Terms of Use
These Terms govern the use of this Website, and any other related Agreement or legal relationship with the Owner, in a legally binding way.
This Website is provided by:
Science Squared Ltd t/a Bitesize Bio
4a Glenfinlas Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6AQ
UK
Company Number: SC370184
VAT Number: GB 348605581
Owner contact email: nick@bitesizebio.com
Terms of Use
Unless otherwise specified, the terms of use detailed in this section apply generally when using this Website.
Content on this Website — Unless otherwise specified or clearly recognizable, all content available on this Website is owned or provided by the Owner or its licensors.
Access to external resources — Through this Website, Users may have access to external resources provided by third parties. The Owner has no control over such resources and is not responsible for their content and availability.
Acceptable use — This Website and the Service may only be used within the scope of what they are provided for, under these Terms and applicable law. Users are solely responsible for making sure their use violates no applicable law, regulation or third-party right.
Further Terms Specific to Bitesize Bio
Ownership of content published on this Website
Educational content published on this Website — including articles, ebooks, webinars, recordings, and related materials — is owned by the Owner or is used under licence from its original authors, contributors, or sponsors, unless otherwise stated.
Users may view, and where features are provided, download or share such content for personal, non-commercial, educational use. Users may not republish, redistribute, or commercially exploit content from this Website without the Owner’s prior written permission.
Where an article, webinar, ebook or resource is contributed by an individual, institution, or sponsor, that contributor retains any rights to their own underlying material that are not otherwise assigned to the Owner, but grants the Owner a licence to host, distribute and promote the content as part of this Website.
User-generated content
Where this Website allows Users to post comments, questions or other content (“User Content”), Users remain responsible for what they post and must ensure it does not infringe any law or third-party right, is not defamatory, offensive, or misleading, and does not include confidential or personal information about others.
The Owner does not routinely review User Content before it is published, but reserves the right to review, edit, refuse to publish or remove any User Content at its sole discretion, without notice.
By posting User Content, Users grant the Owner a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display, reproduce and distribute that content in connection with this Website.
No professional advice
Content on this Website — including articles, webinars, ebooks and technical resources — is provided for general educational and informational purposes about laboratory methods and techniques. It is not intended as, and should not be relied upon as, professional, scientific, technical, safety or regulatory advice for any specific experiment, procedure or use case.
Users are responsible for independently verifying any technique, protocol or product information before applying it, and for complying with their own institution’s safety, ethical and regulatory requirements. The Owner and its contributors and sponsors accept no liability for outcomes arising from reliance on content provided through this Website.
Sponsored content and sponsors
Much of the content and many of the events on Bitesize Bio are sponsored. Where a webinar, ebook, resource or event is sponsored, the sponsor is named at the point where you register for it.
Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that any material they provide for inclusion on this Website is accurate and complies with applicable law. The Owner is not responsible for, and does not endorse, any claims, products or services described by a sponsor, and accepts no liability for errors, inaccuracies or omissions in a sponsor’s own materials.
Our current sponsored platform is Microscopy Focus, sponsored by Leica Microsystems. A further sponsored platform is in development.
Where a User registers for sponsored content or an event, the sponsor may separately process the User’s data as an independent controller, as described in the Privacy Policy (see “Sponsors, and who receives your details”).
Common Provisions
No Waiver — The Owner’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any such right or provision.
Service interruption — The Owner reserves the right to interrupt the Service for maintenance, system updates or any other changes. The Owner may also decide to suspend or terminate the Service altogether, cooperating with Users to enable withdrawal of Personal Data in accordance with applicable law.
Service reselling — Users may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of this Website and of its Service without the Owner’s express prior written permission.
Intellectual property rights — Any intellectual property rights related to this Website are the exclusive property of the Owner or its licensors, subject to protection granted by applicable laws or international treaties.
Changes to these Terms — The Owner reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time, informing Users appropriately. Continued use of the Service signifies acceptance of revised Terms.
Assignment of contract — The Owner reserves the right to transfer, assign, or subcontract any or all rights or obligations under these Terms. Users may not assign or transfer their rights or obligations without the Owner’s written permission.
Contacts — All communications relating to the use of this Website, including copyright/takedown notices, must be sent using the contact information stated in this document.
Severability — Should any provision of these Terms be deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Cookies and data processing — This Website uses Trackers; see the Cookie Policy for details. Personal Data submitted through this Website is processed as described in the Privacy Policy.
Definitions and Legal References
- This Website — the property that enables the provision of the Service.
- Agreement — any legally binding or contractual relationship between the Owner and the User, governed by these Terms.
- Owner (or We) — Science Squared Ltd t/a Bitesize Bio.
- Service — the service provided by this Website as described in these Terms.
- Terms — all provisions applicable to the use of this Website and/or the Service.
- User (or You) — any natural person or legal entity using this Website.
