Terms and conditions of the use of this website

In using this web site, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out below together with the Disclaimer found on this web site (below). If there is a conflict between the Terms and Conditions and the Disclaimer, these Terms and Conditions shall take precedence. If you do not agree to this then you may not use this web site.

1. Definitions:

'You/Your' means you, the user of the Web Site.

'User Information' refers to information provided by you at the point of registration via the Web Site.

'We/Us/Our' means Cambridge Network Limited which provides the Web Site.

'Web Site' means this web site.

'Disclaimer' means the general disclaimer found on the Web Site.

2. Code of Acceptable Conduct

2.1 You agree that all messages, pictures, graphics and any other content whatsoever posted or uploaded to the Web Site are solely the opinion and responsibility of the person posting them.

2.2 You acknowledge that We cannot exercise control over postings to the Web Site and that, therefore, We shall in no way be responsible for any such postings.

2.3 You agree that We shall be entitled without notice to remove any posting at Our discretion, disclose any information as required by law, block your access to the Web Site and take any other action as may be reasonably necessary to prevent any breach of these Terms and Conditions or any breach of applicable law or regulation. Re-posting of a posting shall be at Our absolute discretion.

2.4 You agree that, in addition to complying with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations, You will not indulge in any of the following categories of conduct when making use of any services offered by Us relating to the Web Site:

2.4.1 posting material relating to any individual or corporation which is insulting, derogatory or defamatory in nature;

2.4.2 posting material which is obscene, pornographic or adult in nature;

2.4.3 posting material containing profanity, vulgarity, hate speech, or threats of violence;

2.4.4 making repetitive postings or performing other actions which interfere with the operation of the Web Site;

2.4.5 posting contact or personal information about any other individual without their permission;

2.4.6 posting items in breach of any intellectual property rights or in breach of confidence;

2.4.7 continuing to send e-mail or postal correspondence to any other user of a web site after being requested to stop doing so by the recipient;

2.4.8 using any computer code, program or routine to extract or to attempt to extract any substantial part of the database comprising all postings of the Web Site;

2.4.9 refusing to follow a reasonable instruction or direction from the site operator;

2.4.10 removing or changing anything on the Web Site, except as expressly permitted by Us;

2.4.11 including or creating links to or from the Web Site, except as expressly permitted by Us;

2.4.12 copying or using any material from the Web Site for any commercial purpose (although you may print a copy of any page of the Site for Your own personal non-commercial use);

2.4.13 removing or changing any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property notices contained in the original material or from any material copied or printed off from the Web Site;

2.4.14 downloading any file or materials posted by another user that you know, or reasonably should know cannot be copied or otherwise used;

2.4.15 harassing, stalking, threatening or otherwise violating the rights of others;

2.4.16 impersonating anyone else or otherwise misrepresenting your identity or status;

2.4.17 collecting and processing others' personal data; or

2.4.18 hacking into the Website or any other related computer system, making excessive traffic demands, delivering viruses or forwarding chain letters, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or otherwise engaging in any other behaviour that may reasonably be expected to inhibit other users from using and enjoying the Web Site or any other web site or which may damage the reputation of Us or any third party.

2.5 You agree that conduct falling within the categories listed in 2.4 above shall constitute legitimate grounds for immediate suspension from the Web Site and/or removal of any offending posting without notice.

2.6 We will, in Our absolute discretion, fully co-operate with law enforcement and other relevant authorities with respect to any investigation of suspected unlawful activity or violation of network security.

3.Third Party Web Sites

You agree that We are not responsible for nor do We endorse any third party web sites or material which You access in the course of using the Web Site. This includes any reliance upon or offence taken /caused by content, advertising, products or services accessed. Interaction between You and any advertisers, service providers or merchants listed on the Web Site, including payment, delivery, product conditions, warranties, contracts and any other interaction are solely between You and the relevant party. You agree that you do not hold Us responsible for any loss damage or dispute in the course of these processes.

4. Statistical Analysis

During Your visits to the Web Site, site usage may be measured to enable statistical analysis of user behaviour. These results may be used to inform advertisers or service providers of potentially attractive locations within the Web Site. These data will be presented as aggregated results and may be passed on together with User Information. You should also be aware that these data may be automatically collected using 'cookies'. These small text files are placed on Your hard disk via your web browser and record Your usage behaviour whilst You visit the Web Site. If You do not wish us to collect data via cookies then You should set Your browser to prohibit the use and placement of 'cookies'.

5.Web Site Content and Availability

We accept no liability for any information contained on the Web Site.

We may suspend the operation of the Web Site for repair or maintenance work or in order to update the contents or functionality of the Web Site from time to time. Access to or use of the Web Site or any Web Site pages linked to it will not necessarily be uninterrupted or error-free.

6.Site Operator Indemnity

We shall not be liable for any loss howsoever arising out of Your use of the Web Site or in respect of any of your actions or omissions taken in reliance on any information contained on the Web Site or any web site to which the Web Site is linked. You agree that your use of the Web Site is on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis and that your use of the Web Site is at your sole risk.

7. Password

7.1 Following registration, You will be issued with an individual password which may be used to access certain parts of the Web Site for which registration is required. You will use the password only for access to those applicable pages of the Web Site and not for any other purpose.

7.2 You must keep Your password confidential at all times, and must not disclose the password or permit anyone else to use Your password. Any breach of any of these terms by anyone to whom You disclose the password will be treated as if the breach had been committed by You, and will not relieve You of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

7.3 In the event of any failure or error in the operation of a password, You shall cease using the password and exit the Web Site immediately, and notify Us of such failure or error.

7.4 You shall cease to use and delete Your password from any of Your records upon expiry or termination of Your membership for whatever reason.

