Terms & Conditions

Website Use

Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) is administered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and is a Medical Research Council (MRC) establishment.

This website is produced and maintained by Research Complex at Harwell.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

Access to and use of this site are provided by Research Complex at Harwell and are subject to the following conditions.

  • Your use of this site constitutes acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions, which take effect on the date of your first use of the site.
  • Research Complex at Harwell reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of this agreement as modified by the posted changes.

Disclaimer

  • Views and opinions of non-RCaH groups or individuals that appear on the website do not necessarily reflect the views of the Research Complex at Harwell.
  • Research Complex at Harwell does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes or services linked from or provided within this website.
  • The Research Complex at Harwell website and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons contained therein are provided ‘AS IS’ and on an ‘IS AVAILABLE’ basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind.
  • In no event will Research Complex at Harwell or any of its member organisations accept liability for any damages, including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or loss of profits, or any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or loss of use of this site.
  • Research Complex at Harwell does not warrant that the service continuity of this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses, bugs or defects.

Acceptable use

You may not use the website or any information it contains in any way that:

  • disrupts the normal working of the website
  • infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, other proprietary rights, or rights of publicity or privacy in any way
  • is illegal or otherwise unlawful
  • has not been requested, including unsolicited bulk email or spamming
  • is libellous, abusive, menacing or offensive or may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person
  • is obscene, vulgar, pornographic or is otherwise against public policy
  • facilitates the transmission of any virus or other material that could potentially damage the website, and any computers or internet services that are connected to it.

You must not attempt to interfere with the website or its workings. In particular, you must not try to break security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, website, router, or any other device.

If we become aware of any violation of these terms, we reserve the right to take action to stop the violation. This may include removing information, suspending or removing a user, and providing relevant information to external bodies where required by law or regulation.

We have no obligation to monitor or censor any information that users store within, or transmit through, the website. We are not responsible for any injury, damage, or offence that results from such storage and transmission of information. 

Accuracy of information

Neither Research Complex at Harwell nor its members will be liable for any losses or damage that may result from use of the website as a consequence of any inaccuracies in, or any omissions from, the information that it may contain.

We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of inclusion. The information on this website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. However, the information may be out of date at the time of access by the visitor. We are not liable for any error or omission in, or any failure to update, the information on this site and any decisions based on the information are the sole responsibility of the visitor.

We reserve the right to make changes to this website at any time without notice.

  • If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms and Conditions are intended to be effective, then to the extent to and within the jurisdiction in which that Term and Condition is illegal, invalid and unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive, remain in full force and continue to be binding and enforceable.
  • You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict, or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction and inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct that is unlawful or that may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of offensive material or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this site.
  • If these Terms and Conditions are not accepted in full, the use of this site must be terminated immediately.

External links

  • Links from this site to other internet sites are provided only for the convenience of visitors to the Research Complex at Harwell website. Research Complex at Harwell and its members do not endorse the content or services delivered through these external websites and are not responsible for their availability, reliability or accuracy. Permission to reproduce information from these sites may be required from the website provider.
  • The existence of a link from any organisation's site to the Research Complex at Harwell site does not imply that Research Complex at Harwell endorses the activities or views of that organisation.