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Terms of use

  1. Access to and use of this website, safestartup.org, is provided by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). All use of safestartup.org and its subdomains (Site) is on these terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not access or use the Site.
  2. We may revise these terms at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages on safestartup.org or other IOSH websites.
  3. The Site will normally be available for access 24 hours per day throughout the year. IOSH will not be liable for any downtime experienced on all or part of the Site however caused.
  4. We use reasonable care to make sure content on the Site is accurate and up to date. However, errors and omissions do occur and you should not take the accuracy of the information for granted.
  5. The contents of this Site do not constitute advice and should not be relied upon in making or refraining from making any decision.
  6. IOSH will not be held liable for any damages arising from the use of or inability to use the site or any of its contents. Whilst we take all reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee that the Site is free of infection by viruses or anything else that may be harmful or destructive.
  7. We will, upon notification, consider removing any material open to legal objection pending investigation.
    • Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this site, including photographs and graphical images, is owned or controlled by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
    • No part of this Site may be reproduced or stored in any other website, format or medium without the prior permission of the Chief Executive of IOSH. To request consent, please contact feedback@safestartup.org.
    • The IOSH acronym and IOSH logo are registered trademarks. Safestartup.org is a registered domain name of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. All trademarks, service marks and trade names in this site are the marks of respective owner(s) and any unauthorised use is prohibited.
    • IOSH reserves the right to vary and change its branding either totally or in part without notice and irrespective of medium or format.
    • The IOSH logo is available to:
      • partners e.g. collaborators in a project in which IOSH is formally involved,
      • organisers of events that IOSH is sponsoring or is officially associated with,
      • approved training organisations.

    Usage is restricted to direct, specific references to the particular project, event or training programme. The logo should not be used to imply a broad or generic IOSH association. The logo is not available for members to use on an individual basis. Full reproduction guidelines and logo configurations are available to authorised users.
    To request consent, please contact feedback@safestartup.org providing full details.

  8. The safestartup.org logo is available for use by recognised and appropriate organisations, e.g. trade bodies and employers’ associations, wishing to promote occupational safety and health practice. All requests to use the safestartup.org logo will be considered on individual merit. 
  9. To request consent, please contact feedback@safestartup.org providing full details.

  10. Where you are invited to submit any contribution to safestartup.org you agree to grant IOSH, free of any charge, the right to reproduce, create derivative works from and exercise copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution and in accordance with privacy restrictions set out in IOSH’s privacy policy.
  11. This Site provides links to other websites that are not under the control of the Institution. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy policies, content or practices of these websites. Except for the websites of organisations where IOSH has a clearly defined commercial relationship referred to on the linked website, IOSH does not endorse any of the products or services advertised or available on any of the sites it links to. Non-UK websites may not be relevant to UK legislation.
  12. Neither can the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) accept any responsibility for information contained on any websites that it does not manage but which may have reference to IOSH.
  13. Links on this Site are related to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). Exceptionally, non-OSH-related links may be permitted where the linked site is considered to be of direct benefit to Site users.
  14. Commercial organisations’ websites may be included in links, provided the prime purpose is to offer benefits to users that cannot be appropriately sourced elsewhere.
  15. We retain the right to exercise our discretion in adding or removing links on the Site.
  16. Links to the safestartup.org Site via the home page www.safestartup.org are welcome and can be made without prior consent. All such links must be appropriate and relevant in the context of IOSH and must not give the impression that IOSH is in any way associated with or has approved such other website.
  17. In general, the IOSH logo is not available for use as a hypertext link on other websites. The name, safestartup.org, should be used to create the link. Those considering use of the logo should read our intellectual property and branding terms above. There is a Safestartup icon available to use, all requests should be directed to feedback@safestartup.org.
  18. Requests for permission to link to other areas of our Site should be made to feedback@safestartup.org.
  19. We are committed to providing a high quality, accessible and responsive service to our members and the public. However, if you believe that things have gone wrong, please send your complaints and comments via the online feedback form, or to feedback@safestartup.org. Where our response is not to your satisfaction, then it will be referred to the Chief Executive.
  20. Law

  21. You agree that English law shall apply to these terms and to submit to the jurisdiction of the English courts if a dispute arises. We aim to ensure our Site complies with English law but not laws of any other country. If there is anything on the Site that you are not allowed under the laws to which you are subject to access or see, cease using the Site immediately.

November 2005
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
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UK
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