Legal Information
Who we are and how to contact us
www.ramsden-international.com is a site operated by S D Ramsden & Company Limited trading as Ramsden International ('we' or 'us'). We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 07902211 and we have our registered office at Adam Smith Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 1SJ. Our VAT number is 201199343.
Should you wish to contact us, please email risales@ramsden-international.com or telephone our customer service line on +44 (0) 1472 315 610
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Terms of website use
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must refrain from using our site.
You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any monthly services needed to connect to or access the site including without limitation, modem, hardware, software and local and international telephone calls.
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 and all other policies referred to on this site (including, but not limited to our acceptable use policy, privacy policy and cookie policy).
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
As referenced above, these terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:
- Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
- Our Acceptable Use Policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of our site. When using our site, you must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy.
- Our Cookie Policy , which sets out information about the cookies on our site.
If you purchase goods from our site, our Terms and Conditions of supply will apply to the sales.
Accessing our site
Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our site without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our site, or our entire site, to users who have registered with us.
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
When using our site, you must comply with the provisions of our Acceptable Use Policy.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.
User Conduct
You may not use the website for any of the following purposes:
- disseminating any unlawful, harassing, libellous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material;
- transmitting material that encourages conduct that constitutes a criminal offence, results in civil liability or otherwise breaches any relevant laws, regulations or code of practice;
- gaining unauthorised access to other computer systems;
- interfering with any other person's use or enjoyment of the website;
- breaching any laws concerning the use of public telecommunications networks;
- interfering or disrupting networks, or web sites connected to the website;
- making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of materials protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.
You must keep your account details safe
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user identification code 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 of the provisions of these terms of use.
If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us on the details set out above.
Intellectual property rights
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 laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material 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 material on our site must always be acknowledged.
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 materials 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.
You should not rely on Information on this Site
Commentary and other materials posted on our site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed and are for general information only. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Our site changes regularly
We aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our site, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Our liability
The material displayed on our site is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:
- All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
- Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for:
- loss of income or revenue;
- loss of business;
- loss of profits or contracts;
- loss of anticipated savings;
- loss of data;
- loss of goodwill;
- wasted management or office time; and
- for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
- This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
You agree to bear all risks associated with the use of the site.
Information about you and your visits to our site
We process information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Transactions concluded through our site
Contracts for the supply of goods and services formed through our site or as a result of visits made by you are governed by our Terms and Conditions of Supply which are available via the link above.
Viruses, hacking and other offences
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 which 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.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.
You will indemnify us against all losses, liability, claims, demands, notices, costs and expenses reasonably suffered or incurred by us arising out of or in association with any breach of these terms of use, or use by you of our site.
Availability of our site
Although our site aims to offer you the best service possible, we make no promise that the services on our site meet your requirements. The site is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis. We cannot guarantee that the services on our site will be fault free. If a fault occurs in the service you should report it to our Customer Services Department.
Your access to our site may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will always attempt to restore the services as soon as we reasonably can.
Linking to our site
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must 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 from any website that is not owned by you.
Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out above, please address your request to risales@ramsden-international.com.
Links from our site
Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources meaning such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them and as such we accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them
Jurisdiction and applicable law
The English courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our site although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
These terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.
If you choose to access our site from locations outside the United Kingdom, Ramsden International shall have no liability for such access and you are fully liable to comply with all and any local laws.
Variations
We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.
In addition, we reserve the right to update and change our site from time to time to reflect changes to our products, our users' needs and our business priorities. Our site is made available free of charge.
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.
Miscellaneous
You may not assign, sub-licence or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms.
If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid by any Court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.
If you breach these terms and Ramsden International ignores this, Ramsden International will still be entitled to use its rights and remedies at a later date or in any other situation where you breach the terms.
Ramsden International shall not be responsible for any breach of these terms caused by circumstances beyond its control.
A person who is not a party these terms shall have no right under the Contract (Rights of Third parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of these terms but this shall not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act.
Your concerns
If you have any concerns about material which appears on our site, please contact risales@ramsden-international.com
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Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Introduction
S D Ramsden & Company Limited, trading as Ramsden International, are a leading wholesale exporter of British grocery brands, selling over 23,000 products to more than 650 customers in 130 countries worldwide. We work with a long-established, approved network of suppliers across our product divisions to ensure we deliver the most responsible and trusted products to our customers. Ramsden International remain vigilant towards imported and exported goods and materials from outside the UK and EU and their increased risk of slavery and human trafficking issues.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking involved in our supply chains or in any other part of our business. Our Anti-Slavery Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and practices. The policy outlines our dedication to implementing and enforcing effective and controlled systems to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains or practices.
Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk, we monitor ethical standards across the business on a regular basis, both internally and via external third-party audits. Ramsden International is compliant with ISO 9001: 2015, an internationally recognised standard for quality management. The principles that form the standard are inherent throughout our business and our monitoring and auditing processes. This is also supported by our Whistleblowing policy and our commitments to ensuring the safety of our employees.
Our supply chains
Supply chain security and integrity is a crucial component of the business model. Robust technical and traceability systems ensure that our products are responsibly sourced from suppliers whose values are aligned with our own. Our terms require that our direct suppliers comply with all applicable laws and regulations. This includes anti-slavery and human trafficking legislation.
As a company, we use labour providers (temporary worker agencies) to supply a percentage of our workforce. Each labour provider has robust auditing processes in place.
Whistleblowing Policy
The business also has a Whistleblowing Policy, where employees are encouraged to raise any concerns that they may have regarding the conduct of others in the business or the way in which the company is run. This can be run concurrently in line with the company Grievance Policy.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Group’s Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the financial year ending 31st December 2019.
