Terms of Use Policy

Your online experience with us

Welcome to the Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (“Goonhilly Earth Station”, "Goonhilly", or “GES Ltd”) web site, available at, and under, the domain name www.goonhilly.org, and such other or successor domain names as GES Ltd may make available, operate, acquire or use from time to time. 


By complying with this Terms of Use agreement (this “agreement”), we hope your online experience with us will be safe and rewarding. This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions governing your use of this site and your access to, and use of the information, content and services offered on this site (which, collectively with this site, constitute the “services”). 


By accessing or using this site or any of the services, you accept and agree to be legally bound by this agreement, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time (as further described below), and agree to all operating rules and/or policies of GES Ltd and the services that may be published by us on this site.

All such rules and policies, including, without limitation, our Website Privacy Policy, are hereby incorporated into this agreement by this reference.


IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SITE OR USE ANY OF THE SERVICES HEREIN PROVIDED.


If you have any concerns regarding how we handle your personal data, please contact us immediately. Should you feel we have not dealt with your concerns you have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.




Replication on webpages elsewhere


You shall not frame or in-line (framing without a border around the framed content) this site, meaning that you will not display the contents of this site on another web page without the express permission of GES Ltd.


Security

 

You shall not violate or attempt to violate the security of the services. Accordingly, you shall not: 


  • access data or materials not intended for you; 
  • log into a server or account which you are not authorized to access; or
  • attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.


You agree that it is your responsibility to install anti-virus software and related protections against viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, destroy, disrupt or otherwise impair a computer’s functionality or operation which may be transferred to your computer via these services.


Intellectual Property 


The contents of this site, including, without limitation, all content, structure, trademarks, brand names, logos, and software related to the site are the property of us, GES Ltd, or our respective owners, and are protected by relevant UK and international intellectual property laws.

 

The Goonhilly Earth Station logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, and trade names of Goonhilly Earth Station appearing on this site are owned by Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (“Trademarks”). 

You may not use the trademarks without the prior written consent of GES Ltd, and trademarks may not be used in a manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits GES Ltd.


Goonhilly and our logo are registered trademarks.

 

All other trademarks, product or service names, brand names, company names and/or logos that may appear on this site are the property of their respective owners. 


Unacceptable Use of the Site

 

You shall not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the services. You shall not use the services to:

 

  • engage in or encourage fraudulent conduct or conduct that would constitute any other criminal offense or give rise to civil liability; 
  • distribute in any manner any harmful, obscene or otherwise illegal or objectionable material of any kind; 
  • spoof or otherwise impersonate any individual or entity, or forge, delete or alter any part of TCP/IP packet header information in any e-mail or other posting; 
  • violate or attempt to violate, the security of the services; or 
  • assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above.


We reserve the right to investigate and to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and to pursue a civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution for any alleged or actual illegal activities involving this site or any of the services.

Submissions


We use the e-mail address and other information you submit to us through the “Contact Us” page, and other pages we may add from time to time, to respond to your inquiries or requests for information regarding our products and services.

Messages transmitted via email may not be secure and may be intercepted by third parties. Please consider this before emailing any confidential information.

Our use of any information you submit to us in order to use the services is subject to the terms and conditions of our Website Privacy Policy. Nonetheless, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request or avoid liability.


Any information you post or provide to us as part of any registration or application or to gain access to or use any of services, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is your sole responsibility. We will not pre-screen or review the content of such information, but reserves the right to refuse or delete any content that does not fulfill the purpose of this agreement, violates this agreement or is otherwise illegal.


GES Ltd shall have no liability whatsoever for the results of your submissions to this site or by means of the services herein.


Warranty Disclaimer


Your access and use the services at your own risk.

The services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of intellectual property rights of a third party, title, accuracy of informational content, or system integration.

We do not warrant that the site and any services will be available or operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that errors or defects will be corrected.

In addition, we do not warrant that information available on or through the site are appropriate, accurate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction, and accessing them from jurisdictions where their contents are illegal is expressly prohibited.

Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.


Limitation of Liability


You expressly understand and agree that we shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages arising out of or in any way related to this agreement or the use of any or all of the services, including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages).


Indemnification


You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GES Ltd from and against any claim, demand, cause of action, debt, loss or liability, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such action is based upon, arises out of, or relates to:

 

  • your activities on the site or your use of (or inability to use) the services; 
  • your violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement; 
  • the infringement by you, or any other person using your password and account, of any right of any person or entity; or 
  • any other activities of yours accomplished using the services. This indemnity shall be in addition to and not limited by any other indemnity.


General


No delay or failure to take action under such terms and conditions will constitute a waiver by GES Ltd. If any provision of this agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the court shall endeavour to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and that the other provisions of this agreement remain in full force and effect. The section headings used in this agreement are for convenience only and have no legal effect. 


GES Ltd reserves the right to revise this agreement. GES Ltd reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to update, revise, supplement and to otherwise modify this agreement and to impose new or additional rules, policies, terms or conditions on your use of the services. Such updates, revisions, supplements, modifications and additional rules, polices, terms and conditions (collectively referred to in this agreement as “Additional Terms”) shall be effective immediately and incorporated into this agreement upon notice thereof, which may be given by any reasonable means including by posting to this site. Your continued use of the services following such notice shall be deemed to conclusively indicate your acceptance of any and all such Additional Terms.


Termination


GES Ltd may revise or terminate any part of the services at any time. GES Ltd reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any or all of the services, with or without notice and at its sole discretion. You agree that GES Ltd, its partners, and its affiliates shall not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of any services. GES Ltd may, in its sole discretion, refuse or restrict anyone from access to any or all of the services at any time.

Notices


We may deliver notice to you under this agreement by means of electronic mail, a general notice on the site, or by written communication delivered by first class Mail to your address that you provide to GES Ltd.


You may give notice to us anytime via electronic mail through our Contact Us page.



Revision: 12/04/2023

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