Terms

These Terms of Use (together with the documents referred to in it) set out the terms on which you, the visitor, (“you” or “your”) may make use of our, King Edward VI School, Southampton (“us”, “our”, or “we”) website, the KES Alumni Hub [https://alumni.kes.school], whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of the KES Alumni Hub includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use the KES Alumni Hub.

Your use of the KES Alumni Hub constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use, in consideration of our provision to you of our website. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not use the KES Alumni Hub.

Other applicable terms

These Terms and Conditions set out the terms on which we will process your personal data. Our Alumni and Supporter Privacy Notice describes how we will use and protect the personal data that we collect from you, or that you choose to give to us. It also explains your legal rights in relation to your personal data. By continuing to use the KES Alumni Hub you consent to your personal data being processed in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; and

our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies used by ToucanTech in hosting the KES Alumni Hub.

About us
The KES Alumni Hub is hosted by ToucanTech, and operated by King Edward VI School, Southampton, a charity registered in Southampton under charity number 1088030 and whose registered office is at Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ.

You are able to contact us in relation to the KES Alumni Hub at edwardians@kes.school, or write to us at the above address, FAO: The Development Office. Further contact information can be located at the “Contact Us” page of the KES Alumni Hub.

Changes to these terms
We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time by amending this page. We shall reasonably attempt to notify you of any changes to these Terms of Use at the time of your first visit to the KES Alumni Hub following such changes being made, but in any event recommend that you check this page regularly. Any changes made shall have immediate effect upon being posted to this website, and your continuing use of the KES Alumni Hub constitutes your acceptance of such amended Terms of Use. 

Changes to the KES Alumni Hub
We may update the KES Alumni Hub and/or change the content at any time. However, we do not guarantee that the KES Alumni Hub, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions. Any of the content on the KES Alumni Hub may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. 

Accessing our website
The KES Alumni Hub is made available free of charge.
 
We do not guarantee that the KES Alumni Hub, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the KES Alumni Hub is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue, and/or change all or any part of the KES Alumni Hub without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason the KES Alumni Hub is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the KES Alumni Hub. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the KES Alumni Hub through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

Your account and password
If you use a login email address and choose a password as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and must not disclose it to any third party. 

We have the right to disable any email address or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your login password, you must promptly notify us at edwardians@kes.school.
 

No reliance on information
The content on the KES Alumni Hub is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on the KES Alumni Hub, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on the KES Alumni Hub is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. 

Limitation of liability
Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits our liability for:

death or personal injury arising from our negligence;

fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, and/or other terms which may apply to the KES Alumni Hub or any content on it, whether express or implied (including any warranties with respect to availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or otherwise). 

We will not be liable to any user or any other person for any loss or damage (including any direct, indirect, incidental, and/or consequential losses), whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the:

use of, or inability to use, the KES Alumni Hub (or any part of the KES Alumni Hub); and/or

use of or reliance on any content displayed on the KES Alumni Hub,

whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such claims and/or losses in advance, and even if such claim or loss is foreseeable.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect or otherwise affect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, and/or other proprietary material due to your use of the KES Alumni Hub or to your accessing or downloading of any content on the KES Alumni Hub, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on the KES Alumni Hub. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

We shall not be liable to you for any breach of these Terms of Use or any failure or delay in providing to you our services through the KES Alumni Hub.

Uploading content to the KES Alumni Hub
You shall ensure that: (i) any content which you upload to, or post on, the KES Alumni Hub shall not be illegal, defamatory, or offensive; and (ii) that you have at the time of posting and shall maintain all relevant proprietary and intellectual property rights in the content which you are uploading or posting. You shall additionally ensure that you comply with our forum rules, as may be posted on the KES Alumni Hub from time to time, at all times when posting or uploading content to the KES Alumni Hub.
 
We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of the KES Alumni Hub. We have the right to remove any posting you make on the KES Alumni Hub for any reason, including where, in our opinion, your post is obscene, offensive, and/or infringes on third party intellectual property rights.

The views expressed by other users on the KES Alumni Hub do not represent our views or values.

Viruses
We do not guarantee that the KES Alumni Hub will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access the KES Alumni Hub. You should use your own, up-to-date virus protection software.

You must not misuse the KES Alumni Hub by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, and/or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the KES Alumni Hub, the server on which the KES Alumni Hub is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the KES Alumni Hub. You must not attack the KES Alumni Hub via a denial-of-service (DOS) attack or a distributed denial-of service (DDOS) attack. By breaching this provision, you may commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, and we will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the KES Alumni Hub will cease immediately.

Linking to the KES Alumni Hub
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. The KES Alumni Hub must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of the KES Alumni Hub other than the home page. 

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to the KES Alumni Hub in any website that is not owned by you. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

If you wish to make any use of content on the KES Alumni Hub other than that set out above, please contact us using the details set out in the “About Us” section of these Terms of Use.

Third party links and resources in our website
Where the KES Alumni Hub contains links to other Sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only.  We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources. The following of any link to an external website is entirely at your own risk, and we shall not be liable for the content of such websites (see the “Limitation of Liability” section of these Terms of Use). 

To the extent that the KES Alumni Hub or any content on the KES Alumni Hub is published or hosted by a third party, such third party shall not be responsible for the accuracy of such. 

Severance
In the event that any part of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable by a competent body, it shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other remaining terms within these Terms of Use. 

Waiver
If we do not enforce any right conferred to us under these Terms of Use, such non-enforcement shall not constitute a waiver of that right.

Applicable law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use (including their formation), your use of the KES Alumni Hub, and the contents of the KES Alumni Hub shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.