Terms Of Use
1. General Terms
1.1 Access to this website and the use of information contained on it is governed by the terms and conditions set out below. These terms and conditions are important and are for the protection of both you and us. Please take the time to read the terms and conditions carefully. By proceeding further you will be deemed to have accepted them.
1.2 If you choose to use any products or services governed by these Terms of Use, including this website, our mobile sites and applications, and any of the features of this website, including but not limited to RSS feeds, APIs, and software and other downloads, you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use between you and us.
1.3 We may change, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Such changes shall become effective immediately upon publishing. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use prior to each use of this website.
1.4 If any of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use, or any future changes, are unacceptable to you, you may discontinue your use of the services. Your continued use of the services now, or following the publishing of updated Terms of Use, will indicate acceptance by you of such terms of Use, changes, or modifications.
1.5 We may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Services at any time, including the availability of any services feature, database, or content. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of this website without notice or liability.
2. Prohibited Uses of This Website
2.1 You may not access or use this website to take any action that could harm us or a third party. You may not use this website in violation of applicable laws or in violation of our or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights. You agree that you shall not circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with this website, or any content thereof, or make any unauthorized use thereof.
2.2 You shall not access any part of the services, content, data or information that you do not have explicit permission or authorization to access or for which we have revoked your access.
2.3 You shall not use robots, spiders, scripts, services, penetration tests, security probes, software or any manual or automatic means, tools, or process to data mine or scrape the content, data or information from this website, or otherwise access or collect the content, data or information from this website using automated means.
2.4 You shall not use services, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to circumvent any restriction, condition, or technological measure that controls access to this website in any way, including overriding any security feature or bypassing or circumventing any access controls or use limits set by us.
2.5 You shall not cache or archive the content, data or information from this website, unless:
You have been granted explicit permission to do so, or
The cache is held for a short duration and only for your personal, non-commercial use
2.6 You shall not take action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure or bandwidth.
2.7 You shall not do anything that could disable, damage or change the functioning or appearance of the website.
3. User-generated Content
3.1 If you upload, post or submit any content on this website, you represent to us that you have all the necessary legal rights to upload, post or submit such content and it will not violate any law or the rights of any person. You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish to this website any libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, inappropriate or otherwise illegal material.
3.2 You shall not impersonate anyone else or otherwise misrepresent your identity, affiliation or status. You agree not to provide misleading information knowingly and with the intent to defraud.
3.3 You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish on to this website any malware, virus, spyware, or other malicious software or malicious files to this website. You shall not use automated means to upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish onto, this website.
3.4 You agree that on this website you will not threaten or verbally abuse anyone, use defamatory language, or deliberately disrupt discussions with repetitive messages, meaningless messages or "spam".
3.5 You agree not to use language that abuses or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc.
3.6 You shall not distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services.
3.7 You agree that we have the right to impose an immediate and permanent suspension of access to all or part of the website if these terms are violated.
4. Minimum Age Policy
4.1 You must be 18 years or older to purchase or use products and services or registration forms on this website. If you are less than 18 years of age and would like to purchase or register for any service or product provided on this website, please ask your parent or legal guardian to review and agree to these Terms of Use beforehand, or ask them to complete the registration on your behalf.
5. Third-party Links
5.1 Some content on this website may contain hypertext links to third-party websites not maintained by us. We will not be liable in any way for the content, availability or use of such linked websites and you use such links entirely at your own risk.
5.2 You are reminded that when you enter such sites, you will be subject to the terms and conditions of those sites.
6. Software Licence
6.1 You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access this website. You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by us, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null and void. You may not copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from software on this website.
7. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
7.1 This website is established in Ireland in accordance with the laws of that country and will be governed by the laws of that country. When you use the website, you accept that your use of the website and any information on the website, will also be governed by the laws of Ireland and if any claim or dispute arises from your use of the website or any of the information on it, you agree that the courts of Ireland will have exclusive jurisdiction over all such claims or disputes.
