Terms of Use

Introduction

These terms govern your use of https://metrispws.com and its interactive tools. By using this website you accept these terms. Metris Party Wall Solutions is operated by Paul Kennedy MFPWS, Chichester, West Sussex.

1. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all intellectual property rights in this website and its content — including text, graphics, and the proprietary logic driving this website's automated tools — are owned by or licensed to Metris Party Wall Solutions. All rights are reserved.

2. Permitted Use

You are granted a limited, personal, non-transferable licence to use this website for your own private informational purposes in connection with your own property project. This licence is subject to the following conditions:

• No competitor use: This website and its tools must not be used by other party wall practitioners, surveyors, or commercial entities for benchmarking, competitive analysis, or information-gathering purposes.
• No third-party intermediary use: Outputs from our tools are for your own direct reference only. You must not share, forward, or use them to advise or represent any third party.
• No scraping or reverse engineering: You must not copy, scrape, reverse-engineer, or otherwise exploit our website frameworks or generated outputs without our express written consent.
• Authorised API access: Certain programmatic interfaces are made available by Metris Party Wall Solutions for specific permitted purposes. Use of any such interface is subject to the disclaimer embedded in its responses and does not constitute professional advice. All outputs must be verified by a qualified Party Wall Surveyor before any notice is served.

3. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Use of the Notice Checker or any other tool on this website does not constitute the appointment of Metris Party Wall Solutions or Paul Kennedy as your surveyor. An appointment is only formed through separate, direct engagement with Paul Kennedy.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for fraud, death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

4. Acceptable Use

You must not use this website in any way that causes damage to the website or impairs its availability. You must not use it for any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose, or to transmit automated marketing communications or spam. Unauthorised automated querying of our tools, other than via our published API, may result in access being blocked.

5. Data Protection

Our data protection practices, including what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights, are set out in full in our Privacy Policy.

6. Third-Party Links

This website contains links to external sites including legislation.gov.uk and fpws.org.uk. We are not responsible for the content or availability of those sites.

7. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any updated terms.

8. Governing Law

These terms are governed by English law. Any disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

9. Contact

Paul Kennedy MFPWS — Metris Party Wall Solutions

Email: paul@metrispws.com | metrispws.com