Terms of Use 

You agree that your use of the Accredit UK website or any part of it is subject to the following terms. You are deemed to have agreed to and accepted the following terms if you continue to browse and use the Accredit UK website or any part of it.

In these terms of use "us" or "we" means The National Computing Centre Limited (registered in England and Wales with company registered number: 00881195) whose registered office is at Oxford House, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7ED England.

CONTENT AND USE
1.1 The content of the Accredit UK website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

1.2 Neither we nor any such third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on the Accredit UK website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

1.3 Your use of any information or materials on the Accredit UK website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through the Accredit UK website meet your specific requirements.

1.4 This Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. It is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not limited to, copyright.

1.5 All trademarks reproduced in this Website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the Operator, are acknowledged on the Website.

1.6 You may view, and use, download and store the material on the Accredit UK website for personal and research use only. Commercial use is not permitted. You may not download for storage material from the Accredit UK website unless specifically directed to do so by NCC. The re-distribution, re-publication, or otherwise making available of the material on this Website to third parties is prohibited.

1.7 Unauthorised use of this Website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

LINKING
2.1 You may find that the Accredit UK website is linked to or from other website(s) through hypertext or any other computer links. We have no control over and shall not be responsible for the content of such linked website(s). These links are provided for your convenience.

2.2 Any purchase of goods and services made through third parties' websites shall be subject to those third parties' terms and conditions.

2.3 You may not create a link to this Website from another website or document without NCC's prior written consent.

INTERACTIVE FACILITIES
3.1 You may find that there are facilities and areas on the Accredit UK website which allow you and/or third parties to communicate, post, transfer or store information, data and material. We are not responsible for such information, data or material communicated, posted, transferred or stored on the Accredit UK website. In particular, we do not warrant the quality or accuracy of such information, data or material and are not liable if it contains any Offending Material (defined below). Your use of such information, data and material is solely at your own risk and is subject to all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice. "Offending Material" means any material, data, images or information which is:

3.1.1 in breach of any law, regulation, code of practice or acceptable use policy; or

3.1.2 false, inaccurate, abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing or otherwise offensive; or

3.1.3 in breach of confidence, copyright or other intellectual property rights, privacy or any other right of any third party.

3.2 You agree not to use and not to let any other person use such facilities and areas to communicate, post, transfer or store any Offending Material. It shall be irrelevant whether you are aware of such Offending Material.

PURCHASE OF GOODS OR SERVICES
4.1 You may find that we may advertise or promote goods and services. Your offer to purchase or acquire such goods or services shall be subject to the relevant terms and conditions.

4.2 Any and all descriptions and representations made in relation to third parties' goods and services on the Accredit UK website have been provided based on information and materials supplied by the respective third parties or on an "as-is" basis. We may have not tested nor used such goods or services and all purchases or dealings carried out with such third parties are at your own risk and we have no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that you suffer as a consequence thereof.

4.3 Our VAT number is GB 588 7482 68.

LIABILITY
5.1 We do not guarantee that use of this Website will be compatible with all hardware and software which may be used by visitors to the site.

5.2 Except as set out in clause 5.3, we will be under no liability to you whatsoever whether in contractor, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise for any injury, death, damage or direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website or the use, accessing, downloading or relying on any information or the materials contained in this Website, including, without limitation, as a result of any computer virus.

5.3 These terms and conditions do not exclude our liability (if any) to you for personal injury or death resulting from our negligence, for fraud or for any matter which it would be illegal for us to exclude or to attempt to exclude our liability.

JURISDICTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
6.1 This Website is controlled and operated by us from our offices in England. The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity in all aspects whatsoever of these terms and conditions or of any term of these terms and conditions or any dispute in relation to the materials contained in this Website shall be governed by English law. The English and Welsh courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or use of the Website.

6.2 Your continued use of this Website indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

KNOWLEDGE BASE & BLOG
7.1 You agree, through your use of the knowledge base and blog, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or English law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on the forum and blog.

7.2 Note that it is impossible for Accredit UK staff to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of Accredit UK or any of our partners. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator immediately. Accredit UK reserves the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realise that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.

7.3 You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.

7.4 You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another person except an administrator, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason.  We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.

7.5 After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.

7.6 Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.

7.7 Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.