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Bloomsbury Digital Resources: Privacy Policy
INTRODUCTION TO OUR DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY POLICY
This is our data protection and privacy policy that explains who we are, how we process personal data and, if you are the subject of any of the personal data concerned, what rights you have and how to get in touch with us if you need to.
WHO WE ARE
We are Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. We are the data controller in relation to the personal data processed in accordance with this policy (except where this policy explains otherwise). Our contact and other details are set out at the end of this policy.
This privacy notice is issued on behalf of the Bloomsbury Group so when we mention Bloomsbury, "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice, we are referring to the relevant company in the Bloomsbury Group responsible for processing your data.
We are an independent publishing company. We publish books and other publications (including journals and periodicals) in print and digital format and also own and/or operate online publishing platforms in specific subject areas (“Bloomsbury Digital Resources”, “BDRs”). We sell our products both directly to consumers and also to business customers (including retailers, professional bodies and entities, and educational institutions and organisations).
We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the DPO using the details set out below.
THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE COLLECT PERSONAL DATA
We collect and process personal data as follows:
--If you are an individual customer of ours or if you have registered individually to set up an account for any purpose via any Bloomsbury Digital Resources websites (including for personalisation purposes where you are an employee, contractor or student of one of our business customers), or have signed up to receive any of our newsletters:
We may collect your individual contact and other information that you give to us to enable us to fulfil any orders you make, or otherwise to communicate with you in relation to the supply of books and other products or services by us (for example, in order to supply books that you have ordered, to sell tickets to events we organise, to allow you to use any of our online forums (where applicable), to personalise your use of Bloomsbury Digital Resources websites or to send you a newsletter that you have signed up to). Information that you give us may include (apart from your name and contact information such as your email address, postal address or phone number and IP address) credit card, bank account or other financial details relevant to payments made by you and other information relating to you that is included in any communications between us and you in the course of the provision by us of our products or services.
--If you are (or you work for) a business customer of ours, such as a bookshop or other retailer or a wholesaler:
We may collect your individual contact and other information that you give to us to enable us to fulfil any orders that you (or the person that you work for) makes or otherwise to communicate with you in relation to the provision of products or services by us (for example, in order to supply books that you or the person that you work for has ordered). Information that you give us may include (apart from your contact information such as your email address, postal address or phone number) credit card, bank account or other financial details relevant to payments made by you and other information relating to you that is included in any communications between us and you in the course of provision by us of our products or services.
--If you use or browse any of our websites, or otherwise participate in any activities via our website:
We may collect information on your visits to our website, including content that you look at and how you move around different sections of our website. This is to enable you to participate in activities on our website as selected by you and also for analytics purposes to understand how you and other people use our website so that we can make it more intuitive. We may keep a record of the content on our website that you have clicked on and use that information to target marketing or advertising to you that is relevant to your interests and which we have identified based on information that you have provided or content you have looked at. This may involve the use of cookies, which is explained in our Cookie Policy below.
--If we wish to send you advertising, marketing or promotional material:
We may collect your individual contact details in order to send you direct marketing material in order to advertise, market or promote our goods and services (this will be subject to your prior consent where appropriate). For example, you may sign up to receive one or more of our regular newsletters. We may combine this with other information we obtain about the things you are interested in and that are relevant to the products or services provided by us (for example, when you buy something from us or browse our website and view particular content) in order to help us ensure that marketing material that we send you is relevant to what you are interested in.
--If you enter any of our competitions:
We may collect information relevant to your participation in the competition or event, including your contact details and any other information we specifically ask you for at the time that is relevant to the competition concerned. We will use this information for the purposes of managing and administrating the competition concerned, but not for any other purpose (such as marketing) except to the extent that this is separately agreed with you at the time.
--If you provide goods or services (or you work for someone who supplies goods or services) to us:
We may collect your individual contact information to enable us or other suppliers of ours to communicate with you in relation to the provision of goods or services by you or the person that you work for (for example, in relation to the management and administration of the provision of the relevant goods or services) and other personal information relating to you to in the course of provision of the goods or services concerned. This may include, for example, bank account or other financial details, and other information relating to you that is included in any communications between us and you or anyone you work with in the course of provision of the goods or services.
