Terms and Conditions

By accessing, browsing, using, registering or contributing to the M&S website and any other area of our website where you can post submissions or reviews or ask questions you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to the following terms. If you do not agree to these terms in their entirety, you must not use this website.

Ownership of Submissions

Other than personal data which is subject to our Privacy Policy all comments, blogs, feedback, suggestions, questions, ideas, artwork, images, product or marketing ideas and any other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to M&S on or through the website or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered by you (collectively, “Submissions”) shall become and remain the property of M&S once submitted. You must comply with the content standards set out in these terms. You warrant that you own or have the right to use any Submissions and that your Submissions will comply with these standards and guidelines.

Social networking sites

These terms also govern any Submissions you make on any M&S related third party website or page such as our Facebook page, Twitter, YouTube or social networking site. All comments, images, videos and any other type of material posted on any third party social networking site do not necessarily reflect the opinions or ideas of Marks and Spencer plc or its employees and Marks and Spencer plc is not responsible for any such content. In any event, all material posted on any third party social networking site must comply with these terms and the third party social networking sites’ Terms of Use, as applicable.

Intellectual Property Rights

A disclosure, submission or offer of any Submissions and your agreement to these terms and conditions shall constitute an assignment to M&S of any intellectual property rights. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload material to our site, including questions, or to make contact with other users of our site or to make Submissions on any M&S related third party website or page, you must comply with the content standards set out below and these terms. Any third-party advertising on Marks & Spencer pages of third party social networking sites are not the responsibility of, or endorsed by, Marks & Spencer. All rights, including copyright on Marks & Spencer pages are owned by or licensed to Marks and Spencer plc. Any use of any M&S social networking pages or their contents, including copying or storing them in whole or in part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial use is prohibited without the permission of Marks and Spencer plc. © Marks and Spencer plc. All worldwide rights reserved.

Confidentiality

Any material you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we have the right to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any material in the Submissions for any purpose. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to our site or any M&S related third party social networking site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of our website. We have the right to remove any Submissions you make on our website if, in our opinion, such Submission does not comply with the content standards set out below.

Am I eligible to post a Submission?

· You must be 18 years of age or older
· You must be registered to post a submission Register now
· Suppliers or manufacturers are not eligible to post a submission

Rules for Submissions

· Please be polite and only write in English.
· You confirm that the Submission is your own and that the content does not infringe the material, trade marks or intellectual property of others
· If you require an immediate response from us or have a comment about our service please contact us directly for a quicker response

Submissions should not include:

· profanity, blasphemy, spiteful, racist, sexually explicit, sexually gratuitous or discriminatory comments or content that might be considered to be harassment, abuse or threats against the personal safety or property of others
·  comments about other reviewers or bloggers
·  remarks that repeat criminal accusations, false, defamatory or misleading statements
·  material which impersonates others
·  spam or advertising
·  third party brand names or trade marks
·  personal information about anyone, including yourself, such as phone numbers, postal addresses or credit card numbers
·  HTML code, computer script or website urls
·  availability, price or alternative ordering or delivery information
·  information about Marks & Spencer suppliers or manufacturers

Marks & Spencer, in its absolute discretion, reserves the right to:

· not publish the Submission or remove it
· take any appropriate action if deemed necessary

Please let us know if you see any Submissions which do not comply with these rules.