Welcome to our platform. By registering, you agree to adhere to these Terms of Use, fostering a community built on respect and positive interactions.
This platform is provided under licence from the University of Warwick, overseeing its content, user interactions, and outreach. For any inquiries, please reach out to innovate@warwick.ac.uk.
Hexitime maintains the copyright for the platform's underlying technology, including development and code management. For more details, contact hello@hexitime.com.
Upon using this platform, you acknowledge:
- The University of Warwick holds Intellectual Property Rights for all user-generated content.
- Hexitime retains Intellectual Property Rights for the platform's technology and associated documentation.
- You are granted a non-exclusive, revocable right to access the platform for personal and non-commercial purposes.
- Access or use of this platform is contingent upon agreement to these terms.
To gain access to our platform and its specific functionalities, registration is necessary, during which you'll need to accept our terms and conditions, ensuring your conduct is both respectful and constructive.
Here’s what we mean by this, detailed in Acceptable Use Policy, Content Standards for Uploads, and Consequences for Terms Violation:
Obligations to the Platform:
- Account registration requires an age minimum of 16 years.
- Adherence to our Acceptable Use Policy and Content Standards is mandatory.
- Staying updated with and abiding by our most recent terms and conditions is necessary.
- Recognise the platform is offered at no cost to you, primarily for informational purposes, not as formal advice.
- Understand your rights to privacy in your disclosures on the platform, with the freedom to withhold any personal information.
- Understand your usage of the platform is at your discretion, with the option to discontinue at any time.
Guarantees from Us:
- Collection of personal data is limited strictly to what is needed for your participation in the community.
- Your data is secure with us; selling your information to third parties is out of the question.
- The purpose behind collecting your personal data will always be communicated to you.
- We commit to safeguarding your data with the utmost security.
- Your privacy preferences and rights concerning your data are paramount to us.
Our Commitment to You:
- We strive to keep the platform’s content current and accurate.
- Anticipate being informed well in advance about significant updates.
- The platform is designed to support the latest versions of major internet browsers, though IE11 support may vary.
- Queries related to platform use are welcomed, and we're here to assist.
- Consent will be sought before sharing your details with Hexitime for troubleshooting.
- You'll be notified in advance about significant updates and their implications for you.
- We reserve the authority to decline any content or membership that doesn’t align with our standards.
- Should your information be posted without consent, we commit to its prompt removal upon notification.
- Wherever feasible, your information will be anonymised.
For a comprehensive understanding of how we manage and protect your data,our privacy policy is available for review.
Your interactions on the platform must be honest, respectful, and lawful, ensuring confidentiality of your login details. Unauthorised account use should be reported immediately. Our copyright must be acknowledged in any platform references, complying with all applicable technology laws.
Prohibited Actions Include:
- Disclosing others' personal information without consent.
- Commercial platform use without a licence from us.
- Unauthorised platform embedding, code sharing, or modification.
- Attempting to breach section 296A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
- Insertion of malicious code or attempts to breach platform security.
- Posting offensive content, compromising platform security, or harvesting user data.
- Harming minors, disrupting other members' experience, or sending spam.
- Implying endorsement from us where none exists, or damaging our reputation.
You Accept:
- Responsibility for any content or data shared on the platform lies solely with you.
- You will cover any legal issues related to third-party intellectual property or copyright infringements arising from your content.
- We are not accountable for any content you post, nor will we be liable to others for it.
- Your uploads are not confidential but their intellectual property rights remain yours or those of the rightful licensors.
- You provide us with a global, permanent, cost-free, non-restrictive, assignable licence to utilise, edit, replicate, share, and develop your content.
- You assure us that you possess the authority to offer us these rights for the content you share.
- You are in charge of securing and upholding any necessary licences for the content you share, along with handling any related fees or expenses.
Content Standards for Uploads::
- Your contributions should be truthful and reflect your genuine beliefs.
- Ensure they are lawful, regardless of where you're posting from.
- Avoid content that could be seen as defamatory, inappropriate, or harmful.
- Steer clear of promoting harmful discrimination or infringing on intellectual property.
- Do not post anything misleading, invasive of privacy, or that could be seen as an impersonation.
A serious or repeated breach might lead to account termination.
- Violating our use policies or content standards could result in various actions, including permanent removal from the site.
- Upon account termination, you'll lose access and we may remove your content without liability.
- Non-compliance could also lead to legal action or law enforcement involvement.
Moderation of Interactive Services:
- Our interactive services, like messaging, are strictly user-moderated.
- We reserve the right to moderate as necessary but generally do not actively monitor these services.
- For minors, parental consent is required, and we caution that moderation is not infallible.
- We are not liable for any actions that breach our Acceptable Use Policy and/or the Content Standards.
Guidelines for Linking to Our Platform:
- Linking to our site should be done responsibly, without implying unwarranted endorsement.
- We can revoke linking permission at any time.
- Any site you link from should adhere to our Acceptable Use Policy.
Please contact hello@hexitime.com for any enquiries you may have.
Usage Considerations:
- The platform's content is informational and not to be taken as professional advice.
- We don't endorse third-party links or ads.
- Rights and obligations under these terms may be transferred by us without affecting your rights.
Liability Limitations:
- We do not exclude liability for death, fraud, or where law restricts limitation.
- For businesses, we're not liable for indirect losses.
- The platform is for personal, non-commercial use only; we're not liable for any business-related losses.
Governing Laws:
- These terms are governed by English law, with exclusive jurisdiction in England and Wales courts.
- Should any term be found unenforceable, it will be modified or removed, but the remainder will still apply.
For platform or technology inquiries, please contact:
- Platform coordinator:innovate@warwick.ac.uk
- Technology provider:hello@hexitime.com