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Terms and Conditions - NIHR Website

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Published: 17 June 2019

Version: 1.0 - June 2019

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The NIHR reserves the right to move or change its website URLs at any time in order to meet changing business needs and to continually improve its online service. External websites link to the NIHR website at their own risk. We do not encourage deep linking but recommend linking to section homepages, which are less likely to move or change.

Intellectual property

The names, images and logos identifying nihr.ac.uk are proprietary marks of the NIHR and the Department of Health and Social Care. If you wish to copy or use the NIHR logo, you must get prior approval from the copyright manager by contacting the NIHR branding team through enquiries@nihr.ac.uk

Tell us how and why you wish to use our logos. Please include your contact details: name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.

Disclaimer

The nihr.ac.uk website and material relating to Government information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of nihr.ac.uk.

Although we may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chat, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards and the like on nihr.ac.uk, we are under no obligation to do so and assume no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, omission, infringement, defamation, obscenity, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on nihr.ac.uk.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Links to external websites

Links contained in nihr.ac.uk will lead to other websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Email disclaimer

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that people who communicate with the NIHR and or Department of Health and Social Care understand the way in which electronic mail (email) should be used. Its aim is to ensure that email is used effectively for its intended purpose without infringing legal requirements or creating unnecessary business risk.

The statement below applies to all incoming and outgoing email messages to or from the NIHR and or the Department of Health and Social Care:

"This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received.

Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely monitored for compliance with the NIHR's policy on the use of electronic communications.

The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the NIHR.

Internet email is not a secure medium. Emails sent via the Internet could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in mind when deciding whether to send material to the Institute.

You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing or forwarding emails and their contents.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.

We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check regularly. Continued use of nihr.ac.uk after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.