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Terms & Conditions for the use of Lycamobile SIM and TOP-UP Vouchers |
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General Terms and Conditions: |
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These general terms and conditions state all the rights and obligations of Lycamobile
and its customers in connection with the provision of the Lycamobile Services.
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Definitions
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Acceptable Use Policy: the policy notified to Customer by Lycamobile (whether that
policy is required by Lycamobile or any underlying Network operator enabling the
Services) governing the acceptable use of the Services, which policy may be amended
from time to time and which is available at www.lycamobile.com. |
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Agreement: the agreement to provide the Service to the Customer by Lycamobile which
is entered into when the Customer purchases and registers with Lycamobile. These
general terms and conditions are an integral part of that Agreement. |
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Customer: a natural person who, or a legal entity that enters into an Agreement
with Lycamobile. |
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Lycamobile Customer Service: the customer services department, which the Customer
may contact for all questions regarding the Lycamobile Service, to be reached by
calling either 322 from your Lycamobile telephone account or +447973 101322 from
another phone. |
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Lycamobile: Lycamobile UK Limited with registered office at 54 Lower Addiscombe
Road, Croydon CR0 6AA having registered number 5903820.
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Lycamobile Service or Service: the service through which the Customer uses the Network
for direct transport of telecommunication traffic from mobile users to and from
connection points on the Network or to connection points on other networks. |
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Lycamobile SIM Card or SIM Card: a prepaid, pre-activated card containing a microprocessor
enabling access to the Services. |
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Lycamobile Top-up Voucher: a multifunction voucher (whether in physical or electronic
form) containing an 11 digit code enabling the Customer to redeem the face value
against multiple products such as mobile telephony airtime.
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Network: the network for wireless telecommunication. |
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Products: Lycamobile SIM Card and Lycamobile Top-up Vouchers or any other product
offered by Lycamobile. |
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Roaming Services: these are mobile telephony services enabling the continued access
to the Services by a Customer when travelling outside the United Kingdom are which
are provided over telecommunications systems of foreign Networks outside of the
United Kingdom and over which Lycamobile has no control.
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Services and Obligations |
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Lycamobile is obliged only to supply the means necessary to provide the proper operations
of the Lycamobile Service. In this regard Lycamobile will determine the technical
means necessary to provide access to this Service under optimal conditions |
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Mobile telephony is a form of wireless communication and operates on the basis of
transmission of radio and signal frequencies. As such, it can be interfered with
by numerous external sources or by obstacles inherent in buildings, vegetation or
terrain and as such Lycamobile cannot guarantee a perfect error free transmission
(in terms of actual availability or quality of Service) in all locations at all
times.
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The quality of the Lycamobile Service also depends on the quality of the mobile
telephone handset used by the Customer. Lycamobile has no control or influence over
the mobile telephone handset quality. |
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The Services are provided on an "as is" basis and Lycamobile provides
no warranty in relation to the Services and in particular does not warrant that
the Services are of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose, suitable,
reliable, accurate, complete, secure or error free.
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Occasionally the Network and the Services may become unavailable due to requirements
for upgrading, modification, maintenance or other necessary works relating to the
Network or Services. At these times the Services may be temporarily unavailable
and Lycamobile shall endeavour to keep any period of non-availability to a minimum.
Lycamobile shall have no liability for any such periods of unavailability. |
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Lycamobile offers Roaming Services but due to the nature of these services Lycamobile
cannot guarantee the availability or quality of Services using such Roaming Services. |
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Associated with the Lycamobile SIM Card is the PIN code (personal identification
number) and the PUK code (personal unlocking key). Instructions relating to their
use may change to reflect new technology and will be explained in the “user manual”
for the mobile telephone. Customers shall take every necessary precaution to preserve
the secrecy of their PIN and PUK codes. Customers are liable for any malicious or
improper use resulting from intentional, fortuitous or accidental communications
of these codes or transferring his/her SIM Card. |
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The Customer acknowledges that whilst every effort is made to secure an uninterrupted
error free service, Lycamobile will not be held liable for any loss or inconvenience
caused to the Customer by any actions of a distributor including fraud and deception
and/or non-payment. In such cases, the Customer should contact the distributor and/or
retailer from whom they purchased the SIM and/or Top-up Voucher and request a refund. |
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Premium rated SMS and Premium rated calls are expressly excluded from the SERVICES |
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Calling rates using the Services are displayed on marketing posters, amended from
time to time and/or on the website www.lycamobile.co.uk |
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Lycamobile reserves the right to monitor and record communications using the Services.
