Terms and
Conditions

Introduction

Welcome to the Independent Media Alliance website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern the Independent Media Alliance's relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The term 'Independent Media Alliance' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is in the UK (Company No. 14176045). The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• This website uses cookies to monitor browsing preferences. For more details, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

Acceptable Use Policy

You agree to abide by all applicable laws, regulations, and codes of conduct and ensure that any content uploaded, distributed, or stored by you does not infringe the rights of others.

All material on the Website and any material sent to you by e-mail or any other form ("the content") belongs to us. You may retrieve and display content from the Website on a computer, tablet, or mobile phone screen, print individual pages on paper, photocopy, and store such pages in electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to the network) for your personal, non-commercial use.

We assert the ownership of the copyright and all other intellectual property rights associated with the content save where otherwise stated.

Except as specifically stated in these terms, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission from iprights@independentmediaalliance.com:

• Reproduce, modify, or in any way commercially exploit any of the content.
• Redistribute any of the content (including by using it as part of any library, archive, or similar service), save as to material in the News, Events, and Campaigns sections of the website.
• Remove the copyright or trade mark notice(s) from any copies of content made in accordance with these terms.
• Create a database in electronic or structured manual form by systematically downloading and storing all and any of the content. Requests to republish, redistribute, or syndicate content should be addressed to The Independent Media Alliance.

You agree not to:

• Impersonate another person or use a false name or a name you are unauthorised to use or create a false identity or e-mail address or try to mislead others as to the identity or origin of any communications.
• Modify, access, or make available data stored on a computer device which you have accessed through our network, when either the owner of the data, computer, or device has taken steps to prevent you from doing this or the owner has expressed a wish that you do not do this.
• Make available or upload files that contain software or other material, data, or information not owned or licensed to you or collect information about others (e.g., names/addresses) without their prior consent.
• Damage, interfere with, or disrupt access to the Website or do anything which may interrupt or impair its functionality.
• Save as authorised in these terms, make any commercial or business use of the Website or resell or commercially benefit from any part or aspect of the Website.
• Publish, post, distribute, disseminate, or otherwise transmit defamatory, offensive, infringing, obscene, indecent, or other unlawful or objectionable material or information.
• Threaten, harass, stalk, abuse, disrupt, or otherwise violate the rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Make available, upload, or distribute by any means any material or files that contain any viruses, bugs, corrupt data, "Trojan Horses", "worms" or any other harmful software.
• Falsify the true ownership of software or other material or information contained in files made available via the Website.
• Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorised access, through whatever means, to the Website, other services, or computer systems or areas of our or any of our partners' networks which are identified as restricted.

We retain the absolute right to prevent you accessing the Website, without prejudice to any of our accrued rights, where we in our sole discretion consider that you are contravening our Acceptable Use Policy or any other aspect of these terms.

Disclaimer

You agree that we have no control over third party content and information which can be accessed using the Website and that we do not examine or edit the use to which you or others put the Website or the nature of the content or information being accessed and that we are excluded from all liability of any kind arising from such content or information.

You agree that except for death or personal injury arising through our negligence, we shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage arising from use of the Website. You furthermore agree to indemnify us in the manner set out below in these Terms in relation to your use in any way of the Website.

We reserve the right to remove any information/material we deem to be in breach of any of these Terms without notice, and without prejudice to any other accrued rights, and/or to make available such information/material when required to do so by law or when requested to do so by regulatory bodies or law enforcement organisations.

We take all such steps as are reasonably necessary to provide a fast and reliable service, but exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law any liability for the security of the services on the Website or for any disruption of the Website however caused, loss of or corruption of any material in transit, or loss of or corruption of material when downloaded onto any computer systems.

Except unless otherwise stated, we make no warranty whatsoever as to services obtained or offered to you through use of the Website, whether accessed directly or otherwise.

We provide the Website on an "as is" basis and make no representations or warranties of any kind as to the Website or the content. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the content published on the Website. Any liability, however it occurs, for any such inaccuracies or errors, is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Links

The inclusion of any links on this site should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the organisation connected with that site or any views expressed on that site.

We make every effort to check that the links included in this site are current and that the aims, programmes, and operations of the organisations linked to are consistent with the objectives of this site and the Independent Media Alliance.

We do not guarantee the quality of the information contained on web pages external to this site, nor do we make any claims regarding the accuracy or timeliness of such information, or the honesty, reliability, or competence of the organisations represented in or by those web pages.

Please let us know if links do not work or if the organisations linked to in any way fail to meet the high standards embodied in the IMA Code of Conduct and the other policy statements on this site. If our investigation supports your claims, the links in question will be removed.

Contact: admin@independentmediaalliance.com.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us and any of our officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against all and any expenses, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses of any character incurred or suffered and any claims or legal proceedings which are brought or threatened, in each case arising from your use of, or conduct on, the Website and/or a breach of the Acceptable Use Policy.

Intellectual Property

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.

Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Modifications and Interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Website at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Website without notice at any time.

We cannot guarantee the Website will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Website, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.

Governing Law

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.

Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, such provision shall be severed from the remainder of these terms, which will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at terms@independentmediaalliance.com.