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If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of use, which govern Universities UK's relationship with you in relation to this website. Universities UK reserves the right at all times to vary, change, alter, amend, add to or remove any of these terms.
The information we collect
How the information is used
How we share your information with third parties
Use of cookies
Your rights
Protection of your personal data
Copyright
Links
Withdrawing your permission
Disclaimer
The information we collect
You do not have to provide any personal information in order to browse this website. We will collect personal information about you when you register to upload events information and we require you to enter your personal details in order to create a user name and password. Your personal information is used to enable us to verify that you are a subscriber and to deliver the online services to you.
In addition to your personal information, when you use our website, we may collect tracking information such as your browser type, the type of operating system you use, the name of your Internet service provider and the pages you visit on the site.
We obtain this information by using technologies, including cookies, to increase the functionality and user-friendliness of our website and to better tailor our website to your needs. For example, we may want to know how long the average visitor spends on our website or which pages get the most attention. Information such as this will only be used in aggregate form and does not identify you personally.
How your information is used
We collect information on our website visitors in aggregate form (i.e., your individual details cannot be identified) to audit usage of the site. Any personal information you provide through to us by you, will be stored so that we can provide you with a more personalised service. We will only use this data to identify you. Information that you supply in connection with the registration of an event or via our Contact us form will be treated in confidence and in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act.
How we share information with third parties.
Universities UK does not sell or pass on your personal information to others.
Use of cookies
When you visit our website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.
Your rights
You have the right to ask us at any time not to contact you, or to change your preferred methods of contact for marketing purposes.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected.
Protection of your personal data
We are committed to keeping your information as secure as is physically possible by us. We also use additional methods to secure sensitive information about your activities with us. Every employee that works for Universities UK has to follow a strict confidentiality procedure and privacy standard.
Copyright
All copyright and other intellectual property rights in any material contained on this website is either owned by Universities UK or has been licensed to Universities UK by the rights owners. The website contains trademarks, including the Universities UK name which belong to Universities UK or have been licensed to Universities UK by the trademark owner for use on the website. Use of these trademarks is forbidden unless prior written permission has been obtained from the owner of the trademark.
You may access any part of the site and download or copy material for personal non-commercial use only. The copyright in such material shall be retained by Universities UK or where the material has been licensed to Universities UK, by the rights owners of the material. You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this website. However, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. Universities Week webpages must load into the users entire window. Please note that Universities UK reserves the right to move pages or change the address without prior notice.
You may not remove any copyright, trademark or intellectual property notices contained in the original material from any material downloaded or copied from the website. Copying, distributing or any use of the materials contained on the website for any commercial purpose is prohibited. You may not create a database by systematically downloading substantial parts of the website.
Links
This website contains links to other websites which are not controlled by Universities UK. This Privacy Policy applies only to www.universitiesweek.org.uk
Withdrawing your permission
You may, at any time, withdraw your permission for Universities UK to use your personal information for the purposes of sending you information about products or services by writing to Chris Lambert, Director of Resources, Universities UK, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ.
Disclaimer
The content of the website is for general information only and does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation upon which a specific decision should be made. Universities UK has done its best to ensure the accuracy and currency of the materials contained on its website but excludes any warranty express or implied as to quality, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of the material contained on the Universities UK website. Universities UK will not be liable for any claims, penalties, loss, damages or expenses arising from the use or the inability to use the website or from any unauthorised access or alteration to the website. This clause shall not exclude liability for death or personal injury directly caused by the negligence of Universities UK. Universities UK accepts no responsibility for loss or damage which may arise from reliance on information or advice contained on its website.
This website includes links to external websites. These links are provided to help you find additional information quickly and easily. Universities UK accepts no responsibility for the content of these websites and specifically excludes to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise with respect to or as a result of such material causing damage, costs, injury or financial loss of any kind.
Whilst this website may from time to time contain advertising material, Universities UK does not endorse or accept any liability for any of the products or services so advertised, or for any error or inaccuracy in the advertisements. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the website complies with all relevant laws.
Save as expressly provided, these terms are not intended to confer any benefit on a third party under the provision of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Universities UK.
Universities UK reserves the right at any time to suspend or terminate your access to or use of the website. If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions which shall continue to have full force and effect.
The failure by Universities UK to exercise any right or remedy under these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.
a. These Terms and Conditions of use shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with English law. The courts of England shall [subject as set out in clause 19(b)] have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or other matters arising therefrom.
- b.For the exclusive benefit of Universities UK, Universities UK shall retain the right to bring proceedings in the courts of the country of residence of any user of the website.
Last updated: May 2011