Acceptance

Provision and use of our website and services is subject to these terms and all applicable laws. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website or services.  There may be additional terms relevant to specific services and we will present those to you at the relevant moment, for example as part of the membership sign up process.

Responsibility

We commit and require that all interactions and behaviour between us and those associated with us are at all times professional and respectful.  Confidentiality of any sensitive information is to be at all times assured.  For our shared commitments in relation to personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

You are responsible for any arrangements necessary to access the website or services from your point of view.  We may update our website at any time and we do not guarantee it will be error free or that availability will be uninterrupted.

We ask you to provide accurate information as part of any membership process and meet any additional terms that may apply to our services.  For any part of the site that is restricted to members, you are responsible for keeping your log in information secure and not sharing it with others.  We can disable any access at any time if we consider that necessary.

Intellectual Property

All content and intellectual property rights on and relating to this website and our services, unless user-generated, belong to us and are protected by copyright laws.  All such rights are reserved.   If you submit content you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, modify and distribute it.  You retain ownership of your content.

If you would like to use material from our site, please credit the IHL as the source.  No materials or part of the website or our services may be used for commercial gain without our prior written consent.  If you would like to explore partnership with us, please do get in touch here [LINK]. Any breach of these terms will result in withdrawal of any right to access the website or our services and removal of any relevant materials or engagement.

Disclaimer

All material on our website is intended for information purposes and does not constitute legal advice.  Where you need to rely on information for career decisions or other purposes, please make sure you take specialist advice and verify all information.  We make no representations or warranties and disclaim any liability for any direct or indirect loss arising from such information, or from the use or inability to use our website or services, or from content or services that may be linked on our website.  The same goes for any discussions with a mentor through our services.  Mentor conversations are to provide options you can consider and ideas to support you.   Mentors operate on a volunteer basis because they want to support the community.

Any legal advice or representation you may require or access through your insurance policy is not subject to this disclaimer, as that service is specifically designed for your full reliance under the terms of your policy.

Linking

You may link to our website at any time, provided you do so in a way that is legal, does not damage or take advantage of our reputation, and does not present a false association.  Our site may not be framed on another site.

Misuse

We also require that you do not attack or misuse the website or our services by introducing viruses or harmful content or functionality.  You must also not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, our or related hardware, software or services.  We are not liable to anyone for viruses or other such harm that may pass through our website. You will need to proceed knowing that to do so is at your own risk, however small that risk may be.

Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England & Wales and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts.  We may update these terms as necessary from time to time.  Any decision not to enforce any provision of these terms will not constitute a waiver and all terms will be considered divisible from the others from the point of view of enforceability.