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Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited
Terms and Conditions for Use of Online Journals


November 2003


PREAMBLE

This Licence sets out the terms and conditions governing subscribers' access to and usage of the online journals published by Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, United Kingdom (the Publisher).

The subscription fee for each journal, whether Standard (print+online) or Online-only, includes entitlement to access all of the archival content. In paying the subscription fee, and registering for online access, each subscriber is deemed to have read, understood and agreed to abide by the terms and conditions of this Licence. Single-site Institutional subscribers and Individual subscribers are not required to sign this Licence but are nevertheless considered to be bound by its terms.

Where a subscriber wishes to make the online journals accessible at geographical locations beyond the confines of the Licensee's Premises as defined below (other than to Authorised Users as defined below), a separate written signed agreement will be required and an additional fee to the advertised subscription fee may be payable in respect of the additional locations. For further details and enquiries, please email onlinejournals@rsm.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7290 2928.

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IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1 KEY DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Licence, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Authorised Users Current members of the faculty and other staff of the Licensee (whether on a permanent, temporary, contract or visiting basis) and individuals who are currently studying at the Licensee's institution, who are permitted to access the Secure Network from within the Licensee's Premises and from such other places where Authorised Users work or study (including but not limited to Authorised Users' offices and homes, halls of residence and student dormitories) and who have been issued by the Licensee with a password or other authentication, together with other persons who are permitted to use the Licensee's library or information service and access the Secure Network but only from computer terminals located within the Licensee's Premises. For the avoidance of doubt, and excepting when separate arrangements have been made with the Publisher, individual members of membership organisations are not regarded as Authorised Users unless they are accessing the Licensed Material from computer terminals located within the Licensee's Premises.
 
Commercial Use Use for the purposes of monetary reward (whether by or for the Licensee or Authorised User) by means of the sale, resale, loan, transfer, hire or other form of exploitation of the Licensed Material.
 
Course Packs A collection or compilation of materials (e.g. journal articles, book chapters) assembled by members of staff of the Licensee for use by students in a class for the purposes of instruction.
 
Electronic Reserve Electronic copies of materials (e.g. journal articles, book chapters) made and stored on the Secure Network by the Licensee for use by students in connection with specific courses of instruction offered by the Licensee to its students.
 
Fee The subscription fee payable for the Licensed Material.Licensed Material The online journal or journals of the Publisher for which the Licensee has paid the Fee.
 
Licensee's Premises The physical geographical location of the Licensee, which is under a single administration, may be academic or non-academic, and which is deemed to consist of the Licensee's single nominated postal address. For the avoidance of doubt, only Authorised Users are permitted access from geographical locations remote from the Licensee's Premises, and no consortia or other forms of subscription sharing are permitted under this Licence.
 
Secure Network A network (whether a standalone network or a virtual network within the Internet) which is only accessible to Authorised Users approved by the Licensee whose identity is authenticated at the time of login and periodically thereafter consistent with current best practice, and whose conduct is subject to regulation by the Licensee.
 
Server The server, either the Publisher's server or a third party server designated by the Publisher, on which the Licensed Material is mounted and may be accessed.
 
Subscription Period The period nominally covered by the volumes and issues of the Licensed Material regardless of the actual date of publication.


2 AGREEMENT

2.1 The Publisher agrees to grant to the Licensee the non-exclusive and non-transferable right to access the Licensed Material from the Server for the purposes of research, teaching and private study, subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence, and the Licensee agrees to pay the Fee. Where the Licensee is an Institional subscriber, the right is extended to giving Authorised Users access to the Licensed Material via a Secure Network. Where the Licensee is an Individual subscriber, the mounting or distribution of any part of the Licensed Material on any electronic network is prohibited.

2.2 This Licence shall commence at the beginning of the Subscription Period and shall automatically terminate at the end of the Subscription Period, unless the parties have previously agreed to renew it.