--If we are assessing your suitability or ability to provide goods or services to us or to any of our group companies:
We may collect relevant personal information relating to you to the extent necessary to enable that assessment to take place – for example, if we need to assess or confirm your age, your right to work in the UK, your skills and previous experience, your qualifications or whether there is anything that would adversely affect your suitability or ability to provide the goods or services concerned. This will be explained to you in more detail at the time we collect the personal data and, where appropriate, will be subject to your prior consent.
--If you apply for a position with us:
We may collect personal information in relation to you in connection with any application by you for a position with us. In that case, we will explain in more detail at the time how and for what purposes we intend to process the relevant personal information. This policy does not apply to you if you are applying for a position with our offices in the USA, Australia or India.
WHERE WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We normally process personal data only in the UK or elsewhere in the EU, or in non-EU countries that are certified as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data.
Where necessary in order to manage our business, we may share relevant personal data with our group companies outside the EU, but only to the extent necessary in order to provide the services concerned.
Where you order products from us that are distributed from any of our warehouses outside the EU, we will share information relating to you (your name and address together with the products you have ordered) to the extent necessary to enable our service partner who operates the relevant warehouse to deliver the relevant products to you.
Where personal data is transferred in relation to providing our services (including where personal data is hosted on our behalf in countries which are not certified as providing an adequate level of protection) we will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that it is subject to appropriate safeguards, such as relying on a recognised legal adequacy mechanism which may include by entering into EC approved standard contractual clauses relevant to transfers of personal information – see:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/internationaltransfers/transfer/index_en.html
and that it is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
All personal data processed by us is stored securely (the level of security being appropriate to the nature of the data concerned and the other relevant circumstances).
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use appropriate procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
WHO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITH
We may where appropriate share your personal data with:
Appropriate third parties including:
• our business partners, customers, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into or other dealings we have in the normal course of business with you or the person that you work for;
• payment processing service providers (such as Paypal, Worldpay and GoCardless) in connection with purchases you make from us;
• our auditors, legal advisors and other professional advisors or service providers;
• credit or other similar reference agencies for the purpose of assessing your suitability or ability where this is in the context of us entering (or proposing to enter) into a contract with you or the person that you work for.
In relation to information obtained via our website:
• our advertisers and advertising networks that require the data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to our advertisers, but we will provide them with aggregate information about our users. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make use of the personal data we have collected from you to enable us to comply with our advertisers' wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience and subject to our Cookie Policy
• analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site and subject to our Cookie Policy
OTHER DISCLOSURES WE MAY MAKE
We may disclose your personal data to third parties:
• In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets subject to the terms of this privacy policy.
• If we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of supply and other agreements with you or the person that you work for; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our business or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection, or credit risk reduction.
THE LEGAL BASIS FOR OUR PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
The legal basis on which we process your personal data is as follows:
Where it is necessary to obtain your prior consent to processing in order for us to be allowed to do it, we will obtain and rely on your consent in relation to the processing concerned (in relation to any processing we are carrying out with your consent, see below for how to withdraw your consent).
Otherwise, we will process your personal data where the processing is necessary:
• for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into such a contract;
• for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are a subject; or
• for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or another person, provided that this will only be in circumstances in which those legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We process personal data only for so long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, after which it will be deleted or archived except to the extent that it is necessary for us to continue to process it for the purpose of compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject or for another legitimate and lawful purpose.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the following rights in relation to personal data relating to you that we process:
• You may request access to the personal data concerned.
• You may request that incorrect personal data that we are processing be rectified.
• In certain circumstances (normally where it is no longer necessary for us to continue to process it), you may be entitled to request that we erase the personal data concerned.
• Where we are processing your personal data for marketing purposes or otherwise based on our legitimate interests, you may in certain circumstances have a right to object to that processing.
• Where we are processing personal data relating to you on the basis of your prior consent to that processing (such as in relation to marketing by email), you may withdraw your consent, after which we shall stop the processing concerned.
