Introduction

The Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website (concordatplatformofpractice.vitae.ac.uk) was developed by the researcher development Concordat Strategy Group to provide examples of good practice from across the higher education sector and share these with those responsible for delivering on the Researcher Development Concordat's aims.

This website is administered on behalf of the Concordat Strategy Group by the The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd.

The Good Practice Case Study Examples (concordatplatformofpractice.vitae.ac.uk/case-studies) are contributed by Concordat signatory institutions ("Case Study Publishers") wishing to make examples of good practice available to the higher education sector. All information and materials on this website are strictly for non-commercial use and subject to these terms and conditions.

The aims of these terms and conditions are to:

• ensure all users benefit from the collaborative approach to sharing and applying the examples of good practice
• ensure that resources remain consistent and relevant 
• support the development of the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice through a process which enables the resources to be adapted to meet specific requirements
• protect the resources from inappropriate use.

These Terms and Conditions of Use (together with the documents referred to in them) set out the terms on which you may use Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website. Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully before you start using the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website. By using the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, you indicate that you accept these Terms and Conditions Use and you agree to abide by them at all times.

Your use of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we may process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us. By using the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Please note that we may revise these website terms at any time. These Terms and Conditions of Use were last updated in October 2021.

Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website content and materials

Contents of the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice website may not be copied and reproduced, in any medium, strictly for non-commercial training and development purposes, without prior written permission for the particular institution the resource relates to (the Case Study Publisher). All enquiries relating to use of Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice website contents and materials should be made to the Concordat helpdesk.

Prohibited use

You must not (except as may be allowed by any applicable law which is incapable of exclusion, or expressly permitted under this Agreement):

• attempt to copy, modify, translate, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame, mirror, republish, download, display, transmit, or distribute all or any portion of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website in any form or media or by any means;
• attempt to reverse compile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to human-perceivable form all or any part of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website;
• license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, display, disclose, or otherwise commercially exploit, or otherwise make the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website available to any third party;
• attempt to gain (or assist third parties in gaining) unauthorised access to the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, the servers on which Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website is hosted or any server, computer or database connected to the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website; or
• introduce to the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful nor attack the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website (or any website linked to it).

Intellectual property rights

Rights to the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice case study content and materials shall remain with the institution that each particular resource relates to (the Case Study Publisher), and, save as expressly set out in these terms or as permitted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or equivalent provisions under the laws of copyright in force in other countries), are reserved. The copyright and any other intellectual property rights in any adaptations or resulting from any use of the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice case study contents and materials shall belong to and shall be assigned to the publishing institution.

Rights to the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice case study content and materials not relating to case studies shall belong to and shall be assigned to The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd operating under the guidance of the Concordat Strategy Group.

Disclaimer

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the Researcher Development Concordat – Platform of practice materials are accurate and complete, the Researcher Development Concordat Strategy Group, Careers Research Advisory Centre (CRAC) Ltd nor authors of material on the platform are responsible for any errors or omissions, factual or otherwise, and do not accept any liability arising out of any reliance placed on the information contained within these materials. 

Save that nothing in this section shall restrict your statutory rights, neither we nor Microsoft (as the owner of Windows Azure) give any warranty as to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness, performance, or satisfactory quality of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, and we give no guarantee that it will have a positive impact on any user of the website. Any decisions or action taken by you on the basis of your use of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website is at your sole discretion and risk.

To the extent permitted by law and save that nothing in this section shall restrict your statutory rights, we hereby expressly exclude:

• all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by common law or the law of equity; and
• any liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, any websites linked to it or any materials posted on the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website or linked websites.

Links

Where the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website contain links to other sites and resources, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of sites or resources provided by third parties, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Technical support and availability

Site users and good practice case study publishers should contact the website support helpdesk for assistance with technical questions or with questions about website availability.

Site users and good practice case study publishers: You acknowledge and agree that we are reliant on third parties to make the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice available to you, and we shall not be liable if for any reason the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice (including any case study data) is unavailable at any time or for any period in the case of system failure, necessary maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, failure of infrastructure, government intervention, wars, civil commotion, hijacking, fire, flood, accident, storm, strikes, lockouts, terrorist attacks, or industrial action affecting us or our suppliers.

In the event that Microsoft's Windows Azure platform should cease to be used to host the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice for any reason, we shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure the continuity of the service and to mitigate the effects of any disruption. You acknowledge and agree however that we shall not be liable for any suspension of or delay to the service incurred in those circumstances.

We reserve the right to update or change the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice at any time.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to these User Terms and Conditions or your use of the Researcher Development Concordat - Platform of Practice website, although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these User Terms and Conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

These User Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding these User Terms and Conditions please contact:

Vitae c/o CRAC Ltd
22 Signet Court
Cambridge
CB5 8LA
United Kingdom

Tel: 01223 460277
Email: website@vitae.ac.uk

Variations

We may revise these User Terms and Conditions at any time by amending this page. When we make changes we will revise the ‘last updated’ date at the top of this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you.