Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Get professional advice before acting on KWS information
KWS content is general information, not advice to rely on. The terms require professional or specialist advice before acting or deciding not to act on it, and make you responsible for checking that products, services or information meet your needs.
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The content within KWS is provided for general information and use only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content within KWS. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through KWS meet your specific requirements.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
KWS disclaims guarantees and liability for inaccurate information
KWS and third parties give no guarantee of the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of information and materials. The terms put reliance at your risk and exclude liability for inaccuracies or errors as far as law permits. Statutory consumer rights and liability that cannot lawfully be excluded remain protected.
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Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered within KWS for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that the information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of any information or materials on or made available through KWS is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited by applicable law and preserved statutory consumer rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You must defend and cover claims arising from your content or terms violations
To the extent applicable law permits, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless KWS, affiliates, licensors and their listed personnel and suppliers against claims, damages, losses, costs and fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your content or breach of the terms. This is not stated as an obligation to cover every loss unrelated to your content or breach.
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You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kids Web Services Ltd, its affiliates, and licensors, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from your Content or violation of these Terms.
This section only applies to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Claims must result from your content or a violation of these terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
An alternative liability obligation applies where indemnification is legally prohibited
If law prohibits you from entering the indemnity obligation, the terms instead say you assume liability, to the extent law permits, for the claims and expenses that obligation covers, including legal costs and expert-witness fees. Its scope remains claims resulting from your content or terms violations.
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If you are prohibited by law from entering into the indemnification obligation below, then you assume, to the extent permitted by law, all liability for all claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees, costs and expert witnesses’ fees) that are the stated subject matter of the indemnification obligation below.
resulting from your Content or violation of these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only where indemnification is legally prohibited and only as far as law permits.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
Statutory consumer rights and legally protected liability are preserved
The terms do not affect statutory consumer rights or exclude liability where that would be unlawful. Express examples include death or personal injury caused by KWS’s or its personnel’s negligence, and fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Local laws may also prevent some warranty exclusions or liability limits, which then apply only as far as those laws permit.
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Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
Some countries, states, provinces or other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability as stated in this section, so the below terms may not fully apply to you. Instead, in such jurisdictions, the exclusions and limitations below shall apply only to the extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdictions.
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exception to (model-proposed): KWS caps its aggregate liability under the terms at £100 where lawful — The £100 aggregate cap does not override statutory consumer rights or liability that cannot lawfully be limited, and local legal restrictions may prevent its full application.
exception to (model-proposed): KWS excludes listed business losses and indirect damages — Exclusions of business losses and indirect damages remain subject to preserved consumer rights and liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
KWS supplies its services as is and disclaims warranties
KWS, including the Parent Portal and associated content, software and services, is offered as is and as available at your sole risk. KWS disclaims express and implied warranties, including merchantability and fitness for a purpose, as far as law permits. Statutory consumer rights, nonexcludable liability and local restrictions on warranty exclusions remain intact.
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KWS and all information, content, materials, products (including the Parent Portal), software, and other services included on or otherwise made available to you through KWS are provided by us on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied. You expressly agree that your use of KWS is at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permissible by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
the exclusions and limitations below shall apply only to the extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdictions.
Qualifications & exceptions
Subject to statutory consumer rights and applicable legal limits on exclusions.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
KWS excludes listed business losses and indirect damages
As far as law permits, KWS excludes liability connected with KWS or these terms for lost profits, sales, business, revenue, savings, opportunity, goodwill or reputation, business interruption, and indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damages. It says exclusions apply even if a remedy gives inadequate compensation, but statutory consumer rights and liability that cannot lawfully be excluded remain protected.
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To the fullest extent permissible by law, we will not be liable for any loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation or any indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with KWS or these Terms.
These limitations and exclusions regarding damages apply even if any remedy fails to provide adequate compensation.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Subject to applicable law and preserved consumer rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
KWS caps its aggregate liability under the terms at £100 where lawful
The terms cap KWS’s total liability arising out of or connected with them at £100, to the fullest extent law permits, even if a remedy fails to compensate adequately. This does not override statutory consumer rights, liability that cannot lawfully be limited or jurisdiction-specific limits on exclusions.
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Further, to the fullest extent permissible by law, our aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms will not exceed one hundred pounds sterling (£100). These limitations and exclusions regarding damages apply even if any remedy fails to provide adequate compensation.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
the exclusions and limitations below shall apply only to the extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdictions.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only as far as law permits; nonexcludable liability and statutory consumer rights remain.
