Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use Policy

1. This Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy (the Policy) sets out the rules governing the use of RiskWise and any content that you may submit to RiskWise (Content).

By using RiskWise, you agree to the rules set out in this Policy.

2. General restrictions

You must not use RiskWise in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to RiskWise or impairment of the availability or accessibility of RiskWise, or any of the areas of, or services on, RiskWise.

You must not use RiskWise:

(a) in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful; or

(b) in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

3. Licence

You grant to us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, publish, and distribute your Content on and in relation to RiskWise.

4. Unlawful and illegal material

You must not use RiskWise to store, host, copy, distribute, display, publish, transmit or send Content that is illegal or unlawful, or that will or may infringe a third party's legal rights, or that could give rise to legal action whether against you or us or a third party (in each case in any jurisdiction and under any applicable law).

Content (and its publication on RiskWise) must not:

(a) be libellous or maliciously false;

(b) be obscene or indecent;

(c) infringe any copyright, moral rights, database rights, trade mark rights, design rights, rights in passing off, or other intellectual property rights;

(d) infringe any rights of confidence, rights of privacy, or rights under data protection legislation;

(e) constitute negligent advice or contain any negligent statement;

(f) constitute an incitement to commit a crime;

(g) be in contempt of any court, or in breach of any court order;

(h) be in breach of racial or religious hatred or discrimination legislation;

(i) be blasphemous;

(j) be in breach of official secrets legislation; or

(k) be in breach of any contractual obligation owed to any person.

You must not submit any Content that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.

5. Harmful software

You must not use RiskWise to promote or distribute any viruses, Trojans, worms, root kits, spyware, or any other harmful software, programs, routines, applications or technologies.

You must not use RiskWise to promote or distribute any software, programs, routines, applications or technologies that will or may negatively affect the performance of a computer or introduce significant security risks to a computer.

6. Factual accuracy

Content must not be untrue, false, inaccurate or misleading.

Statements of fact contained in the Content must be true; and statements of opinion contained on the Content must be truly held and where possible based upon facts that are true.

7. Negligent advice

Content must not consist of or contain any instructions, advice or other information that may be acted upon and could, if acted upon, cause:

(a) illness, injury or death; or

(b) any other loss or damage.

8. Breaches of this Policy

Without prejudice to this general right and our other legal rights, if you breach this Policy in any way, or if we reasonably suspect that you have breached this Policy in any way, we may:

(a) temporarily suspend your access to a part or all of RiskWise; and/or

(b) permanently prohibit you from using a part or all of RiskWise.

9. Report abuse

If you become aware of any material on RiskWise that contravenes this Policy, you must / please notify us by email.