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Disclaimer.
Every care has been taken in the preparation of the reports and other information products that we produce to ensure that the information contained within these products is accurate, factual and correct to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publishing. All opinions, suppositions, estimates and recommendations included in this report are solely the opinions of the authors unless otherwise stated. Portio Consult Limited accepts no liability for any loss or damage or unforeseen consequential loss or damage arising from the use of the information contained within these reports and documents. The opinions, suppositions, estimates and recommendations within these reports and documents cannot be guaranteed, and readers use this information at their own risk. The information published in these products is subject to change without notice at any time, and Portio Consult Limited accepts no liability or obligation to inform the reader of such changes.

Portio Consult Limited do not promote or endorse any specific companies or products, the views and opinions we express in these reports and documents are wholly our own assessments, and independent from any external interest or influence. Many terms and phrases and trade names used in these document are proprietary and Portio Consult Limited recognises and acknowledges that all trademarks are copyright, belonging to their respective owners. Where possible, the documents accord such terms and phrases and trade names to their respective owners.

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Use of Site.
In these terms, references to 'you' mean the viewer of this site. References to 'us', 'me', 'I', 'we' or 'our' means Portio Consult Ltd.

'Intellectual Property Rights' are copyrights, patents, utility models, trademarks, service marks, design rights (whether registered or unregistered), database rights, proprietary information rights and all other proprietary rights as may exist anywhere in the world together with applications associated to any such rights.

'Terms' are these terms and conditions set out in this document together with the provisions of any Order that you place.

This agreement (the 'Agreement') governs your use of the portioresearch. Com and portiodirect.com Websites (the 'Service') which are operated by Portio Group Ltd. ('Portio'). We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any time. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes or modifications made by us as permitted above. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease all use of this Internet Service.

You agree that you will only use the Website in a manner which is consistent with these Terms and in such a way as to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In particular you will not use the Website to transmit, post or download any material which is defamatory, offensive or of an obscene or menacing character or which in our judgment may cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety to any person. We reserve the right to remove any information that you transmit, post or download at our sole discretion without notifying you.

Content.
You acknowledge that the Service contains information and other material (collectively, the 'Content') that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of us and third parties. All Content on the Service is copyrighted as a collective work of Portio pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Service. Users of the Service may use the Content only for their personal, non-commercial use. Intellectual Property, Copyright and similar rights in the Content belong to us and any third parties represented in the Service.

You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Content consisting of downloadable software may not be reverse engineered unless specifically authorised by the owner of the software's patent and/or copyright.

You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store electronically any significant portion of any Content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of any Content is permitted without first obtaining our express written permission. You may download from the Service any Content in the public domain for your own personal use or for non-commercial redistribution.

Any software which you download from the Service is used at your own risk. We exclude all express or implied warranties concerning such software, including any warranty that it is 'millennium compliant'.

We reserve the right to include technological measures within the Service to protect the Content. You may not remove or alter any such measures.

Links to and from other sites.
The Service may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties (the 'External Sites'). You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.

As we cannot prevent other Websites referring to this site in a search result, as a link or within a frame you should ensure that if you access the site in this way that you have checked any terms and conditions of use, and also any privacy policies relating to those Websites in addition.

Termination of Service.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Service, including any Interactive Areas, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability. I may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Service at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or Content (including any Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.

Limitation of Liability. Disclaimer.
We will make reasonable efforts that the Service is available to its users at all times. However there may be occasions, when the site is unavailable due to maintenance work and or updating of software etc. Also as use of the Service relies on the Internet sometimes access may be slow or the site may be unavailable, both of which may be outside of our control. We reserve the right, without liability to the user, to vary the technical specification of the Service.

Portio Consult Ltd disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose. The information contained on this Website is derived from sources which we believe to be accurate, but is not guaranteed.

Products or services sold through, displayed on or downloaded from this Website are not guaranteed to be free of viruses or similar contamination destructive features. You expressly agree that the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Service and the accuracy or completeness of the content is assumed solely by you. While we will make every reasonable effort to ensure the integrity of the Service, we do not warrant that use of the Service or the functions contained in the Service or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. We shall not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind arising out of or resulting from the user's use of the Service (including data loss or corruption and including lost profits or other indirect or consequential loss).

Miscellaneous.
We reserve the right to add to or vary these Terms and Conditions from time to time. This Agreement will be governed by English law and you and Portio Consult Ltd hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (Terms and Conditions of Use of this Website, the 'Service'), and supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

PRIVACY POLICY:

Overview. The Data Protection Act 1998 (UK) regulates the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in relation to your personal data, one of these rights is that an organisation tells you how it will use this personal data. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that it complies with our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998. This Policy explains how we use the information which we collect about you when you use the Service.

We will collect personal information (such as your name, address, etc.) about you when you register with us, we do not collect any personal information about you except when you specifically and knowingly provide such information.

We may use the personal information that you provide for the following purposes:

• to customise the site in line with your preferences
• to help us and our partners, sponsors and other third parties understand the way in which users are visiting the site
• to tell you about products and services which we think may be of interest to you from time to time
• You should note that:
• we may, in exceptional circumstances, transfer your personal information to countries outside Europe
• to protect your privacy we will, wherever practicable aggregate your personal information so that it is used anonymously
• if our business merges with or is sold to a third party the personal informational data stored in our database may be shared with or transferred to a third party so that they may continue to operate the service - we will take reasonable efforts to notify you of any such changes in advance
• if you do not wish us to do send you information about other products and services write to us, or email us, and tell us

Use of Cookies.
From time to time, the Service may send your computer a 'cookie'. A cookie is a file that identifies you as a unique user and is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent - although if you refuse cookies some parts of the Service may not function properly.

Security.
We have security procedures in place to protect your information from unauthorised access or modification, unlawful destruction and improper use or disclosure.

Updating your personal information.
If any of the information that you have provided to us changes, please let us know the correct details by emailing us at info@portioconsult.com If at any time you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies, please email us at info@portioconsult.com

Consent.
By registering your personal details, you consent to the use of your information as set out in this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy.

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