User Agreement

To complete your registration you must read and agree to comply with the terms of the User Agreement below.

1. TERMS OF THE USER AGREEMENT:
This agreement is made between you (as the user) and Macmillan Publishers Ltd when you click "I ACCEPT" at the foot of this page. It constitutes the terms and conditions in respect of your access to and use of Stockton's online service ("the Service"). The provisions set out below are the only terms and conditions on which Stockton will agree to grant you access to certain material on the Service. You must agree to be bound by all these terms and conditions in order to become and remain an authorised user of the Service.

2. COPYRIGHT AND LIMITED PERMISSION TO COPY:
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and similar rights in all material published on the service are owned by Macmillan Publishers Ltd. You are permitted to print or download single copies of extracts from this material for your personal use only. None of this material may be used for commercial or public use. No part of the service or any material appearing on the service may be reproduced or stored in or transmitted to any other web service. No material appearing on the service may be disseminated in any form, either electronic or non-electronic, nor included in any retrieval system or service without the prior written permission of Macmillan Publishers Ltd and the payment of a specified fee. Any request for permission must be faxed to Sharyn Findlay, Permissions Co-ordinator, on fax number +44 (0)1256 354018.

3. DURATION OF THIS AGREEMENT:
This agreement will continue until either you or Macmillan Publishers Ltd terminate it. Either party may terminate it at any time by sending notice of the termination to the other party. On termination, you will no longer be entitled to have access to the Service.

4. CHANGES TO THE USER AGREEMENT
Macmillan Publishers Ltd may add to or change the provisions of this agreement from time to time. All additions and changes will be notified to you by being posted on this page. It is your responsibility as a user to refer to these additions and changes. They will come into effect immediately on being posted and you will be deemed to have accepted them if you make access to the Service after that time. If you do not wish to accept them, you must terminate this agreement as described above.

5. NOTICES:
You may serve a notice on Stockton for the purposes of this agreement by sending it to Permissions, Stockton Press, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 6XS. Macmillan Publishers Ltd may serve a notice on you by sending it to your e-mail address or postal address appearing on the User Registration Form. Notices will be deemed to have been served one day after transmission, or 3 days after despatch by post. You are responsible for notifying Macmillan Publishers Ltd of any change in your e-mail or postal address.

6. INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION:
Each registration is for a single user only. The rights granted under this agreement are personal to you alone. You are not permitted to allow any other person to use or share your registration, user name or password without prejudice to any other rights Macmillan Publishers Ltd may have, or to allow a non-registered person to have access to the service. Any breach or suspected breach of this restriction will result in immediate termination of this agreement and your access to the service.

7. DISCLAIMER:
Macmillan Publishers Ltd does not give any warranty or other assurance as to the operation, quality or functionality of the service or its fitness for any particular purpose. Access to the service may be interrupted, restricted or delayed for any reason. Similarly, Macmillan Publishers Ltd does not give any warranty or other assurance as to the content of the material appearing on the service, its accuracy, completeness, timeliness or fitness for any particular purpose. To the full extent permissible at law, Macmillan Publishers Ltd disclaims all responsibility for any damages or losses (including, without limitation, financial loss, damages for loss in business projects, loss of profits or other consequential losses) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use the service or any material appearing on the service, or from any action or decision taken as a result of use the service or any such material.

8. ADVERTISING MATERIAL:
Material appearing on the service will include advertising and other material submitted by parties other than Stockton and the service will provide links to other services operated by advertisers and third parties. It is the responsibility of such advertises and third parties to ensure that such material and such services comply with all relevant laws and regulations. To the full extent permissible or law, Macmillan Publishers Ltd disclaims all responsibility for any error, omission or inaccuracy in such material or its failure to comply with the relevant laws or regulations.

9. DATA PROTECTION:
Macmillan Publishers Ltd is a limited liability company incorporated in England and is registered under the Data Protection Act (1984). All personal information you supply to Stockton will be treated in accordance with that Act. Unless you have indicated to the contrary on the User Registration Form, Macmillan Publishers Ltd may from time to time send you information on selected products and services. You are deemed to have given your permission to Macmillan Publishers Ltd to convey all or part of your registration information to independent auditors for the sole purpose of verifying service usage statistics. As part of the verification process, you may be contacted by these independent auditors and asked to confirm that you have registered with the service.

10. TRADE MARKS:
The logo of Macmillan Publishers Ltd and its titles, including but not limited to Nature and Stockton Press, are registered trade marks. You are not permitted to use or reproduce them in print, online or in any other form, or allow anyone to use or reproduce these trade marks for any reason.

11. GOVERNING LAW:
This agreement is deemed to have been made in England and is governed by English Law. Any dispute relating to this agreement shall be referred to the English courts.