Terms & Conditions

1. Scope, Operational Platforms & Applicability

1.1 These Master Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) constitute a single, legally binding agreement governing your access to and use of all digital platforms, websites, B2B supplier directories, databases, and online services owned, operated, or maintained by EchoBlue Ltd (“We”, “Us”, “Our”, or the “Company”).

1.2 EchoBlue Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 08035761, with its registered office and main trading address at Suite C, Mulberry Court, Stour Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PS, United Kingdom. Our VAT registration number is GB 369 8008 60. We are regulated by The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP).

1.3 This consolidated document unifies and replaces all prior individual platform terms, terms of use, terms of acceptance, and acceptable use policies across all Company platforms. These Terms apply across all current and future EchoBlue Ltd web platforms and trade names, including but not limited to:

1.4 By accessing, browsing, or using any of our Sites, or by registering an account on any platform, you confirm that you accept these Terms in full and agree to strictly comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease using all our Sites.

2. Who We Are & Contact Details

2.1 To contact us regarding general enquiries, support, legal matters, or copyright concerns, please use the following contact details:

• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: +44 (0)1202 485884
• Postal Address: Suite C, Mulberry Court, Stour Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PS, United Kingdom

3. Terms Structure & Related Policies

3.1 These Master Terms combine and incorporate the following key operational rules into a single document:

• General Terms of Use & Platform Access (Section 4 & 5)
• Intellectual Property & Database Rights (Section 6)
• AI Scraping & Data Mining Restrictions (Section 7)
• Acceptable Use Policy & Content Standards (Section 8 & 9)
• B2B Directory Disclaimer & Liability Provisions (Section 10 & 11)

3.2 In addition to these Terms, your use of our Sites is also governed by:

• Our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we collect, use, and process your personal information.
• Our Cookie Policy, which provides details regarding the cookies and tracking technologies deployed on our Sites.

4. Site Access, Changes & Suspension

4.1 Access to our Sites is permitted on a temporary basis free of charge. We do not guarantee that our Sites, or any content on them, will always be available, secure, or uninterrupted.

4.2 We reserve the right to withdraw, suspend, restrict, or amend the service or content on any or all of our Sites without notice for operational, commercial, or security reasons. Where possible, we will attempt to give reasonable notice of major changes or suspensions.

4.3 You are responsible for configuring your information technology, software, and platforms to access our Sites and for deploying your own virus protection software. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons accessing our Sites through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.

5. User Accounts & Security Credentials

5.1 If you choose, or are provided with, a user identification code, password, account registration, or any other security credential as part of our platform procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and must not disclose it to any third party.

5.2 You are solely responsible for all activities and transactions that occur under your account.

5.3 We reserve the right to disable any user account, identification code, or password at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any provision of these Terms.

5.4 If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your security details or password, you must promptly notify us at [email protected] or +44 (0)1202 485884.

6. Intellectual Property, Database Rights & Trademarks

6.1 We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Sites and in the material published on them, including but not limited to site design, text, graphics, logos, images, video, sound, code, software, and overall selection and layout. These works are protected by UK and international copyright laws and treaties. All rights are strictly reserved.

6.2 Proprietary Database Rights: The specialized databases of suppliers, technical specifications, products, news, and technical information across our platforms (DA, OST, UST, AAMI) constitute proprietary databases protected under the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 and international database protection laws.

6.3 Permitted Personal & Internal Reference Use: You may print off one copy and download extracts of pages or material from our Sites for your personal use or internal business reference only, provided that:

• No content, text, or graphics are modified in any way.
• No illustrations, photographs, video, or audio sequences are used separately from accompanying text.
• Our copyright and trademark notices appear on all copies and our status as authors is acknowledged.
• Content is not republished, resold, redistributed, or exploited for commercial purposes without obtaining an express written licence from us or our licensors.

6.4 Registered Trademarks: “Defense Advancement”, “Ocean Science Technology”, “Unmanned Systems Technology”, and associated logos are registered trademarks of EchoBlue Ltd (including UK trademark numbers UK00003646168 & UK00004343856). You are not permitted to use them without our prior written approval.

7. Automated Extraction, AI Training & Scraping Restrictions

7.1 Data Mining and Screen Scraping: You must not use, deploy, or facilitate any automated system, device, software, script, spider, crawler, scraper, or robot to extract, harvest, index, or screen-scrape data, directory listings, technical specifications, or content from any of our Sites for any commercial or non-commercial purpose.

