Terms & Conditions

These website terms explain the rules that apply when you access and use the Black Hive Digital website. They do not replace the proposal, contract or other written terms agreed for client services.

About us

This website is operated by Black Hive Digital Ltd (“Black Hive Digital”, “we”, “us” or “our”). We are registered in Northern Ireland under company number NI702221. Our registered office is 6a Glenavy Road, Ballinderry Upper, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 2PE.

You can contact us at hello@blackhivedigital.com or by telephoning 028 9600 5098.

Acceptance of these terms

By using this website, you confirm that you accept these terms and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree, you should stop using the website.

You should also read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

Information on this website

The website provides general information about Black Hive Digital, our services, experience and work. Its content is not professional, legal, financial or other specialist advice on which you should rely.

We aim to keep information accurate and useful, but we do not guarantee that all content will always be complete, current or free from errors. Project examples describe work undertaken in particular circumstances and do not guarantee that another project will achieve the same outcome.

Services and client agreements

Submitting an enquiry does not create a contract or oblige either party to proceed. Website design, development, hosting, maintenance, support and related services are supplied only when agreed separately in writing.

If you become a client, the relevant proposal, scope, contract, statement of work or other written agreement will govern the services. If there is any conflict between these website terms and a signed client agreement, the client agreement will take priority in relation to those services.

Permitted use

You may access and use this website for lawful personal or business purposes. You must not:

• Use the website in breach of any applicable law or regulation.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, database or connected systems.
• Introduce viruses, malicious code or other material that may damage or disrupt the website or another system.
• Use automated tools to scrape, extract or reproduce substantial parts of the website without permission, except legitimate search-engine indexing.
• Interfere with the operation, security or availability of the website.
• Misrepresent your identity or submit information that is knowingly false, unlawful or infringes another person’s rights.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, Black Hive Digital owns or is licensed to use the intellectual-property rights in this website, including its design, layout, code, written content, graphics and branding.

You may view pages and print or save reasonable extracts for your own internal, non-commercial use. You must not copy, republish, modify, distribute, sell or commercially exploit website content without our prior written permission.

Client names, trademarks, logos, photography and project materials displayed in our portfolio may belong to the relevant clients or third-party rights holders. Their inclusion does not transfer any ownership or permission to reuse them.

Portfolio information

Our portfolio may include websites, designs or development work completed for clients. Unless expressly stated, references to a project do not imply an ongoing endorsement, partnership or guarantee. Websites operated by clients may change after our involvement, and we are not responsible for later content or modifications made by others.

Links to other websites

This website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for context or convenience. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their availability, security, content, products, services or privacy practices. A link does not necessarily mean that we endorse the third party.

Linking to this website

You may link to publicly available pages in a fair and lawful way that does not damage our reputation or suggest an association or endorsement that does not exist. You must not frame this website within another website or link from content that is unlawful or misleading.

Website availability and security

We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or free from faults. We may suspend, withdraw, update or restrict any part of it without notice where reasonably necessary.

Although we take reasonable security precautions, you are responsible for using appropriate protection on your own devices and systems.

Our responsibility to you

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss or damage arising solely from reliance on general website content, inability to access the website, malicious software introduced by a third party, or use of a third-party website linked from this website.

If you use this website for business purposes, we will not be liable under these website terms for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts, anticipated savings, goodwill, reputation or data. Liability arising from paid client services is governed by the relevant client agreement.

Privacy

Personal information submitted through this website is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Our use of cookies and similar technologies is explained in our Cookie Policy.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes to the website, our business or legal requirements. The latest version will be published on this page. Your continued use of the website after a change means the updated terms will apply from that point.

Governing law

These terms and any non-contractual dispute arising from use of this website are governed by the laws of Northern Ireland.

If you use the website for business purposes, the courts of Northern Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you may also have rights to bring proceedings in the part of the United Kingdom in which you live.

Contact

If you have a question about these terms, contact hello@blackhivedigital.com.