This may be done to improve the Services, to ensure compliance with Lycamobile policies,
governmental, regulatory or enforcement agency requests, and to detect prevent criminal
activity. |
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As a matter of policy Lycamobile will not intentionally disconnect any calls provided
that there is credit available for the calls, however it may be possible that calls
could get disconnected due to matters beyond Lycamobile’s control, e.g. force majeure,
carrier fault, technology fault or human error. |
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Customers are hereby informed of the inherent risk in the use of the mobile telephone
while driving a motorised vehicle. Lycamobile cannot be held liable for damage resulting
from an accident caused by the use of the mobile telephone while a motorised vehicle
is being driven. |
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Customers are hereby informed of possible interference that a mobile telephone may
cause in certain sensitive types of equipment such as medical appliances, aircraft
etc. It is therefore essential that the instructions given by the persons with responsibility
for such equipment be strictly complied with. Lycamobile cannot be held liable for
any damage resulting from a failure to comply with such instructions. |
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The SIM Card |
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The Lycamobile SIM Card is used by inserting it into a compatible mobile telephone
handset. |
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The Lycamobile SIM Card remains the exclusive property of Lycamobile. Customer must
keep the SIM Card safe and not misuse the SIM Card in any way. Lycamobile will only
replace a SIM Card where it is found to be defective by reason of faulty workmanship
or design. Lycamobile may in its sole discretion charge for replacing a SIM Card
where Lycamobile reasonably believes that the Customer has been responsible for
the misuse, damage or loss of the original SIM Card. Lycamobile furthermore reserve
the right to recall a Lycamobile SIM Card at any time. It is Customers responsibility
to inform Lycamobile of any damage to the SIM Card purchased by Customer. |
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If the Lycamobile SIM Card is not used to make outbound calls and SMS for three
(3) months (the “validity period”), the SIM Card will be frozen preventing any further
use by the Customer. |
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The Customer will then have one (1) month to top up their SIM Card. If the Customer
tops up within 1 month and uses the Service the old credit previously frozen under
clause 3.3 will be reinstated and the Customer will be able to make and receive
calls and SMS as normal. |
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If the Customer does not top-up within one (1) month from the “validity period”
the customers will lose:
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all unused credit; |
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his/her specific telephone number permanently and the Lycamobile SIM Card will be
blocked permanently from any further use by Customer. |
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Top-up Voucher |
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Customers pay for the use of the Services by topping-up their SIM Card account.
Customers do this by purchasing Lycamobile Top-up Vouchers and loading credit onto
the SIM Card account.
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Customers can top-up their Lycamobile SIM Card using a Lycamobile Top-up
Voucher at any time after registration including during any validity period. |
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If the top-up takes place before the end of a validity period or within three (3)
months following the validity period, the credit unused at the time of the top-up
will be added to the credit contained on the Lycamobile Top-up
Voucher. |
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Each time the Customer top ups his/her Lycamobile SIM Card during the validity period,
the validity period shall be extended for a further six (6) month under the above
conditions. |
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Where the Customer has used a Lycamobile Top-up Voucher to top-up
his/her credit for the use of a SIM Card, that credit can only be used for use with
the Services and Customer shall not be entitled to receive any cash refund for any
outstanding credit remaining on the Customer’s account at any time, including where
the Customer fails to use the Services during a validity period and the Agreement
is terminated. |
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Customers pre-payments via Lycamobile Top-up Vouchers are not repayable
by Lycamobile nor is interest payable on any credit on a Customer account. Each
time the Services are used by Customer (or someone else using a Customer’s mobile
telephone handset) the top-ups purchased will be reduced according to the tariff
charges relating to that particular communication.