7.2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training Exclusion: You strictly do not have permission to scrape, ingest, extract, parse, or process any text, images, technical database listings, or content from any of our Sites for the purpose of training, fine-tuning, developing, or feeding artificial intelligence (AI) models, machine learning algorithms, or large language models (LLMs) without an express, written commercial licensing agreement executed by a director of EchoBlue Ltd.

7.3 Search Engine Exception: Nothing in Section 7 restricts standard web search engine indexing or real-time AI retrieval features that cite and link directly back to the original source URL on our Site.

8. Terms of Acceptance & Acceptable Use Policy

8.1 You may use our Sites only for lawful purposes. You agree not to use our Sites:

• In any way that breaches local, national, or international laws or regulations.
• In any way that is unlawful, fraudulent, or has unlawful or fraudulent effects.
• To harm or attempt to harm minors in any way.
• To bully, insult, intimidate, humiliate, harass, or defame any person.
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, or re-use material that fails to comply with our Content Standards.
• To transmit or procure any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or spam.
• To knowingly introduce or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware, or other malicious computer code designed to adversely affect computer software or hardware.

8.2 You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any part of our Sites, equipment, networks, or software used in delivering our services, or attack our Sites via a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. A breach of this provision may constitute a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

9. User Submissions & Content Standards

9.1 Content Standards: These standards apply to all material, text, data, or media you submit, upload, or post to our Sites or interactive services (“Contributions”). Contributions must be accurate (where stating facts), genuinely held (where stating opinions), and comply with applicable UK laws.

9.2 Contributions must not be defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, discriminatory, sexually explicit, promote violence, infringe any intellectual property or privacy right of a third party, or contain unauthorized advertising.

9.3 Licence to Uploaded Material: Any content or contribution uploaded to our Sites will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain ownership of your content, but grant EchoBlue Ltd a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, store, copy, reproduce, distribute, and display such content across our platforms.

9.4 We reserve the right to disclose your identity to any third party claiming that content posted by you infringes their intellectual property or privacy rights.

10. B2B Directory & Accuracy Disclaimer

10.1 The technical specifications, supplier listings, product descriptions, news, and editorial content published across our Sites are provided for general guidance and informational purposes only. Content does not amount to legal, engineering, commercial, or specialist advice.

10.2 While we endeavor to ensure accuracy, much of the data across our B2B directories (DA, OST, UST, AAMI) is supplied by commercial third parties, advertisers, and vendors. We make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, express or implied, that content on our Sites is accurate, complete, up to date, or fit for any specific engineering, commercial, or operational purpose.

10.3 The inclusion of any vendor, product, technical specification, or advertisement on our Sites does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or verification by EchoBlue Ltd. You are solely responsible for performing your own due diligence before entering into commercial arrangements with any vendor.

10.4 Third-Party Links: Where our Sites contain links to external sites or third-party resources, these are provided for reference only. We have no control over third-party content and accept no responsibility for loss or damage arising from your use of them.

11. Limitation of Liability & Indemnity

11.1 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the laws of England and Wales.

11.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, EchoBlue Ltd excludes all conditions, warranties, representations, or implied terms that may apply to our Sites or any content on them.

11.3 Business Users: EchoBlue Ltd will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with:

• Use of, or inability to use, our Sites;
• Use of, or reliance on, any content, technical data, or directory listings on our Sites;
• Loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
• Business interruption or loss of anticipated savings;
• Loss of business opportunity, goodwill, or reputation; or
• Any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

11.4 Subject to Section 11.1, EchoBlue Ltd’s total aggregate liability to any business user in connection with platform use shall not exceed £100.

11.5 Consumer Users: If accessing as a consumer, please note our Sites are provided for domestic and private use only. You agree not to use our Sites for commercial purposes. If defective digital content supplied by us damages a device due to lack of reasonable care and skill, we will repair or compensate.

11.6 Indemnity: You agree to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EchoBlue Ltd, its directors, officers, employees, and agents against all claims, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, misuse of our Sites, or violation of our Content Standards.

12. Enforcement & Termination

12.1 Failure to comply with these Terms constitutes a material breach. Upon breach, we reserve the right to take any or all of the following actions:

• Immediate, temporary, or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our Sites and disabling of your account credentials.
• Immediate, temporary, or permanent removal of any contribution or listing uploaded by you.
• Issuance of a formal warning.
• Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis resulting from the breach.
• Disclosure of information to law enforcement authorities as reasonably required.

13. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

13.1 We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation. This will not affect your statutory rights.

13.2 If you are a business user, these Terms, their subject matter, and formation (including non-contractual disputes) are governed exclusively by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

13.3 If you are a consumer user, English law applies, and disputes may be brought in the courts of England and Wales, or in Scotland / Northern Ireland if you reside there.