Terms of Service

1. About These Terms

This website, apto-schola.co.uk, is operated by Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered company number 14570165 and registered office at 222 Kensal Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W10 5BN. You can contact us at info@apto-schola.co.uk.

By accessing and using this website, you confirm that you accept these Terms of Service and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use this website.

Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd is a trader within the meaning of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. If you are an individual using this website for purposes wholly or mainly outside your trade, business, or profession, you are a consumer and have the benefit of all applicable consumer protection rights under UK law.

This website is provided for information and enquiry purposes only. No contract for consultancy services is formed through your use of this website or through the submission of an enquiry. A contract for services is formed only when Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd expressly agrees to provide services and a separate engagement agreement is entered into between the parties.

2. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and the selection and arrangement of content, is owned by or licensed to Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd and is protected by copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights are reserved.

You may view and print content from this website for your own personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, or otherwise use any content from this website for any commercial purpose without our prior written permission.

3. Acceptable Use

You may use this website only for lawful purposes. You must not use this website:

• in any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation;

• in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;

• to gain or attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to it;

• to introduce or attempt to introduce any viruses, malware, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;

• to attack or attempt to attack this website by means of a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or

• to reproduce, copy, or resell any part of this website in breach of the provisions of Section 2 of these Terms of Service.

We reserve the right to restrict or withdraw your access to this website, without notice, if in our reasonable opinion you fail to comply with this section.

4. No Guarantee of Outcomes

Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd provides admissions guidance and consultancy services. All decisions on admission, assessment, the offer of a place, the award of a scholarship or bursary, and any related matter rest solely and exclusively with the individual schools concerned. Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd has no control over those decisions.

Accordingly, Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd does not warrant, guarantee, or represent that the use of this website or of our services will result in any particular outcome, including that any child will be assessed by, offered a place at, or awarded any scholarship or bursary by any school. No statement made on this website is to be taken as a promise or guarantee of any such outcome.

5. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

Nothing in these Terms of Service excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

The content of this website is provided for general information and enquiry purposes only and does not constitute professional legal, immigration, financial, or other professional advice. Families should seek appropriate professional advice for their specific circumstances before making decisions in reliance on any information contained on this website. In particular, the information provided on this website regarding student visas, guardianship requirements, and immigration matters is provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon as legal or immigration advice.

This website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd does not guarantee that this website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, or free from errors. We may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the availability of all or any part of this website for business or operational reasons, and we accept no liability for any unavailability of the website.

Subject to the above, Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of or reliance on any information contained on this website, including information about schools, the admissions process, entry requirements, and timelines, which may be subject to change without notice. Families should verify all relevant information directly with the schools concerned before making decisions in reliance on it.

Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd takes reasonable steps to ensure that this website is free from viruses and harmful software but cannot guarantee this. You are responsible for implementing appropriate virus protection on your own device.

Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd accepts no liability for the content, accuracy, or availability of any third-party website linked from this website.

6. Complaints

If you have a complaint about our website or our services, we encourage you to contact us in the first instance at info@apto-schola.co.uk or by post to our registered office address, so that we may seek to resolve the matter directly. We will acknowledge your complaint promptly and work with you to reach a fair resolution.

Nothing in this section affects your statutory rights or your right to bring proceedings before the courts.

7. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when these terms were last updated. The version of these Terms of Service that applies to your use of this website is the version published on this page at the time you use it. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

8. Privacy

Your use of this website and any personal data you provide to us are governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. Please review our Privacy Policy, which forms part of your use of this website.

9. General

If any provision of these Terms of Service is found by a court or other competent authority to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from the remaining provisions, which shall continue in full force and effect. Where possible, the invalid provision shall be applied to the extent that is permitted by law.

These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd in relation to your use of this website, and supersede any previous terms, statements, or understandings relating to it. You confirm that, in agreeing to these Terms of Service, you have not relied on any statement, representation, or assurance that is not set out in these Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy. Nothing in this section limits or excludes any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

If we do not insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms of Service, or if we do not enforce our rights against you, or if we delay in doing so, that will not mean that we have waived our rights against you or that you do not have to comply with those obligations. Any waiver by us of a breach of these Terms of Service will be effective only if made in writing.

You may not assign, transfer, or otherwise deal with your rights or obligations under these Terms of Service without our prior written consent. We may assign, transfer, or subcontract our rights and obligations under these Terms of Service, including in connection with any reorganisation, merger, or sale of our business or assets.

Nothing in these Terms of Service creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and Apto Schola Consultancy Ltd.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Service are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising in connection with these Terms of Service or your use of this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Nothing in these Terms of Service affects any mandatory consumer protection rights available to you under the laws of the country in which you are resident.