The legal documents provided online are for your convenience only. In all cases the terms and conditions printed in the relevant sale catalogue and in written contracts for sale take precedence over the terms and conditions shown below. This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms and conditions on which you may make use of our website. Please read these terms carefully. By accessing and using our website you agree to be bound by these terms. We may amend or revise these terms at any time by updating the text of this page. It is your responsibility to check this page regularly for such amendments by which you will be bound.
This website is operated by Dawsons Auctioneers Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 10185175, registered office: Unit 8 Cordwallis Park, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7BU.
Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service without notice (see below). You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons accessing the website through your Internet connection are aware of these terms and that they comply with them.
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Our website is not intended to be used by those under 18 years of age since it may contain material of a nature which may be inappropriate for them to view (such as nudity in a work of art) or information on articles which may be harmful and/or illegal in the hands of children. By bidding for or buying articles through our web site you warrant that you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts; and you are at least 18 years old.
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Commentary, data and other materials posted on our website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. The information contained in website may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We will not be liable for any such inaccuracies. We do not make any express or implied warranties or representations in relation to the website (including, without limitation, warranties, non-infringement or any implied warranties), and the same are hereby excluded. We do not accept any liability for faults which may lead to temporary unavailability of the website, whether this is in our reasonable control or not. Our liability in relation to any sale advertised on the website will be as set out in the relevant Conditions of Sale.
We update our website regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our website, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our website may be out-of-date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
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Contracts in relation to the sale of any item advertised on our web site are governed by the Conditions of Sale relating to that particular auction. These will be displayed clearly during the electronic bidding process. Alternatively, they are available on request by contacting us at info@dawsonsauctions.co.uk and letting us which sale you would like the Conditions of Sale for.
Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload material to our website or to make contact with other users of the website you must comply with our content standards. You warrant that any such contribution complies with those standards and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty.
You may link to our website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. Our website must not be framed on any other website. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of material on our website other than that set out above, please address your request to info@dawsonsauctions.co.uk
Our website contains links to various websites and other resources provided by third parties. These links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may be suffered in connection with your use of them.
The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by English law. Any dispute relating to any bid made by you or any contract resulting from acceptance of your bid in respect of any lot shall be governed by the Conditions of Sale applicable to the relevant sale.
In the event that any of these Website Terms of Use are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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