Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms
● By accessing or using the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (“ORE Catapult”) platform powered by Skipso (the "Platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms").
● If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Platform.

2. Description of Platform
● The Platform provides a space for users to submit and review innovative technologies and solutions for the purpose of accessing technology development and innovation support.
● ORE Catapult utilizes the Skipso platform to facilitate these interactions.

3. User Accounts
● You may be required to create an account to access certain features of the Platform.
● You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
● You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

4. User Content
● You are solely responsible for any content, including ideas, projects, startup information, and other materials ("User Content"), that you submit or otherwise make available through the Platform.
● By submitting User Content, you grant ORE Catapult a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content for the purpose of operating and providing the Platform's services.
● You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to grant the licenses set forth in these Terms and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws.

5. Acceptable Use
● You agree to use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not violate these Terms or any applicable laws or regulations.
● You agree not to:
             ○ Use the Platform in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Platform.
             ○ Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Platform or any accounts, computer systems, or networks associated with the Platform.
             ○ Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
             ○ Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Platform for any purpose without our express written permission.
             ○ Introduce any viruses, worms, or other malicious software code to the Platform.

6. Intellectual Property
● The Platform and its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, are owned by ORE Catapult or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.
● You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display, or in any way exploit the Platform or its content, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted by ORE Catapult.

7. Third-Party Links
● The Platform may contain links to third-party websites or resources.
● ORE Catapult is not responsible for the content, products, or services on or available from those websites or resources.
● You acknowledge and agree that ORE Catapult is not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy, or existence of any content, advertising, products, or other materials on, or available from, such websites or resources.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties
● The Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.
● ORE Catapult disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
● ORE Catapult does not warrant that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that all defects will be corrected.

9. Limitation of Liability
● To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ORE Catapult shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your use or inability to use the Platform; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (c) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Platform; (d) any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party; (e) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the Platform.

10. Indemnification
● You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ORE Catapult and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your use of the Platform or your violation of these Terms.

11. Modifications to Terms
● ORE Catapult reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time.
● We will provide notice of any material changes to these Terms.
● Your continued use of the Platform after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
● These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
● Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be resolved by the courts of England.

13. Termination
● ORE Catapult may terminate your access to the Platform at any time for any reason, with or without notice.
● You may terminate your account at any time by visiting the “manage account” section of the platform in the top-right user menu when you login.

14. Severability
● If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

15. Entire Agreement
● These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ORE Catapult relating to your use of the Platform and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and ORE Catapult.