Please read these Terms and Conditions of use ("Terms") carefully before using this Website. These terms apply to all users of this Website including casual browsers.
In these Terms, 'we', 'us' and ' LSC' means :
The Learning and Skills Council
Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
which is the owner of this Website and 'you' means the user of this Website.
The website is provided by the Careers Advice Service in collaboration with NHS Careers and Skills for Health.
By using this Website you agree to be bound by these Terms, the Privacy Statement and the Copyright Statement
You may click on the current version of the Terms from the homepage of the Website at any time.
Purpose of the Website
The Health Learning and Skills Advice Line provides careers information, advice and guidance to support people who work in, or are considering a career in healthcare. Free, expert, independent and confidential, the service is run by the Careers Advice Service and covers the whole healthcare sector
Copyright Statement
The copyright in the content provided on this Website including all of the graphics, code, text products, software, audio, music and design ("The Careers Advice service Materials") is owned the LSC, except where otherwise indicated.
The "Careers Advice" mark and the direct.gov.uk/careersadvice domain name are the property of the LSC. You agree not to copy, reproduce, upload, post, display or use in any way the Careers Advice marks without the prior written permission of the LSC.
The NHS Careers mark and the nhscareers.nhs.uk domain are the property of the Department of Health. Graphics on the website and "Me & My PDR" PDF are the property of NHS Employers. © NHS Employers 2007 all rights reserved. You agree not to copy, reproduce, upload, post, display or use in any way the NHS Careers mark and Materials provided on the website without prior written permission.
The Skills for Health mark and the skillsforhealth.org.uk domain are the property of Skills for Health. © Skills for Health 2007 all rights reserved. You agree not to copy, reproduce, upload, post, display or use in any way the Skills for Health mark without prior written permission.
You may make copies of this Website as necessary incidental acts during your viewing of it, and you may print for your personal, non-commercial use, so much of this Website as is reasonable for private purposes. Save as expressly set out in this Copyright Notice, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, re-publish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any of the Materials on this site. Any use of the Materials not expressly permitted in this Copyright Notice is strictly prohibited and will constitute an infringement of the copyright and other intellectual property rights of LSC, or the owner of such Materials.
You agree not to delete, change or modify in any way this Copyright Notice on this Website.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The content of the Website is provided to you on an "as is" basis by way of general information only. You accept and acknowledge that we shall not in any way be liable for any damage, loss, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from your reliance on or use of the Website, or any information contained therein. In addition, we make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness or suitability for purpose of the information and related graphics published in the Website.
We use reasonable endeavours to monitor the Website but cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any statement, opinion, or advice made on it. You agree that we or any representative appointed by us, may at any time without notice refuse to provide you access to, or move or suspend any part of the Website.
You agree to indemnify fully and hold the LSC indemnified from and against any claim brought by a third party resulting from the use of the Website, and/or the the LSC Materials and any associated facilities provided by the LSC, and in respect of all losses, costs, actions, claims, expenses or liabilities whatsoever suffered or incurred directly by the LSC, in consequence of your breach or non-observance of the Terms.
The LSC 's aggregate liability and that of its suppliers in contract, tort or otherwise including negligence shall be limited to £250 in respect of one incident or series of incidents arising from a common cause in any 12 month period.
Whilst we try to ensure that the Website does not contain any error, defect, malfunction or corruption, we do not accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of data on your computer system, network or server that results from the download or use of the Website or any materials made available on the Website. We shall not be liable to you for any of the following types of loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website or any content and/or facilities provided by the Website:
- any loss of data including both data transmitted and other data held by you
- any delay, or failure, in transmitting or receiving data
- any indirect, or consequential losses arising from use of the services provided on this Website, including loss of revenue, business, goodwill, anticipated savings or profits.
The exclusions and limitations of liability contained in this section do not apply to:
- any loss or damage resulting from death or personal injury caused by our negligence
- loss or damages arising from our fraudulent misrepresentation, or
- any other losses which may not be excluded or limited by law.
Each provision of this Paragraph shall be construed separately as between you and us. If any part is held by a court to be unreasonable, inapplicable or unenforceable, then the other parts shall still apply.
We do not make any representation or warranty that the Website will meet your expectations or requirements, or that any particular results will be obtained from their use. In the unlikely event that you are not completely satisfied with the service you should contact the Careers Advice Service.
Third Party Links
The Website contains links to other websites including links to sites owned by LSC, NHS and associated companies. The links are provided for your convenience. We advise that you read the terms and conditions of the sites we provide links to and the privacy statement of these and every website that collects personal information from you.
Privacy Statement
No personal information is collected via this Website but please be aware that when you follow the links provided you may be required to give personal information to access the materials or services on the website you have been linked to. We advise you read the privacy statement on these sites before disclosing any personal information.
We track visitor usage on the site for the purpose of monitoring performance and evaluation of the Website. You cannot be personally identified from this tracking.
Availability
We cannot promise that access to the Website will be uninterrupted or error free, but we endeavour to ensure that the Website is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. However there will be occasions when the Website is interrupted for maintenance, upgrades and emergency repairs. We will try to keep such interruptions to a minimum. You agree that we shall not be liable to you, or any third party, for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website. Access may also be interrupted due to failures of telecommunications links and equipment beyond our control.
You accept that you will not have a claim for breach of contract or otherwise in respect of such periods of unavailability. You also acknowledge that we cannot be held responsible for any delay or disruptions that are inherent in the operation of the Internet and the World Wide Web, including viruses.
General
These Terms are governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time. When we make a change we will update this page of the Website. The date of the last revision to these Terms is provided at the end of the Terms. We recommend that you revisit this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes that we have made to these Terms. If you continue to use the Website you will be deemed to have accepted those changes.
Last updated 2 April 09
