| Last Updated: 25/05/18 |
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| 1 | ACCEPTANCE OF RULES |
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| 1.1 | Bluepark.co.uk is a site operated by Bluepark Solutions Limited ("We/us/our"). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 5233290 and have our registered office at Unit 18, Thorney Leys Business Park, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4GE. Our main trading address is Unit 18, Thorney Leys Business Park, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4GE. Our VAT number is GB 925 3675 08. |
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| 1.2 | This acceptable use policy ("Acceptable Use Policy") sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website Bluepark.co.uk (our site). This acceptable us policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, our site. |
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| 1.3 | Your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our Terms of Website Use. |
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| 2 | PROHIBITED USES |
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| 2.1 | You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site: |
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| | 2.1.1 | in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation; |
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| | 2.1.2 | in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect; |
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| | 2.1.3 | for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way; |
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| | 2.1.4 | to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards; |
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| | 2.1.5 | to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or |
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| | 2.1.6 | to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. |
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| 2.2 | You also agree: |
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| | 2.2.1 | not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of the provisions of our Terms of Website Use; |
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| | 2.2.2 | not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt: |
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| | 2.2.2.1 | any part of our site; |
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| | 2.2.2.2 | any equipment or network on which our site is stored; |
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| | 2.2.2.3 | any software used in the provision of our site; or |
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| | 2.2.2.4 | any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party. |
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| 3 | USE OF FORUMS |
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| 3.1 | This Acceptable Use Policy sets out the terms for use of the forums and any of the interactive services appearing on our website and operated by us (the "Forums"), which apply to all users. Any submission of material by you to the Forums means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the terms and conditions of this Acceptable Use Policy. |
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| 3.2 | This Acceptable Use Policy supplements our Terms of Website Use and our Privacy Policy. |
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| 4 | MODERATION |
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| 4.1 | We will not be responsible as author, editor or publisher of any contribution submitted to the Forums ("Contribution") and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of the Forums by any person in contravention of these Rules. We reserve the right to promptly remove, or to disable access to, any Contribution which we deem to be potentially defamatory of any person, unlawful or in violation of any third party rights. |
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| 5 | USE OF THE FORUMS BY MINORS |
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| 5.1 | The use of the Forums by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use the Forums that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online. Minors who are using the Forums should be made aware of the potential risks to them and of their obligation to comply with these Rules when using the Forums. |
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| 5.2 | We will do our best to assess any possible risks to minors from third parties when they use the Forums, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. |
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| 6 | SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS |
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| 6.1 | To add a Contribution to a discussion, please click on the Add Reply button. |
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| 6.2 | There is no limit to the length of a Contribution. |
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| 6.3 | If you would like to start a new thread for discussion, please click on the Add Thread button. |
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| 6.4 | Before making a Contribution you must register with the Forums by completing the Registration Form. Your name will appear as part of your Contribution when published. |
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| 7 | CONTENT STANDARDS |
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| 7.1 | The following standards ("Content Standards") apply to each part of a Contribution as well as to its whole. The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. We will determine, in our discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards. |
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| 7.2 | A Contribution must: |
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| | 7.2.1 | be accurate (where it states facts); |
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| | 7.2.2 | be genuinely held (where it states opinions); |
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| | 7.2.3 | comply with the law applicable in England and Wales and in any country from which it is posted; and |
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| | 7.2.4 | be relevant. |
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| 7.3 | A Contribution must not: |
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| | 7.3.1 | be defamatory of any person; |
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| | 7.3.2 | be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory; |
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| | 7.3.3 | promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; |
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| | 7.3.4 | disclose the name, address, telephone, mobile or fax number, e-mail address or any other personal data in respect of any individual; |
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| | 7.3.5 | infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person; |
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| | 7.3.6 | breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence; |
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| | 7.3.7 | be in contempt of court; |
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| | 7.3.8 | be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person; |
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| | 7.3.9 | impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person; |
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| | 7.3.10 | give the impression that the Contribution emanates from us; |
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| | 7.3.11 | advocate, promote, incite any third party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act; |
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| | 7.3.12 | contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism; |
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| | 7.3.13 | contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites. |
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| 8 | COPYRIGHT |
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| 8.1 | By submitting a Contribution to the Forums, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive licence to use that Contribution. Although you will still own the copyright in your Contribution, we will have the right to freely use, edit, alter, reproduce, publish and/or distribute the material contained in your Contribution. This licence will be free of charge, perpetual and capable of sub-licence. We may exercise all copyright and publicity rights in the material contained in your Contribution in all jurisdictions, to their full extent and for the full period for which any such rights exist in that material. |
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| 8.2 | Please also note that, in accordance with the Content Standards, you must ensure that your Contribution does not infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person. By submitting your Contribution to the Forums, you are warranting that you have the right to grant us the non-exclusive copyright licence described above. |
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| 8.3 | If you are not in a position to grant such a licence to us, please do not submit the Contribution to the Forums. |
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| 9 | BREACH OF THESE RULES |
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| 9.1 | When we consider that a breach of the Content Standards has occurred, we may at our discretion take such action as we deem appropriate. Failure to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a material breach of the terms of use on which you are permitted to use the Forums, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions: |
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| | 9.1.1 | immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the Forums; |
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| | 9.1.2 | immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution already posted on the Forums; |
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| | 9.1.3 | issue of a warning to you; |
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| | 9.1.4 | legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach; |
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| | 9.1.5 | further legal action against you; and/or |
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| | 9.1.6 | disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law. |
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| 9.2 | We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to breaches of this Acceptable Use Policy. The actions described above are not limited, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate. |
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| 10 | COMPLAINTS |
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| 10.1 | If you wish to complain about any Contribution posted to the Forums, please contact us at info@bluepark.co.uk. We will then review the Contribution and decide whether it complies with the Content Standards. We will deal with any Contribution which, in our opinion, violates our Content Standards as described above (see section "Breach of these Rules"). We will inform you of the outcome of our review within a reasonable time of receiving your complaint. |
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| 11 | CHANGES TO THIS POLICY |
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| 11.1 | We may revise this Acceptable Use Policy at any time. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. |
