Terms of Use

By accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below (“terms and conditions”).

These Terms and Conditions also incorporate, by reference, the IDSC Privacy Statement and any related guidelines or disclaimers that may be posted and updated on specific webpages or on notices that are sent to you. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not proceed.

IDSC reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions and related terms and conditions in its sole discretion at any time and without prior notice.

Website; Use

All content in this Website, including Website the design, images, programs, text, documents and materials and other information made available (collectively, the “Content”) is the sole property of the Blancco UK Limited (“Blancco”) or an affiliate of Blancco, or a third party and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce, store, transmit, create derivative works from, or sell or license all or any part of the Content, products or services obtained from this Website in any medium to anyone, except as otherwise expressly permitted under applicable law or as described in these Terms and Conditions or relevant license or subscriber agreement.

You may print or download Content from the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not engage in systematic retrieval of Content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without prior written permission from IDSC.

You may not use any robots, spiders, crawlers or other automated downloading programs or devices to: (i) continuously and automatically search or index any Content, unless authorized by us; (ii) harvest personal information from the Website for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material; or (iii) cause disruption to the working of the Website. If this Website contains robot exclusion files or robot exclusion headers, you agree to honor them.

Any questions about whether a particular use is authorized and any requests for permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, display or make derivative works from any Content should be directed to IDSC in writing.

Opinions/Views Expressed; Disclaimer

IDSC IS PROVIDING THIS WEBSITE AS AN INDUSTRY EXPERT FORUM, TO FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION AND PUBLICATION OF INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH REGARD TO DATA SANITIZATION IN NO EVENT, DOES THE WEBSITE AND ANY POSTINGS CONSTITUTE ANY LEGAL ADVICE, RECOMMENDATIONS AND/OR A GUARANTEE OF ANY RESULT. YOU ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE TO SEEK EXTERNAL EXPERT ADVICE. SIMILARLY,

IDSC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OR ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DECISIONS MADE BASED ON SUCH INFORMATION. FURTHERMORE, REFERENCE TO ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCT OR ENTITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION BY IDSC. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE PANEL OF EXPERTS ARE THEIR OWN AND THEIR APPEARANCE ON THE WEBSITE DOES NOT IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT OF THEM OR ANY ENTITY THEY REPRESENT.

Trademarks & Logos

Any trademarks shown on this Website are the property of the respective owners and subject to trademark right protection.

Warranties, Liability and Disclaimer

Neither IDSC, its affiliates, nor any third-party content providers or licensors makes any warranty whatsoever, including without limitation, that the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free; that defects will be corrected; that this Website, including the server that makes it available, is free of viruses or other harmful components; as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Content or other materials on the Website; or as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, suitability, quality, non-infringement or operation of any Content, product or service provided on or accessible from the Website. IDSC aims to keep the Website available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week and to maintain saved information. However, due to technical failures, force majeure or standard maintenance, availability may be limited and/or information may be lost. IDSC shall not be liable for lost information or non-availability of the services.

THIS WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), ALL OF WHICH WE DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER IDSC NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING OR DELIVERING INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT WILL IDSC, ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH INFORMATION. WE AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES) EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold IDSC, its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and licensors harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, damages and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the Website or Content.

Links

The Website may contain hyperlinks to other third-party websites or resources that are provided solely for your convenience. IDSC is not responsible for the availability of external Websites or resources linked to the Website and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such Websites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and any third party are strictly between you and the third party and subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of such third-party Websites respectively.

Governing Law and Venue

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You hereby submit to and agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any actions that may arise under or in relation to the subject matter hereof shall be the courts located in England.

This International Data Sanitization Consortium website (“Website”) is owned and operated by Blancco UK Limited having its (registered) office address at Suite 1, Chapel House, Thremhall Park, Start Hil Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7WE, United Kingdom