WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS

WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US

www.leanconstructionireland.ie is a site operated by Lean Construction Ireland. We are registered in Ireland under company number 622505 and have our registered office at 5th Floor Rear, Connaught House, Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 C5Y6, Ireland. To contact us, please email info@leanconstructionireland.ie.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By accessing or using the www.leanconstructionireland.ie website (the Site), you acknowledge and agree to comply with the disclaimers, terms and conditions (the Terms) set forth below. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

Reference to “we”, “our” and “us”, etc., are references to Lean Construction Ireland (LCi).

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time as by using the Site, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not accept the Terms stated here, do not use the Site.

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which will also apply to your use of our site:

  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Potentially other statements or policies.

ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE SITE

  • We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
  • LCi authorises you to view and download a single copy of the materials on the Site, solely for your personal and non-commercial use.
  • We reserve the right to suspend the use of the Site generally or to block your access to any part of the Site and/or to suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site or any part of it if we suspect misuse.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER

The Information contained in these web pages is, to the best of our knowledge, true and accurate at the time of publication, and is solely for informational purposes. The Site is intended to provide general information only, and should not be considered as a substitute for advice covering any specific situation. Users should seek professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from taking any action in reliance on any information contained in any part of this Site. Therefore, LCi accepts no liability for any loss or damage, howsoever arising, as a result of use of or reliance on this information, whether authorised or not.

Whilst LCi has taken every precaution in compiling this Site, neither it, nor its contributors, make any warranties, representations, or undertakings relating to any of the content of the materials on the Site (including, without limitation, as to the quality, accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose of such content).

Neither LCi, any of our affiliates, nor any of our or their respective licensors, licensees, service providers, or suppliers warrant that the Site will be continuously available, or that your use of the Site or any function of the Site will be uninterrupted or error free, or that the Site and server will be free from infection, viruses and/or other components that have contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software. The Site is provided by LCi on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permissible by law, LCi disclaims all warranties, conditions, representations, and undertakings, express or implied that may apply to our site or any content on it. LCi does not warrant nor make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials incorporated in the Site, or any third party website accessed through the Site, in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage, whether in contract or tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • Use of, or inability to use, our site; or
  • Use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site.

In particular, we will not be liable for

  • Loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  • Business interruption;
  • Loss of anticipated savings;
  • Loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • Any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

Further, please note that no advice or information, obtained by you from us or through this Site shall create any warranty not expressly provided for in these Terms. Where you rely on any information, material or services on the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

SPECIFIC DISCLAIMER FOR COURSE WEB PAGES

The courses section of this Web site comprises the LCi Course Portfolio. The information contained therein is, to the best of our knowledge, true and accurate at the time of publication. Please note it may be updated with amendments periodically. The content provided is for information purposes only and should not be viewed as the basis of a contract between individuals and/or organisations and LCi. Furthermore, LCi reserves the right to amend courses or regulations at any time without notice. LCi also reserves the right to withdraw courses periodically for any reason or add new courses at any stage without prior notice.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS

The Site is owned and operated by LCi. No material from LCi or any website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by LCi may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal and non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of LCi copyright and other intellectual property rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited.

Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on the Site, use of any of LCi’s editorial content and graphics online for any purpose is strictly prohibited. All elements of the Site are protected and may not be copied or imitated in full or in part. Source code made available by LCi, unless otherwise noted, may be used online or offline solely for personal, informational and/or non-commercial purposes. LCi reserves the right to revoke such authorisation at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from LCi.

PRIVACY AND SECURITY

We are committed to protecting your privacy and security. All personal data that we collect from you will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You should review our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by this reference.

LINKS

The Site contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience/information only and you are solely responsible for evaluating the content and accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you choose to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

LCi generally welcomes the hyper-linking to the Site from other appropriate websites. Any links to the Site from another website must be presented in such a manner that the viewing of the Site is not impaired by framing or similar techniques that may impact the visitor’s perception of the Site or their user experience.

Jurisdictional Issues

The Site is controlled and operated by LCi from Ireland. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the courts located in Ireland and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. LCi makes no representation that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Your Obligations

In accessing any part of our Site, you agree not to use the Site or cause or permit the Site to be used:

  • to jeopardise or prejudice the operation, quality, or integrity of the Site, or the operation, quality, or integrity of any telecommunications network;
  • to harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;
  • for any commercial purpose including any direct marketing, surveys, contests, or pyramid schemes, nor to use the Site to participate in sending chain letters, junk e-mail, spam, duplicative, or unsolicited messages, advertising or promotional material;
  • to distribute, download, upload, introduce or transmit any material which contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other harmful or disruptive components to attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site.
  • or contrary to the terms and conditions of any Internet Service Provider you may use.

You further agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify LCi for any loss, expenses or damage we suffer or incur if you breach any of these obligations or any other Terms.

The Site is controlled and offered by LCi from Ireland. Those who access or use the Site from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by destroying all materials obtained from the Site and all LCi website(s) and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under these terms or otherwise. These terms will terminate immediately without notice from LCi if, in LCi’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these terms. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from the Site and any and all other LCi website(s) and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of these terms or otherwise.