Intellectual Property Policy
Horizon Hosting Limited (trading as "Horizon Hosting") Company Number: 13693820 Registered in England and Wales
Last Updated: 12 November 2026
This Intellectual Property Policy ("Policy") forms part of, and is incorporated by reference into, our Terms and Conditions (the "Terms"). It describes: (1) the terms for using, and reporting suspected infringing use of, copyrighted or otherwise protected material on the Websites and Services; (2) how we treat ideas, suggestions, and feedback you send us; and (3) the terms that apply where you submit a review, testimonial, community contribution, documentation, or other content intended for us to publish or display ("User Contributions"). Capitalised terms not defined in this Policy have the meaning given to them in the Glossary.
We may revise this Policy at any time by updating this document, in accordance with Clause 1 of the Terms. Your continued use of the Websites or Services after a revised version is posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.
1. Scope
This Policy applies to all Websites and Services provided by Horizon Hosting Limited. All customers and Users of the Websites and Services must comply with this Policy.
2. Third-Party Intellectual Property
While using the Websites or Services, you must not transfer, store, copy, distribute, download, upload, or otherwise access any material — including software, images, video, audio, or written works — that is protected by copyright, trade mark, patent, trade secret, or any other intellectual property right, without the explicit permission of the rights holder. Where permission is revoked or expires, you are responsible for removing the relevant material from the Websites or Services.
3. Reporting Infringement
If you believe material available on the Websites or Services infringes your intellectual property rights, or you have any questions about this Policy, please raise an abuse ticket or email us at [email protected].
4. Enforcement of this Policy
We reserve the right to investigate reports made under this Policy in any way we consider appropriate, in accordance with our Acceptable Use Policy (Clause 8, Investigation and Enforcement), and to suspend or terminate your access to the Services where we believe this Policy has been violated, in accordance with our Acceptable Use Policy (Clause 7, Suspension or Termination of Services).
5. Ideas and Suggestions
Any ideas, proposals, suggestions, concepts, or similar material you send us relating to our products, services, technologies, branding, marketing, or business generally ("Ideas") are subject to the following terms, regardless of anything stated in your submission or accompanying correspondence:
(a) your Idea, and any intellectual property rights in it, automatically become our sole and exclusive property, without any compensation due to you;
(b) we may use, adapt, and redistribute your Idea for any purpose and in any way, on an unrestricted basis;
(c) we are under no obligation to review, respond to, or act upon your Idea;
(d) we are under no obligation to keep your Idea confidential; and
(e) we may, at our sole discretion, give you credit or acknowledgement in connection with your Idea, but we are under no obligation to do so.
This Clause reflects, and does not limit, Clause 5 of the Terms (Submissions and Feedback), which also applies to any questions, comments, suggestions, or feedback you provide to us.
6. User Contributions
6.1 What this Covers
This Clause applies to any review, testimonial, suggestion, community post, documentation, knowledgebase article, or other content that you submit to us or make available on or through the Websites or Services for the purpose of publication or display (a "Contribution"), whether submitted directly, through a community or contribution platform we operate or use, or by linking a third-party account to your account with us. It does not apply to Ideas (Clause 5), which are treated separately, or to content you store or transmit using the Services for your own purposes rather than for us to publish, which is instead governed by Clause 5 of our Acceptable Use Policy (Content You Host or Submit).
6.2 Your Warranties
By submitting a Contribution, you represent and warrant that you either own all intellectual property rights in the Contribution, or you have obtained all necessary permissions, consents, and licences from the rights holder to submit the Contribution and to grant us the licence set out in Clause 6.3.
6.3 Licence You Grant Us
By submitting a Contribution, you grant us an unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt, and distribute your Contribution, in whole or in part, for any purpose, whether commercial, promotional, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate it into, other works. This licence applies to any form, media, or technology now known or developed in the future, and, where your Contribution includes your name, image, voice, or likeness, extends to our use of that material in connection with the Contribution.
You waive any moral rights you may have in your Contribution, to the extent permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and you warrant that no moral rights have otherwise been asserted in respect of it.
6.4 Ownership
We do not claim ownership of your Contribution. You retain all ownership and intellectual property rights in your Contribution, subject to the licence granted under Clause 6.3.
6.5 Your Responsibility
You are solely responsible for your Contribution, including its content and accuracy. We are not liable for any statement, representation, or material contained in a Contribution provided by you, and you agree to indemnify us in accordance with Clause 15 of the Terms in relation to any claim arising from your Contribution.
6.6 Our Editorial Rights
We may, in our sole discretion and without notice: (a) edit, redact, or otherwise change a Contribution; (b) recategorise or relocate a Contribution; and (c) pre-screen, refuse to publish, or remove a Contribution, at any time and for any reason. We have no obligation to monitor, review, or publish any Contribution.
7. Governing Law
This Policy is governed by, and forms part of an agreement governed by, the laws of England and Wales, and is subject to Clause 16 of the Terms (Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution). If you are a consumer, nothing in this Policy affects your statutory rights.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at:
Horizon Hosting Limited (trading as Horizon Hosting) 11 Ann Wicks Road Frampton On Severn Gloucester GL2 7HH United Kingdom
Company Number: 13693820 Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 20 3137 9373