Terms and conditions

Use of this Web Site is subject to these Terms and Conditions. By using this Web Site you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions which form a binding contract between you and Macmillan Publishers Limited.

Certain parts of this Web Site may be subject to registration and additional terms and conditions which will be made available for you to read at the time of registration.

Unless otherwise indicated, this Web Site and its contents are the property of Macmillan Publishers Limited, whose registered office is situated at 4 Crinan Street, Kings Cross, London, N1 9XW ("Macmillan"). The copyright in the material contained on this Web Site belongs to Macmillan or its licensors. The trademarks appearing on this Web Site are protected by the laws of England and international trademark laws. Reproduction of material on this Web Site is prohibited unless express permission is given by Macmillan.

This web site and its content is provided for use "as is". Macmillan makes no representations or warranties with respect to this web site or its contents. All warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose relating to this web site and/or its content and/or any web site to which it is linked are hereby to the fullest extent permitted by law excluded.

In no event shall Macmillan or its employees, agents, suppliers, or contractors be liable for any damages of any nature, including without limitation any consequential loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or any other loss, cost, claim or expense of any kind or character arising out of or in connection with the use of this Web Site, its content or any Web Site with which it is linked. This exclusion and limitation only applies to the extent permitted by law and does not apply to liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of Macmillan or its employees.

No licence is granted in respect of any intellectual property rights vested in Macmillan or other third parties.

Macmillan reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access and use of this Web Site at any time without notice.

You may not redistribute any of the Content of this Web Site without the prior authorisation of Macmillan or create a database in electronic form or manually by downloading and storing any content.

MARS uses reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy, correctness and reliability of the Content, but we make no representations or warranties as to the Content's accuracy, correctness or reliability, nor do we make any representations or warranties as to accuracy, correctness or reliability of content on its linked sites.

You must satisfy yourself that the image is suitable for your use and that any labels or captions are both technically and grammatically correct.

You may link to the home page and any HTML page of the Web Site provided you do not create a frame or any other bordered environment around the content and provided that any such linking does not imply any endorsement of any product or services and provided further that the web site linking to this Web Site does not contain any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, trademark, design right or patent, infringing, distasteful or offensive material. You may not link to any other page of the Web Site, other than the home page or any HTML page, without the prior written consent of Macmillan. Macmillan reserves the right to require you to remove any link to this Web Site. You may not replicate the Content on this Web Site.

Macmillan reserves the right to change these terms and conditions without notice. Once they have been changed, you will be informed and offered the option to accept or reject these changes. Until such a time as you accept the changes, your account will be suspended and you will be unable to use the services of the Web Site. If you reject the changes your account will be terminated and you may no longer use the services of the Web Site.

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.