Your access to and use of hotonearth.co.uk ("the Website") is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.

The contents of the Website do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making, any decision.

hotonearth.co.uk reserves the right to:

3.1    change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that hotonearth.co.uk shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal; and

3.2    change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.

4.1    To join the Big Green Directory a reciprocal link to HotonEarth must be in place on your website for your submission to be approved.

4.2    Reciprocal links will be monitored, and removal of the link may constitute the removal of your entry from the Directory.

4.3    Using your link back to HotonEarth we will monitor to the best of our ability the volume of traffic you send to the site. High volumes will result in your entry in the Directory being placed higher in the list.

4.4    HotonEarth reserve the right to decline a submission to the Directory if we feel the business suggested is insufficiently 'green' or concerned with environmental affairs.

5.1    The Carbon Calculator on HotonEarth allows individuals to calculate the approximate amount of carbon Dioxide /C02 they emit in a year.

5.2    Even just the process of filling in your details can highlight to you where you are going wrong – if you find you are entering 3 flights to Australia and 2 to New York as an annual average for your aviation travel, you may realise you should try and cut this down!

5.3    To make the Calculator effective, but not overly complicated or long winded, we have simplified many aspects - for example, we have not included every kind of heating possible.

5.4    The result given by our Carbon Calculator is based largely on averages and is intend to give an idea of your carbon footprint – not an exact reading; it is to be used as a tool to learn from.

5.5    We have studied the calculations and results of many experts in the field of Carbon emissions and climate change to collate the data used by our Carbon Calculator. However, this can not guarantee its accuracy, as this area of research is constantly under debate and evolving, whilst our knowledge and understanding is continuously expanding.

5.6    It is important to remember that as a consumer we contribute to emissions through ‘embedded’ energy also, through the production of the packaging of the goods we buy, or the transportation of our food. Whilst we include these factors in our ‘Bonus Points’ scheme, it is impossible to incorporate these results accurately into our Carbon Calculator as most, if not all, individuals will not know the extent of their emissions in this area.

5.7    It’s also worth noting that this Calculator only concerns itself with Carbon Dioxide – other green house gases are also emitted and cause damage to the environment, but we can not cover these in detail here. However, by taking heed of your results from our Carbon Calculator, you can help cut your emission of all greenhouse gases.

The Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.

6.1    All copyright, trade marks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to hotonearth.co.uk or otherwise used by hotonearth.co.uk as permitted by law.

6.2    In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial home use only.

7.1    The Website is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

7.2    To the extent permitted by law, hotonearth.co.uk will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data, profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website.

7.3    hotonearth.co.uk makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive.

7.4    Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of hotonearth.co.uk for death or personal injury as a result of the negligence of hotonearth.co.uk or that of its employees or agents.

You agree to indemnify and hold hotonearth.co.uk and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against hotonearth.co.uk arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website.

If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and you hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.