Legal Disclaimer

Set out below are the rules that will apply to your use of our website. In using our website you are agreeing to comply with the rules set out below as well as our Data Protection policies. We may amend the rules at any time by posting the amended rules on our website. All amended rules will automatically apply once they are posted on our website.

Content / software

All content included on this site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, software and source code, and the arrangement and compilation of such content and any databases are the property of Northwest Regional Development Agency or its software suppliers and is protected by United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws, including, copyright laws. The content and software on this site is to be used solely for providing information to users of this site.

You may print material from the Northwest Regional Development Agency corporate website for your legitimate business purposes, but you may not charge a fee for any use and commercial use is expressly prohibited. Appropriate acknowledgment of the copyright owner is required if material is re-published in any format and no endorsement should be implied by its use.

Due to the changing nature of the information contained in this website Northwest Regional Development Agency shall not be liable for any damage or loss resulting from information accessible via this website not being accurate, complete or current.

Due to the nature of communications over the Internet and the inherent risks of the transfer of data over the Internet, Northwest Regional Development Agency shall not be liable for any damage or loss whatsoever resulting from viruses or the corruption or loss of data or damage to software or hardware.

Whilst Northwest Regional Development Agency will use all reasonable endeavours to minimise any amount of downtime on the website, due to the intrinsic nature of websites, Northwest Regional Development Agency shall not be liable for damage or loss whatsoever resulting from you being unable to access the website.

In any event Northwest Regional Development Agency shall not be liable for any death or personal injury arising out of use of the website unless it is due to the negligence of Northwest Regional Development Agency or its employees.

Without prejudice to the above, Northwest Regional Development Agency shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential losses or damages whatsoever, howsoever arising (including but not limited to loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of sale, loss of goodwill, loss of profits or increased costs).

The disclaimers set out above do not affect or prejudice any other Northwest Regional Development Agency disclaimers or exclusions relating to this website (whether or not contained in these terms).

Remedies

If you breach any of these rules, Northwest Regional Development Agency may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, deny access to the website to the user and disable any user name and password associated with any such user.

Hyperlinks

The Northwest Regional Development Agency corporate website may provide hyperlinks to other websites. Northwest Regional Development Agency is not responsible for the availability of such other websites and does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for any content, products or other materials available on such other websites.

Reviews, comments, communications and other content

This website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. Access and use by you of the website constitutes acceptance by you of these terms and conditions that take effect from the date of first use.

As a user of this website you may post reviews, comments and other content; send communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, as long as the content is not illegal, obscene, abusive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights or otherwise injurious to third parties, or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit any content for any reason.

If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you

• (a) grant NWDA a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media; and
• (b) grant NWDA the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content,.

You agree that the rights you grant above are irrevocable during the entire period of protection of your intellectual property rights associated with such content and material. You agree to waive your right to be identified as the author of such content and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such content. You agree to perform all further acts necessary to perfect any of the above rights granted by you to NWDA, including the execution of deeds and documents, at the request of NWDA.

You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that, as at the date that the content or material is submitted to NWDA: (i) the content and material is accurate; (ii) use of the content and material you supply does not breach any applicable NWDA policies or guidelines and will not cause injury to any person or entity (including that the content or material is not defamatory). You agree to indemnify NWDA and its affiliates for all claims brought by a third party against NWDA or its affiliates arising out of or in connection with a breach of any of these warranties.

General

This website is created and controlled by Northwest Regional Development Agency. Rules as to use or access to this site are subject to English Law and you agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts in relation to any matter or dispute arising out of or in connection with your use of this website.

Any waiver or amendment of any of these rules will be effective only if signed by Northwest Regional Development Agency and the failure of Northwest Regional Development Agency to exercise or enforce any rule shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Northwest Regional Development Agency reserves the right to make changes to this website and these rules at any time.