Preamble
We do not wish to rule with an iron rod, but sadly we feel that we have to outline some disclaimers and terms that visitors to our web site most abide by.

General
The content presented on this web site is for informational purposes only. No contract is expressed or implied by your use of this web site or the information presented, you are free to read, use and/or apply it at your own will; although, if you are unable or unwilling to abide by these terms and conditions laid out in this document (and others on this site), please discontinue your use of the site immediately.

Definitions

• “We”, “us” – Anyone connected with this web site, whether a person or group of people is/are an owner, webmaster, maintainer, staff member/contributor or any other third party author/contributor.
• “This (web) site” – The web site that the disclaimer(s) in this document apply to, in this instance “PC From Scratch” located at http://www.pcfromscratch.co.uk.
• “Content”, “material” – Any information contained within this web site, whether in any kind of text (html, PDF, word/text processor format such as .doc or .rtf, etc.) document, or image file, or as included in any downloadable file and/or software.
• “External (web) site” – any web site not created and/or maintained by the people responsible for PC From Scratch, and/or if it resides under a domain name other than www.PCFromScratch.co.uk

Content Warranty
The maintainers, authors and contributors to/of this web site (PC From Scratch) do their utmost to ensure that the information presented is as accurate and relevant as possible.

We provide the information on this web site free of charge in the hope that you will find it useful, it is presented “as-is” and without any warranty of any kind. The webmasters, authors or contributors of/to this web site (PC From Scratch) will not be held responsible in any way for any kind/type of loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or consequential that may have been a result of viewing information/content presented on this web site and/or then acted upon.

It is the reader’s responsibility to determine the suitability of any instructions, or directions presented. It is also the reader’s responsibility to ensure that he or she is competent enough to carry out “work” (builds, upgrades, installations, etc.) based on information presented – if in doubt, please seek the advice of a professional.

It is the reader’s responsibility to verify any information or claim made on this site if they are in any doubt about its accuracy against another, unconnected, source.

Recommendations:
We may make recommendations to particular computer hardware and/or software. The products recommended may not be based upon personal experience or usage. Where we single out various recommendations, we will research these via the internet for general reliability and quality – but, due to the speed at which product lines change, there is no way that we guarantee the quality or suitability of any product or service recommendations made on this web site.

It is the reader’s responsibility to ensure that any product or service purchased as a result of a recommendation presented on this web site is appropriate for its intended use, and/or is compatible for use with any other existing product(s) and/or service(s).

External links
This web site contains links to external web sites that are either provided by us, or by visitors to this web site. Unless otherwise stated these externally linked to web sites are not connected to PC From Scratch and these disclaimers and any other policies/copyrights outlined on this web site do not apply. Please refer to that site’s own documentation for their disclaimers and policies.

Any link to an external web site is checked/verified before being published on this web site. We check that the linked to web site’s content is suitable (e.g. not pornographic, etc.), although, because the internet is not a static entity and is ever changing, there is no we can guarantee that any externally linked web site will remain suitable (sometimes a domain name ownership will unknowingly lapse, only to be registered by a domain squatter). If you have followed a link from this web site and feel it is unsuitable, please inform us.

We do not endorse or provide any kind of warranty for any information provided in any externally linked web site, none is expressed or implied. Furthermore, we will not be made responsible for any damage or loss of any kind by following and/or acting upon information contained in a web site followed via a link on PC From Scratch.

Safety
Computers themselves are not inherently dangerous, but most are connected to the mains to provide power for their operation, and as we all know, mains power can kill.

Make sure your computer equipment, or anything you are working on, is disconnected from the mains before attempting to work on it. Do not disassemble and/or insert anything into the Power Supply Unit, even when disconnected from the mains supply as they can retain a charge.

We advise you to follow any safety warnings and/or instructions that accompany any equipment that you acquire. We cannot be held responsible for any kind of injury, loss or damage of any kind as a result of your negligence and/or inability/unwillingness to follow a suitable level of safety.

Support and updates
We make every effort to ensure that this web site and its content is kept up to date, but there is no way we can guarantee that it will be up to date due to the speed at which the computer industry moves.

The information and services provided on the PC From Scratch web site is provided for free, as a result, its owner(s), maintainer(s), staff and contributors are under no obligation whatsoever to provide updates to the web site or support of any kind.

Trademarks
Any Trademarks used on this web site belong to their respective owners and not to us; we use them solely to help identify various products sold by those manufacturers. Our use of these trademarks is not intended to, nor does it imply or express any kind of endorsement, etc., of PC From Scratch by the trademark’s owner, or vice-versa (unless otherwise stated).

Third party comments and opinions
Comments and/or opinions expressed by third party authors may not be shared by PC From Scratch or any of its staff, unless otherwise stated.

Forum posts and comments
Comments posted and/or opinions expressed to our forums and/or comments sections made by site visitors, remain the “property” of the original author and not us. Nor are these opinions and/or views necessarily shared by us.

Posters to the forums and comments sections shall not post copyrighted materials, nor shall they post any kind of illegal, immoral, defamatory racist or abusive content. Any poster who does not abide by this will be dealt with accordingly. Posters should only submit copyrighted material content where they have permission to do so, or as copyright laws allows.

We reserve the right to edit or remove any comment or forum post at any time without prior notice and without reason for doing so.

Membership
Most of this web site is currently available to people who have not registered, but for security reasons, you must register an account to be able to use the forums and comments features. Account registration is free.

It is your responsibility to ensure the security of your password and account; it is your account and your account only, you must not allow others to use it – they will have to sign up for their own account if they wish to use the sections that are only available to registered users. Any abuse of your account may result in it being terminated and depending upon the severity of abuse, other action may be taken.