Introduction

These terms of use form the basis upon which you are entitled to access this website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern The PIPA Testing Scheme Limited’s (“PIPA”) relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The term ‘PIPA’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 301 Tea Factory, Fleet Street, Liverpool, L1 4DQ. Our company registration number is 11545157, registered company in England & Wales. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

·       The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

·       Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

·       We do not always guarantee the website will be available for use, or the data contained within.

·       Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

·       This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

·       All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.

·       Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

·       From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

·       Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Intellectual property rights

Unless otherwise acknowledged by us, all proprietary and other intellectual property rights (including any copyright, trade mark, design right and database right) in this website, belong to, or are licensed to us.

We grant to you, a non-exclusive, royalty free licence to access this website from a single computer at any one time, subject to these terms of use.

Contributions to this website

Where you are invited to submit or make any voluntary contribution to this website (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio), you agree that by submitting such contribution, you grant to us a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable right and license to:

• Use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution on a world-wide basis; and
• To incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution.

If you do not want to grant to us the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to this website.

By submitting your contribution to this website, you warrant that your contribution:

• is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to us;
• is not defamatory; and
• does not infringe any law.

You agree to indemnify us against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by us as a result of your breach of the above warranty.

You also agree to waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on this website and the purposes specified above.

Restrictions

For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not, without our prior written consent, be entitled to:

• copy, adapt, store or distribute this website;
• redistribute or resell this website;
• make any attempt whatsoever to reverse compile, re-engineer, hack or crack any part of this website;
  utilise this website in a manner, which is not strictly in accordance with accepted internet usage standards and protocols and/or
• submit content which:
  • breaches any third party's rights including, without limitation, copyright, patent rights, trade mark rights, performer's rights, rights of confidence;
  • is unlawful, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, or contains explicit or graphic descriptions;
  • victimises, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
  • impersonates any person, business or entity;
  • contains viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or otherwise permit the unauthorised use of or access to a computer or computer network;
  • encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, or that gives rise to civil liability; and
  • violates acceptable usage guidelines or any policy posted on this website.

We reserve the right to remove any posts or other content made in breach of this policy.

Links to this website by you

Any implied licence to access this website or its content by way of hypertext link, deep-linking, tagging or framing is explicitly revoked except to PIPA members or those with our written consent to do so.

Unless you are a PIPA member, no party (including you) shall be entitled (nor shall you assist others) to set up links from any third-party websites to this website including the home page of this website.

Third party links

This website contains hypertext links to third party websites. Such hypertext links are provided for reference purposes only.

We do not control or operate these websites, and shall not be responsible for their content, whatever that might be.

The inclusion of any hypertext links within this website shall not under any circumstances imply any such endorsement by us of the material on any such websites being linked too.

Liability

This website is provided "as is" and on an "as available" basis without any representations of any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law), including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

In no event shall we be liable, whether in contract or tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise, for any losses or damage sustained and arising out of or in connection with use of this website including, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of data or loss of goodwill (in all these cases whether direct or indirect) nor any indirect, consequential or special loss.

We do not warrant that the functions contained in this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

We do not seek to exclude liability for death or personal injury.

Jurisdiction and choice of law

These terms of use shall be governed by the laws of England and you shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.