Copyright.
Important copyright information
This website is Copyright Smart Group 1997-2008. Legal rights to all content are claimed in accordance with the Copyright and Patents Act 1988.
Imagery.
All original images, photographs and logo devices displayed on this site are the property of the Smart Group and may not be reproduced or recreated in any format for any purpose at any time.
Do not use our images it is theft and will be treated as such.
Textual content.
The textual content of this site is the property of the Smart Group. Verbatim copying and minor alterations to our textual content are not permitted under any circumstances.
This means you cannot just cut and paste our content and hope to get away with it by changing a few words or phrases.
If you want to compete with us and you feel you are an "expert" in the sign and display industry there is no excuse for not authoring your own unique web pages.
We check for illegal use of our content.
Other sites have been caught illegally using content which infringes our Copyright. These sites were caught because we actively monitor the internet to ensure that other sites do not "cut and paste" our content.
If you are tempted to help yourself to our content please be aware that we have systems in place to ensure that our Copyright is protected.
We have already caught three competitors blatantly helping themselves to our property.
- Intent Signs trading as TradeCNC.co.uk
- Vivid signs
- Edmonds.co.uk
These companies decided to steal our intellectual property.
Copyright infringement- we will pursue offenders.
Unlike other sites who have a laid back approach to Copyright Infringement we operate a ZERO tolerance policy.
Any infringement no matter how minor will be pursed through the courts.
Trade names/ brand names.
Any trade or brand names mentioned in this site are used to help describe products in a way which it easier to understand. For example if we say "Perspex" instead of "acrylic sheet" you have a better idea of what material we are talking about.
The use of trade or brand names does not imply any kind of approval or recommendation of our company by the owners of the trade or brand names used.
The ownership rights of all Copyrighted brand names and logo devices are recognised and respected as the intellectual property of the relevant companies.
