Terms and Conditions

Website Terms and Conditions

General
This website is owned by the National Forum of Engineering Centres (NFEC), whose registered office is Unit 720, The Big Peg, 120 Vyse street, Birmingham B18 6NF, England. 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 NFEC when you use this website will be used in accordance with The Data Protection Act 1998. Contact details will only be used for the purposes outlined in the pilot and by Licensed Members that you have identified an interest in.

Proprietary Rights
Copyright, database rights, domain name and other intellectual property rights in the materials on this website (as well as the organisation, layout and 'look and feel' of this website) are owned by NFEC. Existing material owned by NFEC's partners and all trade marks are acknowledged. Without NFEC's 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 NFECs networks.
Without prejudice to any of NFEC's other rights (whether at law or otherwise) NFEC reserves the right to deny you access to this website where NFEC believes (in NFEC's absolute discretion) that you are in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.

Changes to this website
NFEC 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. NFEC 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. NFEC does not endorse any such websites and NFEC 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 NFEC 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 NFEC's liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation. 

Disclaimer of Warranty
To the maximum extent permitted by law, NFEC 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 NFEC 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 NFEC relating to your use of this website. No other written or oral statement (including statements in any brochure or promotional literature published by NFEC) 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. NFEC reserves the right to bring proceedings in the Courts of the country of your residence.
NFEC is Registered with the Charities Commission No. 1106620
and with Companies House No. 05127091

v. 1.3 4th October 2007