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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Please read the following Terms of Use carefully before using
any of the websites (each website an "MyGroupNI Site" and
collectively, the "MyGroupNI Sites") operated by MMC Consulting.
By visiting any MyGroupNI Sites or by participating in any
of the interactive activities offered on any MyGroupNI Site,
you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Please note that
we may, in our sole discretion, modify these Terms of Use
without notice to you. Therefore, please continue to review
these Terms of Use when using any of the MyGroupNI Sites.
By continuing to access and use any MyGroupNI Site after the
Terms of Use have been modified, you will be deemed to have
agreed to such modifications.
1. Registration and Passwords
Registration is not required
to browse the MyGroupNI Sites. However, certain features offered
on the MyGroupNI Sites may require you to submit certain personal
information, such as your name, your postal address, your
e-mail address, and billing information. When you register
we may assign you a login ID and request that you choose a
password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your login ID and password. You shall be responsible for
any use of your login ID and password.
2. Your Submissions
and User Conduct
Some MyGroupNI Sites may enable
users to submit materials to be viewed by or shared with other
users. Any communication and/or submission(s) (collectively,
"Submissions") made on any MyGroupNI Site, including, but
not limited to, any notes, reviews, bulletin board postings,
ideas, suggestions, concepts, artwork, photographs and sound
and video files will become the property of MyGroupNI and
can be used in any manner or form throughout the world without
any time or other restrictions. MyGroupNI shall be entitled
to edit such Submissions as it sees fit, and it shall have
no obligation to use material submitted. You are solely and
fully responsible for the content of any of your Submissions
to any MyGroupNI Site. Your Submissions must strictly conform
to the following guidelines:
- Your Submissions to the
MyGroupNI Sites must originate with you and be accurate
and current. Your Submissions must not infringe any third-party
rights, including, but not limited to, copyright, trademark,
publicity, or privacy rights.
- Your Submissions must not
be fraudulent, libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
harassing, abusive, threatening, racially offensive, offensively
directed towards people based on their gender or sexual
orientation or be otherwise objectionable. If there is any
question as to what constitutes objectionable material under
these Terms of Use, MyGroupNI is the final arbiter of what
does or does not constitute objectionable material.
- Your Submissions must not
be harmful to minors in any way.
- Your Submissions must not
advertise or solicit funds.
- Your Submissions must not
use the MyGroupNI Sites to advocate or offer instructions
as to illegal activities or to violate any applicable laws.
- You may not make Submissions
if you are under the age of 13.
Your Submissions must not be
in violation of the guidelines set forth in these Terms of
Use. Any such violation shall be a material breach of these
Terms of Use. MyGroupNI will remove from any MyGroupNI Site
without prior notice any Submissions that violate any provision
of these Terms of Use and will cooperate fully with any law
enforcement officials and/or agencies in the investigation
of any violations. In addition, MyGroupNI may immediately
and without prior notice terminate the right to access the
MyGroupNI Sites of any user who violates these Terms of Use.
You further agree that you
will not circumvent our security features, corrupt any content
or files on or obtained from any MyGroupNI Site, interfere
with or in any way disrupt our service or servers, or networks
connected to our service or servers, or otherwise violate
any applicable law or regulation or these Terms of Use.
3. Downloading Material from
the MyGroupNI Sites
You are permitted to download
only those materials specifically available to download from
any MyGroupNI Site for your personal use. Any material available
for downloading from a MyGroupNI Site may not be used for
any other purpose other than your personal non-commercial
home use. You must not remove any notices or credits on the
downloaded materials or delete, add, or otherwise modify the
content of any such downloaded materials, unless you have
prior written permission from MyGroupNI to do so.
4. Ownership of Materials on
the MyGroupNI Sites
The MyGroupNI Sites and
all the materials published or otherwise incorporated on the
sites ("Content"), such as text, button icons, interfaces,
images, software, illustrations, video clips, audio clips,
and other video and audio files are owned exclusively by MyGroupNI
or by others that have licensed their materials to MyGroupNI.
The Content is therefore protected by copyright, trade secrets,
or by other proprietary rights. You may not copy, download,
upload, modify, reproduce, transmit, delete, add to, distribute
in any way, or otherwise use for any purpose any of the Content
except as stated in these Terms of Use, on any MyGroupNI Site,
or with the prior written consent of the owners of the Content.
In addition, any of the tradenames, trademarks,
service marks and logos (collectively referred to as "Trademarks") that appear
on the MyGroupNI Sites are owned by MyGroupNI or others that have licensed their use
to us. Other Trademarks will occasionally be added to the MyGroupNI Sites. These
Trademarks may not be used in any manner without the prior written consent of
their respective owners.
