Please read these Terms of Use (these terms) carefully before using www.mei.org.uk (our site). Please note that your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, these terms.

1. Information about us and how to contact us
   1. This site is operated by Mathematics in Education and Industry, a registered charity in England and Wales with charity number 1058911. Our registered office is at Monckton House, Epsom Square, White Horse Business Park, Trowbridge BA14 0XG.
   2. You may contact us:
      1. via our contact form available on our site; or
      2. by email at [email protected]
2. By using our site, you accept these terms
   1. These terms tell you the rules for using our site.
   2. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.
   3. We may amend these terms from time to time. Each time you enter our site, you agree that our terms current at that time shall apply to you. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to these terms.
   4. Some of the provisions contained in these terms may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site from time to time.
3. There are other terms that may apply to you
   1. Our privacy notice and cookie policy also applies to your use of our site. This sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us and gives you information on how we use cookies on our site. We will only use your personal information as set out in our privacy notice and cookie policy.
4. How you may use material on our site (including educational content)
   1. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
   2. Our site contains educational resources which have been developed by us or on our behalf.  You may print off, and may download, those educational resources:
      1. for your personal use; or
      2. where you are a teacher, for your use in the teaching of students in your school or college.
   3. You must not use any part of the content on our site (including, in particular, the educational materials made available on our site) other than for the purposes described above.  In particular, you must not use any part of the content of our site for commercial purposes.
   4. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way other than for your own personal use or for use when teaching students in your school or college, and where you do modify such materials, any intellectual property rights in those modified materials shall be deemed assigned to us. You must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text, without our prior written consent.
   5. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.
   6. If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
5. Do not rely on information on our site
   1. Our site and all available content is provided for general information purposes only. When using educational content on our site, it is your responsibility to verify that the content is accurate and correct, and that it is suitable for the purposes for which you are using it.
   2. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site and to ensure the accuracy of the educational content, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that such information or educational content is accurate, complete or up-to-date.
   3. We use reasonable care and skill in a professional manner in the way we obtain, compile, select and arrange the content on our site. You acknowledge that our site, including any associated content, may not:
      1. fulfil your present or future needs or requirements; and
      2. be complete, error-free, wholly accurate or up-to-date or that it will be delivered without interruption, delay, fault or error.
   4. You acknowledge that we are making educational content available on our site free of charge and that, as described above, it is your responsibility to verify that the content is suitable for the purposes for which you are using it.   We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with any use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.
   5. If you have any suggestions for content or further information for our site, please do let us know using our contact details at the start of these terms.
6. We may make changes to, suspend or withdraw our site
   1. Access to our site is made available to you free of charge.
   2. We may update and/or change our site from time to time; for example, to reflect changes to our activities, improve performance, enhance functionality, address security issues, our users’ needs and/or our business priorities.
   3. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or that access will be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site at any time for business and operational reasons.
   4. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
7. Our site is directed at users in the UK
   1. Our site is directed at users habitually resident in the United Kingdom. We cannot confirm and do not represent that content available on or through our site is appropriate for use or available in other locations.
8. Prohibited uses of our site
   1. You shall not use our site:
      1. in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
      2. in any way that is unlawful, malicious or fraudulent, or has any unlawful, malicious or fraudulent purpose or effect;
      3. for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors or vulnerable people in any way;
      4. to transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in relation to your use of our site;
      5. to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
      6. to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect our operation and/or security or any computer software or hardware; or
      7. to infringe our intellectual property rights or those of any third party.
   2. You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
      1. any part of our site;
      2. any equipment or network on which our site is stored;
      3. any software used in the provision of our site; or
      4. any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.
9. We are not responsible for websites we link to
   1. In order to facilitate certain functionality on our site, our site may contain links to sites provided by third parties.
   2. We may also link to other third party sites and resources from time to time. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked sites or information you may obtain from them.
   3. We have no control over the contents of any third party site or resources. Please check the terms of use of any third party sites carefully.
10. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
    1. We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
    2. We are not liable for business losses. Unless agreed with us in advance in writing, you agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, other than in connection with the use of educational content made available on our site which you use in the teaching of pupils in a school setting. If you use our site for any commercial or business purpose (including in connection with the teaching of pupils in a school setting) we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity, howsoever caused.
11. We are not responsible for viruses and you must not introduce them
    1. We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
    2. We use reasonable firewall, virus and content filtering software, but we cannot guarantee 100% security or that our site will be free from bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. We shall not have any responsibility for damage to, unauthorised access to, or viruses or other code that may affect any computer equipment, software, data or other property as a result of access to our site. We shall also not be responsible for the actions of third parties in breaching our security measures.
    3. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.
    4. You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. 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 we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.
12. Rules about linking to our site
    1. You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
    2. 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.
    3. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
    4. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these terms.
    5. If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact us using our contact details above.
13. Suspension and termination
    1. We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these terms through your use of our site.  When we determine that a breach of these terms has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate. 
    2. Failure to comply with these terms constitutes a material breach of the terms upon which you are permitted to use our site, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:
       1. immediately, temporarily or permanently, withdrawing your right to use our site and any content;
       2. issuing a warning to you;
       3. commencing legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach; or
       4. taking further legal action against you;
       5. disclosing such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.
    3. We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of these terms.  The responses described in these terms are not limited and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.
14. Which country’s laws apply to any disputes?
    1. These terms, their subject matter and formation are governed by the law of England and Wales.
    2. If you are a consumer, you and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
    3. If you are a business or professional, you and we both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

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Last updated September 2021