Who we are
Our website address is: https://skillsacademia.org.
TERMS OF USE, COPYRIGHT AND PRIVACY POLICY
Website Terms of Use
References in these terms of use to “we”, “our” and “us” “Website” etc. are references to the SkillsAcademia.org and Skills Academia Research and Insights Collective for Excellence or Skills Academia Research & Insights Collective for Excellence. These terms apply between Skills Academia Research and Insights Collective for Excellence (we, us, our), appearing as an online website www.skillsacademia.org, and you.
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) set out the terms of use on which you may make use of the Skills Academia site or services at skillsacademia.org. These terms apply to all users of, and visitors to, our site. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site. By using our sites, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use our website.
Accessing our website and limitation of liability
Due to the nature of the internet Skills Academia can’t guarantee that our website or the websites to which our sites are linked will always be available to you. If the need arises, we reserve the right to amend, suspend or withdraw the sites that we provide without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason our site or others are unavailable at any time or for any period.
The Website content is for general information purposes only. While Skills Academia has taken reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of the Website content, unless we expressly agree otherwise with you in a separate written agreement, Skills Academia disclaims all representations and warranties regarding the currency, completeness, accuracy, reliability, performance, suitability and/or availability of the Website content, and you acknowledge that your use of the Website content is strictly at your own risk.
You agree to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, Skills Academia and its employees and contractors from all loss, liabilities, damages, costs, claims and expenses (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) that arise directly or indirectly from your breach of the Terms of Use and your activities in connection with the use of this Website and any of the Services.
Password
If you choose, or are provided with a password or any other log in details to access any part of our site (e.g. learning, workshop, mentoring or coaching content), you agree:
- to treat such log in information as confidential and not disclose it to any third party.
- to ensure that any details supplied to us in order to register access are accurate and to advise us promptly in the event that any such details change.
Skills Academia has the right to disable any password or log in, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with these terms of use.
Limitations on use of Website
It is a condition of you using this Website that you and the organisation, institution, university or school etc that you represent do not:
- defame, abuse, stalk, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others, including rights relating to privacy;
- transmit any message, data, image or program which is indecent, obscene or pornographic;
- transmit any message, data, image or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorised copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information;
- transmit any file which contains viruses, worms, “Trojan horses”, adware, spyware, self-executing code or any other contaminating or destructive features (“malware”);
- impersonate or falsely represent your association with any person, institution or organisation;
- use, reproduce, sell, resell or otherwise exploit any of the products, services, media and learning content of Skills Academia for commercial purposes except where this is expressly permitted (for example, under a separate license agreement entered into between you and Skills Academia);
Links to other websites
Links to other websites are included in the Website for convenience and information only and do not constitute Skills Academia’s endorsement of material at those websites or any associated organisation, product or service. Linked websites are not under the control of Skills Academia, and we are not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website, or changes or updates to such websites. You agree that you access and use linked websites at your own risk.
Skills Academia is not responsible to you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with accessing or using any linked websites, except as we expressly agree with you in a separate written agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, the transmission of any malware. Skills Academia recommends that prior to using any downloaded files you carry out an appropriate virus check.
Downloads and Published Content and Digital Articles
While we emphasise and explicitly state, both on this page and across other pages on our website, as well as through other communication channels, that contributors and authors are required to ensure that the content they publish or showcase is either original or appropriately attributed to the original authors and creators, we acknowledge that we do not exercise full control over this matter and therefore cannot provide any guarantees. Without limitation, we do not warrant that the files and any content on this platform will be original or free from infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including copyright. In the event that any contributor, member, author, or any individuals or entities share content that infringes upon third-party intellectual property rights, including copyright, they shall be held liable and accountable for any resulting consequences, and we hereby disclaim any responsibility or liability in this regard.
Interactive services
Skills Academia may from time to time provide interactive services on our Website or linked to our Website, currently this includes but is not limited to:
- Youtube
- Blogs
Skills Academia is under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our sites, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our terms of use, whether the service is moderated or not.
If you use any of the Skills Academia’s interactive services, your use is subject to these terms.
Linking to our Website
You may link to material on our Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but 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.
Skills Academia reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website/service from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the standards set out in these terms.
Your Privacy and Data
Skills Academia is committed to protect your privacy and data. We don’t sell or share your personal information and data with any third party agencies, organisations or institutions. This website, may use cookies to collcet essential data for technical purposes such as the browser and your ability to access all content on our Website with full functionality, however, Skills Academia doesn’t collect any personal or sensitive data from Website visitors. The only cases that we ask you to provide your information such as a name, last name, email address and social media accounts such as the Linkedin or ORCID profile is for the purpose of processing your membership request and including you as a member of our scholar-practitioner community. We may use this information to send you emails, event invitations and other notifications and announcements according to the activities of our community, however, your information and data will not be shared with any agencies or third parties, unless you have agreed and provided us consent. Your information, limited to your name, last name, research or industry expertise and interests, ORCID ID/profile and Linkedin profile/URL along your email address may be shared with members as part of creating a network of collaborators, researchers, industry practitioners, educators and/or other relevant categories. You can write to us and request for deletion or exclusion of your details from our news letters, email marketing, networking and associated activities.
Copyright
The content featured on our website is intended solely for educational, scholarly, research, and academic purposes. The majority of our content, including all articles and publications on the website, as well as digital articles embedded or uploaded, is open access and governed by the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under the CC BY 4.0 license, you are free to share and adapt the content for any purpose, even commercially, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) or source. However, please be aware that any use outside the scope of the CC BY 4.0 license requires explicit permission from the copyright owner.
We reserve the right to modify these terms of use periodically. Therefore, we recommend checking the content and copyright statements before reusing any material from this website.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
How long we retain your membership data
As a member of our community, the information you provided during your active membership is retained for the duration of your membership. Your email, name, and family name may continue to be stored in our system for a period, even after your membership expires or if you are part of our mailing and newsletter list. Rest assured, we strictly limit the use of your details to activities within the scope of our research community and operations associated with our nonprofit community, as outlined on our website at https://skillsacademia.org/about. If you wish to have your details permanently removed from our database, please send an email to notify us.
Disclaimer and Responsibility for Content:
Skills Academia is committed to maintaining legal, morally appropriate, and non-deceptive content across all publications on the website, including articles, news, insights, videos, audio, podcasts, and any other forms of information. It is our intention and moral obligation to ensure that content does not mislead or cause harm to our website visitors and viewers.
However, it is important to note that Skills Academia holds no responsibility for the content on the website. All content, including articles, news, insights, and any information produced as a result of interactions with our website, is the sole responsibility of the respective authors or providers. Skills Academia disclaims any liability for the effects that accessing the content and website may have.
Authors and contributors are accountable for ensuring the accuracy of their shared or contributed content, as well as verifying that it does not infringe on anyone’s copyright or cause harm or damage. Skills Academia, its moderators, website owner, and administration bear no responsibility for the actions or opinions of authors, contributors, or any other individuals engaging through our website. Opinions, ideas, perspectives, or insights expressed by authors and contributors are not necessarily reflective of the website and community owner, moderators, administration, and maintenance team.