5. Partner Sites/Linked Sites
The MyGroupNI Sites may provide links to other websites
for your convenience and enjoyment. Please note that if you access other
websites through such links you do so at your sole risk. MyGroupNI does not
review, endorse, or control any content, advertising, products, services, or
other materials on or available through those sites, nor is it responsible for
any viruses, Trojan horses, or other items of a potentially destructive nature
that they may contain. Your correspondence or business dealings with
advertisers, partners, or other third parties through any MyGroupNI Site,
including payment for and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms,
conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings, are
solely between you and such third parties. You agree that MyGroupNI and the MyGroupNI
Sites will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort
arising out of any such dealings or as a result of the link to their sites on
any MyGroupNI Site.
6. Disclaimer
MMC Consulting IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF ANY
CONTENT FOUND ON OR THROUGH ANY MyGroupNI SITE, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ADVERTISING AND LINKS. BY USING ANY MyGroupNI
SITE YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT SUCH USE IS AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. YOU AGREE THAT THE CONTENT IS OFFERED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
SO THIS EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN FULL.
The MyGroupNI Sites and each of their publishers’
respective vendors, agents, licensees, officers, directors, shareholders and
employees, shall not be liable for any and all injuries, actions, claims,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses, including reasonable outside
attorneys’ fees, arising as a result of your or your child’s use of the MyGroupNI
Sites. MyGroupNImakes no guarantee of availability of service and it reserves the
right to suspend, withdraw, change or discontinue any functionality or feature
of the MyGroupNI Sites. MMC Consulting WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF
SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE OR IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OR HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES).
MyGroupNI reserves the right to monitor Submissions by
those who use the MyGroupNI Sites, but it is not obliged to do so. MyGroupNI
disclaims any responsibility for the Content submitted by users on or through
any area of the MyGroupNI Sites including, without limitation, chat areas,
bulletin boards, and e-mail. MyGroupNI cannot and does not seek to limit the
opinions and views of our users and such opinions and views, therefore, should
not be taken to represent those of MyGroupNI. MyGroupNI does not represent that the
Content and features on or offered through the MyGroupNI Sites are appropriate or
available for use in all countries.
You agree to indemnify and hold MMC Consulting, its officers, agents and other connected persons and employees
harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand made by any third party due
to or arising out of your use of the MyGroupNI Website, including also your use of
the MyGroupNI Website to provide a link to another site or to upload content or
other information to the MyGroupNI Website
MyGroupNI reserves the right to terminate this agreement
and/or refuse service to you at any time without notice for any reason.
7. Infringement and Regulatory Complaints
MyGroupNI is committed to respecting the intellectual
property rights of others. It will cooperate with any law enforcement
authorities and comply with any judicial order requesting or directing it to
disclose the identity of anyone downloading or posting materials, or otherwise
using this Web Site in violation of applicable laws. If you believe that your
proprietary rights, including copyright, have been infringed by any Content
posted by users of any MyGroupNI Site, please notify MyGroupNI by using the
appropriate link on this website. If MyGroupNI receives such notice it will
promptly respond to, remove, or disable access to, the material that is claimed
to be infringing or to be the subject of any infringing activity.
When notifying MyGroupNI of any claimed infringement, you
must provide the following information:
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a physical or electronic signature of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner whose work you claim has
been infringed;
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a description of the work you claim has been
infringed;
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a description of the work you claim to be infringing
as well as information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the
material;
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your address, telephone number, and, if available,
your e-mail address;
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a statement of your good faith belief that use of the
material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law; and
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a statement that the information in the notice is
accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.
8. Complaints Procedure
1. You can make a complaint in writing, by fax, by
e-mail, by telephone or in person. If you are writing, faxing or e-mailing your
complaint, please provide your telephone number if a response by telephone
would be convenient. If you are e-mailing, please state if a reply by e-mail is
required and, if not, please provide a full postal address.
2. If you know the name or title of an appropriate
member of staff, please make your complaint direct to them (referring to this
complaints procedure would be helpful).
3. If you do not have this
information, please get in touch with the Customer Services
at MMC Consulting, who will give you the contact details for
the most appropriate person.
CustomerServices@MyGroupNI.com
4. We will reply within 10 working days from when we
receive your complaint. If it is not possible to give you a full reply within
this time - for instance, because a detailed investigation is required - we
will give you an interim response, telling you what is being done to deal with
your complaint, when you can expect the full reply and from whom.
5. That full reply will include details of who to
contact next if you believe that your complaint has not been dealt with
properly. This will normally be the Project Director
9. Privacy
Any personal or other information submitted by you and
all other Submissions to any of the MyGroupNI Sites are subject to our Privacy
Policy.
10. Miscellaneous
You are solely responsible for compliance with all
applicable laws of the jurisdiction from which you are accessing the MyGroupNI
Sites. If any part or portions of these Terms of Use shall be declared invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remaining Terms of Use shall remain in full force
and effect and shall be interpreted as closely as possible to the manner in
which they were written. If any dispute arises between you and us regarding
these Terms of Use, the dispute will be governed by the law of England and
Wales and subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
These Terms of Use set forth the entire agreement regarding all of the matters
contained herein and should supersede all prior agreements or negotiations
concerning the subject matter of these Terms of Use.
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