Legal Notices
Union Manchester (East and West) Management Limited (company number: 13561143) (“Union”), a company incorporated in England with registered office at Horseshoe Farm, Elkington Way, Alderley Edge, England, SK9 7GU email: [email protected]
When you use Union’s website (www.liveunion.com) (“Union Website” or “our Website”), or any sub-domain of the Union Website, you agree to the present terms and conditions of use (“Terms and Conditions”).
Union reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions as well as the content of the Union Website or any sub-domain at any time without notice.
You must therefore read these Terms and Conditions carefully each time you intend to use Union Website, since our Website and these Terms and Conditions may change.
If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, we kindly request you to refrain from using our Website or any of its sub-domains.
When you use a sub-domain of the Union Website, reference to our Website within these Terms and Conditions of use will also be construed as reference to the relevant sub-domain.
Copyright
All content on the Union website, including without limitation, logos, text, images, graphics, sound recordings and video works, is protected by copyright and/or design right owned by Union or by its parent company, subsidiaries or affiliates unless identified as belonging to third parties. No licence is granted to copy, reproduce, use or otherwise deal in Union website content, including any copyright or design right work of Union. The Union website may not be linked to or reproduced on third party websites without the prior written consent of Union.
Trade marks
The Union name and ‘U+NION’ logo are trade marks of and may not be used without our prior written consent. All other names and logos on the Union website may be registered by third parties and may not be used without their prior written consent. No licence is granted to use the Union name or logo.
Content of the Union web site and liability
We at Union undertake to maintain our Web site in the most up-to-date version at all times and to provide you with a high-quality, comprehensive overview of our activities and promotions. Should you nevertheless encounter anything that is incorrect or out of date, we would appreciate it if you could let us know.
Union does not guarantee in any way the topicality, accuracy, completeness or quality of the information provided. Union and its authors are not liable for any claims for direct, indirect or consequential damages of a tangible or intangible nature arising from the use or non-use of the information provided.
All information and promotions on the Union Website are without obligation and non-binding. They serve merely information purposes and do not represent a full description of our products and services. However, our staff members are happy to provide you with comprehensive information about our property and services in a personal discussion.
If you have any questions or problems with the accessibility of the website, please do not hesitate to contact us.
References and links
Clicking on direct or indirect links of the Union Website to other Internet sites which were not created by Union may result in your leaving the Union Website. We have not reviewed the content of these linked Web sites with regard to their legality, and thus assumes no liability whatsoever for the content or products of these Web sites.
Emails
We would like to warn you of the lack of security of email and thus advise you not to send us confidential information by email unless you use an encryption program. If you send us information by email, we will regard this as your consent to our communicating with you about the matter in question by email. In this case you and Union are legally liable for any declarations made by email, insofar as no special form requirements exist based on a contractual agreement or compulsory legal provisions. Should an email which was demonstrably sent by Union not reach its intended recipient by accident, Union assumes no liability whatsoever for any disadvantageous legal consequences which arise as a result.
Accuracy of plans, imagery and market information
Union gives notice that the building artistic impressions, floor plans and other images on this site are produced in good faith and set out as a general guide only which does not constitute any part of an offer or contract. The plans and images are believed to be accurate at the time of publication. Drawings, plans and images included on the website are indicative only, may not be to scale and are subject to change.
Union endeavours to ensure that any market information we provide is accurate and well-researched at all times, however we cannot ultimately warrant the accuracy of that information and cannot be held liable for any reliance you may make of or put on it unless agreed with us in writing.
Information we collect
Cookies
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie folder of the browser on your computer’s hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. We use them predominantly to enhance your experience of using the Website.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled. If you require help with your cookie settings then please contact us.
For more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Our full Cookies Policy can be found from a link in the footer of every page.
Slavery and Human Trafficking statement
Union is a group company of Vita Group Holdings Limited. Our Slavery and Human Trafficking statement is made at group level, and can be read below:
Introduction from the Company Director, on behalf of the Vita Group Board
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) requires commercial organisations of a certain size, operating in the UK and supplying goods and services from or to the UK, to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement each financial year, setting out the steps which they have taken to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in their business or supply chains.
Vita Group and all its UK subsidiaries (the ‘Group’) are committed to combatting slavery and human trafficking in all its forms in our own business and in our supply chain. Vita Group adopt a zero – tolerance approach to any criminal offence. This statement is made pursuant to section 54(6) of the Act and constitutes our slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year 2024. This statement relates to all companies within the Vita Group Holdings Limited group of companies.
Organisational Structure
We are a developer, operator and promoter of market-leading residential property brands headquartered in the UK but operating through branch offices globally. The ultimate parent company is Vita Group Holdings Limited. The Group has over 500 employees.
Our Business
Our business is organised primarily into the following six operating brands, across a range of business units from design and development, marketing and letting, building operations, and finance and accounts:
- Vita Student and House of Social provide purpose-built student accommodation.
- Vita Living is a brand which operates in the build-to-rent sector; and
- Union operates co-living residential communities.
Given the nature of our business, we consider that there is a low risk of modern slavery and human trafficking having a connection with our operating brands. However, we have taken the steps detailed below to ensure compliance of the Act.
Our supply chains
Our supply chains include design and engineering consultants, construction contractors, suppliers of furniture, fixtures and equipment, building maintenance/service contractors, professional service providers (such as lawyers and accountants), IT software and service providers, marketing and design agencies and recruitment agencies.
Our Policies on Slavery and Human Trafficking
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business. In light of the obligation to report on measures to ensure that all parts of our business and supply chain are slavery free we have put in place a designated Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy.
Our Modern Slavery Policy demonstrates our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
This can be found at VG-Modern Slavery Policy.
Due diligence processes for slavery and human trafficking internal employees
Employees are required to familiarise themselves with all policies and procedures to assist in the identification and prevention of such criminal acts.
External supply chain
We fully expect that our direct supply chain members meet both legal and ethical standards in their daily operations, while ensuring that compliance is managed appropriately across their own supply chain partners.
We have recently upgraded our supplier onboarding through our Supplier Take-On Process and have hired additional staff to assist with supply chain engagement and monitoring.
We have mechanisms in place to protect whistle-blowers.
Furthermore, we are working to have increased awareness around the following:
- Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains.
- Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains.
- Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains.
- Protect whistle-blowers.
Supplier adherence to our values
We have zero tolerance to slavery and human trafficking. To ensure all those in our supply chain and contractors comply with our values we intend to review our agreements and dealings with suppliers and contractors to ensure compliance with anti-slavery measures.
Training
To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains and our business, we provide guidance and training to our staff in Modern Slavery at enrolment, and also require them to undertake refresher training annually.
We will also encourage our business partners to provide training to their staff and suppliers.
Our effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking
To make sure that we monitor our compliance with policy, we will use a number of key measures across our group of companies, including specifically Completion of all statutory requirements to ensure right to work within the UK.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our Group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending December 2024.
On behalf of Vita Group Holdings Limited:
Date: 21 February 2024