Terms of Use

These Terms of Use form a legally binding agreement between you and TPC Media Ltd(a company registered in England and Wales, registered office: Sterling House Suite 310e East Wing, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TS), governing your access to and use of the website www.theplatinumcapital.com and any of its subdomains (the “Site”) and any related services we make available (together, the “Services”).

By accessing the Site or using any of the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

References to “we”, “us”, and “our” mean TPC Media Ltd. References to “you” and “your” mean the person accessing the Site or using the Services.

The Platinum Capital is a digital business-news publication. The Services include the articles, features, and editorial content we publish, the newsletter and other communications you may opt in to, accounts that allow you to save articles or set preferences, the awards programme, and any related tools we offer from time to time.

We may add, change, suspend, or remove features at our discretion. Where a change is material, we will give reasonable notice in advance.

To create an account or to subscribe to communications, you must be at least 16 years old. By using the Services you confirm that you meet this requirement.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for any activity that takes place under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at security@theplatinumcapital.com if you suspect any unauthorised access.

We may suspend or close your account if you breach these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy, or if we are required to do so by law.

You may use the Site for personal, non-commercial reading and research, and for limited professional reference within your organisation. You may share links to our articles freely.

You may not, without our prior written consent:

• Reproduce, republish, or distribute substantial parts of our content.
• Sell, sublicense, or otherwise commercialise our content or any part of the Site.
• Use automated systems to scrape, crawl, harvest, or download data from the Site beyond what is permitted by our robots.txt and good-faith user-agent etiquette.
• Use our content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate machine-learning models without an explicit licence agreement.
• Remove or alter copyright notices, trademarks, or other proprietary markings.

For licensing enquiries, including text and data mining, please contact licensing@theplatinumcapital.com. See also our Copyright & IP Policy.

You may submit content to us when you fill in a contact form, send a story tip, submit an awards nomination, or otherwise correspond with us (collectively, “User Content”).

You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting User Content you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, and distribute the User Content for the purposes of operating the Services and producing journalism, including for marketing of the Services.

You confirm that you have the right to grant this licence and that the User Content does not infringe any third-party rights, breach any law, or contain confidential information that you are not authorised to share.

We have no obligation to publish User Content, and we may edit it for length, clarity, and legal reasons. Our Editorial Policy sets out the standards we apply.

You agree not to use the Site or the Services in ways that breach our Acceptable Use Policy, applicable law, or the rights of others. Examples include attempting to circumvent our security measures, uploading malicious code, impersonating another person, or transmitting unsolicited bulk communications through any contact channel we provide.

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action, including reporting suspected unlawful activity to law-enforcement authorities and disclosing relevant information as permitted or required by applicable law.

All content on the Site — including articles, photographs, videos, audio, graphics, design elements, logos, and the underlying software — is owned by TPC Media Ltd, our licensors, or contributors who have granted us appropriate rights, and is protected by United Kingdom and international intellectual-property laws.

“The Platinum Capital”, “TPC”, “TPC Awards”, and the related logos and word marks are trademarks of TPC Media Ltd. You may not use them without our prior written consent.

For permission to reproduce, syndicate, or licence any of our content, please see our Copyright & IP Policy or contact licensing@theplatinumcapital.com.

The Platinum Capital publishes business journalism and analysis. Nothing on the Site is, or should be construed as, financial, investment, legal, tax, or professional advice. We do not recommend any specific securities, investments, transactions, or strategies.

You should obtain independent professional advice before taking any decision in reliance on information published on the Site. We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage arising from your reliance on our content.

The Site contains links to third-party websites and may include content, advertising, or embedded media supplied by third parties. We do not endorse, control, or accept responsibility for those third parties or their content. Your use of third-party sites and services is at your own risk and is subject to those parties’ own terms and policies.

We aim to publish accurate, well-sourced, and timely journalism, but the Services are provided “as is” and “as available”. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all express and implied warranties — including those of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement — in relation to the Site, the Services, and any information published on them.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for: death or personal injury caused by our negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Subject to the paragraph above, and to the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for: indirect or consequential loss; loss of profits, business opportunities, or goodwill; loss of data; or any loss arising from your reliance on the content of the Site.

Our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Site, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, is limited to one hundred pounds sterling (£100) or the amount you have paid us for the relevant Service in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the liability, whichever is greater.

You agree to indemnify and hold us, our directors, employees, and agents harmless from any claim, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with: your breach of these Terms; your User Content; or your misuse of the Site or the Services.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services, with or without notice, if we believe you have breached these Terms, our Acceptable Use Policy, or applicable law, or if we are required to do so by a court or regulator.

Termination does not affect any rights or obligations that have accrued before termination or that are intended to survive it (including limitations of liability and intellectual property provisions).

We may update these Terms from time to time. The version in force is the one published on this page. For material changes, we will give reasonable advance notice on the homepage and, for registered users, by email.

Your continued use of the Site after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

These Terms, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms, except that we may bring proceedings against you for breach of intellectual-property rights in any jurisdiction in which the breach occurred.

If you have any question about these Terms, please contact us:

• By email: legal@theplatinumcapital.com
• By post: TPC Media Ltd, Sterling House Suite 310e East Wing, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TS, United Kingdom