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Terms of Use
Formula One Digital Media Limited (registered in England with company number: 08915039 whose registered office
is at No.2 St. James’s Market, London, SW1Y 4AH) operates F1esports.com and is part of the Formula 1
group of companies (”Formula 1 Companies”) which have the exclusive right to commercialise the
FIA Formula One World Championship in all media.
Access to and use of this site (the "Site") is provided by Formula One Digital Media Limited ("we", "us", and/or "our")
subject to the following terms and conditions.
To contact us, please email webmaster@formula1.com.
By using this Site you agree to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions.
If you do not agree with all of these terms and conditions, you must exit this Site now.
You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this Site through your internet
connection are aware of these terms of and conditions and other applicable terms and conditions,
and that they comply with them.
Privacy
We will only use any personal data collected through your use of this Site in accordance with our Privacy Policy below.
Updates and Changes
We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes online.
You are responsible for regularly reviewing the terms and conditions posted on this Site ensure
you understand the terms that apply at that time. By using this Site after any such changes you
agree to comply with, and be bound by, the terms and conditions in force at the time.
We may update and change this Site from time to time in relation to our users’ needs, our business
priorities and/or to reflect changes to any product or service offered by us.
Availability
We do not guarantee that this Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted.
We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of this Site for business
and operational reasons (including maintenance, updates, technical improvements or to develop its
content and/or presentation).
Viruses, Bugs and Malicious Use
We do not guarantee that this Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to
access this Site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse this Site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or
other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain
unauthorised access to this Site, the server on which this Site is stored or any server,
computer or database connected to this Site. You must not attack this Site via a denial-of-service
attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a
criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant
law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity
to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this Site will cease immediately.
Copyright, Database Rights, Trademarks and other Intellectual Property
The material and content provided on this Site is for your personal, non-commercial use only, save
where expressly provided, and you agree not for yourself or through or by way of assistance from
any third party to distribute copy extract or commercially exploit such material or content.
You further agree not to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, modify, adapt, translate,
prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt
to derive source code from this Site. Except as otherwise indicated, all materials on this Site,
including, but not limited to photographs, other images, illustrations, text, video clips and
written and other materials contained in this Site are protected by copyrights, database rights,
trademarks and/or other intellectual property rights owned, or used with permission of their owners,
by us or our affiliates or associates. This Site as a whole is protected by copyright and other
intellectual property rights. All rights are reserved.
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FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, F1 GRAND PRIX, FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX and related marks
are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1 Company. All rights reserved.
For more information on the use of our trademarks
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You may make a copy of this content for your personal non-commercial use only, provided that you keep all
copyright and other proprietary notices intact and you agree not to modify, copy, reproduce, republish,
upload, frame, post, transmit or distribute by any means or in any manner, any material or information
on or downloaded from this Site including but not limited to text, graphics, video, messages, code and/or
software without our prior written consent. No right, title or interest in any material or software is
transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying.
Our Liability
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our
negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation,
or for anything else for which it would be unlawful to do so.
To the extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty,
or otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever in any way connected with your use or inability to use this Site,
or your use or reliance on any content on this Site.
This Site and its content may contain inaccuracies and/or typographical errors. To the extent permitted by law,
we exclude all warranties, terms, conditions and representations that might otherwise by implied by law in relation to this Site.
Links
We make no representations whatsoever about any other sites that you may access through this Site or that may link to this Site.
Linking to this Site is permitted so long as such use does not create any unauthorised association between the
Formula 1 Companies and its brands, and any third party or its products or services.
The name of this Site must be used in such links, i.e. [insert URL], but none of our Logos may be used.
When you access any other website you understand that it is independent from this Site and that we have no
control over the content or availability of that website. In particular, you agree that any dealings you
have with such third party site operators (including payment for and delivery of products or services and
any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations, acts or omissions associated with such dealings)
shall be on the terms and conditions (if any) of the third party operator and a matter solely between such
third party operator and yourself.
In addition, a link to any other website does not mean that we endorse or accept any responsibility whatsoever
for the content contained on such website or the use by you of it. We shall not be liable for any loss or
damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content,
goods or services available through any such site or resource.
Registration
You may register to become a member of this Site. Becoming a member of this Site is not a registration to
take part in the F1 Sim Racing, which will be subject to separate terms and conditions.
In order to register to become a member of this Site you must be at least 16 years of age.
You undertake that all information provided by you for the purpose of registering on this Site is accurate and complete.
If we accept your registration for this Site we will confirm this by allowing access to the membership services
through use of your username and password.
We may refuse your application for participation at our discretion.
Use of Membership
Each membership for this Site is for a single user only. You may not share your username or password
with any other person nor with multiple users on a network. You may only use the membership services
for personal non-commercial use.
You are responsible for the acts or omissions of any third parties who use your membership,
whether fraudulent or not. You agree to indemnify us against any claims arising out of unauthorised
use of the membership services and/or or your username and password. For the avoidance of doubt;
we shall not be liable if your username and password is used by someone else.
We have the right to disable any username or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us,
at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any provisions of these terms and conditions.
If you feel or suspect that there has been a breach (of any kind) of your membership and/or username and
password then you must immediately notify us and change your password as soon as possible.
Termination of Membership
You may at any time end your membership by requesting the cancellation of membership services.
Your request will be effective from the first working day after receipt by us of the request.
Where you commit a material breach of these terms and conditions or where we have good cause,
we may terminate your membership without prior notification or warning.
You will be informed by email of the termination, or the confirmation of the termination, of your membership.
Governing Law
The F1 Sim Racing is operated by F1 in the UK under English law and, to the extent permitted by law,
any legal disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
Regardless of this, you may have statutory and/or consumer rights where you live which may apply and your local
law may apply in some circumstances.
Privacy Policy
This website, F1esports.com (the “Site”) is operated by Formula One Digital Media Limited. Formula One Digital
Media Limited is registered in England and Wales with company number 08915039 with its registered office
being No.2 St. James’s Market, London, SW1Y 4AH, England (“we”, “us” and/or “our”).
This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) outlines the basis on which any personal data we collect from you,
or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site, and not
to the collection and use of personal information by any third party. We are not responsible for the privacy
policies of other websites, and encourage you to be aware when you leave this Site, and to read all
applicable terms, conditions and privacy policies when using other websites.
For the purpose of data protection legislation we are the data controller.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy and how we use your personal data are welcomed
and should be addressed to webmaster@formula1.com.
Consent
By using this Site, you indicate you consent to us collecting and using personal information about you in accordance
with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Site.
What information do we collect?
We will collect and process the following data about you (the “Information”):
- Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on this Site
or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide
when you register, subscribe to any service, enter a competition, promotion or survey and when
you report a problem. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address,
date of birth, nationality and phone number, and preferences.
- Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits we may automatically collect the following information:
- technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your
computer to the Internet, your login information, screen resolution details, browser type
and version, time zone setting, mobile and network information, browser plug-in types and
versions, operating system and platform; and
- information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to,
through and from the Site (including date and time); pages you viewed or searched for; page
response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information
(such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and
any phone number used to call our customer service number.
Cookies
The Site uses cookies. For more information on the cookies that we use on the Site and their purpose,
please see our Cookies Policy below.
How do we use your Information?
Any personal data relating to you will be used and recorded by us in accordance with applicable data
protection legislation and this Privacy Policy.
We may use your Information:
- to communicate with you (including by post, phone, fax, email and/or mobile messaging),
such as to let you know about new features, offerings (including goods and services) on the Site;
- to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to
provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
- to create an individual profile for you so that we can understand and respect your preferences;
- for record keeping purposes;
- to administer and provide services you request;
- to carry out market research so that we can improve the products and service we offer;
- to improve the quality of our service and security of the Site;
- to understand you preferences so that we can improve the products and services we offer;
- in connection with targeting/advertising activities;
- to track activity on the Site;
- in such way as you may otherwise expressly consent to;
- to comply with legal and regulatory requirements; and/or
- for any other purpose that we may notify to you from time to time.
You agree that we have the right to share your Information with:
- carefully selected third party organisations to carry out certain processing activities on our behalf;
- other Formula 1 Companies (including Formula One Management Limited, Formula One World Championship Limited,
Formula One Hospitality and Event Services Limited, Formula One Marketing Limited, Formula Motorsport Limited);
- any Formula 1 partner in a manner to which you have expressly consented to (this includes consent by way of opting-in
to certain marketing and contact from any of them as part of the registration process) and you agree that such
parties can contact you in accordance with such consent;
- anyone who may take over the running of the Site or any Formula 1 Company or subcontractors who operate a part
of the Site on our behalf. Any other organisations who access your information in the course of providing
services on our behalf will be governed by strict contractual restrictions to make sure that they protect
your Information and comply with applicable data protection and privacy laws. We may also independently
audit these service providers to make sure that they meet our standards; and/or
- any law enforcement agency requesting it once we are reasonably satisfied as to the circumstances surrounding the request.
