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OOKL service is provided by Science.Ecology.Art via the URL http://www.ookl.org/ to enable users to create and then share interactive content using their own pictures, videos, audio and text along with media from private and public sector (museums, libraries, galleries, archives) publishers.
 
 
 
Terms and Conditions
  1. User Obligation

    If you are seeking to upload and/or download material from the service or to engage in any activities other than passively viewing content provided through the service, you must join and become an OOKL user. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to accept these Terms & Conditions. On doing so, you will be deemed to have consented to and you will be bound by these Terms & Conditions.

    Users of the service merely wishing to view content do not need to join and become members. However, any use of the service (which includes but is not limited to simply viewing its content) constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of these Terms & Conditions, which takes effect the moment you first use the service.

    OOKL reserves the right to change these Terms & Conditions at any time by posting changes online and it is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these terms on accessing the site. Your continued use of the service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions as modified.

    If these Terms & Conditions are not accepted in full, you do not have permission to access the service or its content and you should cease using OOKL immediately.

    If there is any conflict between these Terms & Conditions and rules and/or specific terms of use appearing within the service relating to specific content and/or functionality then the latter shall prevail.

  2. Permitted Users

    You must be 16 years or older or have an express consent of your parent or guardian to use OOKL service. By registering for the Service, you represent and warrant that you are 16 or older and that you have the capacity to understand, agree to and comply with these Terms of Service, or that you have an express consent of your parent or guardian who has such capacity. If we discover or have any reason to suspect that you are under the age of 16 and do not have a consent of your parent or guardian then we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your membership of the service immediately and without notice.

  3. Password and Security

    When you join as a member, you will be emailed a PASSWORD that you can then use to access your account and log on to areas of the site that are reserved for members only.

    You accept that it is your sole responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your password and that you are responsible for all activity that occurs under it. OOKL is unable to check the identity of people using the Members' areas of the service and will not in any way be liable where your password is used by someone else.

    You agree to notify OOKL immediately of any unauthorised use of your password and any other breach of security as soon as you become aware of it.

  4. User Warranties

    You agree that:

    • if you are joining as a Member, you are 16 years of age or older or have an express consent of your parent or legal guardian;
    • all information and details provided by you to us are accurate, true and up to date in all respects and at all times (see our Privacy Policy on how to update your personal data); and
    • you will at all times comply with these Terms & Conditions

    In addition, you agree to indemnify Science.Ecology.Art from any claim or damages (including any legal fees in relation to the same) made by a third party in respect of any matter in relation to or arising from your use and/or membership arising from any breach or suspected breach of these Terms and Conditions by you or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

  5. Copyright and Other Intellectual Property

    The names, images and logos identifying OOKL, Science.Ecology.Art and all associated companies or third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of Science.Ecology.Art, its associated companies and/or third parties. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any trade mark or patent of OOKL, Science.Ecology.Art, its associated companies or any other third party unless expressly stated otherwise.

    All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in this site (including the design, arrangement and look and feel) and all material or content supplied as part of the site, other than "User Generated Content" (see below) - including "Your Objects and "Your Stories" - shall remain at all times the property of Science.Ecology.Art or SEA's licensors.

    All content uploaded by participating venues (including but not limited to venue information, images, objects, collections, events and trails) remains at all times the property of the corresponding participating venues. OOKL displays this content ont its website with the express permission of the corresponding participating venues. By registering on OOKL and uploading such content to OOKL website, the venues grant express non-exclusive non-transferrable permission to OOKL to use and display this content.

    All users of OOKL web site may use the content presented on the site for non-commercial purposes only. Before using any content for commercial purposes, an explicit permission must be obtained from the corresponding venues. When in doubt whether an activity constitutes a commercial use, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the permission to use the content form the corresponding venues.

    In accessing the OOKL service, you agree that you do so only for your own personal, non-commercial use. Unless otherwise stated, you may not distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit or modify in any way the site's material or content or permit or assist any third party to do the same.

    User Generated Content includes all creative content uploaded onto the OOKL service by users i.e. images, audio, video, reviews, comments, data posting and all other material, via web site or mobile phone. All User Generated Content will be uploaded onto the site under a Creative Commons License (see below). You agree to be bound by the terms of each license.

