Acceptable use policy for genekeys.com
1. Introduction
This is our Acceptable Use Policy. If you access genekeys.com, it means this policy applies to you and that you agree with its terms as part of our Website Terms and Conditions.
These terms may change from time to time, so please check this page as any changes will be binding on you. There may also be changes elsewhere on our site.
2. Who we are
genekeys.com is operated by Gene Keys Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered company number 12945598. Gene Keys Publishing Ltd is a company registered in England with registered company number 10496695.
Our registered office is at: 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, BH16 6FA
Our VAT number is: GB367607371
3. Prohibited activities
To ensure a safe and secure experience for everyone, you agree not to use our website for any of the following:
- Illegal Acts: Engaging in any activity that violates local, national, or international laws and regulations.
- Fraud: Performing any action that is intended to deceive others or results in a fraudulent outcome.
- Harm: Harassing, harming, or attempting to harm individuals of any age.
- Content Violations: Uploading, sharing, or interacting with any material that fails to meet our Content Standards (detailed in detail below).
- Spam: Distributing unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or bulk messaging.
- Malicious Software: Knowingly transmitting data or code designed to damage software or hardware (including but not limited to viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or logic bombs).
- Unauthorized Copying: Reproducing, duplicating, or re-selling any part of our site unless expressly permitted by our Terms of Service.
- System Interference: Interfering with, damaging, or disrupting our website’s infrastructure, including servers, networks, software, or storage systems.
4. Content standards
The following standards represent the Gene Keys approach apply to any and all material that you may contribute to our website and to all interactive services.
Your contributions must be:
- Accurate (if they are factual)
- Genuine (if they state opinions)
- Within the law
Your contributions must not be:
- Defamatory, obscene or offensive
- Likely to deceive, harass, annoy, threaten, or invade someone else’s privacy.
And they must not:
- Promote material that is sexually explicit
- Promote violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, age, disability, or sexual orientation
- Infringe upon anyone else’s intellectual property
- Be used to impersonate anyone, or misrepresent anyone’s identity
- Encourage or assist anything that breaks the law
5. Interactive services
Our standards for interactive services, such as chat rooms, forums and bulletin boards, are as follows:
- We may not moderate the site
- We will respond if there is any complaint about any contributor to the site and take appropriate action, which may result in that contributor being excluded from the site
Please note that we are not required to moderate any interactive service. We will not be responsible for any loss to anyone who does not use our site according to our standards (whether or not we have moderated the service).
6. Important notice for parents
Our website and course materials are not designed for children or young people under the age of 18 years. Any use of our products or services by anyone under the age of 18 years is the sole responsibility and risk of the parent or guardian.
7. Disclosure to courts
If you have to disclose confidential information by order of a court or other appropriate public body you may do so.
8. Suspension and termination
If we have reason to believe you have breached this policy, we may take any available steps and remedies available to us. These may include, but is not limited to:
- Ceasing your use of the site temporarily or permanently
- Removing any material or content you have added to the genekeys.com
- Taking legal action
- Information the appropriate authorities
We exclude legal responsibility and cost for any actions we may need to engage in to address any breach of this policy.