2.3 On termination of this Licence, the Publisher shall use its reasonable endeavours to provide the Licensee with continuing access from the Server to that part of the Licensed Material which was published and paid for within the Subscription Period. Where such termination is due to breach of the Licence by the Licensee, which the Licensee has failed to remedy as provided in clause 10.1.2 of this Licence, no such continuing access shall be provided.

2.4 The right specified in clause 2.1 of this Licence is granted in all countries of the world.

3 USAGE RIGHTS

3.1 The Licensee, subject to clauses 2.1 and 6 of this Licence, may:
3.1.1 Make such temporary local electronic copies by means of cacheing or mirrored storage of all or part of the Licensed Material as are necessary solely to ensure efficient use by Authorised Users.
3.1.2 Allow Authorised Users to have access to the Licensed Material from the Server via the Secure Network.
3.1.3 Provide Authorised Users with integrated access and an integrated author, article title, abstract and keyword (if applicable) index to the Licensed Material.
3.1.4 Provide single printed or electronic copies of single articles at the request of individual Authorised Users.
3.1.5 Display, download or print the Licensed Material for the purpose of internal marketing or testing or for training Authorised Users or groups of Authorised Users.

3.2 The Licensee and Authorised Users may, in accordance with the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and subject to clause 6 below:
3.2.1 Search, view, retrieve and display the Licensed Material.
3.2.2 Electronically save individual articles or items of the Licensed Material for personal use.
3.2.3 Print off a copy of parts of the Licensed Material.
3.2.4 Distribute single copies of parts of the Licensed Material in print or electronic form to other Authorised Users.

3.3 Nothing in this Licence shall in any way exclude, modify or affect any of the Licensee's rights under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or any statutory instruments made thereunder or any amending legislation.


4 SUPPLY OF COPIES TO OTHER LIBRARIES

4.1 The Licensee may, subject to clause 6, supply to an Authorised User of another library within the same country as the Licensee a single copy of an individual document being part of the Licensed Material by post, fax or electronic transmission via the Internet or otherwise, for the purposes of research or private study and not for Commercial Use.


5 COURSE PACKS AND ELECTRONIC RESERVE

5.1 The Licensee may, subject to clauses 2.1 and 6, incorporate parts of the Licensed Material in printed Course Packs or Electronic Reserve for the use of Authorised Users in the course of instruction at the Licensee's institution, but not for Commercial Use. Each such item shall carry appropriate acknowledgement of the source, listing title and author of the extract, title and author of the work, and the publisher. Copies of such items shall be deleted by the Licensee when they are no longer required for such purpose. Course packs in non-electronic non-print perceptible form, such as audio or Braille, may also be offered to Authorised Users who, in the reasonable opinion of the Licensee, are visually impaired.


6 PROHIBITED USES

6.1 Neither the Licensee nor Authorised Users may:
6.1.1 Remove or alter the authors' names or any of the Publisher's copyright notices or other means of identification or disclaimers as they appear in the Licensed Material.
6.1.2 Systematically make print or electronic copies of multiple extracts of the Licensed Material for any purpose.
6.1.3 Mount or distribute any part of the Licensed Material on any electronic network, including without limitation the Internet and the World Wide Web, other than the Secure Network.

6.2 The Publisher's explicit written permission must be obtained in order to:
6.2.1 Use all or any part of the Licensed Material for Commercial Use.
6.2.2 Systematically distribute the whole or any part of the Licensed Material to anyone other than Authorised Users.
6.2.3 Publish, distribute or make available the Licensed Material, works based on the Licensed Material or works that combine it with any other material, other than as permitted in this Licence.
6.2.4 Alter, abridge, adapt or modify the Licensed Material, except to the extent necessary to make it perceptible on a computer screen to Authorised Users. For the avoidance of doubt, no alteration of the words or their order is permitted.


7 PUBLISHER'S UNDERTAKINGS

7.1 The Publisher warrants to the Licensee that it is the owner of the copyright in the Licensed Material or that it is duly authorised to control the copyright contained in the Licensed Material and that the Licensed Material used as contemplated by this Licence does not infringe any copyright or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of any person. The Publisher shall indemnify and hold the Licensee harmless from and against any loss, damage, costs, liability and expenses (including reasonable legal and professional fees) arising out of any legal action taken against the Licensee claiming actual or alleged infringement of such rights. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Licence for any reason. This indemnity shall not apply if the Licensee has amended the Licensed Material in any way not permitted by this Licence.