To exercise any of your rights (including withdrawing relevant consents or obtaining access to your personal data), you should contact us as set out below. To unsubscribe from any electronic newsletters or other marketing communications, you can click on the unsubscribe link in the relevant communication.
If you have a complaint about any processing of your personal data being conducted by us, you can contact us or lodge a formal compliant with the Information Commissioner.
CONTACTING THE REGULATOR
The Information Commissioner is the supervisory authority in the UK and can provide further information about your rights and our obligations in relation to your personal data, as well as deal with any complaints that you have about our processing of your personal data.
CONTACTING US
Our contact details are:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
50 Bedford Square
London
WC1B 3DP
United Kingdom
Company Number 01984336
ICO Registration Number Z7552956
Contact: Maya Abu-Deeb, Data Protection Officer
Email: Maya.Abu-Deeb@bloomsbury.com
Phone: +44 (0)20 7631 5000
UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
DATE OF THIS POLICY
This policy was last updated on 3 August 2018
Bloomsbury Digital Resources: Cookie Policy
COOKIE POLICY
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages.
Why we use cookies?
For system administration purposes, We may use cookies to collect information about your computer including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. We then use that information to monitor usage and improve the user experience.
Please note: 'Cookies' cannot harm your computer. We don't store personally identifiable information in the cookies we create, but we do use information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site.
Cookies used on this site:
Bloomsbury Digital Resources websites use 'Session cookies';
Bloomsbury Digital Resources websites also use ‘Permanent or stored cookies’. These are stored long-term on a user’s hard drive until their expiration date or until the user deletes the cookie.
Below is a list of cookies used on the site and how they are categorised:
NAME OF COOKIE: JSESSIONID
LoggedInFlag
SignedInFlag
signupbtnflag
ClientIp
ipCheck
ReloadedFlag
AccountId
searchbtnflag
type
taxonomy
contenttype
df
dt
seleLang
recentlyViewed
userCountry
loginbtnflag
_starUuid
dmid
sitevisitscookie
opvx
PURPOSE: Maintains site state information specific to current user visit
STATUS: Essential to site performance
NAME OF COOKIE: Google-analytics cookies
PURPOSE: Monitoring site usage
STATUS: Helpful to Bloomsbury - Session based cookies
NAME OF COOKIE: _is_reg_fb_gate
_is_reg_fb_ref
datr
dats
fr
locale
lu
sb
PURPOSE: Social Media cookies > Cookies that allow you to share, like, or authenticate website content through social networks > Necessary for specific site functionality
STATUS: Necessary for the operation of the site
Pursuant to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1208) We require you to agree to the above referred to cookies. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies, however, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Bloomsbury Digital Resources websites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site. For further information see www.allaboutcookies.org.
How to check cookies are enabled for PCs
Google Chrome
• Click on the 'tools' icon at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0
• Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
• Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.
Mozilla Firefox 7
• Click on 'home' at the top left of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
• Click on Tracking and untick ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’
How to check cookies are enabled for Macs
Safari
• With a Safari window open, click on the Safari entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Check the "Block cookies from third parties and advertisers" is selected
Firefox
• With a Firefox window open, click on the Firefox entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Ensure the ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’ option is not selected
Google Chrome
• With a Chrome window open, click on the Chrome entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’
All other browsers
• Please consult your documentation or online help files.
How to disable cookies on PCs (please be warned that this may seriously affect your user experience on the web)
Google Chrome 15
• Click on the 'tools' icon at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Block sites from setting any data’
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0
• Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab
• Ensure that your Privacy level is set to High, which will block all cookies.
Mozilla Firefox 7
• Click on 'home' at the top left of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
• Click on Tracking and tick ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’
How to disable cookies for Macs (please be warned that this may seriously affect your user experience on the web)
Safari
• With a Safari window open, click on the Safari entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Check the Block cookies option is set to "Always"
Firefox
• With a Firefox window open, click on the Firefox entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Ensure the ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’ option is selected
Google Chrome
• With a Chrome window open, click on the Chrome entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Block sites from setting any data’.
