Terms and Conditions

Preface

What are the Terms of Use? 

The Terms of Use, set out below, are the only basis upon which Global Centre for Healthy Workplaces (GCHW) will supply you with access to the globalhealthyworkplace.org website and service. You may not make any changes to or any modification of these terms.

If you want to use the Service you must accept the Terms of Use.

Why should I read them? 

It is very important that you fully understand the Service that is being offered to ensure you use the Service appropriately. We have written the Terms of Use in a manner which we hope will enable you to easily understand the nature of the Service offered and the Terms under which it must be used.

Terms of use 

A.  Acceptance of Terms

The Terms of Use (“TOU”) are the only basis upon which GCHW, will supply you with access to the globalhealthyworkplace.org service as described on the GCHW website and herein referred to as the “Service”. You may not make any changes to or modification of these terms. By registering you agree to be bound by all Terms and Conditions of the Service.

The rest of the TOU is broken into a number of different sections:

  1. GCHW’ obligation to you
  2. Your obligation to GCHW
  3. Secrutity and Privacy
  4. GCHW proprietary rights
  5. Disclaimer of Warranties
  6. Limitation of liability
  7. Indemnification
  8. Modification and Termination of the serice
  9. TOU Violations
  10. Termination of Use
  11. Entire Agreement
  12. Governing law
  13. Online content and data protection

a. GCHW obligation to you

Subject to the TOU, GCHW will:

  1. Inform you of any changes to the TOU from time to time.
  2. Remind you of aspects of your obligation to GCHW at appropriate times during your use of the Service.
  3. In conjunction with the Data Protection Act (1988) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 treat your personal information in a responsible manner. See Security and Member Privacy.
  4. Supply you with access to an on-line facility to network with contacts and contacts of contacts.
  5. Supply the Service using operating procedures designed to ensure the Service’s security and      System availability.
  6. Answer any queries you have regarding the TOU, Service and the operation of your account.

b. Your Obligation to GCHW

  1. You will accept liability for some events which may occur. See Indemnification.
  2. You will read, acquaint yourself fully and comply with all aspects of the TOU. If there are any aspects which you do not fully understand you will seek clarification from GCHW (info@globalhealthyworkplace.org)
  3. You are aged 18 or over.
  4. You will at all times use the Service in good faith and in a responsible manner.
  5. You will not allow anyone other than yourself and GCHW to access your account.
  6. You will use the Service solely for your own benefit and shall not sell, lease, assign, lend, hire or gift any part of the Service in whole or in part to any other person without GCHW prior written approval.
  7. You will use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of or restrict or inhibit the use of the Service by any Member and/or GCHW.
  8. Comply with all terms of Members Conduct and Member Account Registration of the TOU.

c. Security and Privacy

GCHW has put in place security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information collected. A ‘firewall’ (an internet security device) sits between the GCHW website and the internet to help prevent any unauthorized user from accessing any data.

GCHW reserves the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose in good faith any information it believes in good faith that such action or disclosure is necessary to conform to legal and government requirements, or to protect and defend the rights or property of GCHW or enforce the TOU.

GCHW reserves the right to collect and distribute non-personal demographic information to third parties. As such this information would not contain any information that would allow your identity to be deduced.

 

f. GCHW’ Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that the GCHW content including but not limited to (1) text, (2) software, (3) photographs, (4) graphics, (5) page layout (6) design presented through and as part of the Service by GCHW is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws.

Such content received through the Service may be displayed, reformatted, and printed by you for your personal, non-commercial use only and at all times used solely in connection with the Service in accordance with the TOU.

Certain names, logos, and other materials displayed on the i-genius web site constitute trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property collectively referred to as ‘IP rights’ of GCHW. Ownership of such IP rights remains with GCHW. You are authorised to use such IP rights during the process of promoting and using the GCHW service hosted by the Service.