    Any private information and/or data relating to your content other than Your Objects and Your Stories (for which see Privacy Statement), e.g. information provided to OOKL in relation to legal and best practice issues, that you are asked to supply or that you supply voluntarily as part of the joining process and as part of the upload/download process, will only be used by our subcontractors, employees, agents and advisors, including legal advisors, as part of the process of administering your membership and when making decisions whether any material you seek to upload onto the site should be accepted or rejected. In addition, we may at our discretion disclose this information to the police, regulatory bodies or any legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach of these Terms & Conditions by you or otherwise where required by law. Otherwise, this information will be kept private and confidential and will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

  6. Terms of Use

    The use of this site is only for lawful purposes, in a manner which does not improperly infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, but is not limited to, conduct which is libelous, or which may harass, cause real distress or inconvenience to any person and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or interruption of the normal flow of dialogue within this site.

    Any resource may be rejected by OOKL at its absolute discretion. All decisions are final and Science.Ecology.Art will not enter into any discussions or correspondence about why material has been rejected. There is no appeal process. Rejected materials that have been amended may be resubmitted but, as above, they may be rejected at the absolute discretion of OOKL.

    Science.Ecology.Art may, in appropriate circumstances, and at its sole discretion, remove certain content or disable access to content that appears to be legally or otherwise problematic e.g. it infringes the copyright or other intellectual property rights of others, is defamatory etc., or for any other reason SEA decides. In relation to all reviews that are posted onto the site (which are User Generated Content and, therefore, are uploaded under a Creative Commons License), authors hereby consent to SEA editing such reviews in any way it deems fit for whatever reason. In all other respects the Creative Commons license remains unaltered.

    If you believe that any of your rights have been violated e.g. your copyright infringed, you have been defamed etc., by material available on the OOKL service please provide OOKL with the following information in writing immediately:

    • The nature of your complaint and an exact description of where the material about which you complain is located within the site;
    • In the case of a copyright dispute, identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
    • Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
    • A statement by you that the above information is accurate and, in the case of a copyright dispute that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or are authorised to act on behalf of that owner; and
    • Your electronic or physical signature.

    OOKL representatives can be reached as following address: OOKL, 25b Lloyd Baker Street, London, WC1X 9AT, United Kingdom, by email at info@ookl.org.uk or by completing this online form.

  7. Trade Suppliers

    OOKL provides an advertising platform for trade suppliers selling products and services to the cultural sectors. The advertising is in a form of directory listing and business profile, paid for on an annual subscription basis. The accuracy of the information in the supplier advertising is the responsibility of relevant suppliers. OOKL shall not be held responsible for any loss, consequential or otherwise, whether foreseeable or not, incurred due to inaccuracy of such information.

    The listing information may not contain foul language or negative statements about other suppliers, promote any illegal products, services or activities or contain knowingly false information. OOKL reserves the right to modify the text of any listing without affecting its accuracy to ensure that it falls within OOKL guidelines. OOKL further reserves the right to remove supplier listings found to be in breach of these terms and conditions.

    By purchasing directory listing, suppliers agree to be contacted by users of OOKL website using the contact details provided in the listing. OOKL shall take reasonable steps to prevent automated spam from being sent via its service however bears no responsibility for the content of individual messages or quality of generated leads.

    Any payments for purchase of directory listings are non-refundable.

    You agree not to harvest (by screen scraping or any other means) information on cultural venues, other suppliers or partners listed on OOKL web site or to use any automated methods for contacting such cultural venues, other suppliers or partners.

    OOKL reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.

  8. Online Store

    The following Terms and Conditions of sales shall apply to all orders placed with OOKL Online Store (in addition to the Terms of Use, which apply to the use of the site generally). By placing an order for goods you are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions. We advise you to print and keep a copy of these Terms and Conditions for your records. Please note that we may make changes to these Terms and Conditions from time to time, so please check them each time you use the online store.

    1. Platform

      OOKL provides an online store platform to allow you to purchase goods from OOKL partners. OOKL handles payments for the goods on behalf of its partners. OOKL does not handle the goods at any time. You shall be provided with direct contact details for partner venues supplying the goods at the time of purchase.

    2. Purchasing

      To purchase goods from OOKL partners through the OOKL online store, you need to complete and submit an order form. Your order is an acceptance to buy the goods on the terms and conditions of sale. We shall send you an email confirming receipt of your order and your order details.

      The goods shall be dispatched by OOKL partners directly to you. The supply of goods from the online store is subject to availability. Partner venues shall aim to update the availability information in timely manner, but this may not always be possible. If an item you ordered is out of stock, you shall be informed by email and you shall either not be charged or be refunded for any unfulfilled part of the order .

