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Website Terms of Use

Effective from July 2024

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These Terms of Use apply in respect of your use of Neurodiversity in Law’s website, www.neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk. 

1. WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US

  • Neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk is a site operated by Neurodiversity in Law (‘the Charity’, 'we', 'us', or 'our'). 

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  • We are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in England and Wales, registered charity number 1208013.

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  • Our registered address is 3 Paper Buildings, London, EC4Y 7EU.

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  • You can contact us by email or phone.

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2. USE OF OUR WEBSITE

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  • Our privacy and cookie policies also apply to your website use. 

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  • Using our website means you fully agree to these Terms of Use, our privacy policy, and our cookie policy. You are also responsible for ensuring that anyone who accesses our website through your internet connection is aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.

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  • If you disagree with these Terms of Use, please do not use our website.

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  • Our website is aimed at people in England and Wales; we cannot confirm that the content available on our website is appropriate for use or available in other locations.

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3. THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE

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  • The content on our website is provided for general information only. We try to ensure that our website is accurate and up to date. We may sometimes make mistakes and can’t guarantee the accuracy of the information on our website or that you’ll always be able to access it. We don’t accept liability for errors or omissions or for any reliance you place on the information on our website.​​​​

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4. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITES WE LINK TO

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  • We are not responsible for websites we link to

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  • Our website contains links to third-party websites for your information only. We have no control over the content of those sites or resources and we don’t endorse or accept liability for the content of them. 

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  • Our website links to pages we maintain on third-party social media websites. When you use those pages, you must do so under their terms and Terms of use.

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5. LINKING TO OUR WEBSITE

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  • You may link to our website pages that are open to the public, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

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  • You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. 

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  • We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

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  • The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these Terms of Use.

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  • Our website must not be framed on any other site. If you wish to link to or use the content on our website other than that set out above, please contact our team by email at media@neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk.

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6. USING OUR WEBSITE MATERIAL

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  •  We are the owner or licensee of all copyright and other intellectual property rights in our website and its content unless otherwise stated. Copyright laws and treaties around the world protect all content. All such rights are reserved. Any unauthorised use of our website’s content may infringe our or a third party’s rights.

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  • Unless we agree in writing, you must not use any content on our site in our website in any way except:

    • to ask about us and our services

    • to download and temporarily store one or more pages of our website for your viewing on a personal computer or terminal; or

    • for private or non-commercial academic research 

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  • If you use any material on our website for any of these purposes, you:

    • must not change documents or related images

    • must not use images separately from the accompanying text

    • must include our copyright and trademark notices on all permitted copies

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  • If you quote our website’s content in a publication associated with your private or academic research, you must include the copyright notice contained within it or, if there is none, include “© Copyright Neurodiversity in Law. All rights reserved” and the year it was obtained from our website.

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  • If you wish to use any material on our website in any other way, including for commercial purposes, please write to our team by emailing media@neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk.​

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7. DATA PROTECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA

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  • Neurodiversity in law is a data controller defined by the Data Protection Act 2018, which is about any personal data you provide to us for your membership in the charity.

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  • By applying for membership, you agree that we may process the personal data that we collect from you for your membership by using and collecting data provisions in our Privacy Policy: http://www.neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk/privacy-policy/. In particular, we may use your data for marketing, statistical and analytical purposes, and administrative purposes concerning your membership.

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8.  WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MATERIAL

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  • We don’t guarantee that our website, its servers, downloadable files and emails are free from viruses or other harmful components. 

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  • You are responsible for using suitable anti-virus and firewall systems to protect your computer and equipment. We do not accept liability for any loss or damage resulting from infection of your computer and equipment.

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  • You must not:

    • introduce, or try to introduce, any virus, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other contaminant to our website or any of its software or systems that is malicious or technologically harmful

    • attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to our website

    • try to weaken or damage how our website works, whether by helping to organise, or taking part in, a denial of service attack or otherwise, or

    • try to access, alter, de-compile, reverse engineer, destroy or tamper with any part of our website, its software or our systems

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  • By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.