ConnectID verification is governed by the additional ConnectID terms
Choosing ConnectID for age verification accepts this additional set of terms, which govern each ConnectID age verification you request. KWS says personal information is handled under its linked Privacy Policy; the policy’s details are not supplied here.
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These terms apply if you use ConnectID to verify your age. By choosing ConnectID as your verification method, you agree to these terms. We handle any personal information you give us in line with our Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that:
these terms govern any age verification you request using ConnectID;
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The linked Privacy Policy is not supplied, so its detailed handling rules are not established here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
KWS and ConnectID disclaim liability for banks’ acts and omissions
KWS and ConnectID exclude liability to you for bank acts or omissions to the maximum extent law permits. The general terms preserve statutory consumer rights and prohibit unlawful liability exclusions; the exclusion is not stated as overriding those protections.
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both we and ConnectID exclude all liability to you, to the maximum extent permitted by law, in connection with any acts or omissions of the bank.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only to the maximum extent permitted by law; statutory consumer protections remain.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
ConnectID can rely on the exclusions despite not being a contracting party
KWS holds the ConnectID-related exclusions in this section on trust for ConnectID, so ConnectID can rely on your agreement to them despite not being a party. The general terms elsewhere say only KWS and you may enforce the terms. The appendix expressly describes this limited third-party benefit; it does not make ConnectID a party or grant it general enforcement rights.
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We hold the exclusions in this section that relate to ConnectID on trust for ConnectID. This means that, although ConnectID is not a party to these terms, it can rely on your agreement to these exclusions.
No one other than us or you has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Limited to this section’s exclusions relating to ConnectID.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Only KWS and you may enforce these terms — The general rule limits enforcement to KWS and the user, while the ConnectID appendix gives ConnectID a specific ability to rely on exclusions held on trust. This records that limited third-party benefit without inferring general enforcement rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
ConnectID age verification is separate from the Consumer Data Right scheme
KWS says ConnectID age verifications are intended to operate separately from Consumer Data Right requests and that KWS does not participate in that scheme. This does not describe the scheme’s rules or remove rights otherwise preserved in these terms.
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Age verifications using ConnectID are intended to operate separately from requests made under the Consumer Data Right scheme. We do not participate in that scheme.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Send ConnectID complaints to KWS; bank activity may be referred to the bank
Complaints or disputes about KWS’s participation in ConnectID go to privacy@kidswebservices.com. If the complaint concerns activities of the bank you asked to send age information, KWS may direct you to contact that bank instead.
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For complaints or disputes relating to our participation in the ConnectID Network, please contact us at privacy@kidswebservices.com. However, if your complaint or dispute relates to activities of the bank that you asked to disclose age information to us, we may direct you to contact your bank directly.
Qualifications & exceptions
Complaints about the disclosing bank’s activities may be redirected to that bank.
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qualifies (model-proposed): Parents and general visitors are directed to the parent contact form — The parent support form is a general help route. The appendix gives a specific privacy email for ConnectID participation complaints and allows referral of bank-activity complaints to the bank.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
These terms cover KWS age verification and parent consent services
The terms cover use of Kids Web Services, its age verification and parent consent platform, including its website. The contracting company is Kids Web Services Ltd, an English company in the Epic Games family.
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These KWS Terms of Use (Terms) apply to your use of our age verification and parent consent management platform, known as Kids Web Services (KWS), including our website
We are Kids Web Services Ltd, a private limited company incorporated in England (Company Number: 13351982)
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Choosing ConnectID brings additional terms
Choosing ConnectID to verify age means agreeing to the additional ConnectID terms supplied later in this document. It is available only in Australia where a partner offers it, subject to the bank account, recent identity verification and bank minimum-age conditions.
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If you choose ConnectID to verify your age, see also the additional terms here.
These terms apply if you use ConnectID to verify your age. By choosing ConnectID as your verification method, you agree to these terms.
ConnectID is only available in Australia, and only if the Partner has chosen to offer it as a verification option.
you have verified your identity with your bank within the prior 5 years, and (iii) you meet the minimum age requirements set out in your bank’s terms of service for ConnectID.
you have an active digital account with one of the banks that is part of the ConnectID Network
Qualifications & exceptions
Only where a participating partner offers ConnectID in Australia.
Requires an active account at a network bank, identity verification within five years and the bank’s minimum age.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Developers must accept additional service terms
Developers using KWS in a website, app or digital service are subject to additional terms and will be asked to agree when accessing or using a specific service. The linked Developer Terms Hub is not supplied here, so this analysis does not describe its additional obligations.