    3. Prices

      All prices for goods available on the online store are quoted and charged in pounds sterling and, where applicable, are inclusive of VAT. Venues are responsible for the accurate presentation of all prices and they reserve the right to change the prices without notice.

    4. Forms of Payment

      All major credit and debit cards (except American Express and Electron) are accepted. Payments for orders placed on the online store cannot be made by bank transfer, cash, cheque, postal order or any other payment method.

    5. Delivery

      The orders will normally be processed the next business day after they are received. Processing times at individual venues may vary, however all orders will be shipped within 5 business days. In rare cases where this may not be possible, you will be contacted by the corresponding venues with details of delivery times.

      For security reasons orders can only be shipped to the registered address of the credit or debit card used to pay for the order. Orders cannot be shipped to addresses outside the UK. Please note that deliveries cannot be made to PO Boxes.

      Venues are responsible for dispatching the items ordered from their catalogues. A postage and packaging charge is payable on all orders according to the items included in the order. This charge shall be shown on each item in the online store and the total shall be calculated at the checkout stage of your order.

    6. Cancelling your Order

      You have a statutory right to cancel your order by notifying us in writing within 7 business days of delivery. Your right to cancel does not apply:

      • to DVDs, CDs, software or other recordings if you have unsealed them;
      • to goods you have used and which are therefore not in a saleable condition;
      • to all goods or services, if you are acting in the course of business; or
      • to any other items excluded from the distant selling directive.

      If you wish to cancel your order before the delivery, please contact us immediately with your name, address and order number. Whilst we shall try to cancel the order before it is dispatched, it may not be possible to do so. If the goods are delivered, you will need to request the return authorisation and return the goods as described below.

    7. Returns and Refunds

      You can return your purchased goods and receive a refund within 14 days of placing your order. To cancel your order and claim a refund, contact us to obtain a return authorisation number. We will advise you of the address where you need to send the goods. Return your items to the address we provide, indicating your original order number and the return authorisation number in a covering note. If you cancel your order within 7 business days of receiving it, you shall be issued a refund for the full cost of the items (including the shipping and handling charges) upon receipt of your items. If you request a refund after the 7 business day period, your postage and packaging charges shall not be refunded. We recommend you use registered or recorded delivery to ensure the items reach the venues safely. The refund shall not be issued until your returned goods are received.

      You shall be issued a refund of the purchase (and postage and packing charges where applicable) price within 14 days of receipt of your returned items. You are responsible for the costs of returning the goods and these cannot be refunded. Please note that the goods cannot be returned and refunds cannot be issued after the 14 day period unless the goods are faulty (see 'Faulty Goods' below). Your right to cancel is separate from other statutory rights you may have.

    8. Faulty Goods

      If any goods ordered from us are faulty, please contact us as soon as possible. Return the faulty goods to the corresponding partner venues using the process specified above, securely packaged. If the venue finds the goods to be faulty, you shall be sent a replacement or issued a refund (including the shipping and handling portion of the items returned). This refund policy does not affect your statutory rights.

    9. Returns Address

      When you contact us about returning goods purchased through OOKL online store, we will advise you of the addresses to which returned items must be shipped. These will normally be the addresses of the corresponding partner venues that dispatched the goods to you.

    10. Purchases by Minors

      You may only order goods through the online store if you are 18 (eighteen) years old or over. If you are under 18 (eighteen) years old, please ask your parent or guardian to complete the ordering process.

    11. Liability

      Neither OOKL nor partner venues shall be liable if they are unable to carry out their obligations (including any delays) due to any circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

      Neither OOKL nor partner venues shall be liable for any indirect or consequential losses, or for any business losses (including but not limited to loss of profits, data, anticipated savings, goodwill or for wasted expenditure) you may suffer as a result of any breach of these terms and conditions of sale.

      OOKL and partner venues do not limit or exclude their liability for death or personal injury caused by their negligence.

      Our address for correspondence or queries is below:

        Online Store
        OOKL
        25b Lloyd Baker Street
        London WC1X 9AT

      At no time should any items be shipped to this address. The deliveries shall not be accepted and shall be returned to the sender at sender's expense. For any queries or complaints about goods or services ordered through the OOKL online store please contact us at store@ooklnet.com. To cancel your order or to arrange for a return or an exchange, please write to us at returns@ooklnet.com.