All other browsers
Please consult your documentation or online help files.
Changes to our privacy & cookie policy
Any changes we may make to our Privacy & Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page. You should check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we might make.
Links to other websites
This Privacy & Cookie Policy does not cover the links within the Website (if any) linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
Terms & Conditions
Introduction
Welcome to Bloomsbury Digital Resources, a series of websites listed on https://www.bloomsbury.com/dr/digital-resources/products/ (‘BDR websites’).
BDR websites are operated by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (a company registered in England and Wales, United Kingdom ("Bloomsbury", “We” or “Us”). You can find our contact details at http://bloomsbury.com/uk/company/contact-us/.
These are the terms and conditions for the use of BDR websites. Please read these terms and conditions carefully and make sure that you understand them before using BDR websites. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use BDR websites.
By using BDR websites you are entering into a binding agreement on the basis of these terms and conditions. We may change these terms and conditions from time to time. If you continue to use BDR websites after any such changes take effect then you will be taken to have agreed to the revised terms and conditions. Please check these terms regularly.
1. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.1 Other applicable terms
In addition to these terms and conditions, the following additional terms also apply to your use of BDR websites (and form part of these terms and conditions):
• The BDR websites Privacy Policy which includes information about cookies used on this website; and
• if you are accessing BDR websites through a library or other institution that has a paid subscription with us, the terms of our agreement with your library or other institution ("Institutional Licence Agreement").
Please be aware that if you click on a button on this site to “buy” a title, you will be directed to the appropriate product page on Bloomsbury’s main sales website. Your purchase will be made through that site and the terms and conditions of that site will govern your purchase. Those terms and conditions can be found at https://bloomsbury.com/uk/terms/.
1.2 Access to BDR websites
You do not have to register with us to access BDR websites, however your access to BDR websites will be restricted if you do not have an account with us. You can get access through your library or other institution if it has an Institutional Licence Agreement with us.
In order to use BDR websites, you must provide and maintain adequate communications and computer equipment, and obtain access to the internet directly or through devices that can access our web-based content. You are responsible for paying any and all service fees associated with such access.
1.3 Permission to use content on BDR websites
Access via your library/other institution: Your right to access and use content on BDR websites are subject to the Institutional Licence Agreement between us and your library/other institution. Please ask your library/institution if you have any questions about your permission to use content on BDR websites. Subject to the Institutional Licence Agreement, we permit you to access and use those portions of BDR websites made available to you under that Institutional Licence Agreement.
This permission is limited: in certain circumstances Bloomsbury may remove that right if the Institutional Licence Agreement allows us to do so, and this permission cannot be transferred by you to any other person. This means that you should not allow others access to content on BDR websites using your login details, for example.
All other access: Bloomsbury permits you to access and use those portions of BDR websites made accessible free-of-charge or on a trial basis to end users. This permission is limited: we may remove that right (or access to parts of BDR websites), and this permission cannot be transferred by you to any other person. This means you should not allow others access to content on BDR websites using your login details. You must not use any of the content on BDR websites for commercial purposes without our written permission, and you must only use the content in accordance with these terms and conditions. You may retrieve and display content from the site on a computer screen, print and copy individual pages and, subject to the next section (Respecting intellectual property rights), store such pages in electronic form.
All rights granted to you under these terms and conditions will terminate immediately in the event that you are in breach of any of them.
You may use material from BDR websites for your own personal research and private study within the boundaries of the fair use and/or fair dealing copyright defences, but not for any commercial uses, without the prior written consent of Bloomsbury.
1.4 Respecting intellectual property rights
We require all users to respect our intellectual property rights. We likewise respect the intellectual property of others.
Our rights in the content of BDR websites: All content included on BDR websites including, without limitation, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, the compilation of all content on this site, and all software used on this site are the property of Bloomsbury, its authors and/or content suppliers, and is protected by the laws of England and Wales, the state and federal laws of the United States of America and international copyright laws.
