Website Terms of Use

Last Updated: 14 September 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

These Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website operated by People Capability & Skills Academy Ltd (“PCS Academy”, “we”, “us” or “our”). 

By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should stop using the website immediately.

2. INFORMATION ABOUT US

This website is owned and operated by:

People Capability & Skills Academy Ltd

Company Number: 17268865

Email: paul@pcs-academy.co.uk

Any VAT registration number applicable to PCS Academy will be published on the website or relevant invoices where required. 

3. PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE

This website provides information regarding:

  • HR consultancy services;
  • organisation development services;
  • leadership and management development;
  • workshops and learning programmes;
  • diagnostics and assessments;
  • toolkits and digital resources; and
  • related products and services.

The website is intended to provide general information regarding PCS Academy and its services. 

4. NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

The content of this website is provided for general information purposes only.

Nothing on this website constitutes:

  • legal advice;
  • financial advice;
  • tax advice;
  • employment law advice;
  • regulatory advice; or
  • any other professional advice.

You should obtain appropriate professional advice before making decisions based upon website content.

Your use of the website does not create a consultant-client relationship, adviser-client relationship or any other professional relationship with PCS Academy. 

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

For the purposes of these Terms:

Intellectual Property Rights means all copyright, trade-marks, service marks, business names, domain names, database rights, design rights, patents, know-how, confidential information, trade secrets and other intellectual property or proprietary rights, whether registered or unregistered, anywhere in the world, including applications for and rights to apply for such rights.

Materials means all content made available through the website, including text, graphics, branding, documents, guides, toolkits, templates, frameworks, diagnostics, assessments, videos, downloads, design elements, learning resources and other materials in any format.

All Intellectual Property Rights in the website and the Materials are owned by or licensed to PCS Academy.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights to you.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

6. PERMITTED USE OF THE WEBSITE

You may:

  • access and browse the website;
  • view website content;
  • download or print Materials where expressly permitted;
  • use publicly available information for your own internal and lawful purposes; and
  • contact PCS Academy in relation to its services.

Any use of the website must be lawful and in accordance with these Terms.

7. RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

You must not:

  • reproduce, copy or distribute website Materials except as expressly permitted;
  • remove copyright notices, trademarks or branding;
  • scrape, harvest or extract website data;
  • use automated tools to access the website in a manner that interferes with its operation;
  • use website content to create competing products or services;
  • upload website Materials to public repositories or file-sharing platforms;
  • use website Materials as part of third-party training, consultancy or advisory services without written consent; or
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or associated systems.

8. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, TOOLKITS AND RESOURCES

Certain Materials available through the website may be subject to separate licence terms, purchase terms or service agreements.

Where separate licence terms apply, those terms shall take precedence over these Terms in relation to the relevant product.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, downloadable resources, templates, toolkits and digital products are provided for internal use only.

Users remain responsible for determining whether resources are appropriate for their own organisation, policies, procedures and circumstances.

9. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATED USE

You must not upload, submit, train, fine tune, index or otherwise use any Materials obtained from this website within any artificial intelligence platform, machine learning system or large language model where such use may:

  • reproduce the Materials;
  • create competing products or services;
  • make the Materials available to third parties; or
  • otherwise infringe PCS Academy’s Intellectual Property Rights.

Any permitted use remains subject to applicable licence terms.

10. WEBSITE AVAILABILITY

We aim to ensure that the website remains available and functional.

However, we do not guarantee that:

  • the website will always be available;
  • the website will be free from errors;
  • content will always be current;
  • the website will be uninterrupted; or
  • the website will be secure from all forms of cyber risk.

We may modify, suspend, withdraw or update the website at any time without notice.

11. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The website may contain links to third-party websites, services or resources.

Such links are provided for convenience only.

PCS Academy:

  • does not control third-party websites;
  • does not endorse their content unless expressly stated; and
  • is not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices.

Your use of third-party websites is entirely at your own risk. 

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability which cannot lawfully be excluded.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PCS Academy shall not be liable for:

  • indirect or consequential loss;
  • loss of profit;
  • loss of revenue;
  • loss of business opportunity;
  • loss of goodwill;
  • losses arising from reliance on website content;
  • losses arising from website downtime;
  • losses relating to third-party websites; or
  • losses arising from unauthorised use of website Materials.

The website and Materials are provided on an “as available” basis without warranties of any kind except where required by law.  

13. PRIVACY AND COOKIES

The collection and use of personal information through the website is governed by our Privacy Policy.

Information regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies is set out in our Cookie Policy.

By using the website, you acknowledge that such policies form part of your use of the website. 

14. ENQUIRIES AND CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS

Submitting an enquiry, booking a call, downloading a resource or communicating through the website does not create a contractual relationship between you and PCS Academy.

A client relationship is only formed when PCS Academy and the client enter into a written agreement, Statement of Work or other engagement document.  

15. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may amend these Terms from time to time.

The latest version will always be available on the website.

Continued use of the website following publication of updated Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

16. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms.