These terms and conditions (the "Terms") are the terms on which this website http://www.baesystems.com (the "Website") is made available to you ("You" or "Your"). By accessing this website You agree to be bound by these Terms.
1. INFORMATION ABOUT US / GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 We are BAE Systems plc, a company registered in England and Wales under registration number 1470151 and our registered address is 6 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AD, United Kingdom. ("We" or "Us" or "Our").
1.2 If You have any questions, complaints or comments on this Website then You may contact Us on webmasterplc@baesystems.com.
1.3 Our VAT number is GB641407169.
1.4 We subscribe to the Common Industry Standards produced by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe, which may be accessed at http://www.asd-europe.org/site/fileadmin/images/IFBEC/CIS_Text.pdf and the Global Principles of Business Ethics produced by the International Forum of Business Ethical Conduct for the Aerospace and Defence Industry which may be accessed at http://www.asd-europe.org/site/fileadmin/user_upload/07_4PGlobalPrinciples_A4.pdf.
2. REGISTRATION, PASSWORDS AND SECURITY
2.1 Certain sections of this Website including the brand extranet and the careers section are available to registered users only. Should You wish to apply for registration to the brand extranet, You should use the form which appears here. The registration form for the careers section appears here.
2.2 You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your Password and User Name and are responsible for all activities that are carried out under them. We do not have the means to check the identities of people using the Website and will not be liable where Your Password or User Name is used by someone else. You agree to notify Us immediately by email to webmasterplc@baesystems.com or by phone on +44 (0) 1252 373232 of any unauthorised use of Your Password or User Name of which You become aware.
3. COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT LICENCE
3.1 Your use of the Website and its contents grants no rights to You in relation to Our intellectual property rights including, without limitation, trade marks, logos, graphics, photographs, animations, signage, livery, get-up, videos, stationery, publications, reports, and text or the intellectual property of third parties in the Website and its contents.
3.2 Other than as expressly prohibited on this Website, You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, record, transmit, commercially exploit, edit, communicate to the public or distribute in any way the services, web pages or materials on the Website or the computer codes of elements comprising the Website. Regardless of the above, You may download insubstantial excerpts of this content to Your hard disk for the purpose only of viewing it provided that no more than one temporary copy of any information is made.
3.3 Any use other than that permitted under this Clause 3 may only be undertaken with Our prior express authorisation.
3.4 By submitting information, text, photos, graphics or other content to Us via the Website, You grant Us a right to use such materials at Our own discretion including, without limitation, to edit, copy, reproduce, disclose, post and remove such materials from the Website.
4. LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES
4.1 You may establish links to the Website provided that:
4.1.1 You link only to the home page of the Website;
4.1.2 You do not remove or obscure, advertisements, the copyright notice or other notices on the Website
4.1.3 You give us notice of such link by sending an e-mail message to us at webmasterplc@baesystems.com; and
4.1.4 You immediately stop providing links to the Website if notified by Us.
4.2 We may provide links to other websites from time to time (via advertising or otherwise). These links are provided for Your ease of reference and convenience only. We do not control such third party websites and are not responsible for their contents. Our inclusion of links does not imply any endorsement of the material contained in such websites or any association with their operators. You acknowledge that We will not be party to any transaction or contract with a third party that You may enter into and We shall not be liable to You in respect of any loss or damage which You may suffer by using those websites. You agree that You will not involve Us in any dispute between You and the third party.
5. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR VISITOR MATERIAL AND CONDUCT
5.1 You agree that in using the Website You will not:
5.1.1 use the Website in any way that may lead to the encouragement, procurement or carrying out of any criminal or unlawful activity;
5.1.2 transfer files that contain viruses, trojans or other harmful programs;
5.1.3 seek to bypass or interfere with any security features of the Website, or interfere with any of Our websites, servers, or networks.
5.2 We reserve the right to suspend, restrict or terminate Your access to this Website at any time without notice at Our discretion if we have reasonable grounds to believe You have breached any of the restrictions above.
5.3 We may at Our sole discretion restrict access to some parts of our site, or Our entire site, to limited groups of users such as users who have registered with Us.
6. YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS/ YOUR PROMISES TO US
6.1 You confirm that: 6.1.1 all information and details provided by You to Us (including on registration, if applicable) are true, accurate and up to date in all respects and at all times;
6.1.2 You will comply with the restrictions on Your use of the Website as set out in paragraph 5 and as set out elsewhere in these Terms; and
6.1.3 in relation to any material submitted to the Website You have the right to do so and have obtained all necessary licences and or approvals.
6.2 You agree to compensate Us from any claim or damages (including any legal fees in relation to such claim or damages) made by a third party in respect of any matter in relation to or arising from Your use of the Website including any breach or suspected breach of these Terms or Your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
7. OUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND LIMITS ON LIABILITY
7.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit Our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from Our negligence or the negligence by Us, Our employees or agents.
7.2 We do not accept any liability for damage to Your computer system or loss of data that results from Your use of the Website and We cannot guarantee that any files that You download are free from viruses, contamination or destructive features.
7.3 Whilst We use all reasonable endeavours to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable once they have been brought to Our attention, We do not warrant that the information on the Website itself will be free from errors or omissions.
7.4 We do not warrant that the Website will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition.
7.5 Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons reasonably beyond Our control.
7.6 All content on the Website is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis. We do not make any representation or give any warranty (whether express or implied) in respect of the Website or its content, including, without limitation, any advice given and statements made on or via the Website. Any decisions or action taken by You on the basis of information provided on or via the website are at Your sole discretion and risk and You should obtain professional advice where necessary. Nothing in this Clause 7 shall restrict Your statutory rights (including Your rights to receive a reasonable standard of service).
8. SECURITY AND PRIVACY
8.1 You must read Our Privacy Policy which contains important information about the use of Your personal data other information regarding Your privacy and Our security processes and policies.
8.2 We may co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Us to disclose the identity of or locate anyone breaching Clause 5.1 or otherwise for the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders. There may be other circumstances in which We may be required by law to disclose information about You or Your use of the Website.
9. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
We are constantly looking for new ways to improve this Website. We therefore reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time. All such changes will take effect once they have been posted on the Website and You will be deemed to have accepted any such changes by Your use of the Website from such time.
10. SEVERENCE
If any provision of these Terms is found by a court or a regulator to be invalid or unenforceable the other provisions shall continue to apply.
11. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
In the event of any dispute between You and Us concerning these Terms, the laws of England and Wales will apply. If You wish to take court proceedings against Us You must do so within England & Wales.
These Terms are dated October 2010.
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