Terms of Service
Last updated: 6 August 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at iotportal.co.uk (“IoT Portal”, “the Site”, “we”, “us” or “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the Site.
1. About us
IoT Portal is an independent online publication providing news, analysis and reference material relating to the Internet of Things, cellular and wireless connectivity, and related technologies. The Site is operated by Peter Green (“the Operator”), based in the United Kingdom. You can contact us at info@petergreen.xyz.
2. Acceptance and changes to these Terms
By using the Site you confirm that you accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them. We may revise these Terms at any time by updating this page. The “last updated” date above shows when the most recent changes were made. Your continued use of the Site after any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, so please review this page from time to time.
3. Use of the Site
You may use the Site for lawful, personal and non-commercial informational purposes. You agree not to:
- use the Site in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
- use the Site in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to it;
- introduce any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
- reproduce, duplicate, copy, scrape or re-sell any part of the Site in breach of these Terms, or systematically extract content for the purpose of building or training any dataset, database or machine-learning model without our prior written permission.
4. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, we (or our licensors) own the copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the Site and in all material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page from the Site for your personal reference, and you may draw the attention of others to content posted on the Site. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the content on the Site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us.
5. No professional advice
The content on the Site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to professional, technical, engineering, legal, financial or any other form of advice on which you should rely. Product names, standards, specifications, network capabilities and vendor information may change and may contain errors or become out of date. You must obtain professional or specialist advice, and carry out your own verification and testing, before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on the basis of content on the Site.
Although we make reasonable efforts to keep the information on the Site up to date, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the Site is accurate, complete or current.
6. Advertising and third-party content
The Site is supported in part by advertising. We use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to collect or receive information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertising, including personalised advertising where you have consented to it. Where required, we ask visitors in the UK, the European Economic Area and Switzerland for consent before non-essential cookies are set. Please see our Privacy Policy for further details, including information about how to manage your choices.
The Site may also contain links to third-party websites, resources and advertisements that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and accept no responsibility for, the content, products, services or practices of any third-party sites or advertisers. The inclusion of any link or advertisement does not imply endorsement by us.
7. Newsletters and communications
If you choose to subscribe to a newsletter or other communication from the Site, you agree that we may use the contact details you provide to send you the communications you have requested. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in each message, or by contacting us at info@petergreen.xyz. How we handle the personal data you provide is described in our Privacy Policy.
8. User-submitted content
Where the Site allows you to submit content, such as comments, you retain ownership of your contribution but grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use, store, publish and display it in connection with the Site. You are responsible for any content you submit and must ensure it is accurate, lawful, and does not infringe the rights of any third party. We reserve the right to remove any user-submitted content at our discretion and without notice.
9. Availability of the Site
We do not guarantee that the Site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
10. Limitation of liability
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under English law.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Site or any content on it, whether express or implied. We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the Site, or use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Site. In particular, 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 or consequential loss or damage.
11. Privacy
Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use personal data and cookies. By using the Site, you consent to such processing as described in that policy.
12. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms, their subject matter and their formation are governed by the law of England and Wales. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a consumer resident elsewhere in the UK you may also bring proceedings in your home jurisdiction.
13. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at info@petergreen.xyz.