Legal Notices

Legal Notices

This document sets out the following:

A. Viatel's Legal Notice

B. Viatel's Privacy Statement

C. Viatel Group Companies

This Privacy and Legal Notice was last updated on 31 March 2011

A. Viatel's Legal Notice

The websites http://www.vtlwavenet.com/http://www.viatel.com/ and other websites owned or operated by Viatel from time to time ("Websites") and the services offered on and through the Websites and Viatel systems are offered to you by the Viatel Group companies listed in Section C below ("Viatel").

Please read this Legal Notice carefully before using Viatel systems or services or the Websites or contracting with Viatel through the Websites or otherwise. You may not use the Websites or their contents or Viatel systems and services for any purpose that is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by this Legal Notice.

1. Acceptance of Legal Notice

1.1 By accessing any part of the Websites or using Viatel systems and services, you shall be deemed to have accepted this Legal Notice. If you do not accept this Legal Notice, you must leave the relevant Website immediately and not use any Viatel systems and services.

1.2 Viatel reserves the right to change or update this Legal Notice. Any revisions to this Legal Notice will be published on the Websites and any significant changes that affect your rights will be notified to you by email where you have provided your email address to Viatel pursuant to a contract with us.

1.3 Additional terms and conditions apply where you enter into any contract with Viatel for Viatel goods and services via the Websites or otherwise and this Legal Notice will form a part of such contract that you have with Viatel.

1.4 This Legal Notice also incorporates Viatel's Acceptable Use Policy. Click here to view the Acceptable Use Policy. We advise that you read this document carefully before using the Websites, Viatel systems and services.

2. Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights

2.1 Your use of the Websites, Viatel systems and services grants no rights to you in relation to copyright, trade marks or other of Viatel's intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of third parties including Viatel's licensors.

2.2 You may not, without limitation, copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, record, transmit, commercially exploit, communicate to the public, or otherwise use the content included in or provided via the Websites, Viatel systems and services except for your own personal, non-commercial use or where Viatel expressly gives you a right to do so on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the above, you may download insubstantial excerpts of such content to your hard disk for the purpose of viewing it provided that no more than one copy of any information is made.

3. Information on the Websites

Viatel is constantly seeking to improve the Websites, Viatel systems and services and their content and Viatel may therefore change any aspect of the Websites, Viatel systems and service content, including the availability of any suppliers, features, information, database or content at any time.

4. Limitation of Liability

4.1 Nothing in this Legal Notice shall restrict your statutory rights (including your rights to receive a reasonable standard of service).

4.2 Subject to Clause 4.1 above, all content and services on the Websites, Viatel systems or services are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. Viatel does not make any promise in respect of the Websites, Viatel systems or services or their content, including, without limitation, any advice or other information given and statements made by advertisers on the Websites or through Viatel services. Please note that any opinions, views or advice expressed by contributors or visitors to the Websites or Viatel services do not necessarily represent Viatel's own.

4.3 Viatel will use all reasonable endeavours to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable once they have been brought to Viatel's attention. Viatel cannot, subject to Clause 4.1 above, promise that the Websites, Viatel systems or services will always be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition nor that the information on and provided via the Websites, Viatel systems or services will be free from errors or omissions. Further, given that you will be accessing third party owned and controlled content via the Websites and in using the Viatel systems and services, Viatel does not make any promises as to such content and notes that any access by you of such content shall be made with your own judgment and at your risk.

4.4 Access to the Websites, Viatel systems or services and any content provided via these may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, necessary maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond Viatel's control or pursuant to an investigation pursuant to the Acceptable Use Policy.

4.5 Viatel does not give any promise as to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness, performance, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, or freedom from viruses, or other harmful programs of the content contained in or accessed through the Websites or Viatel services.

4.6 From time to time, the Websites include hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties (including in relation to the sale of goods and services offered via the Websites or otherwise from Viatel). Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. Viatel does not control such websites and is not responsible for their contents. Viatel's inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators. In particular, you acknowledge that will not be party to any transaction or contract with a third party that you may enter into in the course of using the Viatel systems and services or via such hyperlinks and that Viatel shall have no liability to you in respect of any such transaction, whether arising in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise.

4.7 Viatel will not be liable for any damages, including indirect or consequential losses and whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, arising in connection with a breach of this Legal Notice as otherwise caused in using the Viatel systems, services or Websites by you or another user of the Websites that is not directly attributable to Viatel's breach or negligence. Where Viatel is liable for direct loss this will be limited to a maximum of the total price of the products or services acquired or provided directly by Viatel to you via the Websites or Viatel services in respect of which a claim is made or the sum of £1,000 whichever is the lesser.

4.8 Nothing in this Legal Notice shall exclude or limit Viatel's liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or death or personal injury caused by Viatel's negligence.

5. Competitions, Offers and Prize Draws

Each competition, offer or other promotional features available through the Websites may have specific terms and conditions. You will need to read and accept these before making a submission.