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Lycamobile reserves the right to offer the Lycamobile Top-up Voucher
as a multi function credit voucher that can be redeemed for multiple services (if
any) including airtime for the Lycamobile mobile Service. |
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Modification |
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Where required by operating conditions or the organisation of the Service, Lycamobile
may modify the technical characteristics of its Services. Customers will not be
entitled to compensation for any replacement or modification of mobile telephone
handsets made necessary by a change in the Network affecting the Services. |
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Disconnection |
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Lycamobile may disconnect the Customer fully or partially from the Service, without
notice of default being required, if the Customer fails to comply with his/her obligations
under the Agreement or fails to observe the requirements that can be set for reasonable
use, including any Acceptable Use Policy, or where Lycamobile is unable to provide
the Services due to reasons beyond its control. |
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Disconnections shall take place without the Customer being entitled to any compensation.
The disconnection will be lifted when Lycamobile determines that the Customer has
fulfilled his/her obligations. The Customer shall meet the disconnection costs and
those for reconnection. Disconnection of the Service does not release the Customer
from any of his/her obligations under the Agreement. |
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If, fourteen (14) days after the Customer has been given the opportunity to fulfil
his/her obligations by Lycamobile in writing, Lycamobile concludes that the Customer
has still failed to do so, Lycamobile is entitled to terminate the Agreement, upon
which all claims of the Customer against Lycamobile will lapse. |
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Customer Responsibilities |
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Customer shall not use the Services for the following activities:
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any improper, immoral, fraudulent or unlawful purposes or for the sending of any
communication or storing of any information which is of an offensive, abusive, indecent,
obscene or menacing nature; |
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causing, nor knowingly allow others to cause, any nuisance annoyance or inconvenience
whether to Lycamobile or to any of Lycamobile’s Customers or other persons, which
shall include the use of the Network for the persistent sending of unsolicited communications
without reasonable cause; |
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for the purpose of causing harm, damage or impairing the operation of the Network
over which the Services are provided; and |
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the storing or dissemination of information which does not belong to the Customer
and which can be held to infringe the rights of a third party including another
person’s copyright or other intellectual property rights (unless with the prior
consent of such third party).
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Upon purchasing a Lycamobile SIM Card the Customer may be required to register with
Lycamobile and this may include the Customer providing his/her personal information
including their name, address, date of birth, etc. The Customer acknowledges that
providing false information is a fraudulent act and if Lycamobile determines such
personal information to be false, Lycamobile shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement without any liability to the Customer. |
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It is the Customers responsibility to notify Lycamobile of any changes to their
personal details and for keeping their details retained by Lycamobile up to date. |
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Data Protection & Customer Personal Information |
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Lycamobile and any of its group of companies may use the personal information of
the Customer, the communication information and numbers used by the Customer are
saved in the files of Lycamobile and are processed by Lycamobile or third parties
in its name with a view towards:
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the delivery of the Service; |
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for administration and customer services purposes; and
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information and marketing purposes;
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all within the framework of the relationship with the Customer and in order to initiate
information or advertising campaigns connected with the Products or Services provided
by Lycamobile.
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By registering with Lycamobile a Customer consents to Lycamobile sharing his/her
information with other companies in the group and external companies who are Lycamobile’s
trusted and carefully chosen business partners. Lycamobile and such carefully chosen
business partners will be entitled to contact Customers by mail, telephone, e-mail,
or SMS to let Customers know about any goods, services or promotions which may be
of interest to them. Customers who do not wish to receive such information relating
to advertising campaigns connected with the products provided by Lycamobile, or
do not wish to be contacted by Lycamobile within the framework of direct commercial
prospecting, may at any time request from Lycamobile, free of charge, to be placed
on a list designated for this purpose. Such request to be made by Customer to unsubscribe@Lycamobile.co.uk
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By registering with Lycamobile, Customer consents to Lycamobile transferring his/her
personal information to countries which do not provide the same level of data protection
as the United Kingdom if necessary for providing the Services. |
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Lycamobile will always use and process Customer personal information in compliance
with the Data Protection Act 1998, as amended from time to time. |
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Lycamobile shall provide to Customers a copy of his/her personal information held
by Lycamobile where a Customer requests access to such information and provided
the Customer pays the nominal administration fee.