The ‘BLOOMSBURY’ name and Diana archer logo, and all other Bloomsbury trademarks, service marks, and trade names appearing on this site are owned by Bloomsbury or our licensors. You may not use these marks without our written permission (other than in the context of your use of BDR websites that is permitted by these terms and conditions).
Copyright notices: We post various copyright notices and copyright management information, terms of service and other legal notices as well as various credits on pages of BDR websites, which you may not remove even from your permitted copy.
Making sure you have permission: any reproduction, distribution, display or modification of content from this site that goes beyond the express permissions in these terms and conditions requires the express prior written permission of Bloomsbury who, depending on your location, may be contacted via:
• Americas: OnlineSalesUS@bloomsbury.com
• UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia: OnlineSalesUK@bloomsbury.com
• Australia and New Zealand: OnlineSalesANZ@bloomsbury.com
What you must not do - You agree that you will not:
• use BDR websites in any way which infringes the intellectual property rights of Bloomsbury or in any way violates any other rights of any third parties;
• make any attempt to penetrate, modify or manipulate BDR websites (or any part of it) or any of Bloomsbury’s hardware or software in order to: invade the privacy of anyone else, to obtain any personal information (including IP addresses) of any other user of BDR websites, or modify, erase or damage any information contained on the computer of any user connected to BDR websites;
• reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, aggregate, disaggregate or obtain unauthorized access to or use of any elements or portion of BDR websites; or
• use BDR websites in any way that is inappropriate, objectionable, harmful or illegal.
You must only use BDR websites and anything available from the site for lawful purposes (complying with all applicable laws and regulations), in a responsible manner, and not in a way that might damage our name or reputation or that of any of our authors or contributors.
Certain portions of BDR websites are protected by various technological measures that control access to and otherwise protect the rights of Bloomsbury their licensors and copyright owners. Any circumvention of such measures is strictly prohibited and subject to criminal prosecution as well as civil sanctions.
Notwithstanding any copyright notices to the contrary, no copyright is claimed in the text of certain public domain documents or images available through BDR websites, but the selection, compilation, presentation and arrangement of such public domain materials are copyrighted by Bloomsbury and is subject to these terms and conditions.
If you believe that our site contains elements that infringe your copyrights, please contact us by emailing legal@bloomsbury.com.
1.5 Availability, accuracy and access
We endeavour to ensure that BDR websites are normally available 24 hours a day; however we cannot guarantee the continuous, uninterrupted or error-free operability of BDR websites. Access to the site is provided on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service without notice. This may happen, for example, for maintenance of BDR websites or where there is an event beyond our control such as a network failure.
We may update, modify or withdraw any particular aspect of BDR websites at any time. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of BDR websites without notice. There may be times when certain features, parts or content of the site, or the entire BDR websites Platform, becomes unavailable or are modified, suspended or withdrawn by us, in our sole discretion, without notice to you. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any unavailability, modification, suspension or withdrawal of the site, or any features, parts or content of the site.
Some products and services on BDR websites may not be available in all jurisdictions.
We aim to ensure that all information contained on this site was accurate at the time it was posted and we periodically update the information on this site. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of all information. This information is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions relating to information on the site.
1.6 Links to and from the site
You may link to a webpage on BDR websites provided you do so for non-commercial purposes (which, for the purposes of these terms and conditions means otherwise than for monetary compensation) and in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. BDR websites must not be framed on any other site. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Links on BDR websites may provide access to other internet sites that are not maintained or controlled by US. We are not responsible for the content of those third party sites. These links are for your information only. Your use of any websites other than this site will be subject to the terms and conditions posted on those websites. We do not approve, endorse or verify information available at any external site.
1.7 Use of BDR websites
We use cookies on BDR websites, you can read about them in our Privacy & Cookies Policy. To use BDR websites as intended please accept cookies.
Except as expressly permitted by these terms and conditions (or, if you are accessing BDR websites through your library/other institution, the Institutional Licence Agreement we have with that institution), you must NOT yourself or permit any other person to:
• copy any portion of BDR websites;
• allow or enable a third party access to BDR websites (or any part of it);
• use BDR websites to develop any database or other information;
• create compilations or derivative works of the materials on BDR websites.