6. General

6.1 Viatel shall not be liable for any failure for any suspension, or termination of access to the Websites or any content arising out of a force majeure event. A force majeure event shall include, without limitation, failure of infrastructure, government intervention, wars, civil commotion, hijacking, fire, flood, accident, storm, strikes, lockouts, terrorist attacks, or industrial action affecting Viatel or Viatel's suppliers, partners or agents.

6.2 If any of the terms of this Legal Notice are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of law then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

6.3 This Legal Notice shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England (or the laws of Scotland where you are domiciled there). Disputes arising in connection with these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales unless you choose the jurisdiction of your domicile in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

6.4 For a list of the Viatel Group Companies' VAT numbers, registered office and company number where relevant, see Section C below.

6.5 Viatel is regulated by OFCOM. For more details in relation to OFCOM, please refer to the Viatel Code of Practice.

7. Contact Details

If you have any questions or complaints regarding this Legal Notice, the Websites or any Viatel Group company, then you can contact us as follows:

Customer Services

VTLWaveNet 
Inbucon House
Wick Road
Englefield Green
Egham TW20 0HR
Tel No: 01784 494 100
Email: support@vtlwavenet.com

VTLWaveNet Limited

Company No. 05836930
Registered Address: Inbucon House, Wick Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 0HR, United Kingdom

B. Viatel Privacy Statement

The Viatel group of companies listed in Section C below ("Viatel") takes the privacy of its customers and visitors to its websites www.vtlwavenet.comhttp://www.viatel.com/ and other websites owned or operated by Viatel from time to time ("Websites") very seriously and seeks to ensure the highest standards of compliance with all relevant Data Protection Laws and Regulations. We have an up-to-date entry under the Data Protection Register in the UK. This can be seen at: http://www.dpr.gov.uk/.

This Privacy Statement is incorporated in your contract with Viatel if you purchase Viatel goods or services and in the Legal Notice set out in Part A of this Privacy and Legal Notice where you are just using or visiting the Websites. This Privacy Statement explains to you how Viatel may use Your Data (as defined in 1.1 below).

By purchasing Viatel goods or services or otherwise using the Websites, you consent to the use of Your Data in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

1. Your Data

1.1 "Your Data" means any information about you which is personally identifiable, including, without limitation, your name, address, telephone number, email address, financial details (including card and bank details), user names and passwords issued to you, comments, personal descriptions, photos and other information from which you can be identified and which you may disclose to Viatel or otherwise via the Websites at any time.

2. When does Viatel collect Your Data?

2.1 Viatel collects Your Data from you when you:

2.1.1 fill in an order form to purchase goods and services from Viatel;

2.1.2 enter a competition or other promotion;

2.1.3 make a complaint or enquiry or provide other feedback through the Website or otherwise to Viatel (see our contact details below for details); or

2.1.4 disclose Your Data to Viatel or otherwise through the Websites, to our call centres or otherwise directly to Viatel employees and agents at any other point.

2.2 In certain circumstances, Viatel may collect Your Data from third parties who have provided it to us. Viatel always requires that such third parties comply with relevant data protection legislation in making such disclosure to Viatel.

2.3 Please also note that calls to or from our call centres (see below for contact details) may be monitored for quality control and training purposes.

3. How does Viatel use Your Data?

3.1 Viatel uses Your Data to:

3.1.1 fulfil any contract that Viatel has with you for the provision of goods and services including, without limitation, administering Your Account with Viatel, processing your order and payments and in communicating with you regarding your contract and Viatel services;

3.1.2 make suggestions as to the areas in the Websites that may be of most interest to you on the basis of Your Data that you have provided;

3.1.3 to carry out checks on your telephone line to ensure that we are able to offer you the services that you have ordered;

3.1.4 monitor, develop and improve the Websites, and Viatel's other services;

3.1.5 process any competition entry or submission made by you;

3.1.6 process and deal with any complaints or enquiries made by or about you;

3.1.7 monitor and investigate any suspected breach of the Privacy and Legal Notice or contract that you have with Viatel, made by or otherwise relating to you; and

3.1.8 where you have consented to Viatel doing so, send you details by email, telephone, SMS or post about other Viatel goods and services or selected third party goods and services that may be of interest to you.

To opt-out of receiving any information pursuant to paragraph 3.1.8, you can amend your preferences: (i) by sending an email stating that you no longer wish to receive such communications from Viatel (see our contact details below); or (ii) by using the opt-out mechanism in the communication itself.

