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The Mental Health Research Network reserves the right to move or change its website URLs at any time in order to meet changing business needs and to continually improve its online service.

Rights to information Published
All Materials on this site are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws and are the property of the MHRN. Unless stated otherwise, you may access and download the materials located on the MHRN website only for personal, non-commercial use.
The names, images and logos identifying the MHRN are proprietary marks of the MHRN. If you wish to copy or use the MHRN logo, you must get prior approval from the MHRN IT Manager. Please email javi.gomez-alonso@manchester.ac.uk and tell us how and why you wish to use our logos. Please include your contact details: name, address, telephone number, fax number and email.

Disclaimer
The MHRN website and material relating to Government information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the MHRN website.

You must not use our website in any way, which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

The majority of contents posted in the forums are created by members of public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the MHRN. We accept no responsibility for any loss or harm incurred.

Although we may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chat, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards and the like on MHRN website, we are under no obligation to do so and assume no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, omission, infringement, defamation, obscenity, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the MHRN website. By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with us you agree to grant us , free of charge, permission to use the material in any way we want (including modifying or deleting). In order that we can use your contribution, you confirm that your contributions is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any UK laws and that you have right to give us permission to use it for the purposes specified above.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Links to external websites
Links contained in the MHRN will lead to other websites, which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Email disclaimer
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that people who communicate with the MHRN  understand the way in which electronic mail (email) should be used. Its aim is to ensure that email is used effectively for its intended purpose without infringing legal requirements or creating unnecessary business risk.

The statement below applies to all incoming and outgoing email messages to or from the MHRN:
"This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received.”
Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely monitored for compliance with the MHRN's policy on the use of electronic communications.

The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the MHRN.

Internet email is not a secure medium. Emails sent via the Internet could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in mind when deciding whether to send material to the Institute.

You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing or forwarding emails and their contents.

Virus protection
We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of production. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet.

We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

Updated March 2008
We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. Please check regularly. Continued use of the MHRN services after a change has been made, is your acceptance of the change.