. We have not verified the truth or accuracy of any content of such website.

This Site may also contain some material provided by third parties and we accept no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of such material.

No third party is permitted to link any other web-site to this Site or provide a link from this Site to another web-site without obtaining our prior written consent.

No offer

Nothing on this Site should be construed as a solicitation or offer, or recommendation, to acquire or dispose of any investment or to engage in any other transaction, or to provide any investment advice or service.

No warranty

Although we have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information provided on this Site is accurate, we give no warranties of any kind, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any such information. Opinions and any other contents at the Site are provided by us for personal use and informational purposes only and are subject to change without notice.

Nothing contained on the Site constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice and is not to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should obtain relevant and specific professional advice before making any investment decision.

No liability

We will accept no liability in any event including (without limitation) negligence for any damages or loss of any kind, including (without limitation) direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, expenses or losses arising out of, or in connection with your use or inability to use the Site, or in connection with any error, omission, defect, computer virus or system failure, or loss of any profit, goodwill or reputation, even if expressly advised of the possibility of such loss or damages, arising out of or in connection with the access of, use of, performance of, browsing in or linking to other Sites from this Site.

We do not exclude our duties or liabilities under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site or any part of it, with or without notice, at any time. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.

Governing law

English law governs these terms and conditions and you agree that the English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any matter or dispute in connection with or arising out of this Site and these terms and conditions.

This Site is designed for use in the UK and is not directed to, nor intended for distribution or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where the publication or availability of this Site or such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. If you choose to access information on this Site, it is your responsibility to comply with the applicable local, national or international laws and any use of this Site outside the UK is entirely at your own risk. For guidance relating to your specific situation, please contact your legal adviser.

The products and services represented within this Site are intended for UK customers only.

Your feedback

We want to hear from you if you feel unhappy with the service you've received from us. Letting us know your concerns gives us the opportunity to put matters right for you and improve our service to all our customers. You can complain in person at your branch, in writing, by email or by telephone. A leaflet detailing how we deal with complaints is available on request in any of our branches, from the Barclays Information Line on 0800 400 100 1 or at www.barclays.co.uk. Alternatively you can write to Barclays, Leicester LE87 2BB.

Important information

1. To maintain a quality service, we may monitor and record phone calls. Calls to 0800 numbers are free when calling from a UK landline. Charges may apply when using a mobile phone or when calling from abroad. Read our call charges and information