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Access to and use of this World Wide Web site (the 'MELCOMEDIA Website') is provided subject to these terms and conditions.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. MELCOMEDIA may revise these terms at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Website. These terms contain provisions relating to the Use of Material on our Website, Disclaimer of Warranties, Notice Specific to Software Available on our Website, Restricted Rights, Sites Linked from our Website, Limitation of Liability, User Submissions, Applicable Law, Privacy Policy and Copyright and Trademark Notices.
A. Use of Material on the MELCOMEDIA Website
The information, artwork, text, animations, video, audio, or pictures (collectively, "Materials") contained on the MELCOMEDIA Website are protected by copyright laws. You may only access and use the Materials for personal or educational purposes. You may not modify or use the Materials for any other purpose without MELCOMEDIA express written consent. Except as provided below, you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any Materials on the MELCOMEDIA Website.
You may print Materials on the MELCOMEDIA Website for personal or educational purposes only, and you must include any copyright notice originally included with the Materials in all copies.
The Materials included on the MELCOMEDIA Website have been compiled by MELCOMEDIA from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice.
All media files on the MELCOMEDIA Website are protected by copyright laws. You may not, under any circumstances, reproduce, record, publish, publicly exhibit, or distribute any media files made available for playback on the MELCOMEDIA Website without MELCOMEDIA's express written consent. You may not link directly to any file located on an MELCOMEDIA server, and you should not attempt to "pass-off" any of MELCOMEDIA’s content as your own work.
B. Disclaimer of Warranty
The services, information or data (collectively, "Information") made available at the MELCOMEDIA Website are provided 'AS IS,' without warranties of any kind. MELCOMEDIA expressly disclaims any representations and warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. MELCOMEDIA shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the services including without limitation, any liability for damage to your computer hardware, data, information, materials and business resulting from the information or the lack of information available on the MELCOMEDIA Website. MELCOMEDIA shall have no liability for:
1. Any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the Information;
2. Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the Information; or
3. Any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the Information furnished hereunder.
MELCOMEDIA makes no warranty, representation or guaranty as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the Information or that the Information may be relied upon for any reason. MELCOMEDIA makes no warranty, representation or guaranty that the Information will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects can be corrected. For purposes of this section, shall include MELCOMEDIA, and its divisions, subsidiaries, successors, parent companies, and their employees, partners, principals, agents and representatives, and any third-party providers or sources of information or data.
C. Notice Specific To Software Available On The MELCOMEDIA Website
Any software that is made available to download from this server ("Software") is the copyrighted work of MELCOMEDIA and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). An end user will be unable to install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless he or she first agrees to the License Agreement terms.
The Software is made available for downloading solely for use by end users according to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED.
THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS WARRANTED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, MELCOMEDIA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
D. Restricted Rights Legend
Any Software which is downloaded from this Server for or on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government"), is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is MELCOMEDIA Limited, 9 Dennyholm Wynd, Riverside Gate, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland KA25 6HG Tel: +044 0870 9004232
E. Sites Linked From the MELCOMEDIA Website
The sites linked from the MELCOMEDIA Website are not under MELCOMEDIA's control, and MELCOMEDIA does not assume any responsibility or liability for any communications or materials available at such linked sites. MELCOMEDIA does not intend links on the MELCOMEDIA Website to be referrals or endorsements of the linked entities, and are provided for convenience only.
F. Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall MELCOMEDIA be liable for any losses or damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, from the use of, or reliance on, the Information, or from the use of the Internet generally. For purposes of this section, 'MELCOMEDIA' shall include MELCOMEDIA Limited, and its divisions, subsidiaries, successors, parent companies, and their employees, partners, principals, agents and representatives, and any third-party providers or sources of information or data.
G. User Submissions
Any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary ('Communications). MELCOMEDIA will have no obligations with respect to the Communications. MELCOMEDIA and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the Communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law.
H. Applicable Law
This site is controlled by MELCOMEDIA from its offices in Scotland. MELCOMEDIA makes no representation that Materials in the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Materials in violation of U.K. export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to the Materials shall be governed by the Law of Scotland. In the unlikely event that you have a complaint about any aspect of the Company's arrangements this should be made known immediately to the company so that the Company may be given the opportunity of correcting the matter.
MELCOMEDIA Limited is unable to consider any complaints unless full details are received in writing at the Company's registered office. In the unlikely event that a dispute cannot be resolved between the parties amicably any legal arbitration will be governed by the Law of Scotland and heard in a Scottish Court in Scotland.
I. MELCOMEDIA´s Privacy Policy - an overview.
MELCOMEDIA is committed to protecting the privacy of its web site visitors as well as that of its customers. This statement of MELCOMEDIA's Privacy Policy applies to data collection and usage at the MELCOMEDIA web site and in connection with MELCOMEDIA's services. Please note that this policy applies to the MELCOMEDIA website and MELCOMEDIA's products but not to other companies' or organisation's Web sites to which we link. Please note that by using our web site, and supplying MELCOMEDIA with information when communicating with MELCOMEDIA you have confirmed that you have read this privacy policy, know about our intended use of the information and agree to it.
What information is gathered.
General information about usage of our web site is collected for our internal research and development. This information has personal information attached to it but under no circumstances will it willfully be made available to any third party. General statistics based on our internal research may be made available but with no personal information attached to it. Demographic and usage data from MELCOMEDIA's customers will be transferred into a research database. All information will be stripped of personal information like ICS id, name and email addresses. The ICS id will be switched over to a database user id before the transfer. Only part of the email information (the domain name) will be used to produce non-personal ICS usage information, like usage by age, and by time of day. This information cannot be traced back to individuals.
How the information is used. What MELCOMEDIA does to protect information gathered.
As stated above, MELCOMEDIA may use information about you for internal research and development. We are interested in assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, MELCOMEDIA uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Your personal information will never be willfully distributed to a third party, but information in the aggregate, such as demographic information may be made available to our customers, partners, developers and others through static or semi-static reports. All information made available to any third party will be stripped of personal information and cannot be traced back to individuals. MELCOMEDIA may have access to the content of its customers' communications. We will not open, read or provide third party with access to this content without a court order, and never without informing the customer of such a court order.
How to correct inaccuracies.
If you request further information about MELCOMEDIA's products or sign up to use an MELCOMEDIA product you may be asked to provide specific information. We may send you a confirmation e-mail confirming your new account or service. The message will be sent to the address that you supplied us and will describe ways for you to change or delete the account information provided. MELCOMEDIA welcomes questions and comments from our web site visitors and customers. Please direct them to webmaster@MELCOMEDIA.com
Changes to this Privacy Policy.
MELCOMEDIA may make changes to this Privacy Policy and therefore we recommend that our visitors and customers re-read this privacy policy from time to time.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
Copyright (c) MELCOMEDIA Limited, 2002 - 2003, all rights reserved. MELCOMEDIA and the MELCOMEDIA logo, are trademarks of MELCOMEDIA Limited. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Note: In press releases and news items in their respective archives MELCOMEDIA might denote MELCOMEDIA Limited, MELCOMEDIA and/or MELCOMEDIA.COM. Both refer to the same company; MELCOMEDIA Limited. |
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