Terms & conditions

Information about ActiveStandards

Thank you for visiting our website. This website (the "Website") is owned and operated by Magus Research Limited and any other members of our group of companies from time to time. References to “ActiveStandards", Magus”, “we”, and “us” are references to Magus Research Limited and any other members of our group of companies from time to time.

ActiveStandards is the trading name of Magus Research Ltd. We are a company registered in England (company number 3592714) whose registered office is at 843 Finchley Road London NW11 8NA. Our registered VAT number is 625574723.

If you want to ask us anything (whether about our products and services, this website, any of our terms and conditions or otherwise), then please contact us at: Magus Research Ltd, Studio 1001, Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL, United Kingdom.

Website terms and conditions

These website terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions" or “Terms”) apply to your use of the ActiveStandards website at www.activestandards.com (the "Website"). These terms and conditions are deemed to incorporate our Privacy Policy, which you should read together with these Terms and Conditions.

Please read these Website Terms carefully, and feel free to print and save a copy for your future reference. By accessing, browsing, using or registering with the Website, you (“you”, the “User”) confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these Website Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree to these Website Terms in their entirety, please do not use our Website.

Certain areas of our Website may be subject to additional terms, or terms that supersede these ones. You will be informed of this on those pages.

You may use our Website without registering your details with us. Certain areas of our Website will only be available to you if you register, however.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right, from time to time, with or without notice to you, to add or amend these Terms and Conditions at our sole discretion. Changes will take effect when posted on the Website, so you are advised to check back regularly. The Terms and Conditions applicable to your access to and use of this Website will be the version that is current and displayed on this Website on the date you access this Website. By continuing to access, browse and use this Website, you will be deemed to have agreed to any changes or updates to our Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site (including, but not limited to, the “ActiveStandards” trade mark, and all other marks, trade names, service marks, brand names, business names, illustrations, images, logos, text, data compilations, sound and software which appear on the website) and in the material published on it.  Those works are protected by applicable intellectual property laws and treaties around the world.  All such rights are reserved.

You may read, view, print, download and copy extracts of any page(s) from our site for your personal, non-commercial use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on our site. 

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

If you suspect copyright infringement of our material, you can report this to us via our contact page. It is helpful if you include a description, location, and your contact details.

Use of this Website

You agree to use our site only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of anyone or restrict or prevent anyone’s use and enjoyment of the site. If you don’t comply with these terms, we reserve the right to deny you access to our Website.

Registration information

It is a requirement of using this site that at all times you will provide true and accurate details in registration forms on our site.

If ActiveStandards has reasonable grounds to suspect that you have provided any information that is misleading, untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your use of our site and refuse any and all current or future use of the site (or portion of the site).

Password/account security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and any activities that occur under your account. ActiveStandards shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of any failure by you to protect your password or account. You agree to inform us immediately if you have reason to believe your password is being used in an unauthorised manner.

Uploading material to our Website / user generated content

Apart from your personal information, which is covered by our Privacy Policy, any other material that you upload to this Website (including but not limited to message board postings, videos, tools, ideas, suggestions, concepts, unsolicited suggestions) will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and by submitting this material you grant to ActiveStandards an irrevocable worldwide indefinite license for use of this material, both on and offline, including use for promotional purposes.

You warrant that all content uploaded by you is not discriminatory, racist, obscene, libellous, offensive, illegal, defamatory, inappropriate, invasive, or in breach of any intellectual property rights and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty.

We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on the Website in ActiveStandards’ sole discretion.

However, we do not systematically review user-generated content. We are not responsible for this content nor do we necessarily endorse any opinion contained in such material. We make no warranties or representations, express or implied, about user-generated content, including as to its legality or accuracy. We disclaim all liability in connection with user-generated content to the extent permitted by law.

Disclaimer

The following provisions should be read carefully as they exclude or limit our legal liability in connection with your use of this website. Nothing in these terms and conditions attempts to exclude liability that is not permissible under applicable law, including without limitation, death or personal injury, or for fraudulent misrepresentation.

The information on this site has been included in good faith but is provided for your general informational purposes only. Whilst we have taken reasonable efforts to ensure that the information contained on the website is current, accurate and complete at the date of publication, no representations or warranties are made (express or implied) as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of such information.

Nothing on this website (including but not limited to commentary and opinions) should be taken to constitute professional, legal or financial advice or a formal recommendation and we exclude all representations and warranties relating to the content and use of this site. To obtain such services, you can contact us for specific advice in the relevant area instead.

