terms and conditions

Introduction

These terms and conditions apply between you, the User of this Website (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions), and Independent Midwives UK Ltd, the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.

In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Independent Midwives UK Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Independent Midwives UK Ltd and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website. By using the Website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age.

Intellectual property and acceptable use

1. All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of Independent Midwives UK Ltd, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner’s prior written permission.

2. You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following:

• Retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen
• Download and store the Content in electronic form on a disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network)
• Print one copy of the Content

3. You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of Independent Midwives UK Ltd.

4. You acknowledge that you are responsible for any Content you may submit via the Website, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such Content. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through the Website any Content that (i) is confidential, proprietary, false, fraudulent, libellous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable; (ii) may constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law; or (iii) may contain software viruses, political campaigning, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false email address or other identifying information, impersonate any person or entity or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. You may not upload commercial content onto the Website.

5. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the Content you post; that the Content is accurate; that use of the Content you supply does not violate any provision of these terms and conditions and will not cause injury to any person; and that you will indemnify Independent Midwives UK Ltd for all claims resulting from Content you supply.

Prohibited Use

6. You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:

1. In any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Website;
2. In any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;
3. Making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

Registration

7. You must ensure that the details provided by you on registration or at any time are correct and complete.

8. You must inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provide when registering by updating your personal details to ensure we can communicate with you effectively.

9. We may suspend or cancel your registration with immediate effect for any reasonable purposes or if you breach these terms and conditions.

10. You may cancel your registration at any time by informing us in writing to the address at the end of these terms and conditions. If you do so, you must immediately stop using the Website. Cancellation or suspension of your registration does not affect any statutory rights.

Links to other websites

11. This Website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of Independent Midwives UK Ltd or that of our affiliates.

12. We assume no responsibility for the content of such Websites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them.

13. The inclusion of a link to another site on this Website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.

Availability of the Website and Disclaimers

14. Any online facilities, tools, services or information that Independent Midwives UK Ltd makes available through the Website (the Service) is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law, we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. Independent Midwives UK Ltd is under no obligation to update information on the Website.

15. Whilst Independent Midwives UK Ltd uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free of errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guaranty in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.

16. Independent Midwives UK Ltd accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.

17. Independent Midwives UK Ltd reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available. These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

Limitation of Liability

18. Nothing in these terms and conditions will: (a) limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable; (b) limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.

19. We will not be liable to you in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.

20. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Independent Midwives UK Ltd accepts no liability for any of the following:

1. Any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;
2. Loss or corruption of any data, database or software;
3. Any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

General

21. You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person. We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

22. These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the then current version.

23. These terms and conditions together with the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.

24. The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.

25. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will not be affected.

26. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

27. These terms and conditions will be governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under these terms and conditions will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Independent Midwives UK Ltd. Details

28. Independent Midwives UK Ltd is a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number IP030536 whose registered address is 66 Victoria Road , Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7QD and it operates the Website www.imuk.org.uk.

You can contact Independent Midwives UK Ltd by email on information@imuk.org.uk

privacy policy

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Independent Midwives UK Ltd, the owner and provider of this Website. Independent Midwives UK Ltd takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website. Please read this privacy policy carefully.

Definitions & Interpretation

1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

DATA: collectively all information that you submit to Independent Midwives UK Ltd via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the Data Protection Act 1998;

COOKIES: a small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in the clause below (Cookies);

INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES UK LTD, or US: Independent Midwives UK Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 66 whose registered office is at Victoria Road, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7QD;

UK & EU COOKIE LAW: the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011;

USER or YOU: any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Independent Midwives UK Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Independent Midwives UK Ltd and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services;

WEBSITE: the website that you are currently using, located at www.imuk.org.uk, and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

1. The singular includes the plural and vice versa;
2. References to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;
3. A reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
4. “Including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
5. Reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
   the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.
6. The headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy

Scope of this Privacy Policy

3. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Independent Midwives UK Ltd and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

Data Collected

4. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

• Name;
• Job Title;
• Profession;
• Contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
• Demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests;
• Financial information such as credit / debit card numbers;
• IP address (automatically collected);
• Web browser type and version (automatically collected);
• Operating system (automatically collected);

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Our Use of Data

5. For purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, Independent Midwives UK Ltd is the “data controller”.

6. We will retain any Data you submit for 12 months.

7. Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to any third party disclosures specifically set out in this policy, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.

8. All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security see the clause below (Security).

9. Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:

in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Third Party Websites & Services

10. Independent Midwives UK Ltd may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with certain processes necessary for the operation of the Website. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Website.

Links to Other Websites

11. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. We have no control over such websites and are not responsible for the content of these websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statement of other websites prior to using them.

Changes of Business Ownership and Control

12. Independent Midwives UK Ltd may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Independent Midwives UK Ltd. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

13. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.

14. In the above instances, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring your privacy is protected.

Controlling use of your data

15. Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:

16. use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and

17. sharing Data with third parties.

Functionality of the Website

18. To use all features and functions available on the Website, you may be required to submit certain Data.
19. You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see www.aboutcookies.org.

Accessing your own Data

20. You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your personal Data held by Independent Midwives UK Ltd (where such Data is held) on payment of a small fee.

Security

21. Data security is of great importance to Independent Midwives UK Ltd and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected via this Website.

22. If password access is required for certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

23. We endeavour to do our best to protect your personal Data. However, transmission of information over the internet is not entirely secure and is done at your own risk. We cannot ensure the security of your Data transmitted to the Website.

General

24. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

25. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

26. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

27. This privacy policy is governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under this privacy policy are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

28. Independent Midwives UK Ltd reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.

You may contact Independent Midwives UK Ltd by email at information@imuk.org.uk

This privacy policy was last amended on the 14 October 2014

Cookies

1. This Website may place and access certain Cookies on your computer. Independent Midwives UK Ltd uses Cookies to improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of products and services. Independent Midwives UK Ltd has carefully chosen these Cookies and has taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

2. All Cookies used by this Website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.

3. You have been presented with a message bar notifying you of the use of cookies on this site, we will take your continued use of the site as consent for Independent Midwives UK Ltd to place these Cookies on your computer to provide a better experience and service to you. For more information on Cookies and how they are used see www.aboutcookies.org.

4. This Website may place the following Cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

Analytical/performance cookies

They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Functionality cookies

These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

5. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser.

6. You can choose to delete Cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the Website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

7. It is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.