www.hunterleadership.co.uk - Terms & Conditions of Website Use
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may use the Hunter Leadership Programme website www.hunterleadership.co.uk (the Site"), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read these terms of use ("Terms") carefully before using the Site. By using the Site, you accept the Terms and the Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Site. These Terms do not apply to the awarding of programme places on a competitive basis (the "Competition"). Separate requirements which are provided on the secure area of the Site apply to the Competition.
INFORMATION ABOUT US
The Site is a website operated by The Hunter Foundation ("THF"). THF is a Trust registered in Scotland and has its registered office at Marathon House, Olympic Business Park, Drybridge Road Dundonald KA2 9AE. THF can be contacted at info@thehunterfoundation.co.uk
ACCESSING THE SITE
The Site has two levels of access:-
General Access Level: you do not need to register to use this area of the Site and can access general information about the Hunter Leadership Programme and how to apply to the Competition.
Secure Area Level: you must register for access to this part of the Site. Access will only be provided to you on a user name and password protected basis. You must register to submit an application form and enter the Competition. Being a registered user also enables you to receive communications from THF in relation to the Competition and to modify and submit your online application form. You should note that terms which apply to the Competition are set out in the secure area of the Site.
If you register on the Site, you will be given a username and password as part of our security procedures. You must keep your password confidential, and must not disclose it to any third party. THF has the right to disable any user identification code or password at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with these terms.
USER OBLIGATIONS AND CONDUCT
You warrant that in using the Site you shall:-
(a) use the Site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use of the Site by any third party;
(b) not engage in any conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person;
(c) not upload, post, transmit or distribute any material or information where you do not own or have the right to use the intellectual property rights, or any material which is unlawful or which is potentially harmful, threatening, abusive, libellous, defamatory, pornographic or otherwise obscene, racially or ethnically or otherwise objectionable or damaging to the reputation of THF;
(d) not to access, interfere with, damage or disrupt any part of the Site, any equipment or network on which the Site is stored, and software used in the provision of the Site or software owned or used by a third party or attempt to access the secure area other than by using your username and password;
(e) transmit any data, 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 designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer or hardware;
(f) use current virus checking software when using the Site; and
(g) not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of the Site in contravention of the provisions of the Terms of the Site.
THF shall have the right to disable your access to the Site at our sole discretion if we reasonably believe that you are in breach of these Terms and in particular any of the requirements set out above relating to user obligations and conduct.
By breaching provisions (d) and (e) above, you may commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. THF will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and THF will co-operate with those authorities and disclose the identity of the user, if known by THF.
TRADE MARKS
The names and logos identifying the Site and THF and its products and services are either (a) proprietary marks of THF or (b) marks which THF is licensed to use. Nothing in these Terms allows you any licence of any mark or of any other intellectual property right of THF or any third party (subject to the provisions below relating to copyright).
COPYRIGHT
The copyright in the content of all the pages on the Site is owned by THF and its subsidiaries (except where otherwise stated). Reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than in accordance with the following permissions.
THF authorises you, for personal use, in accordance with the User Obligations and Conduct (as stated above):-
(a) to view and display the content of the Site; and
(b) to print or download to a local or network hard drive extracts from or whole pages for your personal use provided the copyright notice "ŠThe Hunter Foundation 2008 all rights reserved" is included on all such printouts and downloads.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials that 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.
You are not permitted to incorporate any materials, or any part of the materials, from the Site to any other work or publication, whether in hard copy or electronic or any other form.
No part of the Site may be distributed or copied for any commercial purpose.
RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED
THF operates a policy of continual development of the Site and its contents and reserves the right to implement these changes without warning.
Whilst the information on the Site is prepared with all due care for your convenience, the information is intended as a preliminary guide to the Hunter Leadership Programme and the Competition only, and should not be relied upon as providing all the information relevant to the Competition. You should register on the Site to receive further information in relation to the Competition.
SITE AVAILABILITY
THF reserves the right to withdraw or amend the service THF provides on the Site without notice. THF will not be liable if for any reason the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. THF aims to update the Site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, THF may suspend access to the Site, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on the Site may be out of date at any given time, and THF is under no obligation to update such material.
