Key Dates Calendar
Terms and Conditions
By accessing and viewing this website and using the online content and services, you agree to the following terms and conditions. In particular, please see Section 8, although the full terms and conditions apply to the use of this website.

1. Definitions

In these terms and conditions, unless inconsistent with the context or otherwise specified, the following definitions apply to words and expressions:
  • 'AQA' means the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, an independent company limited by guarantee under registration number 3644723, whose registered office address is Devas Street, Manchester, M15 6EX.
  • 'CCEA' means the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, a non-departmental public body reporting to the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, whose registered office address is 29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast, BT1 3BG.
  • 'Edexcel' means Edexcel Limited, a private limited company registered in England (company number 4496750) with its registered office at 190 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7BH.
  • 'NAA' means the National Assessment Agency, the sponsors of this application and a subsidiary of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, 29 Bolton Street, London, W1J 8BT. QCA is a non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education and Skills.
  • 'OCR' means Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations a private company limited by guarantee registered in England (company Number 3484466) whose registered office address is 1 Hills Road Street, Cambridge, CB1 2EU.
  • 'WJEC' means the Welsh Joint Education Committee, a company limited by guarantee, controlled by the unitary authorities in Wales, whose registered office is 245 Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX.
  • 'Website' means this website located at http://www.modernisationonline.com/compkeydates, or any subsequent URL used from time to time, and includes all web pages and services at that location.
  • 'Services' means the content and services provided via this website.
  • 'Terms and Conditions' means these Terms and Conditions and any additional terms and conditions or disclaimers relating to, or displayed on, AQA's, CCEA's, Edexcel's, OCR's and WJEC's websites, via hyperlink or otherwise.
  • 'You' means the person accessing and using this website and the legal entity you represent during the course of your employment, engagement or relationship with this entity.
  • 'Centre' means school, college or other organisation that has been approved to offer AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR and/or WJEC examinations.
  • 'Users' means examination officers and other users of this website.
  • 'The providers' means the organisations responsible for providing this website. AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC are responsible for the provision of their constituent key dates data. NAA, through QCA, are responsible for the support and maintenance of the data, website and application.

2. General principles

2.1 This website provides information and services. The website and services are subject to availability.

2.2 Use of the website indicates your agreement to abide by these terms and conditions. If you do not wish to abide by these conditions, you may not and should not access or use this website.

2.3 If you have any queries about using this website, please contact: 2.4 The providers aim to provide a first-class website service, and will seek to make continuous improvements. The providers reserve the right to withdraw any services from the website and to edit or remove any information or content on the website at any time.

3. Revisions

The providers reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time by publishing revisions on this website. Users are responsible for regularly reviewing information published online to obtain timely notice of such revisions. Users' continued use of the website after changes have been published constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions as modified by the published revisions.

4. Proprietary rights and copyright



4.1 You acknowledge and agree that all trademarks, copyright, database rights and other intellectual property rights in the content of these web pages and the design of this website, together with the underlying software code, are owned or controlled for these purposes by the providers and all rights are reserved by the providers.

4.2 Without prior written permission from the providers, you may not copy, modify, alter, publish, broadcast, distribute, sell or transfer any material on this website or the underlying software code whether in whole or in part. However, the contents of this website may be downloaded, printed or copied for personal non-commercial use, except where otherwise stated. Permission to use or reproduce any of this material in any manner other than those listed above should be directed to the contact details given in 2.2.

4.3 Any request to copy content from this site in material issued to third-party users must be made in writing to the Copyright Officers at the providers. Any reference in electronic format must be in the form of a hyperlink to this site only.

4.4 Requests for permission to use or reproduce any of this material in any manner other than those listed above should be directed in the first instance to the contact details given in 2.2.

5. Disclaimer of liability

5.1 The providers accept no liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from access to, downloading from and use of this website, or any site accessed from this website, including without limitation, any financial loss, lost profits, business interruption, loss or corruption of programs or otherwise, except to the extent that such liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

5.2 No assurances are given that the pages of this website are free from computer viruses, although the providers take all reasonable steps to prevent such infection.

5.3 The providers are not responsible for the contents or actions of any third-party site to which links are included from its site. The providers have no control over and accept no liability in respect of materials, products or services available on any website which is not under the control of the providers.

5.4 The providers will use reasonable endeavours to verify the accuracy of any information on the website but make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, regarding the contents or availability of the website.

5.5 Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, due to the nature of the internet and the technology involved, the providers take no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues (or otherwise) beyond their control, or for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the use of or access to, or inability to use or access this website.

6. Indemnity

You agree to fully indemnify and to keep the providers indemnified from and against any costs, claims, demands, expenses and liabilities suffered by the providers arising from or directly or indirectly related to your access to and/or use of the website in breach of these terms and conditions.

7. Applicable law and jurisdiction

7.1 These terms and conditions are governed and will be interpreted in accordance with English Law.

7.2 The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any claim or dispute that might arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions.

7.3 If any part of the terms and conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction or other competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, this part shall be severed from the remainder of the terms and conditions that will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

8. The Key Dates Calendar Website

General



8.1 This website contains key dates information for the major awarding bodies of England, Wales and Northern Ireland - AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC. They are intended to facilitate examinations officers' information.

8.2 The providers will endeavour to respond to any e-mail queries received about this website within one working day.

8.3 This website is intended to work on any W3C standards-compliant web browser. The providers are not responsible for providing a suitable computer, software, or internet access.

8.4 The providers confirm that the email addresses collected in accordance with these terms and conditions will only be used in relation to the Key Dates Calendar website.

Access rights



8.5 Users must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to the handling and processing of data accessed or made available through this website.

8.6 We will not share your details with any third party.

8.7 If your account is inactive for more than one year, we reserve the right to terminate it.

8.8 Users agree not to cause or introduce a software virus or other disruptive program.

Availability



8.9 The providers shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that this website is available between 06:00 and midnight, seven days a week. However, it may occasionally be necessary for the providers to undertake tasks that require the temporary removal of website services.

Online agreement



8.10 These website terms and conditions must be accepted by the user in order to gain access to the Key Dates Calendar data.

8.11 The providers reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time by publishing revisions on this website. Users are responsible for reviewing information published online regularly to obtain timely notice of these revisions. Your continued use of this website after changes have been published constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions as modified by the posted revisions.

8.12 The providers reserve the right to modify or withdraw this website (or any part of it) at any time or to terminate access to this website (or any part of it) at any time.

9. Data protection and privacy

9.1 You agree that any and all personal information and data collected from you via this website or as part of the services from time to time may be used in accordance with the providers' current privacy terms and conditions.

10. General information

10.1 You may not assign or sub-contract any of your rights or obligations under these terms and conditions to any third party.

10.2 The providers reserve the right to transfer or assign all or any of their rights, duties and responsibilities set out in the terms and conditions to another party.

10.3 Headings have been included for convenience only and will not be used in construing any provision of the terms and conditions.

10.4 No delay or failure by the providers to exercise any powers, rights or remedies under these terms and conditions will operate as a waiver of them nor will any single or partial exercise of any such powers, rights or remedies preclude any other or further exercise of them.