Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 23/01/24
Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the https://www.oaspa.org/ website operated by OASPA, also described as “us”, “we”, or “our” through this document.
Your access to and use of the OASPA site is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the website.
By accessing or using the OASPA website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the website.
Our website, https://www.oaspa.org/, is owned and operated by OASPA, a not-for-profit trade association of open access around the world, is a Stichting registered in The Hague, Netherlands. Our registered address is Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, 2595BE The Hague, Netherlands.
Intellectual Property Rights
All content included on our site and the copyright and other intellectual property rights subsisting in that content, unless specifically labelled otherwise, belongs to or has been licensed by OASPA. All content is protected by applicable United Kingdom and international intellectual property laws and treaties.
You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, sell, rent, sub-licence, store, or in any other manner re-use content from our site unless given express written permission to do so by us.
You may:
- Access, view and use our site in a web browser (including any web browsing capability built into other types of software or app)
- Download our site (or any part of it) for caching
- Print page from our site
- Download extracts from the pages on our site
- Save pages from our site for later and/or offline viewing
The information provided on this site is free of charge and for informational purposes only and does not create a business or professional services relationship between you and OASPA.
This content may not be copied, reproduced or republished under a third party name.
Access to our site
Access to our site is free of charge. It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access our site. Access to our site is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We may alter, suspend or discontinue our site (or any part of it) at any time and without notice. We will not be liable to you in any way if our site (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time and for any period.
Links to our website
You may link to our site provided that:
- You do so in a fair and legal manner
- You do not do so in a manner that suggests any form of association, endorsement or approval on our part where none exists
- You do not use any logos or trademarks displayed on our site without our express written permission and
- You do not do so in a way that is calculated to damage our reputation or to take unfair advantage of it.
- You may link to any page of our site.
You may not link to our site from any other site the main content of which contains material that:
- is sexually explicit, is obscene, deliberately offensive, hateful or otherwise inflammatory
- promotes violence, any form of unlawful activity
- discriminates against, or is in any way defamatory of, any person, group or class of persons, race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
- is intended or is otherwise likely to threaten, harass, annoy, alarm, inconvenience, upset, or embarrass another person
- is calculated or is otherwise likely to deceive another person
- is intended or is otherwise likely to infringe (or to threaten to infringe) another person’s privacy
- misleadingly impersonates any person or otherwise misrepresents the identity or affiliation of a particular person in a way that is calculated to deceive
- infringes, or assists in the infringement of, the intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to, copyright, trademarks and database rights) of any other party; or is made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party including, but not limited to, contractual duties and duties of confidence
Links to other websites
The OASPA website may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by OASPA.
OASPA has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that OASPA shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.
No judgment or warranty is made with respect to such other services or sites and OASPA takes no responsibility for such other sites or services.
Disclaimers
Nothing on our site constitutes advice on which you should rely. It is provided for general information purposes only.
Insofar as is permitted by law, we make no representation, warranty, or guarantee that our site will meet your requirements, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all software and hardware, or that it will be secure.
We make reasonable efforts to ensure that the content on our site is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. We do not, however, make any representations, warranties or guarantees (whether express or implied) that the content is complete, accurate, or up-to-date.
Malware and Security
We exercise all reasonable skill and care to ensure that our site is secure and free from viruses and other malware. You are responsible for protecting your hardware, software, data and other material from viruses, malware, and other internet security risks.
You must not deliberately introduce viruses or other malware, or any other material which is malicious or technologically harmful either to or via our site.
You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our site, the server on which our site is stored, or any other server, computer, or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site by means of a denial of service attack, a distributed denial-of service attack, or by any other means.
Acceptable Usage Policy
You may only use our site in a manner that is lawful. Specifically:
- You must ensure that you comply fully with any and all local, national or international laws and/or regulations
- You must not use our site in any way, or for any purpose, that is unlawful or fraudulent
- You must not use our site to knowingly send, upload, or in any other way transmit data that contains any form of virus or other malware, or any other code designed to adversely affect computer hardware, software, or data of any kind and
- You must not use our site in any way, or for any purpose, that is intended to harm any person or persons in any way.
Communication
To contact us, please email OASPA at info@oaspa.org or using any of the methods provided on our contact page.
If we have your contact details, We may from time to time send you important notices by email. Such notices may relate to matters including, but not limited to, service changes and changes to these Terms and Conditions.
We will never send you marketing emails of any kind without your express consent. If you do give such consent, you may opt-out at any time. Any and all marketing emails sent by us include an unsubscribe link. If you opt-out of receiving emails from us at any time, it may take up to 10 business days for us to comply with your request. During that time, you may continue to receive emails from us.
For questions or complaints about communications from us (including, but not limited to marketing emails), please contact us at info@oaspa.org
Changes
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time. If a revision is required we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a required change will be determined at our sole discretion.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.