Terms and Conditions for Use of the UKAEA Indico

These terms and conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the UKAEA Indico instance ("Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

1.1 Eligibility: Access to the Service is available to both registered users and external visitors. External visitors are permitted to view and register for public events without registering for an account. However, by registering for an account, you represent and warrant that all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate.

1.2 Access Credentials: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

1.3 Violation of Terms: UKAEA reserves the right, without notice or liability and at its sole discretion, to restrict or remove a user’s access where it considers that use of the Service violates the Terms.

2.1 Permitted Use: You may use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Service in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.

2.2 Prohibited Activities: You agree not to engage in any of the following activities:

• Use the Service in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party's use of the Service.

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Service, the server on which the Service is hosted, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Service.

• Use the Service to transmit any viruses, defects, or items of a destructive nature.

3.1 Ownership: The Indico software and its original content, features, and functionality are developed and maintained by the Indico development team and the open-source community. UKAEA utilises the Indico software as an Event Management Solution. The Indico software is licensed under the MIT license:

Copyright (c) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

3.2 Licence: UKAEA grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for your internal purposes, subject to your compliance with these Terms and the applicable open-source licences governing the use of the Service. No licence to use any intellectual property is granted or implied by this agreement except where expressly set out herein.

3.3 User-provided content: By uploading content to the Service, you affirm that you have a right to use such content and that such content complies with all applicable laws and licence conditions, and you shall hold UKAEA free and harmless from any related liability. You grant UKAEA a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, and transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute and display the content in connection with the Services. You also grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive licence to access and use your content through the Service.

4.1 Privacy Policy: Your use of the Service is subject to UKAEA's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

5.1 Disclaimer: The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied. UKAEA disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose.

5.2 Limitation of Liability: In no event shall UKAEA be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or use, arising out of or in connection with the Service or these Terms.

6.1 Jurisdiction: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England, without regard to its conflict of law principles, and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

7.1 Entire Agreement: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and UKAEA regarding your use of the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations, and warranties.

7.2 Modification: UKAEA reserves the right to modify or revise these Terms at any time by posting the updated Terms on the UKAEA Indico instance. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes will constitute your acceptance of the updated Terms.

7.3 Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.