    12. Security and Privacy

      At the time of placing your order you are automatically connected to our secure server using SSL encryption technology. This ensures that the information you send cannot be read by anyone apart from its intended recipients. To check that you are in a secure area of our site please look at the bottom of your browser and you will see a closed padlock.

      By submitting your order you are authorising OOKL and partner venues to use your personal details to fulfill your order. For further details please see our privacy policy and the questions, set out on the order form page regarding the use of your personal details. In the event of a problem with executing your order we shall communicate with you via e-mail, telephone or letter.

  9. Use of cookies

    OOKL website requires the use of cookies to function properly. Cookies are used to track your session while on the site and to customise the site for your selected location. At no times are cookies used to track users' behaviour or navigation outside the OOKL website. By using OOKL website, you grant OOKL an explicit consent to install cookies on your computer for the specified purposes only. You can delete installed cookies at any time by utilising the functionality provided directly by your browser.

  10. Third Party Sites/Links

    Science.Ecology.Art is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party websites or material you access through this service. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. SEA does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, services or information on or available from third party websites or material (including payment for and delivery of such products or services). SEA is not responsible for any damage, loss or offence caused by or, in connection with, any content, advertising, products, services or information available on such websites or material. Any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the relevant provider of the service.

    With the exception of any OOKL functionality provided specifically to enable Users to embed their own OOKL content within external systems and social networks, links to the OOKL service must be direct to any complete content page (and not any part of a page) within OOKL and must not be viewed within the pages of any other site. Any other linking or display of OOKL content on or within the context of any third party web sites requires explicity written permission from Science.Ecology.Art. SEA disclaims all liability for any legal or other consequences (including for infringement of third party rights) of links made to this site.

    Links do not imply that Science.Ecology.Art endorses, is affiliated or associated with any linked site, or is legally authorised to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorised to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of OOKL or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

  11. Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability

    The OOKL service and the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons relating to www.ookl.org and www.ookl.org.uk, OOKL, and/or any of Science.Ecology.Art's associated companies, products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided 'AS IS' and on an 'AS AVAILABLE' basis without any representation or endorsement being made and without warranty of any kind, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

    The information and other materials included within this service may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors. Science.Ecology.Art does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information and materials or the reliability of any statement or other information displayed or distributed through the service (including, without limitation, the information provided through the use of any software). You acknowledge that any reliance on any such statement or information shall be at your sole risk. SEA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any part of the service and to make changes to the service and to the materials, products or prices described in the OOKL service at any time without notice. In no event will SEA and/or third parties be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential damages or any damages including, but not limited to, errors or omissions, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever arising from use, loss of use, data or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence or other action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the OOKL service. These exclusions do not apply to death or personal injury caused by SEA's negligence and only apply to the extent permitted by law.

    Science.Ecology.Art does not warrant that the functions contained in this service will be uninterrupted or error free or that defects will be corrected or that the OOKL service or the server/s that make it available are free of viruses or bugs. SEA does not represent the full functionality, accuracy or reliability of any material. SEA may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the service, including the availability of any features of the service, at any time without notice or liability.

  12. OOKL Products

    Any products and services mentioned in any part of the service at http://www.ookl.org/ are subject to availability and are available at the sole discretion of Science.Ecology.Art.

  13. Software and Content

    From time to time certain software or content which is the protected work of Science.Ecology.Art or its suppliers, associates or partners may be made available to download from the service. You are licensed to use such software or content on a non-exclusive basis only for the purposes for which it is indicated. You may not use the software or content for any other purpose and may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise deal with the software unless you are specifically advised otherwise. You may not use the software or content for any for-profit or non-profit commercial activity without explicit written permission from SEA

  14. Indemnity

    You agree to indemnify and keep indemnified Science.Ecology.Sart from and against all claims, damages, expenses, costs and liabilities arising in any manner from your entry to and use of the OOKL service other than in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.

  15. Law and Jurisdiction

    These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Disputes arising from here shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

    If any of these Terms & Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the law of any state or country in which these Terms & Conditions are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that Term or Condition is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from that clause and the remaining terms and conditions shall survive and continue to be binding and enforceable.

    Science.Ecology.Art makes no representation that materials within any of the pages connected from the url http://www.ookl.org/ or http://www.ookl.org.uk/ are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United Kingdom and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is strictly prohibited. If you access this site from a location outside of the United Kingdom, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

  16. More Information

    For more information contact us at OOKL, 25b Lloyd Baker Street, London, WC1X 9AT, United Kingdom or complete this online form.