Version: 2.1, last updated: August 2018

Who we are and how to contact us

We are Open Utility Ltd, trading under the name “Piclo” and hereafter in these Terms referred to as “Piclo”, “we” or “us”. We are a limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 08384033. Our registered office at 35 Holland Grove, London, United Kingdom, SW9 6ER and our VAT number is 184 9494 52.

Piclo is a company with a mission to help transition to a future where distributed renewables and smart systems power our businesses, homes and schools. Our website describes who we are and what we do.

To contact us, please email: support@picloflex.com.

By using our sites you accept these terms

These terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tell you the terms and conditions on which you may make use of our sites. Use of our sites includes accessing, browsing and submitting requests or information.

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our sites, as these will apply to your use of them.

By using our sites, 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 of use, you must not use our sites.

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 sites:

Our Privacy Statement, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us.

Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our sites.

If you wish to become a registered user of the Piclo Flex service, please Register as a Flex Provider. Use of the Piclo Flex service is governed by a separate Terms of Service and User Terms.

We may make changes to these terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. The “version” number and date of these terms of use will change accordingly.

Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

We may make changes to our sites

We may update our sites from time to time and may change the content at any time. Please note that any of the content on our sites may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.

We may suspend or withdraw our sites

Access to our sites is currently made available free of charge.

We do not guarantee that our sites or any content on them will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our sites is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our sites without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our sites are unavailable at any time or for any period.

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our sites 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 sites for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others to content posted on our sites by using the online sharing tools. Please contact us if you wish to share extracts publicly.

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 sites must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our sites 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 sites in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our sites will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No reliance on information on the sites

The content on our sites 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 sites.

We do not guarantee that our sites, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our sites, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our sites is accurate, complete or up‐to‐date.

Limitation of our liability

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our sites or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user 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 sites; or
  • use of or reliance on any content displayed on our sites.

Please note that 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; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial‐of‐service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our sites or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

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

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

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

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

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where our sites contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our sites.

We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Rules about linking to our sites

You may link to the pages of our sites, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

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.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on our sites other than that set out above, please contact support@piclo.energy.

How we protect personal data

We take your privacy seriously and comply with our obligations under data protection laws. Please refer to our Privacy Statement where we set out full details.

Which laws apply to any disputes?

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non‐contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Our trademarks are registered

“Open Utility” and “Piclo” are UK registered trademarks of Open Utility Ltd.

Thank you for visiting our sites.