Legal Notice and Terms of Use of hellomagazine.com

In accordance with the UK Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 and other applicable UK legislation on information society services, we inform you of the following:

1. Identity of the website owner

The provider of the services of the Website https://www.hellomagazine.com/ is HELLO LIMITED (hereinafter, “HELLO!” or the “Owner”), a company registered in England and Wales with company number 02210024, whose registered office is at Wellington House, 69/71 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PQ, United Kingdom, and VAT number GB 480771530.

HELLO LIMITED is a company engaged in the publishing and marketing of magazines and digital media content.

You can contact us by email at digitalteam@hellomagazine.com or by writing to us at 230 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 8NW, United Kingdom.

2. Purpose

This Legal Notice governs the use of this domain.

For the purposes of this Legal Notice, the User is the person who accesses the website and/or who submits a request or completes a form or registration process on the website (hereinafter, the “User”).

Use of this website implies acceptance by the User of the terms of use set out in this Legal Notice. Where certain content and/or tools offered through this Website require the application of specific terms, these will be made available to the User. The Owner reserves the right to limit access to certain content or services of the Website.

HELLO! also advises that both the content and services of this Website and these terms of use may be amended without prior notice to the User.

3. Conditions of use

Where registration is required to access certain sections, the User undertakes to provide truthful, accurate and complete information about their identity. The User also undertakes to keep any personal data provided to HELLO! up to date, and will be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements they make.

If you are under the age of 16, you must obtain the consent of your parents, guardians or legal representatives before accessing the services provided through this Website. HELLO! is not responsible for the inaccuracy or falsity of the data provided.

The User undertakes to make lawful and honest use of the Website in accordance with this Legal Notice, and not to use the services of the Website to carry out activities contrary to the law, morality or public order, accepting responsibility towards HELLO! or third parties for any damages arising from illegal or impermissible practices including, but not limited to:

Carrying out, without HELLO!’s prior consent, any manipulation or alteration of this Website, HELLO! accepting no liability arising from such manipulation or alteration by third parties.
Carrying out any act that could damage, disable, overload or impair the Website and its services, or prevent the normal use of the Website by other Users.
Introducing and/or using computer programs, data, defective files, viruses, malicious code, computer or telecommunications equipment, or anything else, regardless of its nature, that could cause damage to the Website, to any of its services, or to any assets (physical or logical) of the Owner’s information systems.
Publishing or collecting commercial communications through the Website, or content or information belonging to other users.
Carrying out unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory acts on the Website, in accordance with this Legal Notice and applicable law.
Infringing the rights of third parties relating to privacy, personal image, data protection, the confidentiality of communications, or intellectual and industrial property.
Concealing or falsifying the origin of emails.
Using false identities, or impersonating others in the use of the Website or any of its services.
Reproducing, distributing, modifying or copying the content of this Website, except where authorised by HELLO! or otherwise legally permitted.
Transmitting usernames and passwords to unauthorised third parties.

a. Links

HELLO! is not responsible for links to third-party websites and their existence does not imply that HELLO! endorses or accepts their content or services. These third-party websites are not controlled by HELLO! and are not covered by this Legal Notice or by our Privacy Policy, and HELLO! assumes no responsibility for the information they contain. Links are provided for informational purposes only and do not, under any circumstances, constitute a suggestion, invitation or recommendation, nor do they imply any association, merger or participation with the linked entities.

If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of those websites may collect your personal information. Please make sure you are comfortable with the privacy policies of these third-party websites before providing any personal information.

b. Content and conditions of use

The content included on this Website is provided solely for Users. Any unauthorised use is prohibited unless HELLO! has given its prior written authorisation.

HELLO! reserves the right to suspend access to all or part of the Website at any time and without prior notice, whether for technical, security, control or maintenance reasons, power supply failures, or any other cause. Accordingly, the availability and continuity of the Website and its content is not guaranteed.

HELLO! will not be liable for interruptions to the service, delays, errors, malfunctions, or any other inconvenience arising from causes beyond its control.

HELLO! is not liable, under any circumstances, for any damages of any kind that may arise from the unavailability of the Website, the transmission of viruses or malicious or harmful programs within its content — despite having adopted all reasonable technological measures to prevent this — or from any misuse of such content, responsibility for which lies exclusively with the person accessing or using it.

c. Intellectual property

This Website and all of its content, including text, images, graphics, software, photographs, logos, illustrations, design and source code, are protected by intellectual and industrial property rights.

Copying, reproduction, distribution, public communication and adaptation of this content is therefore prohibited. All rights are reserved, and the trade names, trademarks and distinctive signs contained on the Website are protected by law.

HELLO! does not grant any authorisation or licence to the User in respect of the intellectual or industrial property rights contained on the Website. The User may only use such material in the manner expressly authorised by HELLO! or by those who have licensed it for use.

The User undertakes not to carry out any act contrary to the intellectual or industrial property rights of the author.

Likewise, all distinctive signs appearing on the Website are owned by HELLO! and are duly registered; their reproduction or distribution by any means is prohibited without the prior, express authorisation of HELLO!, which reserves the right to unilaterally modify the presentation and configuration of the Website, its content and information.

d. Exchange or dissemination of information

The Owner accepts no responsibility for comments or opinions expressed by Users through the Website, or for the exchange of information between Users on the Website; responsibility for any statements made lies with the person who made them. Nevertheless, such comments or statements must comply with this Legal Notice.

The content of posts or blogs by HELLO! contributors published on the Website is not the responsibility of the Owner, except where required by law, and any error, irregularity and/or infringement is the responsibility of the contributor concerned, who is likewise bound by this Legal Notice and warrants that they hold all rights or authorisations required for the use of any intellectual or industrial property.

HELLO! is entitled to remove any comment, opinion, statement or content posted by a User or contributor on the Website.

e. Written communications

Applicable regulations require that some of the information or communications sent to you be in writing. By using the Website, the User accepts that most such communications will be electronic, whether by email or by notices published on the Website. For contractual purposes, the User consents to the use of this electronic means of communication and acknowledges that any contract, notice, information and other communications sent electronically satisfy the legal requirement to be in writing. This does not affect any rights the User has under law.

f. Comments, suggestions, complaints and claims

Comments and suggestions are welcome. HELLO! will receive comments, suggestions, and any queries, complaints or claims through our contact page, or the postal address or email address set out in this Legal Notice.

Complaints and claims will be dealt with as promptly as possible and, in any event, within any legally established timeframe.

4. Use of cookies

HELLO!, as the provider of this Website, uses automated information-gathering procedures to keep a record of Users visiting the Website. Please see our Cookies Policy for further information.

5. Data protection

You can consult our policy on the protection of personal data in our Privacy Policy.

6. HELLO!’s social media

HELLO! may have profiles on various social media platforms (Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, etc.). By joining or interacting with these profiles, Users accept the terms of use and privacy policies of the relevant social media platform.

7. Governing law

This Legal Notice is governed by the laws of England and Wales, and any relationship arising from its acceptance or otherwise connected with it will be governed by the applicable laws of England and Wales, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protections available to you under the laws of your own country of residence.