Terms & Conditions
1. OxFabs is a unit within the University of Oxford, whose administrative offices are at Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD ("the University"). Unless otherwise indicated, this website and its contents are the property of the University. The copyright in the material contained on this Website belongs to the University or its licensors. The trademarks appearing on this Website are protected by the laws of England and by international trademark laws.
2. Use of the Website is subject to the following terms of use (the "Terms"). In order to use the Website, those gaining access to it must first agree to the Terms. The Website may not be used by those who have not accepted the Terms. The Terms can be accepted by simply using the Website. Users understand and agree that the University will treat such use of the Website as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards.
3. The information placed on this Website by the University ("University Information") has been prepared solely for the purpose of providing selected information about OxFabs and about the services which it offers.
4. The University does not make any warranty that information contained on this Website, or any site linked to this Website, is complete, accurate or up-to-date; and the University is not responsible for the results of reliance on any such information.
5. The University does not make any warranty that use of the Website will be uninterrupted, virus-free or error-free; or that use of the Website will not affect other software or operating systems used to access the Website. Any warranties provided under the general law are expressly excluded to the fullest extent possible. In particular, the University does not warrant that use of the Website will not infringe the rights of any other person or organisation; nor that the Website is of reasonable quality or fit for any particular purpose, even if the University has received notice of an intention to use the Website for that purpose.
6. Unless they are contained in University Information, or unless expressly stated otherwise, opinions given on this Website are those of the individuals making them, and not those of the University: the University is not responsible for such opinions or any claims resulting from them.
7. To the extent permitted in law, the University accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be suffered by other parties as a direct or indirect result of using this Website (including loss of profit, loss of opportunity, loss of business, and consequential loss).
8. Subject to the above, those gaining access to this Website are authorised to make use of the Website to the extent permitted by law. The following is a non-exclusive list of uses which are expressly prohibited:
(a) using the Website to commit or encourage unlawful acts, including unlawful copying of copyright material;
(b) misrepresenting the user's identity or authority;
(c) distributing any type of virus or other device intended to cause nuisance, loss or corruption of any information on the Website or accessed through it, or of any systems used to operate the Website or any systems accessed through it;
(d) tampering with communications which are not the user's, or making any alteration to any information on the Website;
(e) accessing or attempting to access other parties' user accounts;
(f) hacking or attempting to hack any part of the Website, or any system used to run it, or any system accessed through the Website;
(g) disrupting the flow of communications in interactive areas; and
(h) storing personal data derived from the Website.
9. Use of this Website by members of the University is also subject to the University's Rules for Computer Use.
10. The University collects e-mail addresses and other contact details, together with any comments provided voluntarily via this Website. The University also collects information on what pages are visited. This information is used to improve the content of the Website and to make contact for marketing purposes and for the supply of information.
11. The Website may include hyperlinks to other websites that are not owned or controlled by the University. The University has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party websites. Those accessing the Website acknowledge and agree that the University is not responsible for the availability of any such external websites and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such websites.
12. These Terms are governed by English law, and the Courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to them.
13. If any of these Terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the terms(s) in question will be severed; but the remaining terms will continue in force.