To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third-parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:

• All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity
• Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for:
  • loss of income or revenue;
  • loss of business;
  • loss of profits or contracts;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of data;
  • loss of goodwill;
  • wasted management or office time; and

for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of the categories set out above.

Content on our website that is provided by third-parties other than ActiveStandards will be clearly marked. The inclusion of the content does not imply ActiveStandards has approved and/or checked such content. We publish this content as supplied to us and are not responsible for its accuracy or timeliness. You must take appropriate steps to verify this information before acting upon it.

ActiveStandards makes no representation that material in the site is appropriate or available for use outside of the UK. If you choose to access this site from other locations, you are doing so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws where they are applicable.

We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this site as and when we consider it appropriate and without notice.

Damage to your computer or other device

Whilst ActiveStandards uses reasonable efforts to ensure that this Website is free from viruses and other malicious or harmful content, we do not guarantee that your use of this Website (including any content downloaded from it) will not cause damage to any your computer or other device. Use of this Website is at your own risk.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the right equipment (including antivirus software) to use the Website safely and to screen out anything that may damage or harm your computer or other device. Except where required by applicable law, ActiveStandards shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage they suffer as a result of viruses or other malicious or harmful content that they access from or via the Website.

Also, we accept no liability in respect of losses or damages arising out of changes made to the content of this website by unauthorised third-parties.

Please note that this disclaimer does not affect your statutory rights in respect of any products or services that you purchase from this site.

Availability of the Website and its services

Whilst we have taken care in the preparation of the Website, we cannot guarantee that you will have error-free or uninterrupted access to the Website at all times. In addition, we reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the Website without notice and without liability. Access may be suspended occasionally to allow for repair or maintenance or for the introduction of new services.  

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third-party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

We may offer Website users the opportunity to register to receive additional information and/or services.  We are not under any obligation to accept a request or registration or provide such information and/or services.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Products and services

The content of the Website does not constitute an offer by us to sell products and services. Your request to purchase a product or service represents an offer by you and will be subject to the terms and conditions of that product or service that we may accept or reject.

We take reasonable care to ensure that all product and services information featured on this website is accurate and up-to-date. However, our products and services are continually updated and information about products or services mentioned on the website are provided for general illustrative guidance only. For accurate up-to-date information you should contact us directly using the details in the “Contact us” section of the website.

Any references to products and services on the Website does not mean that the product or service is available in all countries or that the name, description or specification of the product or service will be the same as that included on the Website. You can contact us for specific advice concerning the availability and suitability of any particular product or service.

The information and descriptions on the Website do not necessarily represent complete descriptions of all terms and conditions. If you apply for any product or service detailed on the Website, these conditions of use should be read in conjunction with any other terms and conditions relating to that product or service and, in the event of any contradiction between these conditions of use and the specific product of service terms and conditions, the latter shall prevail.

Links to other websites/ External links

We have placed links on this Website to other websites (“Linked Websites”) solely for your convenience. If you use any of these links, you will leave our Website. The existence of a link to another website does not imply or express endorsement of its provider, product or services by ActiveStandards. We do not vet these linked websites and do not have any control over their contents or availability.

We accept no responsibility or liability for the content contained on any of these sites. Furthermore ActiveStandards will not be responsible for any offence, damage or loss caused by or connected to the use or reliance on such Linked Websites or the content thereon.

We do not supply reciprocal links to outside websites solely because they have linked to us.

Linking to an ActiveStandards website

The ActiveStandards logo must not be used as a means to link to our website without formal licensing agreement. Do not use framing of ActiveStandards content without a specific partnership agreement. Do not use links that bypass our copyright, legal disclaimer and online policy statement.

ActiveStandards reserves the right to request removal of any links to our website.

Termination

ActiveStandards reserves the right, in our absolute discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of the Website without notice. Examples of when we may so deny you access include but is not limited to where we believe that your use of this Website is in violation of any of these Terms, any law or the rights of any third-party or was not respectful to others.

Applicable Law

This website is created by Magus Research Ltd in England.

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our site. 

These terms of use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

All contracts shall be concluded in English.

Severance

Each provision of these Terms shall be construed separately and independently of each other. If any provision is deemed invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be deemed severed from the remaining Terms, and not affect the enforceability of any of the other provisions of these Terms.

Last updated

June 2012