We will disclose your Information to third parties:
- in order to enforce or apply the terms of use of the Site or any services provided to you;
- to protect our rights, property, or safety, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging
information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction;
- to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests; and/or
- to operate our systems properly or to protect our users and ourselves.
Except as expressly stated in this Privacy Policy, we will not sell, share, trade or license your Information to
others without your express consent.
Security
We have strict security protocols in place to protect your Information from unauthorised access,
improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification, and unlawful destruction or accidental loss.
We only allow access to our databases when necessary, and then under strict guidelines as to what
use may be made of such data.
Where we store your Information
We may use service providers to help us run this Site (or services available on the Site).
If we or our service providers transfer any Information out of the European Economic Area (EEA),
it will only be done with the relevant protection (under UK law) being in place.
Access to Information
You have the right to access the Information we hold about you. Any request to access this Information may
be subject to a fee (currently £10) to meet our costs in providing you with the Information.
Please forward your request to webmaster@formula1.com. We may ask you for proof of identity
before disclosing any Information to you.
Unsubscribing
We operate a mailing list to distribute Formula 1® related news. We only send emails to addresses
which have been subscribed to the list. If you wish to unsubscribe from the list please click on
the unsubscribe link in the relevant email or e-mail us at webmaster@formula1.com. Except as to the
extent you consent to us doing so under this Privacy Policy, we will not share, license or sell
these e-mail addresses without your express consent.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Any changes we may make to the Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page.
Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to the Privacy Policy.
Correcting and Updating Personal Information
If you wish to correct or update your Information held by us you can do so by sending an email to webmaster@formula1.com.
Children
We request all children under the age of 13 to speak to their parents of legal guardian in order to
obtain their consent before submitting any information to the Site. We recommend that parents or
legal guardians utilise parental control tools in order to create a suitable online environment for their children.
Cookies Policy
In this Cookies Policy references to "we", "us" and "our", are references to Formula One Digital Media Limited
and references to the “Site” are references to F1Esports.com.
Manage your cookies
Cookies are used by Formula 1®, Codemasters, Google and Ooyala. You can manage your choice of cookies at anytime by visiting here.
You can opt out of Google Analytics here
What are cookies?
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server.
Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique
identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like
who you are, your preferences or what’s in your shopping basket.
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you.
To learn more about cookies, visit All About Cookies.
How long do cookies last?
Cookies last for different lengths of time depending on what they are used for:
- Session cookies are temporary cookies and are only stored until you leave the website
or when you close your web browser.
- Persistent cookies last for a fixed period of time, defined within the cookie, and
allow the website to recognise the device again when the user returns to that website on that device.
Who sets cookies?
First party cookies are set by the website that you are visiting and can only be read by that website.
Third party cookies are set by an organisation other than operator of the website. This might be for the
purposes of website measurement, to allow a third party service on the website to operate or to target or deliver advertising.
How do we use cookies?
The Site uses a range of first and third party cookies that enable us to offer an enhanced, personalised experience.
The information stored in cookies falls into the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to use the Site and its features.
Without these cookies, we are unable to provide services that you have asked for, such
as viewing content or purchasing Grands Prix tickets.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Site, for instance which pages
visitors go to most often and if they get error messages. All information that these cookies
collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous, and is only used to improve how the Site works.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name and preferred settings).
This would allow us to provide you with local weather reports, remember changes you have made to text
size or provide services you have asked for. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised
and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests, to limit the number
of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.
They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.
To manage cookies linked to targeting or advertising activities, visit Your Online Choices.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Analytics Opt Out.
How to control cookies
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device and prevent them from being placed. If you do this,
however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a website and some services
and functionalities may not work.
All major browsers allow you to change your cookie settings - for example you can set up your web browser to
inform you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it.
You can usually find these settings in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your browser.
To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, or you can use the 'Help' option in
your browser for further assistance.
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