Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Acceptable Use Policy
OCEANUSLive.org
These Terms &
Conditions (T&C) of use, as occasionally amended, together with the
documentation referred to within (‘Terms of Use’) regulate the use of
OCEANUSlive.org website, and any derivation thereof (collectively and
individually the ‘Site’) offered by ForbesWallace Limited (Company Number
07191912), which has it registered office in the England and in conjunction with
Polymorph Ltd (‘ForbesWallace, OCEANUSLive, Polymorph, We, Us’).
These Terms
of Use are to be read prior to using the Site. By opting to use the Site,
following verification, you confirm that you agree to be bound by these Terms of
Use. If you decline acceptance of these Terms of Use, then you may not gain
access or use the Site.
Licences to
the Site are governed by our Membership terms.
Any content
uploaded to the Site, or any of its collaboration room facilities, is governed
by our Acceptable Use Policy.
For details
of how We use any personal or company information please refer to our Privacy
Policy. Any personal or company information supplied to Us when you use the Site
will be used in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
Content and Use
All
intellectual property rights (IPR) in the material in or of the Site including,
but not limited to, graphics, designs, data, text, images, trademarks or trade
names, layout and ‘look and feel’, and such background databases remain the
property of ForbesWallace Limited and, where applicable, its associate company,
Polymorph Limited, or its licensors, unless otherwise stated.
The OCEANUSLive, ForbesWallace and Polymorph
logos, words and device displayed on the Site are trademarks of ForbesWallace
Ltd and Polymorph Ltd, which should not be used without express written
permission.
Articles,
messages, documents, posted images, news article and reports may be downloaded
to a local hard disk and print or copy of extracts, from the Site for individual
or company use only. The status of Us as authors, or that of any identified
contributor(s), of material on the Site must always be acknowledged. No
publication, copy, distribution, modification, transmission or reproduction in
any form – whether electronic, hard copy or otherwise – of the information and
materials on the Site may be made without OCEANUSLive (ForbesWallace Ltd or and Polymorph Ltd) permission, nor can use be
made of the information and materials for commercial purposes. Content from the
Site may not be incorporated into or retained in a store in any other website or
work in any form without permission.
We have no
claim of ownership of any information or material that users post on the Site.
However, by posting such information and material, you thereby grant Us, and our
successors, associates and assignees, an irrevocable worldwide, non-exclusive,
perpetual licence to use, distribute, adapt, modify, perform, copy, display,
reproduce and promote the material in other mediums. The licence will be free of
charge and able to be sub-licensed. You grant OCEANUSLive a non-transferable,
non-exclusive license during Term of Use your brand features to advertise that
you are using the Service; unless you instruct OCEANUSLive, in written form,
otherwise. Kindly note that this right does not include Our use of information
which identifies an individual or a company official, nor does it include the
use of such information for shipping or business analysis by any third party,
which will be used by Us in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy,
however, your individual information may be used for targeted advertising, where
applicable.
Users must
ensure that any information, material or content posted to the Site does not
infringe any copyright, trademark or other IPR of another person or company.
Users are solely responsible for information, documents, images, photographs,
messages, video, text, profile, advertisements, listings or other content
uploaded, published or displayed on or through the Site, or transmission or
sharing with other Members. By submission or upload of material or content on or
through the Site, the user is warranting that they have the right to do so and
to grant the licence to Us as set out above.
Links to other Sites
The Site, on
occasion, may contain links to other internet sites which are under the control
of a third party. The Site also contains ‘Microsites’ operated by third party
suppliers. Any links, advertisements and/or Microsites are provided solely for
the expediency of users of the Site and are in no way an endorsement or
recommendation by Us.
We accept no
responsibility for the content or views of any third party sites, Microsites or
advertisements. We accept no responsibility for the manner in which information
about their users are treated nor for any third party links accessed through a
Microsite.
We make no
warranties, undertakings or representations about, take no liability whatsoever
- including without limitation, liability arising out of any allegation that the
content of other websites is inaccurate, misleading, defamatory or otherwise
infringes any law or the rights of any person or entity – for any loss, damage,
expenditure, cost or liability however incurred by the user as a result of
entering into a contract with a third party, or accessing the content of such
third party websites or Microsites.
No links or
frames to the Site, or any part therein, may be included in any other website
without the prior consent of OCEANUSLive/
ForbesWallace/ Polymorph. You will not reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise
attempt to extract source code.
Disclaimer
OCEANUSLive, ForbesWallace Ltd and Polymorph
Ltd endeavour to ensure that the Site operates correctly at all times, however,
We do not guarantee that the Site will be available continuously and without
interruption or error, and reserve the right to alter any part of the Site at
any time, and to suspend or withdraw the Site, or access to, at any time and for
any reason.
Whilst the
content of the Site is presented in good faith and with reasonable skill and
care, any commentary and other material posted on the Site are not intended to
amount to advice on which reliance should be placed; it is to ensure the sharing
of information to enhance security and safety information and systems already
available. We, therefore, disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from
any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the Site. Whilst all
effort will be made to keep material on the Site up to date, We will not be
liable to the user or any other third party for any possible delays, errors or
omissions in doing so. Where We find an error in information posted on the Site,
We (or our online moderator(s)/Wathckeeper(s)) will try to resolve it as soon as
reasonably possible.
We check the
Site and the hosting server for viruses; however, We cannot warrant that the
Site is free of viruses or malicious content. Users should ensure that
appropriate software and systems are in place on computers to check for viruses
and malicious content via the internet.
Whilst every
effort is made to ensure the material provided on the Site is as accurate as
possible, it is provided without any guarantee or warranty. To the extent
permissible by law, We, therefore, exclude all guarantees, warranties and other
terms that may otherwise be implied by statute or common law. We may be held
liable for any breach of these terms of Use for the losses suffered as a result
of, and to the extent, that they were a foreseeable consequence to both of us at
the time of use of the Site. We will not be held liable for any loss of revenue,
profits, contracts, data, business or anticipated savings, or for any loss of
goodwill or reputation arising in connection with these Terms of Use.
Nothing in
these Terms of Use will limit or affect our liability in the event of our
negligence which causes death or personal injury.
Where the
user is a consumer, nothing in these Terms of Use affects the users’ rights
under law which cannot be excluded or limited.
Use of the Site
You, the
user, agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a manner that is
consistent with these Terms of Use and applicable laws and regulations.
You will not:
·
Interfere, or
attempt to do so, with the proper operation of the Site, or seek any action
which is likely to cause the Site to be interrupted or degraded; or
·
Attempt to
gain unauthorised access to the computer system of OCEANUSLive/ ForbesWallace/Polymorph, or
that of any other user; or
·
Upload files
that contain viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs, corrupted files, or any other
similar software or programmes that may damage the operation of OCEANUSLive/ ForbesWallace/Polymorph
computer, or that of any other user.
General
If any
provision of the Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms of
Use and that provision shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any
remaining provisions.
The Terms of
Use will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England &
Wales and will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the England &
Wales Courts. All rights not expressly granted are reserved to ForbesWallace Ltd
and Polymorph Ltd.
We may revise
these Terms of Use at any point by amending this page. Users should occasionally
revisit this page to be aware of any changes made as they are binding on the
user, and the continued use of the Site indicates the acceptance of those
changes.
Any queries
about the Terms of Use for the Site are to be directed to:
support@oceanuslive.org