We reserve all rights, including without limitation the right to investigate and to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and to pursue a civil lawsuit and/or criminal prosecution for any alleged or actual illegal activities involving BDR websites, as well as the right to terminate your access to the site.
You must not misuse BDR websites 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 BDR websites or any part of it or the server on which the platform is stored. You must not attack the site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service-attack.
1.8 Passwords and Security
It is your responsibility to ensure that your login details for BDR websites, as well as your Shibboleth, Athens or other institutional login details (if you are accessing BDR websites via a library or other institution requiring logins) are kept secure and secret at all times.
You are fully responsible for the use and protection of these login details. Any breach of these terms and conditions and/or any use of your account by anyone to whom you disclose your login details will be treated as if the breach or use had been carried out by you, and will not relieve you of your obligations to us.
You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security, including, without limitation any unauthorized use of your login details. If you are accessing BDR websites via a library or other institution, you must also contact your library/other institution to make them aware of the breach of security.
If we have reasonable grounds to suspect that the security of your login details has been compromised, we have the right to suspend your account. We are not responsible for any losses incurred in connection with any misuse of your login details.
1.9 Our liability
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall limit or exclude our liability to you:
• for death or personal injury caused by our negligence;
• for fraudulent misrepresentation; or
• for any other liability that, by law, may not be limited or excluded.
We make or give no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, correctness, reliability, integrity, quality, fitness for purpose or originality of any content of BDR websites and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all implied warranties, conditions or other terms of any kind are hereby excluded.
We cannot and do not guarantee that any content of BDR websites will be free from viruses and/or other code that may have contaminating or destructive elements. It is your responsibility to implement appropriate IT security safeguards (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements as to the safety and reliability of content.
We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under these terms and conditions that is caused by events outside our reasonable control.
We shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, including but not limited to loss of data, business interruption, or loss of profits, arising out of the use of or the inability to use the site or the services (even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damages). Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.
But, to the extent the above limitations of liability are, in whole or in part, held to be inapplicable or unenforceable for any reason, then our aggregate liability for any reason and upon any cause of action (including, without limitation, negligence, strict liability and other actions in contract or tort) arising out of or in any way related to BDR websites, the services offered via BDR websites or these terms shall be limited to two hundred fifty US Dollars (US$250) if you are a customer in any other part of the world outside the European Union.
1.10 Applicable Laws
The substantive laws of England and Wales will govern any dispute arising under these terms and conditions, without regard to any conflict of legal provisions, unless the terms of your BDR websites Institutional Licence Agreement and/or End User License (if applicable) state otherwise.
1.11 If you access BDR websites outside the European Union
You may not assert any claim or cause of action arising out of or relating to your use of BDR websites more than one year after the date such claim or cause of action arose.
1.12 Notices and communication
Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using our site, you accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our website. For contractual purposes, you agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.
We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us when placing an order. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter, unless the terms of your BDR websites Institutional Licence Agreement and/or End User License (if applicable) state otherwise.
1.13 General
You may not transfer or assign any or all of your rights or obligations under these terms and conditions.
If we fail to enforce any of our rights, that does not result in a waiver of that right. If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain unaffected.
These terms and conditions may not be varied except with our express written consent.
These terms and conditions (including any Institutional Licence Agreement) and any document expressly referred to in them represent the entire agreement between you and us in relation to the subject matter of these terms and conditions.
The contract between you and us is binding on you and us and on our respective successors and assigns. You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of these terms and conditions, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of these terms and conditions, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time.
1.14 Contacting Us
Please contact Bloomsbury Digital Resources c/o Bloomsbury Publishing Plc at our registered offices at 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, England, United Kingdom, or via email, depending on your location, at:
• Americas: OnlineSalesUS@bloomsbury.com
• UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia: OnlineSalesUK@bloomsbury.com
• Australia and New Zealand: OnlineSalesANZ@bloomsbury.com
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is a company registered under the laws of England and Wales with company registration number: 984336.
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