7.2 The Publisher shall:
7.2.1 Make the Licensed Material available to the Licensee via the Server. The Publisher will notify the Licensee at least sixty (60) days in advance of any anticipated specification change applicable to the Licensed Material.
7.2.2 Make available the electronic copy of each journal issue in the Licensed Material as soon as reasonably possible after the date of publication of the printed version. In the event that for technical reasons this is not possible for any particular journal, as a matter of course, such journal shall be identified at the time of licensing and/or renewal of a subscription, together with the reasons therefor.
7.2.3 Provide the Licensee, within thirty (30) days of commencement of the Subscription Period, with information sufficient to enable the Licensee to access the Licensed Material.
7.2.4 Use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Server has adequate capacity and bandwidth to support the usage of the Licensee at a level commensurate with the standards of availability for information services of similar scope operating via the World Wide Web, as such standards evolve from time to time over the term of this Licence.
7.2.5 Use reasonable endeavours to make the Licensed Material available to the Licensee and to Authorised Users at all times and on a twenty-four hour basis, save for routine maintenance, and to restore access to the Licensed Material as soon as possible in the event of an interruption or suspension of the service.

7.3 The Publisher reserves the right at any time to withdraw from the Licensed Material any item or part of an item for which it no longer retains the right to publish, or which it has reasonable grounds to believe infringes copyright or is defamatory, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable. The Publisher shall give written notice to the Licensee of such withdrawal. If the withdrawn material represents more than ten per cent (10%) of the content published during the Subscription Period in the journal in which it appeared, the Publisher shall refund to the Licensee at the end of the Subscription Period that part of the Fee that is in proportion to the amount of material withdrawn and the remaining unexpired portion of the Subscription Period at the time of withdrawal.

7.4 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS LICENCE, THE PUBLISHER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE LICENSED MATERIAL, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE LICENCED MATERIAL IS SUPPLIED "AS IS".

7.5 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE 7.1, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE PUBLISHER BE LIABLE TO THE LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AUTHORISED USERS, FOR ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER ARISING OUT OF THE INABILITY TO USE, OR THE USE OF, THE LICENSED MATERIAL. IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CAUSE OR FORM OF ACTION, THE PUBLISHER'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS LICENCE SHALL IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEED THE FEE PAID BY THE LICENSEE TO THE PUBLISHER UNDER THIS LICENCE IN RESPECT OF THE SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD DURING WHICH SUCH CLAIM, LOSS OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE SUCCESS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER REMEDIES. REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR FORM OF ACTION, THE LICENSEE MAY BRING NO ACTION ARISING FROM THIS LICENCE MORE THAN SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER THE CAUSE OF SUCH ACTION ARISES.


8 LICENSEE'S UNDERTAKINGS

8.1 The Licensee shall:
8.1.1 Use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that all Authorised Users are appropriately notified of the importance of respecting the intellectual property rights in the Licensed Material and of the sanctions which the Licensee imposes for failing to do so.
8.1.2 Use all reasonable endeavours to notify Authorised Users of the terms and conditions of this Licence and take steps to protect the Licensed Material from unauthorised use or other breach of this Licence.
8.1.3 Use all reasonable endeavours to monitor compliance and immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorised use or other breach, inform the Publisher and take all reasonable and appropriate steps, including disciplinary action, both to ensure that such activity ceases and to prevent recurrence.
8.1.4 Issue passwords or other access information only to Authorised Users and use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that Authorised Users do not divulge their passwords or other access information to any third party.
8.1.5 Provide the Publisher, within thirty (30) days of commencement of the Subscription Period, with information sufficient to enable the Publisher to provide access to the Licensed Material in accordance with its obligation under clause 7.2.3. Should the Licensee make any significant change to such information, it will notify the Publisher not less than ten (10) days before the change takes effect.
8.1.6 Keep full and up-to-date records of all Authorised Users and their access details, and if appropriate provide the Publisher with details of such additions, deletions or other alterations to such records as are necessary to enable the Publisher to provide Authorised Users with access to the Licensed Material as contemplated by this Licence.
8.1.7 Use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that only Authorised Users are permitted access to the Licensed Material, and if appropriate notify the Publisher within a reasonable period of any person ceasing to be an Authorised User.

