Terms & Conditions

Last reviewed: December 2022

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the site.

Who we are and how to contact us

https://oxfordscienceenterprises.com is a site operated by Oxford Science Enterprises PLC (“Oxford Science Enterprises”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 09093331 and have our registered office and main trading address at 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom.

Our VAT number is 226 013 844.

To contact us, please email: hello@oxfordsciences.com

By using our site, you accept these terms

By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.

There are other terms that may apply to you

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

  • our Privacy Policy;
  • our Cookies Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site; and
  • our Accessibility Notice.

We may make changes to our site

We may update and change our site from time to time.

We may suspend or withdraw our site

Our site is made available free of charge. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms and conditions and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

How you may use material on our site

You may use our site only for lawful purposes.

You may not use our site:

  • In any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
  • In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
  • For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam)

You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site (save as set out in these terms and conditions).

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights (including any trademarks, copyright, database rights and any other intellectual property rights) in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by applicable laws, including copyright laws and treaties, around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our site must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

If you print off, copy, or download any part of our site in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Do not rely on information on this site

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action based on the content on our site.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete, or up to date.

The information contained on this website is not an invitation to invest in shares or other securities or any other products or services or otherwise deal in these or enter into a contract with Oxford Science Enterprises or any other company. The information provided should not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision. You should always seek appropriate professional advice in relation to such.

The past performance of Oxford Science Enterprises or any other company referred to on this website cannot be relied upon as a guide to its future performance. The price of shares and the income derived from them can go down as well as up and investors may not recoup the amount originally invested.

Any reference to any product or service which has been or may be provided by Oxford Science Enterprises or any other company does not amount to a promise that such product or service will be available at any time. Changes to or improvements in such products or services may be made at any time without notice.

We are not responsible for websites we link to

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. 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.


Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

Breach of these terms and conditions

When we consider that a breach of these terms and conditions has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate which may include all or any of the following actions:

  • Immediate, temporary, or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site
  • Immediate, temporary, or permanent removal of any contribution uploaded by you to our site
  • Issue of a warning to you
  • Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach
  • Further legal action against you
  • Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law

We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to breaches of these terms. The actions we may take are not limited to those described above, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

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.

If you are a business user

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that may apply to our site or any content on it.

We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, 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.

If you are a consumer user

Please note that we only provide our site for domestic and private use. You agree not to use our site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

How we may use your personal information

Protecting your personal information is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect from you, how and why we collect, store, use and share such information, your rights in relation to it and how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a query or complaint. We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for viruses, and you must not introduce them

We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored, any software used in the provision of our site or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

Rules about linking to our site

  • You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
  • You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists.
  • You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.
  • Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.
  • We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
  • The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these terms and conditions
  • If you wish to link to or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact hello@oxfordsciences.com

Which country’s laws apply to any disputes?

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms and conditions, their subject matter, and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland, you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms and conditions, their subject matter, and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Our trademarks are registered

You may not use the “OxSciences” trade name, trademarks, service marks, logos or designs, or any other mark held by Oxford Science Enterprises without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under the “How you may use material on our site” section.

Our unregistered trademarks

You may not use the “Oxford Sciences Enterprises” or “OSE” trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos or designs (all held, including goodwill, by Oxford Science Enterprises) without our approval, unless they are part of material you are using as permitted under the “How you may use material on our site” section.

Changes to these terms and conditions

We reserve the right to modify or amend these terms and conditions at any time and will always post the revised terms and conditions on our website. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.