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These terms tell you the rules for using our website.

Who we are

This is a site operated by the Prax Group (being State Oil Limited, company number 04112423) and its subsidiaries (“We” or the “Group”).

By using our site you accept these terms

By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

There are other terms that may apply to you

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:

  • Our Privacy Policy. See further under How We May Use Your Personal Information.
  • Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

We may make changes to these terms

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were most recently updated in June 2020.

We may make changes to our site

We may without notice at our sole discretion update and change our site from time to time to reflect changes to our business, our users’ needs and our business priorities.

We may suspend or withdraw our site

Our site is made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that our 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 our site for business and operational reasons.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. If we do so, we will put a notice to that effect on our website and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

How you may use material on our site

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it.  Those works are protected by copyright and other laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You are responsible for obeying all applicable copyright laws. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Do not rely on information on this site

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date.

Forward looking statements

Statements made on or contained in this site or in documents referred to, particularly those regarding capital employed, capital expenditure, cash flows, costs, savings, debt, demand, disposals, dividends, earnings, efficiency, gearing, growth, improvements, investments, margins, performance, prices, production, productivity, profits, reserves, returns, sales, strategy, synergies, tax rates, trends, value, volumes, the effects of our merger and acquisition activity, are or may be forward looking statements. Such statements reflect our views as of the date made with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those expressed in such statements, depending on a variety of factors including future levels of industry product supply, demand and pricing, political stability and economic growth, development and use of new technology, actions of competitors, natural disasters, wars and acts of terrorism. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update forward looking statements.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are responsible for the content of any other website, including any website through which you may have gained access to our website or to which you may gain access from our website. We do not accept any liability in connection with any such sites or links.

Where we provide a hyperlink to a third party’s website, we do so because we believe in good faith that such a website contains or may contain material which is relevant to that on our website. Such a hyperlink does not signify that the Group or its subsidiaries have reviewed or approve of the connected third party’s website or its contents – indeed in certain instances a hyperlink may connect you to a third party’s website containing views contradictory to those expressed on our website or otherwise held by the Group and its subsidiaries. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

The information contained in this site is not comprehensive. Despite our efforts, it may not be accurate, up to date or applicable to the circumstances of any particular case. We cannot accept any liability for any inaccuracies or omissions in this site and any decisions you make based on information contained in this site are your sole responsibility.

We do not accept liability for any losses or damages of whatsoever kind arising out of access to, or the use of this site or any information contained in it. We are of course happy to discuss with you the implications of any issue raised if you contact us through this site.

More specifically, we exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it. We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with use of, or inability to use, our site; or use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

In particular, we will not be liable for loss of profits, sales, business or revenue, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation, special damages, or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

With respect to UK residents and US residents, no information contained in this website constitutes or would be deemed to constitute an invitation or inducement to invest in the Group or an invitation or inducement by or on behalf of the Group or any of its subsidiaries to enter into a contract with you.

Other than in respect of personal information which will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Statement that appears in this site, if you provide information to us, you agree that we have unlimited rights to such information and that we may use such information in any way we choose. Such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing contained within the site is to be considered a part of our terms and condition of sale.

How we may use your personal information

We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy

We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our 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 our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our 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 our site will cease immediately.

Rules about linking to our site

You may not link to our site, or any part of it, or frame our site on any other site without our express permission.

You may not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

Which country’s laws apply to any disputes?

Your use of this website and downloads from it, and the operation of these terms and conditions, shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of this website.

In the event that any or any part of the terms contained in these terms and conditions shall be determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Our trade marks are registered

Prax, Prax Petroleum, Axis, Harvest, Harvest Energy, Harvest Marine, Harvest Aviation, Breeze, Roots and associated images are registered trade marks of the Group. You are not permitted to use them without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted by these terms and conditions.