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9. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS SAFE​

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  • We have the right to turn off any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

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  • When you sign up, we will use your email address to send you updates about the community and notifications. You can edit your preferences or opt out of these emails using the links in these emails.

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10. POSTING ON OUR WEBSITE

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  • You agree to:

    • only post material that complies with law in England and Wales and any other applicable law or regulation

    • ensure that contributions are accurate (where they state facts) and be genuinely held (where they state opinions), and

    • accept full responsibility for any material you post. You will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer due to your breach of these Terms of Use.

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  • You agree not to:

    • interfere with anybody else’s use of our website

    • use any other user's identity or a false identity to log into our website or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person in any way

    • post threatening or abusive material invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety

    • post any material in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence

    • post inaccurate, deceptive, defamatory, abusive, offensive, pornographic, racist, sexist, violent, obscene, discriminatory, threatening, hateful or otherwise inappropriate or illegal material, or to post material which will constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability

    • post medical advice or accept medical advice posted

    • advertise or offer to sell goods or services for any commercial purpose and make requests for money without the express written permission of Neurodiversity in Law.

    • transmit or procure the sending of any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of solicitation, or

    • post, make available or otherwise advocate any material protected by copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark, confidential information or any other proprietary right. You acknowledge that you will be solely liable for any costs and damages resulting from any infringement.

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  • You acknowledge that:

    • Material posted on our website is not private and can be viewed by everybody who visits

    • Admins can read messages between users on our website at any time.

    • Other users may be able to identify who has posted material

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  • Please note: if information is shared that indicates children or adults at risk have been abused or exploited or are at risk of abuse or exploitation, then we have a duty of care to act and pass on that information to relevant authorities. See our Safeguarding Policy for further details. 

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  • When posting material on our website, you confirm that:

    • You are the sole author of that material, and it is your original work or otherwise that you have a licence to post it.

    • You are granting us a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free licence for commercial or non-commercial purposes to display the material in all and any media in its original format or edited, altered or combined with other works.

    • You are not entitled to make any claim for payment, editorial control, use or any works derived from it.

    • That these permissions may not be withdrawn and shall last forever, binding on you, your successors and assignees, and

    • You are granting to all other users of our website the right to access such material, view, store and reproduce it for personal use, and enforce these Terms of Use against you if you breach them.​​​

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11. USER-GENERATED CONTENT IS NOT APPROVED BY US​

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  • Our website may include information and materials uploaded by other site users, including posts to The Community and comments on our blog. We have not verified or approved this information or these materials. The views expressed by other users on our site do not represent our views or values. When users submit material on our website, the material is often posted automatically. We may, but are not obliged to, monitor this material and edit or remove any material we deem inappropriate without giving reason or notice.

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  • The use of our interactive features by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive feature that it is essential that they communicate with their children about their safety online. Minors who are using any interactive features should be made aware of the potential risks to them.

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12. OUR WEBSITE

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  • Our website is not for commercial or business use. 

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  • Please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, business interruption, or business opportunity.

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  • We may make changes to our website.

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  • We may update and change our website from time to time.

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  • We may suspend or withdraw our website.

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  • Our website is provided free of charge. However, we do not guarantee that it or its content will always be available or uninterrupted. For operational reasons, we may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the availability of all or any part of our website

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13. TRADEMARKS, LOGOS AND SERVICE MARKS

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  • Trademarks, logos and service marks used on our website, whether registered or unregistered, are the property of, or licensed to, Neurodiversity in Law. You are not permitted to use them without our approval.

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14. GENERAL

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  • If we are prevented from enforcing any of these Terms of Use, it does not mean we cannot enforce the rest, which will continue to apply. These Terms of Use will be governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes about these Terms.

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15. FEEDBACK AND COMPLAINTS 

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  • We welcome your comments about our website. If you find anything incorrect or not working or want to say anything else, please email media@neurodiversityinlaw.co.uk or use our website contact us form.​​

Last Reviewed by the Trustee Board:  in July 2024

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