These terms and conditions govern your access to and use of the website at www.peoplemanagement.co.uk (the "Website"). By accessing and using the Website you agree that you have read and accept these terms and conditions and that they shall apply to your use. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, please leave the Website.


1. Contact details

1.1
This Website is operated by Personnel Publications Limited ("PPL"). PPL is a company incorporated in England and Wales with the company registration number 1222038. Its registered office is 17 Britton Street, London EC1M 5TP and its VAT number is340570579.

1.2
PPL publishes and distributes People Management magazine (the "Magazine") on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ("CIPD"). Through the Website you may gain access to the commercial products and services of CIPD. You may also gain access to the subscription services of Galleon who administer Magazine subscriptions on behalf of PPL. In addition to these terms and conditions the provision of such products and services will be governed by such additional terms and conditions as you may be made aware of at the time of any purchase.

1.3
If you have any queries relating to your registration with and/or use of the Website, please email CIPD web support.


2. Registration

2.1
The Website is accessible to all, but some specific services are only available to CIPD members or Magazine subscribers (together defined as "Members"). Only Members may register with the Website to gain access to Member-only services. Information about Magazine subscriptions can be found on the subscription page of this site. Information about CIPD membership can be found on the CIPD website.

2.2
We may suspend and/or terminate (either in whole or in part) your use of any user name, password or this Website immediately for any reason.


3. Use of the jobs service by Members and Non-Members

3.1
You acknowledge that the jobs service provided via the Website (including the "My Jobs" area) has the sole purpose of facilitating introductions between users of the Website and potential employers (the "Service"). You further acknowledge that, following any such introduction being made, it shall be up to the relevant user and potential employer in each case to agree how to progress matters further.

3.2
PPL provides the "My Jobs" area of the Website to help you search for the right career move more quickly and more effectively. The "My Jobs" area enables you to save job details, keep records of any applications you have made as well as opt-in to receive job alerts by email.

3.3
When using the Website and/or the Service, you agree to:
(a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information when registering as a user of the Service or when applying for employment through the Website and notify us immediately of any changes in such user information or status; and

(b) abide by all applicable national and international laws, regulations and codes of practice and ensure that any information uploaded, distributed from or stored under your account registration does not infringe the rights of others; and

(c) not impersonate another person, use a false name or a name you are not authorised to use, create a false identity or e-mail address or try to mislead others as to the identify or origin of any communications; and

(d) maintain the confidentiality of your password and user name; and

(e) be entirely responsible for all activities conducted under your password and user name; and

(f) not make available or upload any text, graphics or photographs that are protected by copyright unless you have clear permission to do so from the copyright owner; and

(g) not damage, interfere with or disrupt access to the Service or the Website or do anything which may interrupt or impair the functionality of the Service or the Website; and

(h) not publish, post, distribute, disseminate or otherwise transmit to the Website or via the Website any defamatory, offensive, obscene, indecent or other unlawful or objectionable material or information; and

(i) not make available, upload or distribute by any means any material or files that contain any viruses, bugs, corrupt data or any other harmful software to the Website.

3.4
Whilst you acknowledge that PPL does not pre-screen the information or material transmitted to the Website, PPL reserves the right to remove without prior notice any information or material which PPL deems to be in breach of any of these terms and conditions.


4. Data protection and privacy

Please click here to read our Privacy policy.


5. Intellectual property

5.1
All intellectual property rights in the design and layout of the Website and the material and information published on the pages of the Website, including, but not limited to, copyright and rights in registered and unregistered trade marks, are owned by or licensed to PPL.

5.2
1. You may only print or download the content on the Website for personal use and study, and not for commercial purposes. You must not reproduce, download, transmit or retransmit, manipulate or store on paper, electronic media (including, but not limited to any database or any part of the Internet), CD-Rom or other offline product on any other format in whole or in part the design and layout of the Website or the information or material published on the pages of it, nor hypertext or otherwise link to it for any other purpose, without the prior written consent of PPL, such permission to be given or withheld at PPL's absolute discretion. All requests for permission to use content on the Website for other than personal use should be emailed to editorial@peoplemanagement.co.uk


6. Disclaimer

6.1 The material and information contained on the Website is for general information only and does not constitute any form of offer for sale, advice or recommendation by PPL. You should not rely on the material or information on the Website as a basis for making any business, legal or other decisions. You should seek appropriate independent advice before making any such decisions.

6.2 PPL does not warrant or represent and excludes all warranties, representations or implied terms that the material and information, including any advertising and/or job vacancies, on the Website are accurate, true or complete or that they are free of viruses or that they do not contain any material which is defamatory, obscene or illegal in any way.

6.3
In no circumstances will PPL be liable to you or any other third parties for any loss or damage (whether direct or indirect, including loss of profits, loss of opportunity or any consequential loss) resulting from or in any way connected with your use of the Website or its content (including, without limitation, the "Jobs" section and the Service) whether caused by negligence, misrepresentation, breach of any statutory duty, breach of contract or otherwise. PPL does not limit or exclude its liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence.

6.4
You may access other websites via hypertext links from the Website. You use such links and other websites entirely at your own risk. Such websites are provided by independent third parties and PPL accepts no responsibility for the availability, content or use of such websites or information contained on them.

6.5
PPL shall be responsible for the Website and PPL (and other companies working on its behalf) shall only be required to use its reasonable endeavours to keep the Website operational. While PPL will take all reasonable steps to ensure a fast and reliable service, PPL will not be held responsible for any disruption of the Service however caused, loss of or corruption of any material in transit, or loss of or corruption of material when downloaded onto any computer system.

6.6 This Website and the website at www.cipd.co.uk (the "CIPD Website") are independent of one another. When using the CIPD Website, reference should be had to the terms and conditions governing access to that website.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and to keep PPL indemnified on demand from and against any costs, claims, demands, damages, expenses and liabilities suffered or incurred by PPL:

(a) arising from or which is directly or indirectly related to your access to and/or use of the Website and/or any other person or entity's use of the Website where such person or entity was able to access the Website using your password; and

(b) arising out of information or material transmitted or made available by you, or under your account, to the Website or arising out of your breach of these terms and conditions.


8. General

8.1
PPL reserves the right to assign or transfer all or any of its rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to any third party. In the event of assignment or transfer, notification will either be given to you by e-mail or posted on the Website.

8.2
Failure by PPL to exercise or enforce any right conferred upon it shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such right nor operate so as to bar the exercise or enforcement of that or any other right on any later occasion.

8.3
PPL reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions from time to time. Such changes will either be notified to you by e-mail or posted on the Website. Changes in this manner shall be deemed to have been accepted if you continue to use the Website after a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of transmission of the e-mail or of posting on the Website, whichever occurs later.

8.4
These terms are governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with English law. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any claim or dispute which may arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions.

PM Website: terms and conditions of use
June 2005