Legals

Copyright
All material on this page is © copyright The HRD Group Ltd (UK).

All visitors to this website and users of the HRD online training management and elearning system do so on the basis of accepting the following copyright statements.

The HRD Online website and the HRD Online training management and elearning system it contains is administrated by The HRD Group Ltd (THRDGL). The system can be accessed by registered fee paying license holders and those HR Managers and Directors with a temporary FREE trial license issued by THRDGL or Nexus Consulting Services or one of Nexus' authorised distributors for the purpose of assessing our elearning services prior to purchase.

All of the material on the HRD Online website is copyright © 2002 The HRD Group Ltd. Material includes text, layout, presentation, logos, images, icons, photos, and all other artwork. No part of this elearning website or the material included may be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, photographed, photocopied, recorded, handwritten, or in any other way, without the prior written permission of The HRD Group Ltd.

Fee paying individuals visiting the web site do have permission to print out elearning pages, system descriptions and user guides but only for their own personal use. No authority is given to anyone to modify, reproduce, publicize, display or distribute any material, or authorised copies of any material, for any commercial purpose, or to any third party. Equally the website's material and information contained therein must not be used for the development, production or marketing of a competing program, or for any other act, commercial or otherwise, which infringes copyright.

For the avoidance of doubt this copyright statement applies to the HRD Online website, the information it displays, and the HRD Online training management and elearning system it contains, together with any link within this website to information contained on other websites owned by The HRD Group LTD (THRDGL). Links to websites not owned by THRDGL are not covered by this statement.

Any inquires regarding copyright and appropriate use of the content of this website and the HRD Online training management and elearning system should be directed in writing to THRDGL's company secretary.
Limited Liability
All visitors to this website and users of the HRD online training management and elearning system contained therein do so on the basis of accepting the following limited liability statements:
  1. THRDGL and representatives shall not be liable for any consequence arising from failure, or delay, in the performance of any of their obligations, or duties, or support expectations to users of the system.

  2. All the systems material, together with any opinions, suggestions, recommendations, instructions or any other communication made, both oral and written, directly or indirectly, is offered to system users by THRDGL and their representatives in good faith. No condition, warranty or representation, expressed or implied, is given as to its validity or to the results obtained. It is the responsibility of the user alone for the proper adoption to their own needs, circumstances and operating environment.

  3. THRDGL and representatives sell users licenses to the system on the basis that elearning tutor support is not provided. This policy enables us to keep system licenses fees down to a highly competitive rate for general use. The exception to this is where tutor supported elearning programmes are made available for existing users to subscribe to. These elearning programmes (when they become available) will declare what the subscription fee is and which worldwide allies may be commissioned to provide tutor support.

  4. Any dispute arising from the use of this website and the HRD online training management and elearning system therein shall in all respects be subjected to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Definitions
" Visitors " means all persons entering The HRD Ltd Online website.

" Users " means all persons registered to enter the HRD Online training management and elearning system, located on the above website, by THRDGLor their representatives.

" Representatives " means THRDGL's employees, associates, agents, allies, resellers and customers, i.e. those parties authorised to market the system, sell system licenses and provide user support.

" Materials " means the HRD Online training management and elearning system's software program code, any supporting program code, and the system's and website's text (whether the systems resource library or any other text on or off the system, including written advice, marketing information, and the website's system descriptions and user guides, and information on THRDGL, its organisation, consultants and worldwide allies), the system's elearning layout, presentation, logos, images, icons, photos, and all other artwork, i.e. all materials associated with the website, and its system, and contained on it, within it, or supporting it, or as delivered by THRDGL or its representatives
Terms Governing User Licenses & Their Organisations
These terms govern all user license registrations including trial licenses. Terms are subject to periodic review and change. The onus is placed upon the license user for there proper application.
  1. Licenses issued are for your own use only and you must not permit any other person to use it.

  2. If you have been contacted by a THRDGL ally, or are in discussion with one of our allies, or have a preference to work with one of our allies, then please put the ally's COMPANY NAME in the preferred supplier box (see UK Allies or Worldwide Allies) else input NONE when applying for a license.

  3. Your preferred supplier, or in the case of NONE THRDGL or its nominated ally, will contact and support you during your registered license period. You may ask them any questions about using the system. (Tutorial questions may also be asked where this has been contracted with your supplier).

  4. For trialists at the end of the trial period when logging onto the system you will be presented with a subscription form that will enable you to make your license permanent. You have 7 days to complete this form. Should you decide not to complete the form then your trial license and training records will be removed from the system and you will owe your supplier nothing.

  5. For users completing the subscription form, whether directly or following a trial period, your supplier will invoice you with the system's license fee at the prevailing rate - please check with your supplier what that is before completing the subscription form. Payment of the system's license fee will entitle you to access the system's resource library and your personal training records for 12 months.

  6. As a permanent license holder you may register other users. Two user license types are available, managers (also with a user registration facility) or employees. You will be invoiced for all the user registrations you, and your registrants, make by your supplier at the prevailing license fee.

  7. On each 12 month anniversary of your license subscription date, or any user license registrations arising, your supplier will automatically invoice you with license renewal fees due. Should renewal of your license, or any user license arising, not be required then you must write to your supplier requesting that any unrequired licenses are removed. This written letter/emailed instruction must be received within 7 days of the licenses subscription 12 month anniversary.

  8. All invoices to be paid in full within 14 days of issue date. If invoices are not paid in full within 30 days then the related licenses and their attended training records will be removed from the system.

  9. You must indemnify THRDGL should you, or users arising from your registration, breach the system's copyright conditions, or abuse or misuse the system in any way.

  10. Any references or testimonials issued to your supplier to be copied to THRDGL for information purposes and possible inclusion on the system, or in our marketing materials, at our discretion. In such instances usage will be to the credit of your organisation and your supplier.

  11. You must also read and agree to the Copyright and Liability statements published on this site before completing and submitting either the trial application form or the subscription form or, as a permanent license holder, before you register any new customer/employee via the register new employee form on your system's home page.

All the users that you register, and their organisation where different from your registration details, and all the users that they may register, will also be bound by all these declarations.

For other services, eg., individual corporate site setup, induction programs, training and HR consultancy services for blended training, complete HR programs for SMEs, etc., we would be happy to provide a quote.
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