Terms and conditions
Disclaimer
The BICCO-Net website and material provided is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the BICCO-Net website.
The above Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Terms and conditions
1. Website Operator
This website is operated by the British Trust for Ornithology (company limited by guarantee no. 357284, registered charity number 216652) whose registered office is at The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU (“BTO”), on behalf of the BICCO-Net partners, namely the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, The University of Durham, Rothamsted Research, Bat Conservation Trust, Forest Research and Plantlife (hereafter BICCO-Net). The BTO can be contacted by email webmaster [at] bto [dot] org
2. Licence
2.1 BTO grants you a non-exclusive licence to use this website upon the following terms and conditions.
2.2 BTO may terminate this licence at any time.
3. Materials in Site
3.1 This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to the partners of BICCO-Net. This material includes, but is not limited to, the structure and content of surveys, data and research results, trade marks, graphics and the design, layout, look, and appearance of the website. It is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not limited to, copyright and trade mark law, and cannot be copied or reproduced without prior permission from BICCO-Net.
3.2 You may view, use, download and store the material on this website for personal, research and non-commercial educational use only. Commercial use is not permitted. If you are a teacher, educator or student, you may make a reasonable number of copies of materials on the website for use in your classroom (unless those particular materials are marked as "no copying permitted"), provided that you acknowledge the appropriate source within BICCO-Net (relevant partner and/or monitoring scheme) as the source and copyright owner of the materials. Except for such limited classroom use, the re-distribution, re-publication, or otherwise making available of the material on this website to third parties without the prior written consent of BICCO-Net is prohibited. If you would like to request permission to reproduce any materials on this website, please contact the BTO Webmaster: webmaster [at] bto [dot] org.
3.3 Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
4. Accuracy of Information
4.1 The information in this website is given in good faith and for general information and interest only. It is subject to change without notice. BICCO-Net is not responsible for any inaccuracies and (except as set out in clause 7.3) makes no representation and gives no warranty as to its accuracy.
4.2 The information in this website should not be relied on and does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation. By using this website you confirm that you have not relied on any such information. Any arrangements made between you and any third party named or referred to on the website are entirely at your sole risk and responsibility.
4.3 Nothing on this website is intended to be nor should be construed as an offer to enter into a contractual relationship.
5. Linking
5.1 This website contains links to other websites. BICCO-Net accepts no responsibility or liability for the content of other websites which are not under the strict control of BICCO-Net. Any link is not intended to be, nor should be construed as, an endorsement of any kind by BICCO-Net of that other website.
5.2 Links to material on the BICCO-Net website are permitted so long as appropriate credit is given in the link title. You may not link to images or other downloadable resources unless explicit written permission from the BICCO-Net has been sought.
6. Liability
6.1 BICCO-Net does not guarantee that use of this website will be compatible with all hardware and software which may be used by visitors to the site.
6.2 Except as set out in clause 6.3, BICCO-Net will be under no liability to you whatsoever whether in contract, tort, (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise for any injury, death, damage or direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or the use, accessing, downloading or relying on any information, data, software or other materials contained in this website, including, without limitation, as a result of any computer virus.
6.3 These terms and conditions do not exclude BICCO-Net 's liability (if any) to you for personal injury or death resulting from BICCO-Net’s negligence, for fraud or for any matter which it would be illegal for BICCO-Net to exclude or to attempt to exclude its liability.
7. Complete Agreement.
These terms and conditions contain all the terms which you and BICCO-Net have agreed in relation to the use of the website.
8. Jurisdiction and acceptance of these terms and conditions
8.1 This website is controlled and operated by BTO from its offices in England. The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity in all aspects whatsoever of these terms and conditions or of any term of these terms and conditions or any dispute in relation to the materials contained in this website shall be governed by English law. The English and Welsh courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or use of the website.
8.2 Your continued use of this website indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions and any subsequent terms and conditions that may be posted here from time to time.
Photo credits
The credit for all of the bat images goes to Hugh Clark / Bat Conservation Trust. The credit for the image of the group bat detecting goes to Philip Briggs / Bat Conservation Trust. These images have been issued for use on the BICCO-Net website and cannot be reproduced elsewhere without the prior permission of the Bat Conservation Trust.