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Liability of Lycamobile |
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Lycamobile has no liability whatsoever as concerns the Lycamobile SIM Card, Lycamobile
Top-up Voucher or the provision of the Services. |
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Lycamobile shall not be liable for any damage or losses resulting from the content
of calls or SMS’ sent or received by Customer. |
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Lycamobile may not be held liable for damage resulting from intervention by a third
party, including any governmental, regulatory or administrative body. |
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Under no circumstances shall Lycamobile be held liable for indirect or intangible
damage, such as additional costs, loss of income on profits, loss of customers,
loss or damage of data and loss of contracts. |
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Lycamobile shall have no liability or responsibility in the event of loss, theft,
fraudulent or wrongful use of the Lycamobile SIM Card by Lycamobile Customers. Moreover,
Lycamobile shall not be liable to reimburse credit used by Lycamobile Customers
or any other person where a Customer is not in control of the SIM Card and has failed
to notify Lycamobile that he/she has lost his/her control over the SIM Card, and
shall furthermore not be held responsible for any consequences resulting from use
of services linked to a Lycamobile SIM Card. |
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If the Customer suffers damage due to malfunctioning of the Network or due to shortcomings
in the execution of the Service, Lycamobile may only be liable in the event of direct
damage suffered and caused by:
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death or personal injury; or |
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gross negligence. |
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Lycamobile’s liability to a Customer shall be limited to total maximum aggregate
amount of one thousand Pounds (£1,000) per claim or series of related claims. |
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Where a Customer suffers any damage or loss the Customer shall notify Lycamobile
in writing of the damage as soon as possible and in any event within four (4) weeks
after the discovery that damage has occurred. Damage that not has been reported
to Lycamobile within this period shall not be compensated. This period shall not
apply to a Customer (a natural person not acting in the capacity of a professional
or enterprise) if the Customer makes a reasonable case for the fact that he or she
could not have been reasonably expected to notify Lycamobile within this period. |
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Lycamobile will not be liable to perform any obligations or provide the Services
because of any event of force majeure, i.e. any factor outside its control, including
but not limited to Acts of God, industrial action, default or failure of a third
party, war, governmental action, or by any act or decision made by a court of competent
jurisdiction. |
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Liability of the Customer |
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Customers shall be liable for damage of any kind caused to Lycamobile or to third
parties by their use or misuse of Lycamobile SIM Card or Lycamobile TOP-UP Voucher
by any persons whomsoever or on any mobile telephone handset whatsoever, even in
the event of loss or theft and Customers shall compensate Lycamobile for any damage
they cause, including minor faults. |
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In the event of loss or theft of the Lycamobile SIM Card, it is the responsibility
of the Customer to notify Lycamobile as soon as possible about this loss or theft
and to prevent any use by another person of the SIM Card. The Customer shall be
solely responsible for the SIM Card and may not claim any reimbursement from Lycamobile
for loss or theft of the SIM Card. |
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Changes |
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Lycamobile reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without
prior notice. Furthermore Lycamobile confirms it has used its best endeavors to
ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, but does not accept any
liability for errors, omissions and misunderstandings arising. |
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Rates and billing conditions relating to the Services are subject to change without
any prior notice; this may be due to circumstances outside the control of Lycamobile,
such as changes to wholesale prices that it is charged by third party suppliers.
Changes will be posted on the Lycamobile website following such changes. It is the
Customers responsibility to regularly check this Lycamobile website for any changes
affecting the Services and their use. |
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By continuing to use the Services after Lycamobile makes any changes in relation
to 11.1 and 11.2 above, Customer agrees to these changes. If a Customer is not happy
with any of these changes then Customer does not have to continue to top-up their
account for using the Lycamobile SIM Card.
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Lycamobile shall be entitled to assign any and all of its rights and obligations
under these terms and conditions to any other third party.
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Complaints, Disputes and Governing Law |
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Any complaints or disputes between the Customer as a natural person not acting in
the capacity of a professional enterprise and Lycamobile regarding the provision
of the Service must first be raised with Lycamobile’s Customer Services using the
contact details provided above. |
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Failure by either Lycamobile or Customer to enforce rights under this Agreement
shall not prevent Lycamobile or Customer (as the case may be) from taking further
action.
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The Agreement is governed by English Law and shall be governed by the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts. |
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