This page (together with the documents referred to on it) informs you of the terms of use on which you may make use of our website http://www.mi-21.com, whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.

Information about us
http://www.mi-21.com is a site managed and published by the National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) on behalf of its partners; the World Metal Index and TWI Ltd ("We", "us" or "our"). We own all copyright in this published work.
NAMTEC are registered in England under company number 4426904 and have our registered office at Swinden House, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 3AR.

Access rights and acceptable use
Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis, as a guest, or as a registered user upon payment of the appropriate fee. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the temporary service we provide on our site without notice (see below). We will endeavour to reinstate the site, should a problem occur, within 48 hours. However, we will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. You should inform us of any known or suspected breach of security.

We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. Subscribing members are also responsible for ensuring that all persons authorised under their subscription, who access our site through their internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.

It is your responsibility to ensure you keep us up-to-date with your email address and any other contact details.

Intellectual property rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

On payment of the membership fee and acceptance of these terms:

• You may access and view data. You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material 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.

All MI-21 information is protected by copyright. No part of the database may be permanently copied or reproduced in any form or reproduced on any other website or stored in or transmitted to or from any electronic or digital form in whole or in part. You may access and download the contents of pages and store a copy on a temporary basis for the sole purpose of viewing those pages.

Termination of access rights
Failure to pay the renewal fee will result in termination of access rights.

If you print off, copy or download 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.

Membership fees are not refundable under any circumstances.

Reliance on information posted
Commentary and other materials posted on our site are for general information purposes only and are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Our site changes regularly
We aim to update our site regularly, and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our site.

Limitation of our liability
We will make every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of the material contained in this database. However, it is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties. It is not intended to be, nor does it constitute, professional advice. Specific advice should be sought in relation to any given set of circumstances
We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. Accordingly we exclude all liability for loss or damage arising from any inaccuracy or omission in the information given on this website.

To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:

• All conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
• Any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for
• Loss of income or revenue; loss of business; loss of profits or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of data; loss of goodwill; wasted management or office time; and for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

Information about you and your visits to our site
We process information about you in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

Your obligations
You agree not to use the database (or any part thereof) for any illegal purpose and agree to use it in accordance with all relevant laws.

You agree not to upload or transmit through the database any computer viruses, macro viruses, Trojan horses, worms or anything else designed to interfere with, interrupt or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer.

You will not use the database in a way that may cause the database to be interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient or such that the effectiveness or functionality of the database is in any way impaired.

You will not use the database in any manner which violates or infringes the rights of any person, firm or company (including, but not limited to, rights of intellectual property, rights of confidentiality or rights of privacy).

You agree that in the event that you have any right, claim or action against any Users arising out of that User's use of the database, then you will pursue such right, claim or action independently of and without recourse to us.

You agree to be solely responsible for the confidentiality of your user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures and to inform us of any known or suspected breach of security.

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, 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.

You must not establish a link from 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.

If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out above, please address your request to marketing@namtec.co.uk

Links from our site
Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. We do not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of any information or statements appearing in those sites, nor in sites referred to in or linked to those sites.

Jurisdiction and applicable law
The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our site although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by English law.

Variations
We may revise these terms of use at any time. Where these terms are amended you will be informed of this by means of a notice displayed on the next occasion you log in to the website, which will give you an opportunity to accept the amendment.
Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may be amended or superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.

Contacting us
If you need further information about the website or these terms and conditions, please contact: marketing@namtec.co.uk or call 01709 724990.

Contacting you
We may contact you or your organisation directly in connection with this site. It is your responsibility to ensure you keep us up-to-date with your email address and any other contact details.

Acceptance of terms and conditions
Your use, and repeated use of the website will indicate to us that you have accepted and continue to accept these terms and conditions.

Thank you for visiting our site.