8.2 The Licensee shall, in consideration for the rights granted under this Licence, pay the Fee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice and, if applicable, within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice relating to each subsequent Subscription Period. Receipt of such payment shall be a condition of this Licence coming into effect or continuing in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fee shall be exclusive of any sales, use, value-added or similar taxes and the Licensee shall be liable to any such taxes in addition to the Fee.


9 UNDERTAKINGS BY BOTH PARTIES

9.1 Each party shall use its best endeavours to safeguard the intellectual property, confidential information and proprietary rights of the other party.


10 TERM AND TERMINATION

10.1 In addition to automatic termination (unless renewed) under clause 2.2, this Licence shall be terminated if:
10.1.1 The Licensee defaults in making payment of the Fee and fails to remedy such default within thirty (30) days of notification in writing by the Publisher.
10.1.2 The Licensee commits a wilful material and persistent breach of the terms of this Licence, and particuarly of the Publisher's copyright or other intellectual property rights or of the provision of clause 3 in respect of usage rights or of clause 6 in respect of prohibited uses, and fails to remedy the breach within thirty (30) days of notification in writing by the Publisher.
10.1.3 The Publisher commits a material or persistent breach of its undertakings and fails to remedy the breach (if capable of remedy) within thirty (30) days of notification in writing by the Licensee.
10.1.4 Either party becomes insolvent or becomes subject to receivership, liquidation or similar external administration.

10.2 On termination, all rights and obligations of the parties automatically terminate except for obligations in respect of Licenced Material to which access continues to be permitted as provided in clause 2.3.

10.3 On termination of this Licence by the Publisher for cause, as specified in clause 10.1.2 above, access from the Server to all of the Licensed Material by the Licensee and Authorised Users shall be terminated.

10.4 On termination of this Licence by the Licensee for cause, as specified in clause 10.3 above, the Publisher shall forthwith refund the proportion of the Fee that represents the paid but unexpired part of the Subscription Period.


11 GENERAL

11.1 This Licence constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior communications, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter of this Licence, whether oral or written.

11.2 Alterations to this Licence are only valid if they are recorded in writing and signed by both parties. In the event that a licence is signed by the parties in respect of the Licensed Material, that written licence shall take precedence over this Licence.

11.3 This Licence may not be assigned by either party to any other person or organisation, nor may either party subcontract any of its obligations, without prior written agreement of the other party.

11.4 If rights in all or any part of the Licensed Material are assigned to another publisher, the Publisher shall use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the terms and conditions of this Licence are maintained.

11.5 Any notices to be served on either of the parties by the other shall be sent by prepaid recorded delivery or registered post to the postal address nominated by each party to be its address for the purposes of the subscription and this Licence. All such notices shall be deemed to have been received within 14 days of posting.

11.6 Either party's failure to perform any provision of this Licence as a result of circumstances beyond its control (including, without limitation, war, strikes, floods, government restrictions, power, telecommunications or Internet failures, or damage to or destruction of any network facilities) shall not be deemed to, or give rise to, a breach of this Licence.

11.7 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision in this Licence shall not affect the continuation or enforceability of the remainder of this Licence.

11.8 The failure of either party to require performance by the other party of any provision of this Licence will not affect its full right to require such performance at any subsequent time; nor will the waiver by either party of a breach of any provision in this Licence be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.

11.9 This Licence shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law; the parties irrevocably agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Licence will be subject to and within the jurisdiction of the courts of England.


END OF LICENCE

 

 

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