Please read the following terms of use carefully as they govern the use of this website. By using the https://www.ics-shipping.org/academy website you accept the terms of use applicable on the date you access this website.
If you are using this website, then separate terms and conditions apply to the transaction whereby you purchased access to this website, which will need to be considered separately. These can be found at www.ics-shipping.org/academy/terms-and-conditions.
Who we are
We are International Chamber of Shipping Limited (ICS), a company limited by guarantee (company number 02532887) Registered office: Walsingham House, 35 Seething Lane, London, England, EC3N 4AH.
We can be contacted in writing for the attention of Chief Finance and Commercial Officer to the address above or by emailing [email protected].
Our Site
This website https://learning.ics-shipping.org/ is an online training platform, the ICS Academy Platform (Platform), provided by us. You, or someone of your behalf, has purchased access to this Platform and the training materials which are made available on the Platform from time to time.
We may make changes to these terms
We may amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.
Other terms that may apply to you
These terms of use, and the following additional terms, shall apply to your use of the Platform:
We may suspend or withdraw our site
The Platform is available to paid users only.
We cannot guarantee that the Platform, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal and will take reasonable measures to mitigate any disruption to your access to the Platform.
You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Platform through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
Your Account
The Platform is available to paid users only.
In order to access the Platform, you will be provided with an account activation link. By accessing that link, and activating your account by following the on-screen prompts, you agree that you must treat your user login information (including email and password) or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user login information, whether chosen by you or allocated to you by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.
Content Accuracy
The content on the Platform is provided for training purposes only. It is not intended to amount to specific advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Platform.
Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, express or implied, that the content on the Platform is accurate, complete, or up to date.
Intellectual Property
ICS owns the copyright of, and other intellectual property rights, in https://learning.ics-shipping.org/ and its contents. “Rights” means copyright, database rights, trade marks, design rights and other intellectual and proprietary rights of whatever nature, anywhere in the world. By using the Platform, you acknowledge that (i) ICS is protected by these Rights; (ii) these Rights are valid and protected in all media and technologies existing now or later developed; and (iii) except as explicitly provided otherwise, these Terms and Conditions and applicable copyright, trademark and other laws govern your use of such Rights.
You may view, print, download or store extracts from the Platform, for your personal, non-commercial reference, without alteration, addition or deletion.
You may not otherwise copy, replicate, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any material or content of the Platform without prior consent.
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 accompany text.
Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of the content on the Platform must always be acknowledged (except where the content is user-generated).
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, download, share or repost any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, 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.
You may not collect or use any personal details from the Platform.
Trademarks
The ICS logos that appear on the Platform are UK registered trade marks of ICS. You are not permitted to use them without our approval.
No text or data mining, or web scraping
You shall not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to the Platform or any services provided via, or in relation to, the Platform. This includes using (or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of):
The provisions in this section should be treated as an express reservation of our rights in this regard, including for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).
This clause shall not apply insofar as (but only to the extent that) we are unable to exclude or limit text or data mining or web scraping activity by contract under the laws which are applicable to us.
Limitation of liability (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
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.
Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of the Platform to you, which are set out in our Terms and Conditions www.ics-shipping.org/academy/terms-and-conditions.
We limit our liability regarding the use of the Platform as set out in our Terms and Conditions. This includes:
Links to other websites
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.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms are governed by English law and wherever you live you can bring claims against us in the English courts. We can claim against you in the courts of the country you live in. The Platform is controlled from within England. If you access the Platform from outside England, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws or regulations.
If any provision of these terms of use is deemed to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.