7.2 Any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of this website or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
7.3 You agree to report any violations of the Terms of Use to us as soon as you become aware of them.
7.4 Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use or to respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way constitute a waiver of our right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use or to act with respect to similar breaches.
7.5 If a provision of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that provision shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the intention of the parties, and the remaining provisions will not be affected and remain in full force and effect.
8. Copyright
8.1 The contents of this website, are intended for your personal, non-commercial use.
8.2 You agree to abide by all copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any content accessed through this website.
8.3 All materials published or available on this website (including, but not limited to text, photographs, images, illustrations, designs, audio clips, video clips, "look and feel", metadata, data, or compilations) are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by us or the party credited as the provider of the content. The selection, coordination, compilation, arrangement and enhancement of such content are also copyrighted.
8.4 The services and content are protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, database rights, sui generis rights and other intellectual or proprietary rights therein pursuant to local and international laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create new works from, distribute, perform, display (including framing and inline linking), communicate to the public or in any way exploit, any of the content (or its arrangement) or the services (including software) in whole or in part, except as provided in these Terms of Use.
8.5 You may download or copy the content and other downloadable items displayed on this website for your personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein. Copying or storing of any content for other than personal use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from us, or the copyright holder identified in the copyright notice contained in the content.
8.6 In the event you have a claim of copyright infringement with respect to material that is contained on this website, please notify us, in writing, immediately.
8.7 Please be advised that to be effective, the copyright infringement notice must include all of the following:
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on this website.
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your copyright infringement notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Your contact details and all other information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you and to verify your identity.
9. Limitation of Liabilities
9.1 You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless us, and all officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the indemnified parties in connection with any claim arising out of:
Any breach by you or any user of your account of these Terms of Use; or
Your gross negligence or willful misconduct.
9.2 We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through this website by us, any user, information provider or any other person or entity. We will not be liable to you or any other person as a result of a user’s interactions with other users. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk.
9.3 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, the services and all software on this website are distributed on an "as is'' basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
9.4 Access to and use of this website is at the user's own risk and we do not represent or warrant that the use of this website or any material downloaded from it will not cause damage to property, including but not limited to loss of data or computer virus infection. In no event do we accept liability of any description including liability for negligence for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the access, use or performance of this website or any its contents.
9.5 The information contained in this website is for information purposes only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation we do not make any warranties or representations as to their completeness, accuracy or reliability of the contents of this website. We neither accept nor assume any responsibility to you in relation to the contents of this website.
9.6 We do not warrant that the services will be uninterrupted or error-free. There may be delays, omissions, interruptions, and inaccuracies in the content or other material made available through this website. You should not rely on the content as a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional legal, financial, tax or medical advice.
9.7 Prior to the execution of a purchase or sale of any security or investment, you are advised to consult with your broker or other financial advisor to verify pricing and other information. We shall have no liability for investment decisions based upon, or the results obtained from, the content provided herein. Nothing contained in the site shall be construed as investment advice. You hereby acknowledge that the use of the services is at your sole risk.
9.8 In no event will we, our affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, advertisers, suppliers, content providers and licensors be liable (jointly or severally) to you or any other person as a result of your access or use of the services, submissions or content of this website for indirect, consequential, special, incidental, punitive, or exemplary damages, including, without limitation, lost profits, lost savings, lost revenues, or lost goodwill. These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on negligence, tort, contract, or other theory of liability, even if any of the parties have been advised of the possibility of or could have foreseen any of the excluded damages, and irrespective of any failure of an essential purpose of a limited remedy.
9.9 The contents of this website, including these terms and conditions, are subject to change by us without notification. The information in this website may be updated from time to time and may at times be out of date. We accept no responsibility for keeping the information in this website up to date or liability for any failure to do so.
9.10 Any opinions and estimates expressed reflect our judgement at the date given and are also subject to change without notice. Accordingly you agree not to hold us responsible for any opinions, analyses, humour, satire or inaccuracies or omissions.
These terms were last updated: Jul 28, 2023