7.5 We reserve the right to change Your password and user name at any time in Our sole discretion.

7.6 You agree to notify Us promptly of any changes to Your registration details.

8. General

8.1 We may change these Terms and Conditions from time to time and will endeavour to notify You of any major changes by posting a message on the Web Site. By browsing the Web Site You are accepting that You are bound by the current terms and conditions. You should check these each time you revisit the Web Site. These Terms and Conditions together with the Disclaimer form the entire understanding of the parties and supersede all previous agreements, understandings and representations relating to the subject matter. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of any other provision. We may delay enforcing Our rights under these Terms and Conditions without losing them. You agree that We may sub-contract the performance of any of Our obligations or may assign these Terms and Conditions or any of Our rights or obligations without giving You notice.

8.2 We will not be liable to You for any breach of these Terms and Conditions which arises because of any circumstances which We cannot reasonably be expected to control.

8.3 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with English law, and You consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Privacy

Privacy Policy

Definitions:

'You/Your' means you, the user of the Web Site.

'User Information' refers to information provided by you at the point of registration via the Web Site.

'We/Us/Our' means Cambridge Network Limited.

We take your privacy seriously. During registration personal information will be requested such as your email address, postal address and other information about You. Our aim is to understand what You want from a network web site and to improve the Web Site for You. We place a great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our customers. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of customer data under our control. While We cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur, We use our best efforts to prevent this.

What information will be requested? How will it be used?

All those wishing to become a member of Cambridge Network need to submit their e-mail and some other details. Submission of your e-mail address enables Us to contact You at any time and also gives us the potential to set up targeted newsletter services and other e-mail based services to enhance Your networking experience. We may also collect aggregate data based upon site usage. These data allow us to assess the popularity of certain areas of the network and raise the level of web site performance which we provide for You. Such information also allows Us to inform potential advertisers and selected third party service providers of areas of Our site which are most suitable for their banners, products and services. These data are collected using 'cookies' which do not store, nor reveal, any personal information about You, instead they simply monitor Your usage on the Web Site.

Disclosure to Outside Parties

We do not pass, sell, trade or rent personal details entered on the Web Site to others. We may chose to do so in the future, but only with selected third parties who provide goods and services which We deem of interest to users . We may also provide aggregate statistics about users, their usage behaviour and related site information to reputable third-parties, and We may release personally identifying information concerning defined groups of users. You are able to exclude Yourself from receiving any third party information, or from having Your personal information released, through Your customised user homepage which will be accessible upon registration.

Summary

We take privacy seriously and Our intention to collect User Information and site usage data is part of Our aim to provide the best business online network. These data will enable Us to improve the site and the level of service offered.

Your Consent

In becoming a member, You consent to the collection of User Information and use of these data by us as detailed within this document, as updated from time to time.

Where is User Information Stored?

Information which you submit via the Web Site is sent to a computer located in [the United Kingdom]. This is necessary in order to process the information and to send You the information You have requested. Information submitted by You may be transferred by us to other locations and to other reputable third party organisations, which may be situated outside the European Economic Area.

Your Acceptance of these Terms

By using the Web Site, you consent to the collection and use of information by Us and to Our privacy policy. If we change our privacy policy in any way, we will post these changes on this web page.

Your Rights

You have a legal right to a copy of all the personal information about You held by Us. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. As mentioned above, you have a right to prevent us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

Please e-mail any questions, concerns or comments you have about these policies to the Network's Executive Director, Claire Ruskin or write to us at:

Cambridge Network Limited
Hauser Forum, The Entrepreneurship Centre
3 Charles Babbage Road
Cambridge
CB3 0GT

Updated 29 January 2016

Company registration details:  Cambridge Network Limited
Registered Office: Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT

Registered in England under Company No. 3400152      VAT No. 876 3375 84

         
Disclaimer  
Use of this web site ('the Web Site') is subject to these terms of use (above). If you do not agree to obey these terms of use you must stop using the Web Site immediately.

On accessing the Web Site you will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. Cambridge Network Limited ('CNL') reserves the right to alter these terms of use by posting the changes on line. Use of the Web Site after changes are posted on-line shall constitute acceptance of the new terms of use.

In consideration of CNL agreeing to permit you to browse the Web Site you agree that you will not copy, reproduce, download, transmit, display, adapt, alter, create derivative works from or otherwise extract or re-utilise any material obtained from the Web Site. Notwithstanding this, permission to browse the Web Site includes a permission to make transient or cached copies of parts of the Web Site to the extent that this occurs in the normal course of using your browser and that these copies are used only to facilitate current or subsequent access to the Web Site by you.

CNL gives no warranties, conditions, guarantees or representations, express or implied relating to information contained on the Web Site or any web site to which it is linked.

CNL does not warrant that the Web Site will be available without interruption or that it is error, virus or bug free.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, CNL shall not be liable to you for any losses howsoever arising out of your use of the Web Site or in respect of any of your actions or omissions taken in reliance on any information contained on the Web Site or any web site to which the Web Site is linked.

The Web Site contains hypertext links to web sites operated by parties other than CNL. CNL does not control such web sites and is not responsible for their content. CNL's inclusion of hypertext links to such web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material contained on the Web Site or of the producers of those sites.

The Web Site contains material prepared by parties other than CNL. CNL does not control such content. CNL's inclusion of such content does not imply any endorsement of that material or the producer of that material.

All intellectual property rights in any material contained in the Web Site are either the property of CNL or have been licensed to CNL by the rights owner(s) so that CNL can use the material on the Web Site. Nothing in these terms of use in any way confers on you any licence or right under such intellectual property rights except as expressly provided for herein.

These terms of use shall be governed by and in accordance with English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. If any of these terms of use shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the enforceability of any of the remaining provisions.

Updated 29 January 2016