Links to third party websites are provided for information only and do not imply an approval/endorsement of the site. GCHW is not responsible for the contents of any linked site and shall be under no liability arising from your use of these sites.

g. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

  1. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk.
  2. The Service is provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis and the warranties on the part of GCHW contained in this TOU are given in place of and replace, exclude and extinguish all and every other condition or warranty whatsoever on the part of GCHW, written or oral, whether express or implied by statute, regulation, directive or any other legislative or administrative enactment, common law, trade usage, custom or otherwise to the full extent permitted by law.
  3. The information and content included in/available through the Service may include inaccuracies or typographical errors.
  4. Changes are periodically added to the information contained with the Service and GCHW and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Service at any time.
  5. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from GCHW or through the Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the TOU.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in the TOU, GCHW does NOT represent or warrant that:

  1. The Service will meet your requirements.
  2. The Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, timely or secure.
  3. Defects or errors will be corrected, or that the Service or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components.
  4. The use of or the results of the use of the Service or the content made available as part of the Service will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable.
  5. The content of the Service input by other members is correct or accurate.

h. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  1. YOU AGREE THAT GCHW SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR:
    1. PROVIDED THAT GCHW HAS FULFILLED ITS SECURITY OBLIGATIONS, UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICE.
    2. ANY THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONTENT, SAVE THAT GCHW SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REMOVE IT IN ALL PRACTICABLE SPEED AFTER GCHW HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF ITS PRESENCE ON THE SITE.
    3. CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER MEMBER OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER’S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
    4. ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION:
      • DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE;
      • DATA GOODWILL;
      • PROFITS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES;

ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH:

      • USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE OR RELATED WEBSITES;
      • DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR RELATED WEBSITES;
      • PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE;
      • SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE;
      • ERROR;
      • OMISSION;
      • INACCURACY;
      • INTERRUPTION;
      • DELETION;
      • DEFECT;
      • DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION;
      • COMPUTER VIRUS;
      • COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE;
      • THEFT;
      • DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS;
      • ALTERATION;

WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE – EVEN IF GCHW OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

  1. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE OR ANY PART OF THE SERVICE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE AND ITS RELATED WEBSITE.

i. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GCHW, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable legal fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the Service.

j. Modification and Termination of the Service

You agree that GCHW, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account or use of the Service, and remove and discard any content within the Service, for any reason, including without limitation, if GCHW believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOU.

GCHW may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue temporarily or permanently providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of access to the Service under any provision of the TOU may be effected without notice, and acknowledge and agree that GCHW may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service UNLESS agreed in writing with GCHW. Nevertheless, where possible, GCHW will use reasonable endeavours to give Members fair notice of termination or suspension of their access to the Service.

Further you agree that GCHW shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of access to the Service or modification of the Service.

k. Modifications to the TOU

GCHW may revise these Terms of Use from time to time, in our discretion. We encourage you to check back periodically to familiarise yourself with any changes. If we make any changes or modifications, we will post the updated Terms of Use on the Website. Please note that the changes become effective immediately at the time of posting.

GCHW reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that GCHW shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to or discontinuance of the Service.

l. TOU Violations

Please report any violations of the TOU to Customer Support at info@globalhealthyworkplace.org

m. Termination of Use

You agree that GCHW, in its sole discretion, may terminate all or part of your user access, registration, password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if GCHW believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOU.

GCHW may in its sole discretion, and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this TOU may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that GCHW may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that GCHW shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service

n. Entire Agreement

These TOU constitute the entire agreement between GCHW and the Member and supersede any previous agreement or understanding between GCHW and the Member.

o. Governing Law

These TOU shall be governed in all respects by English Law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. It complies with the treatment of information under the data protection law (1988)

p. Online Content

Opinions, advice, statements, offers, and other content made available through the Service, but not directly by us, are those of their respective authors, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such content. The accuracy, completeness, usefulness of any of the information herein is not guaranteed. Neither does GCHW endorse/take responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, statement made by parties other than us.

GCHW is not responsible for any loss, damage resulting from anyone’s reliance on information or other content posted on the service, or transmitted to members.

GCHW reserves the right, but have no obligation, to monitor the materials posted in the public areas of the service.

GCHW reserve the right to remove material which, in it’s sole discretion, violates the law or this agreement. Notwithstanding this right, you remain solely responsible for the content of the materials you post in the public areas of the service.

All content on the site is to the best of GCHW knowledge, timely and accurate when issues.

The GCHW is co-owned by i-genius Limited (based in the UK) and Wolf Kirsten International Health Consulting (based in the USA). It is governed under the co-directorship of Tommy Hutchinson (i-genius) and Wolf Kirsten (International Health Consulting).