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License to use this website
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Linking policy
This websites contain links which may take you outside our website. All links are provided for your convenience, and an inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or approval by us of the linked website, its operator or content. We have no control over the contents or functionality of those sites and accept no responsibility for any loss or damages that may arise from your use of them. We are not responsible for any website outside our website, and such websites use will be subject to relevant terms and conditions and privacy policies.
You may not link to the content of our website without our permission.
Access to this website
We try to ensure that website availability is uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, we cannot, guarantee that your access will not be suspended or restricted from time to time, including to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We do everything to limit the frequency and duration of any suspension or restriction. We shall not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
Third Party software
Certain functionality on our websites may be using third party components or software and may operate with plug-ins and APIs created by third parties. Your use of Third Party Software that has been incorporated into our sites will be subject to the terms and conditions of the authors and owners of such Third Party Software. Third Party Software utilised on our sites includes but is not limited to:
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude:
All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity;
Any liability caused by a force majeure event;
Any obligation of effectiveness or accuracy; and
Other than as set out elsewhere in this website, any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by you in connection with this agreement, including your use or inability to use any information on our website or within any publication subscribed to, via any website linked to our website and any material posted on it, including without limitation any liability for loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill, wasted time and for any other loss or damage of any kind, howsoever and whether caused by tort including negligence, by breach of contract or otherwise, even if forseeable.
Nothing in this provision affects our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence or for liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under the applicable law. These provisions do not affect any applicable statutory rights.
Disclaimer
All expressions of opinions, data and statements appearing in articles or advertisements in this journal are published on the authority of the writer concerned. They are not to be regarded as necessarily expressing the views of the Publisher or product endorsement by the Publisher. Nonetheless, the Editorial Board will do its utmost to ensure that incorrect data, misleading data, opinions or statements do not appear in this journal.
However, we cannot be held responsible for inadvertent errors or omissions, and have no liability to any person or institution regarding claims, loss, or damage, caused or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by the use of information or data contained in the Journal.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the material and information displayed on this website is provided "as is" without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to accuracy.
