The following sets out the conditions of use of the Compass Group PLC website.
Please read the Terms and Conditions below before proceeding. Your use of this website indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions may be amended by us at any time by updating them on our website. You should review these Terms and Conditions each time you access our website. By continuing to use and access our website you agree to be bound by the amended Terms and Conditions.
General
This website is owned and operated by Compass Group PLC, registered in England and Wales with company number 4083914 and whose registered office is at Compass House, Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9BQ, United Kingdom. For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions 'we', 'us' and 'our' refers to Compass Group PLC.
This website is designed purely to provide information on Compass Group PLC and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities in the Company, nor does it constitute investment advice.
Ownership of rights
All rights, including copyright, in this website are owned by or licensed to Compass Group PLC. Any use of this website or its contents, including copying or storing it or them in whole or part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial use is prohibited without the express written permission of Compass Group PLC. You may not modify, distribute or re-post something on this website for any purpose.
Data protection
Any personal information that you provide when using the Compass Group PLC website will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Limitation of liability
The information contained on this website is not comprehensive and whilst we take all reasonable care to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up to date, the information has not been independently verified, and no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy or completeness.
In no event will Compass Group PLC, nor any of its subsidiaries or officers, or any other person, accept any liability for any loss howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly from the use or inability to use this site or the information thereon even if Compass Group PLC has been advised of such damages and any such liability is hereby excluded. As some jurisdictions prohibit the exclusion or limitation of liability or consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.
Any financial reports contained on the website are only current as of the respective date contained in the particular report. Compass Group PLC makes no commitment and disclaims any duty to update or correct or to provide notice as to any error or omission in any report or other information contained on the website. Compass Group PLC reserves the right to add, modify or delete information on this website at any time.
The value of shares (and income from them) can go down as well as up, and you may not get back the full amount you originally invested. If you need advice, please consult with a professional financial advisor.
We make every effort to ensure that this website is free from viruses or defects. However, we cannot guarantee that your use of this website or any websites accessible through it will not cause damage to your computer. It is your responsibility to ensure that the right equipment is available to use the website and screen out anything that may damage it. Compass Group PLC shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise to computer equipment as a result of using this website.
Links to other websites
This website may include links to third party websites. Such a link does not imply that we have reviewed or endorse these third party websites or any content contained therein, and are not responsible for the information, material, products or services contained or accessible through those websites. Your access and use of such websites remains solely your responsibility and at your own risk.
You may only link to this website with our express written permission. Where permission is given you must include and maintain either a link back to the original content as it appears on our website or where this is not technically possible directions to the Compass Group PLC website address from which the user can access the relevant content.
You may not edit or modify, or redistribute any content from our website, or use it for commercial purposes.
We expressly reserve the right to withdraw our consent at any time to any link which in our sole opinion is inappropriate.
Forward-looking statements
Certain information included in this website or in documents referred to is forward-looking and involves risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements cover all matters which are not historical facts and include, without limitation, projections relating to results of operations and financial conditions and the Company's plans and objectives for future operations, including, without limitation, discussions of expected future revenues, financing plans, expected expenditures and divestments, risks associated with changes in economic conditions, the strength of the foodservice and support services markets in the jurisdictions in which the Group operates, fluctuations in food and other product costs and prices and changes in exchange and interest rates. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including terms such as 'believes', 'estimates', 'anticipates', 'expects', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'plans', 'projects', 'goal', 'target', 'aim', 'may', 'will', 'would', 'could' or 'should' or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements in this website or in documents referred to are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements in this website or in documents referred to are based upon information known to the Company on the date of the 2011 Annual Report and Accounts. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that any particular expectation will be met and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only at their respective dates.
Additionally, forward-looking statements regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. Other than in accordance with its legal or regulatory obligations (including under the UK Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority), the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Nothing in this website or in documents referred to shall exclude any liability under applicable laws that cannot be excluded in accordance with such laws.
Trademarks
The Compass Group logo is a registered trademark. Certain names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics or designs to the pages of our website may constitute trade names or unregistered trademarks owned by members of Compass Group PLC. The display of any of the above trade names or trademarks on pages of our website does not imply that any licence has been granted to any third party in respect of the same. All other product or company names and devices, logos, icons, graphics or designs referred to on the pages of our website are the trademarks of their respective owners and are exhibited only in such a manner as is intended to be for the benefit of such trademark owners and we intend no infringement of such trademarks.
Governing law
This website and any content contained herein are governed by and construed in accordance with English law.