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You shall retain ownership of all copyright in data you submit to the website. You grant us a world-wide exclusive, royalty-free, non-terminable licence to use, copy, distribute, publish and transmit such data in any manner.

Exception: all personal data you provide is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. Details of your rights can be found under Privacy.

Exclusions of liability

We use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the data on the website is accurate and to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable after being notified of them. We do not monitor, verify or endorse information submitted by third parties for posting on the website and you should be aware that such information may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties and representations (whether express or implied) as to the accuracy of any information contained on the website. We do not guarantee that the website will be fault free and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions.

Due to the nature of electronic transmission of data over the Internet, any liability we may have for any losses or claims arising from an inability to access the website, or from any use of the website or reliance on the data transmitted using the Website, is excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law. In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profit, revenues, goodwill, opportunity, business, anticipated savings or other indirect or consequential loss of any kind in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise arising out of use of the website, save where such liability cannot be excluded by law.

We do not give any warranty that the website is free from viruses or anything else which may have a harmful effect on any technology.

Exclusion of liability for suppliers' goods and services

We may promote suppliers on the website and offer you the opportunity to investigate the availability of goods and services from those suppliers through the website. We can accept no liability for any goods or services provided by third party suppliers. Any goods or services which are not stated to be provided by us are provided by third parties over whom we do not have control and you should satisfy yourself that you wish to purchase those goods or services before contracting with the supplier. The suppliers will be supplying on their own standard terms and conditions and you should check that you agree to those terms and conditions before making any financial commitment.

Links

Counterpoint Online contains selected links to other websites to help you find information and materials on other sites, mainly from the United Kingdom. Counterpoint is not responsible for the content of those sites.

Advertising

This site does not contain any third-party advertising. However we may promote the products and educational services offered by the British Council.

Acceptable Use

You may only use this website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and, in any event, for lawful and proper purposes which includes complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice within the UK or other jurisdiction from which you are accessing this Website.

In particular, you agree that you will not:

Post, transmit or disseminate any information on or via this website which is or may be harmful, obscene, defamatory or otherwise illegal.

Use this website in a manner which causes or may cause an infringement of the rights of any other.

Use any software, routine or device to interfere or attempt to interfere electronically or manually with the operation or functionality of this website including but not limited to uploading or making available files containing corrupt data or viruses via whatever means.

Deface, alter or interfere with the front-end "look and feel" of this website or the underlying software code.

Take any action which imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this website or related infrastructure.

Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised access, via whatever means, to any of our networks.

Changes to this website

We may make improvements or changes to the information, services, products and other materials on this website, or terminate this website, at any time without notice. We may also modify these Terms and Conditions at any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms and Conditions on this website. Accordingly, your continued access or use of this website is deemed to be your acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions.

Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions contain all the terms of your agreement with us relating to your use of this website.

Your use of this website, any downloaded material from it and the operation of these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. We reserve the right to bring proceedings in the Courts of the country of your residence.