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General
This website is owned and operated
by The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Technology, whose headquarters are located at 80 Coleman
Street, London, EC2R 5BJ, England. For the purposes
of these Terms and Conditions The Institute of Marine
Engineering, Science and Technology and its associated
bodies are referred to as "The Institute".
Please review these Terms and Conditions carefully
before using this website. Your use of this website
indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms
and Conditions.
Data Protection
Any personal information you
supply to The Institute when you use this website
will be used in accordance with
The Data Protection Act 1998 and will not be supplied
to any other organisation outside the Institute of
Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
Proprietary
Rights
All trade marks, copyright,
database rights and other intellectual property rights
in the materials on this website (as well as the organisation
and layout of this website) together with the underlying
software code are owned either directly by The Institute
or by The Institute's licensors. Without The Institutes
prior written permission, you may not copy, modify,
alter, publish, broadcast, distribute, sell or transfer
any material on this website or the underlying software
code whether in whole or in part. However, the contents
of this website may be downloaded, printed or copied
for your personal non-commercial use.
Acceptable Use
You may only use this website
in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and,
in any event, for lawful and proper purposes which
includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations
and codes of practice within the UK or other jurisdiction
from which you are accessing this website.
In particular, you agree that you
will not:
- post, transmit or disseminate
any information on or via this website which is
or may be harmful, obscene, defamatory or otherwise
illegal;
- use this website in a manner
which causes or may cause an infringement of the
rights of any other;
- use any software, routine or
device to interfere or attempt to interfere electronically
or manually with the operation or functionality
of this website including but not limited to uploading
or making available files containing corrupt data
or viruses via whatever means;
- deface, alter or interfere with
the front end 'look and feel' of this website or
the underlying software code;
- take any action that imposes
an unreasonable or disproportionately large load
on this website or related infrastructure;
- obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised
access, via whatever means, to any of The
Institutes networks.
Without prejudice
to any of The Institute's
other rights (whether at law or otherwise) The
Institute reserves the right to deny you access
to this website where The Institute
believes (in The Institute's
absolute discretion) that you are in breach of any
of these Terms and Conditions.
Changes
to this website
The Institute may make improvements
or changes to the information, services, products
and other materials on this website, or terminate
this website, at any time without notice. The Institute
may also modify these Terms and Conditions at any
time, and such modification shall be effective immediately
upon posting of the modified Terms and Conditions
on this website. Accordingly, your continued access
or use of this website is deemed to be your acceptance
of the modified Terms and Conditions.
Links
to Other websites
This website may include links
to other internet sites. The Institute does not endorse
any such websites and The Institute is not responsible
for the information, material, products or services
contained on or accessible through those websites.
Your access and use of such websites remains solely
at your own risk.
Limitation
of Liability
In no event will The Institute
be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive,
exemplary or consequential losses or damages of whatsoever
kind arising out of access to, or the use of this
website or any information contained in it, including
loss of profit and the like whether or not in the
contemplation of the parties, whether based on breach
of contract, tort (including negligence), product
liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility
of such damages.
Nothing in these
Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit The
Institute's liability for death or personal
injury caused by negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation.
Disclaimer
of Warranty
To the maximum extent permitted
by law, The Institute disclaims all implied warranties
with regard to the information, services and materials
contained on this website. All such information, services
and materials are provided "as is" and "as
available" without warranty of any kind.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold The Institute harmless from any liability,
loss, claim and expense (including reasonable legal
fees) related to your breach of these Terms and Conditions.
Miscellaneous
These Terms and Conditions
contain all the terms of your agreement with The Institute
relating to your use of this website. No other written
or oral statement (including statements in any brochure
or promotional literature published by The Institue)
will be incorporated.
Your use of this
website, any downloaded material from it and the operation
of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by,
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
The Institute reserves the right to bring proceedings
in the Courts of the country of your residence.
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