DISCLAIMER
THF WILL TAKE REASONABLE CARE IN PREPARING THE CONTENT OF THE SITE, BUT THE MATERIAL DISPLAYED ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO ITS ACCURACY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THF, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND THIRD PARTIES CONNECTED TO THF HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE:
(A) ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER TERMS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR THE LAW OF DELICT; AND
(B) ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED BY ANY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT AND ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON IT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION TO ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE, BUSINESS PROFITS OR CONTRACTS, ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, WASTED MANAGEMENT OR OFFICE TIME AND FOR ANY FURTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, HOWSOEVER ARISING AND WHETHER CAUSED BY DELICT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORSEEABLE.
THF CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE AND ANY DOCUMENTS, FILES AND INFORMATION HOSTED OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SITE WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS, TIME BOMBS, KEYSTROKE LOGGERS, SPYWARE AND OTHER HARMFUL PROGRAMS OR COMPUTER CODE DESIGNED TO ADVERSLY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF ANY COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE. THF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, COST OR EXPENSE WHICH MAY BE SUFFERED BY ANY PERSON ARISING FROM ANY SUCH HARMFUL CODE OR COMPUTER CODE.
NOTHING IN THIS CLAUSE OR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT THF'S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM THF NEGLIGENCE, NOR THF LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, NOR ANY OTHER LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ARE NOT FAULT FREE AND MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUIRE PERIODS OF DOWNTIME (BEING PERIODS DURING WHICH THE SITE IS NOT AVAILIBLE TO YOU) FOR THE PURPOSES OF REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING.
ACCORDINGLY, THF DOES NOT GUARANTEE UNINTERRUPTED AVAILIBILITY OF THE WEBSITE, BUT IT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO MINIMISE ANY PERIODS DURING WHICH THE SITE IS NOT AVAILIBLE.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPETITION ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED FOR GUIDANCE ONLY AND YOU SHOULD REGISTER WITH THE SITE TO OBTAIN ALL THE AVAILIBLE INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE COMPETITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT SEPARATE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE SECURE AREA OF THE SITE APPLY TO THE COMPETITION AND THE AWARD OF PROGRAMME PLACES.
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO THE SITE
THF process information about you in accordance with the Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to such processing and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
HYPERLINKS
Where the Site contains links to other third party sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. THF has no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
GENERAL
These Terms, the Privacy Policy and any other specific terms of use appearing anywhere on the Site constitute the entire agreement of the parties in relation to the use of the Site, and the Terms supersede any other agreements between the parties in this matter. All other terms, conditions, warranties or other stipulations concerning the Site whether express or implied by common law or under statute are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. If there is any conflict between these Terms and any information posted anywhere on the Site, these Terms should prevail.
If any of these Terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent within the jurisdiction in which that term or condition is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from the Terms and the remaining Terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.
The rights of the parties under these Terms may be exercised as often as necessary. They are cumulative and not exclusive of either party's rights under the general law, and may be waived only in writing. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right is not a waiver of that right.
Both parties shall comply with all applicable laws in performing their obligations pursuant to these Terms.
Neither party shall be liable for any breach of these Terms to the extent that such breach arises from any act of God, war, national emergency, act of terrorism, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, storm, epidemic, power cuts or fuel shortages.
THF is aware that some users may suffer from disabilities which make it difficult to access and use some parts of the Site. Within the constraints of the technology used to construct the Site, THF has made reasonable efforts to make the Site accessible to disabled users. THF would like to receive feedback from disabled users to help identify any features which such users may find difficulty to use and to allow THF to deliver improvements to the service received by such users. If a disabled User requires advice or would like to give feedback in relation to use of the Site, he/she should contact THF at info@thehunterfoundation.co.uk
VARIATIONS
THF may revise these Terms at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes THF make, as they are binding on you.
JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW
The Scottish courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, your access to the Site although THF retains the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by Scots law.