MRC Cambridge Brain Sciences Website Terms and Conditions
The Cambridge Brain Sciences Website has been developed by the Medical Research Council (MRC)
with funding from MRC Technology
Development Gap Fund. Use of this Website is provided by the MRC
subject to acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions,
please leave immediately. These conditions may change from time to time, so please check back periodically.
Continued use of this site following any changes to the Terms and Conditions demonstrates constitutes acceptance
of this agreement following said changes.
1. Website content
The information and content within the website is provided free of charge. It is not intended to be
comprehensive. We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of
inclusion. The information on this website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
Despite our best efforts, it may also become out of date. Therefore, the MRC cannot take any responsibility
for errors or omissions. Furthermore,
- The website and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons contained therein are
provided "AS IS" and on an "IS AVAILABLE" basis without any representation or endorsement made and
without warranty of any kind.
- In no event will the MRC or any of its member organisations accept liability for any damages,
including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or loss of profits, or any damages
whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or loss of use of this site.
- The MRC does not warrant that the service continuity of this website will be uninterrupted or
error-free, nor that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses, bugs or
defects. We may change a service without warning and we may stop offering a service at any time.
2. Cognitive tests
The website contains several freely available tests that have arisen from the cognitive neuroscience
research funded by the MRC. It is understood that these tests are provided for public use with no guarantee
of validity or accuracy of the results, and are not to be interpreted as diagnostic or indicative of any
illness or disability. If you do have any concerns over your results after taking one of the tests, consult
your GP for professional advice.
3. Copyright
All copyrights in this website, including logos, illustrations, photos, sound, scripts, animation and other
material appearing on this website, otherwise known as “content”, belong to the MRC or third parties authorising
the MRC to use the copyrights. Users must not reprint or electronically reproduce from the MRC website any
graphic in whole or in part without the prior written permission of the MRC.
4. External Links
Links from this site to other internet sites are provided only for the convenience of visitors. The MRC and
its members do not endorse the content or services delivered through these external websites and are not
responsible for their availability, reliability or accuracy. Permission to reproduce information from these
sites may be required from the website provider. The existence of a link from any organisation’s site to the
MRC site does not imply that the MRC endorses the activities or views of that organisation.
5. Disclaimers
- If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise
unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Terms and Conditions are
intended to be effective, then to the extent to and within the jurisdiction in which that Term and
Condition is illegal, invalid and unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause
and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive, remain in full force and continue to be binding
and enforceable.
- You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the
rights of, or restrict, or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this site by any third party. Such restriction
and inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful or which may harass or cause
distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of offensive material or disruption of
normal flow of dialogue within this site.
- We reserve the right to exclude a particular user from a service, and/or delete their details, if
they abuse it (which could include, but is not limited to, hacking, submission of obscenities, fraud
or the spreading of computer viruses).
- No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. While we strive to protect
such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit
to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk.
- Policies for children/minors: All children should discuss their use of this website with their parent
or guardian, and no information should be provided without their consent.
- If these Terms and Conditions are not accepted in full, the use of this site must be terminated immediately.
6. Applicable law
This website and the use of it is governed by English law and English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction
over any disputes connected to the Website. If you use these services from outside the UK, you are responsible
for ensuring your use conforms with your national laws.