Aikona Academy
Welcome to Aikona Academy's Web Site (the "site"). These terms and conditions of use ("Site Terms") apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Site so PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY. They do not alter in any way the terms and conditions of any other agreement you may have with Aikona Management Ltd. (Aikona) for other products and services. Aikona reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Site Terms or any policy or guideline of the Site at any time and in its sole discretion. Any changes or modifications will be effective upon posting of the revisions on the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of its changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

By accessing, browsing, and using this Site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions described below and all policies and guidelines incorporated by reference. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE SITE TERMS OR ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION, do not access, browse or otherwise use this site.

Other Policies or Terms
Aikona believes strongly in protecting your privacy. Therefore Aikona has adopted a Privacy Policy. You should refer to our Privacy Policy to fully understand how Aikona uses and collects information, security features of the site, and the handling of confidential information.

Licence and Site Access
Subject to the terms outlined below, Aikona grants you a limited licence to make personal use of the Site. Such grant does not include, without limitation: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Site or content therein; (b) making derivative uses of the Site or its contents; or (c ) use of any mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods. Except as expressly stated in these Site Terms, you are not conveyed any right or licence by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of Aikona or any third party. Elements of the Site, including page headers, custom graphics, logos, sounds, images and button icons are protected by trademark and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound, image or other element from the Site may be copied, reproduced, redistributed or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by Aikona.

You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any legal Aikona trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including the images found at this Site, the content of any text, or the layout/design of any page of form contained on a page) without Aikona's express written consent.

Disclaimer/Copyright Statement
The contents of these pages are provided as an information guide and on an "As Is" basis only. No responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Aikona, its shareholders, employees and/or agents for any errors, omissions, or misleading statements on these pages, or those of any individual organisation or web site to which these pages connect. This includes any feature or aspect of such sites or pages, whether provided by Aikona, its shareholders, employees and/or agents or by any other organisation, company or individual.

No mention of any organisation, company or individual, whether on these pages or on other sites to which these pages are linked shall imply any approval or warranty as to the standing and capability of any such organisations, companies or individuals on the part of Aikona, its shareholders, employees and/or agents.

Further and in the alternative, the contents of this web site do not constitute professional advice and no warranties, express or implied, are given in relation to its contents. Aikona, its shareholders, employees and/or agents expressly disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all warranties and representations of any kind in relation to the provision of services by the independent external awarding bodies on the site. Aikona, its shareholders, employees and/or agents do not underwrite or guarantee in any way those services and in particular exclude any implied warranties as to title, quality and fitness for purpose. Aikona is under no implied obligation to actively monitor the performance of the external awarding bodies and no representation or warranty is given that the advice and/or information accessible via this web site are accurate complete or current. Liability for losses arising from reliance on advice or information contained or referred to in this web site or inability to use or access the materials in or from this web site is disclaimed.

Except in relation to professional negligence and death or personal injury due to our negligence, Aikona, its shareholders employees and/or agents shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage arising directly or indirectly from your use of our services at this web site.

All copyrighted and copyrightable material on this Site, including, without limitation, the TPGacademy logo, design, text, graphics, pictures, sound files and other files ("The Materials") and the selection and arrangement thereof are ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?© 2010 TPGacademy, Aikona and/or its suppliers. Except as stated herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Aikona or the respective copyright owner. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials on this Site for personal, non commercial, and information use only; provided that, you may not, without the permission of Aikona or the respective copyright owner, (a) copy, publish or post any Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications media, (b) modify the Materials, and (c) remove or alter any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials.

Aikona and its shareholders retain copyright in all Materials placed on the Site, and permission must be sought for use of such Material including permission to reproduce extracts in published works.

Trademarks
Aikona Management, the TPGacademy.com logo, and the products and services described in this Site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Aikona and its suppliers, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part without the prior written permission of Aikona or its suppliers. In addition all page headers, customs graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Aikona and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Aikona. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and Aikona names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Submissions
Except for Aikona personnel-client communications, including user questions and the Aikona consultants' responses, you agree that any material, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or any other information are non confidential and shall become the sole property of Aikona. Aikona shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of these materials for any purpose without acknowledgment or compensation to you. The submission of any material to Aikona, including the posting of materials to any forum or interactive area, irrevocably waives any and all "moral rights" in such materials, including the rights of paternity and integrity.

Applicable Law
This site is owned and controlled by Aikona from our offices in the United Kingdom. Users of this web site from other locations are responsible for compliance with local laws applicable to those locations. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, Aikona reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion to terminate your licence to use the Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site.

If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Aikona welcomes any comments on the structure or contents of its site. We shall use these comments to inform and assist us in the development of the site. While we may enter into correspondence with commentators we undertake not to release e-mail addresses or names of any commentators to any third parties.