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If you are a developer and would like to use our services within your website, app or digital service, additional terms govern such use.
You will be asked to agree to these additional terms when you access or use a specific KWS service.
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The linked developer terms are outside this saved document.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company practice
KWS may change the terms without notice
KWS may revise the terms by updating this page without notice. Users are asked to check each time they use KWS; continued use after revised terms are posted counts as accepting the changes.
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We may change these Terms from time to time without notice by updating this page. Every time you wish to use KWS, please check these Terms to ensure you understand the Terms that apply at that time. Your continued use of KWS following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Use must be lawful and within KWS’s intended scope
You may use KWS only lawfully and under these terms. KWS has sole judgment over whether a purpose falls outside its intended use. Unauthorized use may lead to damages claims or constitute a criminal offense; the text does not say every misuse will do so.
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You may use KWS only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to access or use KWS for any purpose that is illegal or beyond the scope of KWS’ intended use (in our sole judgment). Unauthorised use of KWS may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Developer Portal use is limited and subject to Epic’s separate terms
The Epic Games Developer Portal is for developers solely to integrate and manage KWS in their sites, apps and services. Its use is subject to the linked Epic Games Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, whose detailed provisions are not supplied in this document.
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The Epic Games Developer Portal is made available to developers solely to enable them to integrate and manage KWS within their websites, apps and other digital services.
Use of the Epic Games Developer Portal is subject to the
The linked Epic Games terms and privacy policy are not supplied here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Third-party links are not endorsements or KWS responsibility
Links to third-party sites and services are for convenience and information, not approval. KWS says it does not control their content and accepts no responsibility for them or losses from using them. The terms’ general preservation of statutory consumer rights and liability that cannot lawfully be excluded still applies.
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From time to time, KWS may include links to other websites or digital services provided by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS and we do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
Qualifications & exceptions
Statutory consumer rights and nonexcludable liability remain protected.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
English controls over translations where law permits
The English version controls to the fullest extent law permits. Translations are provided only for convenience.
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To the fullest extent permitted by law, the controlling language for these terms is English. Any translation has been provided for your convenience only.
Qualifications & exceptions
Only to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Not enforcing a term does not waive KWS’s rights
A KWS waiver does not count as a further or continuing waiver of that or another term. Failing to assert a right or provision also does not waive it, so previous inaction does not itself prevent later enforcement.
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No waiver of these Terms by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition, and any failure by us to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
A court-invalidated provision does not invalidate the remaining terms
If a competent court holds a provision invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it is removed or limited only to the minimum extent needed so that the remaining terms continue in full effect.
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If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.
Qualifications & exceptions
Triggered by a ruling from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
KWS may transfer the contract to another organization
KWS may transfer its rights and obligations under these terms to another organization. This clause does not specify a notice or consent process for that transfer.
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We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Only KWS and you may enforce these terms
The general terms say nobody other than KWS and you has a right to enforce them. The ConnectID appendix expressly allows ConnectID, though not a party, to rely on exclusions held on trust for it. That is a specific benefit alongside the general restriction, not an express grant of general enforcement rights.
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No one other than us or you has any right to enforce any of these Terms.
We hold the exclusions in this section that relate to ConnectID on trust for ConnectID. This means that, although ConnectID is not a party to these terms, it can rely on your agreement to these exclusions.
Qualifications & exceptions
The ConnectID appendix expressly provides a limited benefit from its exclusions.
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contrast (model-proposed): ConnectID can rely on the exclusions despite not being a contracting party — The general rule limits enforcement to KWS and the user, while the ConnectID appendix gives ConnectID a specific ability to rely on exclusions held on trust. This records that limited third-party benefit without inferring general enforcement rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Consumer disputes use English law, with local court options for some UK residents
For consumers, the terms, their subject matter and formation are governed by English law. Courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, except residents of Northern Ireland may also sue there, and residents of Scotland may also sue in Scotland. The terms separately preserve statutory consumer rights.
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If you are a consumer, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
Nothing in these Terms will affect the statutory rights that you may have as a consumer of KWS
Qualifications & exceptions
Northern Ireland and Scotland residents may also bring proceedings in their respective local courts.
Business disputes are assigned to English law and England and Wales courts
For business users, English law governs the terms, their subject matter, formation and noncontractual disputes or claims. Both parties agree to exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales; the consumer residence exceptions are not repeated for businesses.
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If you are a business, these Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. You and we both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.