This Acceptable Use Policy sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website. This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, our site. 

Your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our terms of website use

Prohibited uses

You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site: 

  • in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation 
  • in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
  • for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way
  • to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards
  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam), or for your own commercial or business purposes
  • to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. 

You also agree: 

  • not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of the provisions of our terms of website use
  • not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt 
  • any part of our site 
  • any equipment or network on which our site is stored
  • any software used in the provision of our site
  • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party 

 

Interactive services

We may from time to time provide interactive services on our site, including, without limitation: 

  • chat rooms
  • bulletin boards
  • blogs, wikis, comments and ratings 

Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical). 

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our site, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our site, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not.  

The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not foolproof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them. 

Please let us know immediately if any provision of this Acceptable Use Policy is broken by you or other users or if you have any other concerns about material posted to the site.