Terms of use

Prohibited uses

You may use our site(s) only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site(s):

• in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
• in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any illegal or fraudulent purpose or effect;
• to harm or attempt to harm minors in any way;
• to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards;
• to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
• to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to affect the operation of any computer software or hardware adversely; or
• to attack our site(s) or other sites through our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

You also agree:

• not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site(s) in contravention of the provisions of these terms of use; and
• not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
• any part of our site(s);
• any equipment or network on which one or more of our sites are stored;
• any software used in the provision of our site(s); or
• any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Interactive services

We may, from time to time, provide interactive services on our site, including, without limitation:

• Bulletin boards;
• Blogs;
• Discussion boards or forums

Where we do provide any interactive services, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).

We will do our best to assess any possible risks to our users (in particular children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our site(s). We will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our site(s), and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not.

The use of any of our interactive services by a child may be (and where the child is under twelve (12) will be) subject to the consent of their parent or guardian (see details above). We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service. They must communicate with their children about their safety online and make them aware of potential risks, as moderation is not foolproof. Visit the Department of Education & Skills / National Centre for Technology in Education website for more information on staying safe on the internet.

Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will typically provide you with a means of contacting the moderator. Should a concern or difficulty arise, please get in touch with neuroinsight@rcsi.ie.

Content standards

These content standards apply to any material that you contribute to our site(s) (the “contributions”) and any interactive services associated with it. You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole.

Contributions must:

• be accurate (where they state facts);
• be genuinely held (where they express opinions); and
• comply with applicable law in Ireland and any country from which they are posted (if this is not Ireland).

Contributions must not:

• contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
• contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
• promote sexually explicit material;
• promote violence;
• promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
• infringe any copyright, database right or trademark of any other person;
• be likely to deceive any person;
• be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
• promote any illegal activity;
• be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
• be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
• be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
• give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
• advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

Suspension and termination

We will determine, at our discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of our site(s). When a violation of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.

Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of these terms of use upon which you are permitted to use our site(s) and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

• issue of a warning to you;
• immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site(s);
• immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site(s);
• issue legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal prices) resulting from your breach;
• further legal action against you; and
• disclose such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

We exclude liability for actions we may take in response to your breaches, actual or alleged, of this acceptable use policy. The responses described in this policy are not limited, and we may take any other action we deem appropriate.

Changes to this acceptable use policy

We may revise this acceptable use policy at any time. You are expected to check these terms of use from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in the acceptable use policy may also be superseded by conditions or notices published elsewhere on our site(s).