Terms and Conditions of Use
Last updated: 25 February 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to Hymotive (www.hymotive.com). By accessing and using this website, you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions of use and agree to comply with them. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use this website.
These terms should be read alongside our Data and Privacy Policy, which sets out how we collect and process your personal data.
2. About Us
Hymotive is a digital news publication covering hydrogen transport, including hydrogen-powered vehicles, refuelling infrastructure, hydrogen production, policy, and related technology. The website is operated under the trading name Hymotive ("we", "us", or "our"). Hymotive is part of a portfolio of publications that includes Driving ZEV (www.driving-zev.com) and hy.works (www.hy.works).
If you wish to contact us, please email: hello@hy.works.
3. Access to the Website
Access to our website is provided on a temporary basis. We reserve the right to withdraw, amend, or suspend the website, or any content or service available through it, without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the website, or our entire website, to users who have registered with us or subscribed to our newsletter.
4. User Accounts and Subscriptions
Hymotive offers free newsletter subscriptions via our membership system, powered by Ghost. When you subscribe, you may be asked to provide your name and email address. You are responsible for keeping your login details confidential and must not share them with any third party.
We reserve the right to disable any account at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with these terms.
If we introduce any paid subscription tiers in future, additional subscription terms will apply and will be communicated to you at the point of purchase.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in our website and the content published on it. This includes, but is not limited to, articles, images, photographs, logos, graphics, design, layout, and underlying code. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may view, download, and print pages from the website for your own personal, non-commercial use, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) You must not modify any printed or digital copies of any materials from this website.
(b) You must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
(c) You must acknowledge Hymotive as the source of the material.
(d) You must not use any content from this website for commercial purposes without obtaining prior written permission from us.
6. Automated Data Collection, AI Training, and Scraping
You must not use any automated systems, including but not limited to robots, spiders, scrapers, or other automated means, to access this website for any purpose without our express written permission.
You must not use any content from this website, whether text, images, data, or any other material, for the purpose of training, developing, or improving any artificial intelligence system, machine learning model, large language model, or similar technology, without our prior written consent.
We reserve the right to take appropriate action against any individual or organisation that engages in automated scraping or unauthorised use of our content.
7. Acceptable Use
You may use our website only for lawful purposes. You must not use our website:
(a) In any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
(b) In any way that is unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
(c) To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material, or any form of spam.
(d) To knowingly transmit any data or send or upload any material that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware, or any other harmful programs or similar computer code.
8. Third-Party Links
Where our website contains links to third-party websites and resources, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the content of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Following any link to a third-party website is entirely at your own risk.
9. Content Disclaimer
The content on our website is provided for general information purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. Although we endeavour to ensure that the information on our website is correct and up to date, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content is accurate, complete, or current.
Hymotive reports on the hydrogen transport industry and related sectors. Articles may reference manufacturer claims, specifications, pricing, and other technical or commercial information which originates from third-party sources. We do not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of such third-party information and accept no liability for any reliance placed upon it.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hymotive, its operators, contributors, and any associated parties exclude all liability arising out of or in connection with your use of this website or reliance on any content published on it. This includes, but is not limited to, indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of data.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under English law.
Your use of this website and any content on it is entirely at your own risk.
11. Viruses
We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes, and platform to access our website and should use your own virus protection software.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you. The date of the most recent revision will be indicated at the top of this page.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions, their subject matter, and their formation are governed by the laws of England and Wales. You agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us at: hello@hy.works.