Terms of Use
NB: Please take some time to read these terms carefully before using this website.
This website is operated by The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (the CCDC), which is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee under English law and operates in a not-for-profit manner. The CCDC is registered in England with company number 2155347. The registered office of the CCDC is at 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ.
All references to ‘we”, “our” or “us” in these Terms of Use refer to the CCDC.
All references to “you” or “your” in these Terms of Use refer to anyone who visits or uses this website.
Terms of website use
These terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tell you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk (our site).
Using our site
Use of our site includes accessing and browsing our site. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.
By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.
NB: If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our site.
Other applicable terms
These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:
Our Privacy Policy, sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us.
Our Cookie Policy, sets out the cookies we use on our site.
Accessing and using our site
Our site is made available free of charge.
We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.
Intellectual property rights
We are the owner of all intellectual property rights on our site, and in the material published on it, unless otherwise stated. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organization to content posted on our site.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us.
If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
If you identify copyrighted material on our website please contact us. When notified of a copyright infringement, we will endeavour to take down the infringing material or acquire permission as soon as possible.
No reliance on information
The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete, or up-to-date.
Limitation of our liability
Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.
We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
- Use of, or inability to use our site; or
- Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.
Please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:
- Loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue
- Business interruption
- Loss of anticipated savings
- Loss of business opportunity, goodwill, or reputation; or
- Any indirect or consequential loss or damage
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.
We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked to our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Viruses
We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes, and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our site.
You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
Linking to our site
You may link to any part of our site, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link to our site on any website that is not owned by you.
Our site must not be framed on any other site.
We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
If you wish to make any use of the content on our site other than that set out above, please contact us.
Third-party links and resources on our site
Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.
Applicable law
These terms of use are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Changes to these terms
We may update our site from time to time and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.
Contact us
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Policy Date: 20/10/2020