The system is administrated and maintained by The HRD Group Ltd (THRDGL) in partnership with Skillgate Ltd. This partnership constitutes the intellectual property owners of the system and the learning material contained within. THRDGL’s head office is located at Fern House, Attenborough, Nottingham, NG9 6AQ, England.
Users may access the HRD Online system and use its material only on the basis of accepting ALL the following legally binding statements.
DEFINITIONS
"Distributor" means Optima Resources Ltd trading as Business Transitions and its Associate Distributors approved by THRDGL to market the system, sell licences and provide User support services.
"User" means all persons registered to access the HRD Online system. Users of the system include Distributors, fee paying licence holders and those who have been granted a temporary FREE trial licence issued for the purpose of assessing the system and its services prior to purchase of a full system licence or a customisable copy.
"the system" means the system resident on www.hrd-online.com (or any customisable system copies that may be established for a User.
"Materials" means the system's e-briefings, e-programmes, software program code, and any supporting code; the system's descriptions and User guides, text, layout and presentation, logos, images, icons, photos, site and e-programme banners and all other artwork; Distributor’s written advice, marketing information, blended learning materials and information on their organisation, allies and representatives, i.e. all materials associated with the HRD Online website and system, and contained on it, within it, or supporting it.
COPYRIGHT
All of the material on this website and system is copyrighted. No part of the system's material 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.
Users of the system have permission to print out system material, descriptions, and User guides for their own personal use, or for presentation to their management or tutor, or use within HRD Online authorised training sessions.
No authority is given to anyone to modify, reproduce, publicize, publicly display or distribute any material, or authorised prints of any material, whether for their use, or any commercial use, or competing purpose, or to any third party. Equally the system's material must not be used for the development, production of or marketing of a competing learning program, or learning process, or for any other act, commercial or otherwise, which infringes this copyright.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. All Users must be compliant with the copyright statements and accept the system's owners, administrators, and Distributors limited liability statements.
2. Licences issued are for the individual Users use only and they must not permit any other person to use it. The principle of one User - one licence must be strictly adhered to.
3. For those who have been granted a temporary FREE trial licence: at the end of the trial period when logging onto the system, they will be presented with a System Licence form that will enable them upgrade their Trial Licence and register students for their required courses. They will have 7 days to complete this form, after which time, if they have chosen not to complete the form, their Trial licence and training records will be removed from the system and they will owe their Distributor nothing.
4. For Users, the Distributor will raise an invoice either directly on the User or automatically through their website at www.businesstranstions.co.uk at the published rates upon completing a Licence Subscription form on the website.
5. Payment may be made by cheque by arrangement with the Distributor or through the Distributor’s website payment processing service provider. Payment of this Licence fee will entitle the User to access their chosen management qualification after payment is received for the duration of the course or 2 years whichever is the sooner.
6. All invoices to be paid in full within 14 days of issue date after which time, if invoices are not paid in full then the related licences and their attended training records will be removed from the system.
Any references or testimonials that are provided may be included on the system, or in Distributors marketing materials, at their discretion. In such instances usage will be to the credit of the originating organisation.
LIMITED LIABILITY
1. The system's owners, administrators, or Distributors 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 system's material, together with any suggestions, recommendations, opinions, instructions or any other communication made, both oral and written, directly or indirectly, is offered to Users 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. The system's Distributors sell User licences to the system on the basis that e-learning tutor support is not provided. The exception to this is where tutor supported e-learning programmes are advertised and made available for existing system Users to subscribe to at an additional fee.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
We respect the privacy of system Users. The system's owners, administrators, or Distributors will not capture and store any personal information about individuals who access this system, except where it is voluntarily given. In these cases, the personal data you provide will be used exclusively for providing you, and your authorized management, with the information you have requested, or the learning support you need. Information will be periodically sent to you regarding system upgrades.
We will not pass any of your personal data to outside organisations and/or individuals unless they are specifically engaged to deliver the e-learning or blended training service you require.
This privacy policy only applies to the HRD Online system, i.e. this privacy statement does not cover links within the system to other websites. |
