Terms and Conditions
1. Introduction
1.1 Sites available to you as a self-registered Vital account holder (“Self Registered User”) are operated by the Open University (“we” or “us”) whose principal contact address is PO Box 197 , Milton Keynes, MK7 6BJ, United Kingdom . We are a provider of higher education facilitated by distance learning and operate a wide range of courses for students both in the UK and internationally.
1.2 These sites are offered free of charge to you and your use of it is subject to these terms and conditions (“Terms”). Only those who accept these Terms are allowed to use this Site.
1.3 To use this Site and the materials it contains you must read and accept these Terms. Upon registering you accept that you are legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound then please do not complete your registration.
1.4 There are different levels of access to various parts of the Vital site. You can simply browse some without holding any kind of account, however in order to experience the full functionality of some sites (e.g. to interact with other users, submit content etc) you must become a registered user.
1.5 In order to become a Self Registered User you will need to provide us with some personal details about yourself in order to become a registered user. Further information is set out in our Privacy Statement . You should read our Privacy Statement before registering.
1.6 We reserve the right to not keep all of your data and/or the material submitted by you to the site (“Submitted Material”) in perpetuity.
1.7 We may update these Terms (including our Privacy Statement) from time to time. Changes will have immediate effect from the date of posting on any site to which you are granted access and you should therefore review these Terms regularly. Your continued use of these sites after changes have been made will be taken to indicate that you accept that you are bound by the updated Terms.
2. Conditions of Use
2.1 Vital makes some material available to users upon the terms of the Creative Commons licence accessed through the following link [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/]). (“Creative Commons Licence”). In short, this allows you to use the Materials throughout the world without payment but for non-commercial purposes only. Please read the Creative Commons Licence in full before downloading or otherwise making use of the Materials.
You must however read these rights subject to any restrictions on use applying to any Materials or part of them such as video and photographic images (“Special Restrictions”). If you do not agree to be bound by the Creative Commons Licence or any Special Restriction then you must not use this Site and its Materials.
2.2 We may bring any rights granted to you to an end at any time without necessarily providing notice to you.
3. Your Responsibilities
3.1 You confirm that you are over 16 years of age.
3.2 By posting or submitting any material for inclusion on a site to which you have access as a Self Registered User you confirm that it is:
3.2.1 not defamatory or obscene;
3.2.2 not in any way illegal or infringing any law or any person’s rights;
3.2.3 your own work and it can lawfully be published; and
3.2.4 is not as far as you are aware the subject of any dispute or court proceedings.
This site requires that content posted is available for use by us and all users of the site on the terms of the Creative Commons Licence.
3.3 We cannot promise nor guarantee that any or all of your Submitted Material as a Self Registered User will be posted onto or otherwise published. We may also delete materials from or modify materials appearing on this Site at any time and at our discretion.
3.4 You understand and accept that Submitted Materials that are published will appear for others to see and use.
3.5 In submitting material and in your general use of sites to which you have access as a Self Registered user you must not:
3.5.1 do anything which may cause (whether on purpose or not) the introduction or spread of a virus;
3.5.2 post any inappropriate messages (including outside the scope of any relevant discussion topic or course content). You may not for example post advertisements or chain letters or repeat irrelevant or identical messages or content or make any statement that is untrue or misleading;
3.5.3 impersonate another person or claim to speak on behalf of an organisation if you do not;
3.5.4 infringe our rights or the rights of any other user or third party; and
3.5.5 behave unlawfully at any time.
3.6 If you are aware of any material posted on this Site by anyone which does not comply with these Terms then please contact us. Give us clear directions to where the misuse exists - including the web address and title of page.
4. Jurisdiction and acceptance of these Terms
4.1 These Terms and any dispute in relation to the materials available from this Site will be governed by English law. The English courts have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms or use of this Site.
4.2 Your continued use of this Site indicates your acceptance of these Terms.