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Terms and Conditions for Fast Move Quotes
Last Updated: April 4, 2025
1. Introduction
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the Fast Move Quotes website (the “Website”) and services (the “Services”), owned and operated by Stephen Symington (“We,” “Us,” “Our,” or the “Proprietor”). By accessing or using the Website, including the quote calculator, forms, and related services, you (“You,” “User”) agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our User Agreement, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms in full, stop using the Website and Services immediately. Your continued use is your unconditional acceptance of these Terms, as amended at our sole discretion.
2. Scope of Services
The Website facilitates removal quotes for transportation between Spain and the United Kingdom. The Services include:
A proprietary quote calculator for estimated removal costs.
Booking forms to confirm quotes and reserve services.
Informational content about removals.
We can modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services anytime, no notice, no liability.
3. Eligibility and Access
You must be 18+ and legally able to contract under your jurisdiction’s laws to use the Website and Services. If acting for an entity, you warrant authority to bind it to these Terms. We can restrict access anytime, especially for violators.
4. License to Use the Website
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Website and Services for personal, non-commercial purposes, provided you follow these Terms. You can’t:
Copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, or make derivatives of the Website or its content.
Sell, lease, or license it commercially.
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any code or software.
Remove copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices.
Break this, your license ends—we’ll sue if needed.
5. User Obligations
Use the Website legally. Don’t:
Disrupt, damage, or impair the Website or servers.
Use bots or scrapers without our OK.
Hack into our systems.
Send viruses or illegal content.
Lie about who you are.
We’re watching—violate this, you’re out.
Contractor Non-Compete: If you’re a contractor using FMQ, you agree not to replicate our quote system or Services for 2 years after your last use—breach this, pay £1M.
6. Quote and Booking Process
Our quote calculator gives estimated costs based on your inputs (“from,” “to,” date). Quotes aren’t final—subject to change until confirmed. No guarantees on accuracy or availability. Based on 20m³ capacity, 1000kg max load (see Website).
Contractor Responsibility: FMQ connects you to independent contractors. All removal risks—delays, damages, service failures—are theirs alone. FMQ has zero liability for their actions.
Booking: Lock a quote, pay a deposit (maybe non-refundable). Cancel in writing to steve@swift-removals.net, 7+ days before moving date, for any refundable bits. We can cancel/reschedule for vehicle issues or force majeure—no liability.
7. Payment Terms
Pay as told at booking—via [bank transfer, credit card—fill this in]. Miss a payment, your booking’s toast. Non-refundable unless our cancellation policy says otherwise.
8. Third-Party Services
Links to WhatsApp or others? Their rules, not ours. Use them at your risk—we’re not liable for their mess.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the max allowed by law, Stephen Symington, affiliates, agents, and reps aren’t liable for any damages—direct, indirect, special, whatever—from using the Website or Services. No payout for lost profits, data, or goodwill, even if we’re warned. Our max liability? £100. Deal with it.
10. Indemnification
You’ll cover us—Stephen Symington, affiliates, agents, reps—for any claims, damages, or costs (including legal fees) from:
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
England and Wales law rules these Terms—no conflict nonsense. Disputes go to their courts—you submit to it. We can sue you anywhere worldwide to protect our rights.
12. Miscellaneous Provisions
Entire Agreement: Terms + Privacy Policy + User Agreement = all of it.
Severability: One bit’s bad? Rest stays.
Waiver: We don’t enforce, doesn’t mean we waive.
Assignment: You can’t pass this; we can.
Force Majeure: Acts of God, war, strikes—we’re off the hook.
Amendments: We change Terms anytime—check the Website, keep using, you’re in.
Contact: stevesymington@icloud.com.
13. Intellectual Property Ownership (Property and IP)
All content—code, designs, graphics, text, images, software, algorithms, UI, quote calculator, everything (“Content”)—and any assets tied to Services (e.g., systems, processes) are Stephen Symington’s exclusive property (“Property”). Protected by UK and global copyright, trademark, and IP laws—registered or not. “Fast Move Quotes” brand and marks? Copyright and trademark applied for. All rights, title, interest—mine.
14. Intellectual Property Enforcement and Legal Consequences (Property and IP)
NOTICE: READ THIS—IT’S SERIOUS.
The Website, Content, Property—quote calculator, code, design, branding—is Stephen Symington’s alone. Copyright and trademark applied for “Fast Move Quotes” in multiple places. All rights reserved.
No Stealing: Copying, modifying, distributing, scraping, reverse-engineering, or exploiting our stuff? Illegal—don’t do it.
Consequences: We’ll sue—worldwide—for injunctions, £1,000,000+ damages, legal fees. UK’s Copyright Act 1988, US DMCA, everywhere else—civil and criminal penalties. Willful theft? £1M+ statutory and punitive damages.
Scare Warning: Zero tolerance—steal this, we’ll sue in any court, max penalties. Legal team’s ready—don’t test us.
Monitoring: Site access binds you to these Terms—reverse-engineering? £1M penalty. We track IPs—try it, we’ll catch you.
15. Future Patent Protection for the Fast Quote Process (Property and IP)
NOTICE: THIS IS OUR SECRET SAUCE—READ UP.
We’ve filed a provisional patent (April 2025) for the “Fast Quote Process”: (a) “from” location, (b) “to” location, (c) date, (d) quote in under 10 seconds, (e) form to confirm, (f) price lock-in (5 mins to 100 years, our call). This 1-second quote system is ours—unique, game-changing.
Broad Claim: Covers any fast quote system under 10 seconds—any industry, tech, or lock-in period. Patent pending in UK, EU, US, worldwide.
Legal Warning: Copy this process—whole or part—once granted? Infringement. We’ll sue for injunctions, £1M+ damages, fees—anywhere.
Zero Tolerance: Replicate it, get sued—max penalties, £1M+ for willful theft. Legal team’s on it—you’re warned.
Monitoring: We track attempts—mess with this, we’ll know, we’ll act.