4. Will Viatel pass on Your Data to third parties?

4.1 We may pass Your Data (or you may disclose Your Data directly to other parties when using the Websites and Viatel services) as follows:

4.1.1 your username and password allocated to you as a part of Viatel services that you may purchase from us for accessing any third party content will be provided to such third party automatically when you access their content and websites or by Viatel to enable such access to be provided and when dealing with any queries in connection with your access and use of their content and Viatel services;

4.1.2 where you choose yourself to post Your Data on the Websites, Your Data may automatically be available for others to see (you should therefore always exercise extreme caution before posting any information that you do not want others to see);

4.1.3 to Viatel employees and agents to administer Your Account and to provide Viatel goods and services to you or to deal with any correspondence entered into between you and Viatel;

4.1.4 to third party content providers who Viatel notifies you are working with Viatel in relation to any services that you may contract with Viatel for, in which case Your Data will be passed to them only to the extent that this is necessary for the delivery of such services and content to you (if you have any questions regarding such third party's own data processing policies, then you should contact them directly);

4.1.5 in some cases Viatel may use a technical partner to conduct some processing of Your Data on Viatel's behalf but this is always subject to strict contractual control and is in compliance with relevant Data Protection Legislation;

4.1.6 some general statistical information about visitors and users of the Websites, sales patterns, traffic volumes and related matters may be passed on to reputable third parties but these details will not include information personally identifying you;

4.1.7 Viatel may disclose Your Data to the police, regulatory bodies or their or our legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of the Privacy and Legal Notice, your contract with Viatel, other contractual terms or law by you (whether upon request or order of such police, regulatory body or adviser, or at our own discretion);

4.1.8 to third parties where you have consented to such use (for example, where you consent to Viatel passing Your Data to third parties so that they may send you marketing communications; and

4.1.9 in the event that Viatel (or any part thereof) is acquired by another company, Your Data may be transferred to such new company, but you will always be informed about such a change should it occur.

4.2 If you change your mind and decide that you no longer wish Viatel to pass your data to third parties for marketing purposes, then you can let us know at any time via the contact details set out below. Please note however, that any third parties who were passed Your Data before such notice may still continue to send communications to you, and you should contact them directly if you do not wish to continue receiving such material.

4.3 Other than in the circumstances outlined in paragraph 4.1 above, Viatel will not provide Your Data to any third party without your consent or unless Viatel is required to do so by law or competent authority.

5. Data Security and Transfers

5.1 Viatel endeavours to take all reasonable steps to protect Your Data. All the Data collected by Viatel is stored on a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to Viatel.

5.2 Viatel may transfer Your Data outside of the European Economic Area for any of the purposes set out in paragraphs 3 or 4 above. Please also note that the Websites may potentially be accessed from anywhere in the world and therefore Your Data may otherwise be transferred globally where you choose to post content containing Your Data on the Websites.

6. Cookies

6.1 Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Viatel uses cookies to allow Viatel to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of the Websites and services. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, though you do not have to. Viatel does not control the use of cookies by third parties. If you wish to disable cookies then you can do so by readjusting your browser settings although please note that by disabling cookies you may not be able to register with or use all features of the Websites.

6.2 For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

7. Access to and Updating Your Data

Where you have entered into a contract with Viatel and been issued a username and password, you may access and update Your Data contained in Your Account accessed by the "My Account" link or otherwise as may be set out in your contract with Viatel. You must make sure that you update Your Data as soon as possible with any and all relevant changes.

8. Other links

Please be aware that the Websites may link to other web sites that may be accessed by you through the Websites. Viatel is not responsible for the data policies, content or security of these linked web sites.

9. Contacting Viatel
If you have any comments or queries in connection with Viatel's Privacy Statement and/or in relation to any Viatel Group company, please contact Viatel by email at customerservices@viatel.com, or write to Viatel at

Customer Services
VTLWaveNet
Inbucon House
Wick Road
Englefield Green
Egham TW20 0HR
United Kingdom

C. Viatel Group Companies

Company Name

Company Number VAT Number
VTL WaveNet Limited 05836930 781 4991 88
Viatel Circe Assets Limited 03825924 781 4991 88
Viatel Holding (Europe) Limited 04454035 781 4991 88
Viatel Belgium Limited 03556686 N/A
Viatel Equipment Limited 04567385 781 4991 88
Viatel Broadband Limited 05436868 781 4991 88
All of the above registered in England and Wales with Registered office: Inbucon House, Wick Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 0HR
Viatel Operations SA Paris B413 567132 FR.16.413.567.132
Registered in France with Registered office: 35 Rue des Jeuneurs, 75002 Paris, France
Viatel Belgium NV 587319 BE 0454.115.002
Registered in Belgium with Registered office: Tollaan 99, 1932 Zaventem, Belgium
VTL Telecom GmbH HRB 53889 DE 223036652
Registered in Germany with Registered office: Kleyerstrasse 90, D-60326 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Viaphone AG CH-020.3020.608-6 508123
Registered in Switzerland with Registered office: Badenerstrasse 569, 8048 Zurich, Switzerland
Viatel Global Communications BV 34098675 NL 8078 64341 B01
Registered in Netherlands with Registered office: Hoornseweg 8 1687 ND, Wognum, The Netherlands
VTL, Inc 3433246 8300 N/A
Registered in Delaware, United States with Registered office: 350 Bedford St, Suite 406-A, 06901 Stamford, Connecticut, USA
VTL-TP (Bermuda) Limited 31334 804 930931
Registered in Bermuda with Registered office: Canon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton, HM12, Bermuda
Viatel Holding (Bermuda) Limited 31325 781 4991 88
Registered in Bermuda with Registered office: Canon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton, HM12, Bermuda