About these terms
These terms set out the basis on which we make the NEDness website (nedness.com) available to you, and they apply together with our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy. By accessing the site you accept them in full, and if there is anything here that you are unwilling to accept you should not use the site.
NEDness Ltd is a company incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, with registered number 165842 and registered office at 2nd Floor, 3 Commercial Street, St Helier, Jersey. References to “NEDness”, “we”, “us”, or “our” are to NEDness Ltd.
What NEDness provides
NEDness is a governance ecosystem for non-executive directors around the world. Our website provides articles, podcasts, resources, and other content related to governance, board practice, and the non-executive director profession.
Some content is openly available. Additional content and features are available to people who register with NEDness. Registration is free.
Registration
By registering, you confirm that you are eighteen are 18 years or older. This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under eighteen.
When you register with NEDness, you agree to provide accurate information. You are responsible for keeping your registration details up to date.
Your registration is personal to you and should not be shared with others. NEDness uses passwordless authentication (a secure link or one-time code sent to your registered email address), so there is no password to share.
We reserve the right to suspend or remove accounts that we reasonably believe have been registered with false information, or that are being used in breach of these terms.
How you may use our content
All content on this website, including articles, podcasts, graphics, logos, and other material, is owned by NEDness Ltd. or our content contributors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
You may:
- read, listen to, and view our content for your own personal and professional development
- share links to our content with others
- quote short extracts from our content for the purpose of commentary, review, or discussion, provided you credit NEDness as the source
You may not:
- copy, reproduce, or republish substantial portions of our content without our prior written permission
- use our content for commercial purposes (such as reselling it or incorporating it into a paid product or service) without our prior written permission
- remove any copyright notices or attributions from our content
- present our content as your own
If you wish to reproduce, repurpose, or use our content beyond what is described above, please contact us.
If you believe that material on this website infringes your copyright or any other right you hold, please contact us at hello@nedness.com with details of the material and of the right concerned, and we will review the position promptly.
Our content is not advice
The content on this website is provided for general information and professional development purposes. It does not constitute legal, financial, regulatory, or professional advice.
While we take care to ensure that our content is accurate and current, governance requirements vary by jurisdiction, sector, and organisation. You should not rely on our content as a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances.
NEDness does not provide advice on any specific board, organisation, or governance situation. Our content addresses the shared experience of the non-executive director profession, not the specifics of any individual board or organisation.
Third-party content and links
Our website may contain links to external websites and resources operated by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience. We do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for the content, products, or services available on third-party websites. Visiting a linked site is at your own discretion and risk.
Where we reference research, reports, or publications from third parties, we do so for informational purposes. Inclusion of a reference does not imply endorsement of the third party or their views.
Affiliate links
Some links on our website, such as book links in the book club, are affiliate links. If you buy through one of them, we may earn a small commission, at no additional cost to you. We choose what to recommend on merit, and commission does not influence our editorial choices. Our Cookie Policy explains how affiliate links and the related cookies work.
Podcast content
Our podcast features conversations and discussions on governance topics. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of NEDness. Podcast content is for general information and professional interest and should not be treated as formal advice.
Social media and responses to our content
We may share or promote NEDness content through social media and other third-party platforms. Your use of those platforms is also governed by the relevant platform’s own terms and policies.
If you comment on, respond to, tag, share, repost, or otherwise engage with NEDness content, you are responsible for what you post. Please ensure that your contributions are lawful, respectful, accurate, and do not infringe anyone else’s rights or disclose confidential, sensitive, or personal information.
Where you post a comment, reply, or other contribution in response to NEDness content, whether on this website or through a third-party service, you keep ownership of what you have written and you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to display, reproduce, and share that contribution alongside the content it responds to.
We may moderate, hide, remove, or report comments, replies, or other contributions that we reasonably consider to be unlawful, offensive, defamatory, misleading, promotional, spam, or otherwise inappropriate.
Responsible use of the website
When using our website or engaging with NEDness content, including by commenting on, responding to, tagging, sharing, reposting, or otherwise interacting with it, you agree not to:
- use the site in any way that is unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our website, server, or systems
- introduce any virus, malware, or other harmful code
- use automated tools to harvest or download our content in bulk
- use the website in any way that could damage, disable, or impair its operation
- post or share anything that is unlawful, offensive, defamatory, misleading, promotional, spam, or otherwise inappropriate
- disclose confidential, sensitive, or personal information in public comments, replies, or other responses to our content
Search engines and AI systems may index this website in line with the permissions we publish, for example in our robots file.
Our responsibility to you
We provide this website and its content on an “as is” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law:
- we do not guarantee that our website will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free
- we do not guarantee that our content is complete, accurate, or up to date in all respects, although we endeavour to ensure that it is
- we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, our website or its content, or from any reliance placed on it, except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the laws of Jersey.
Responsibility for breach of these terms
If you use this website in the course of a business or profession and you breach these terms, you agree to compensate us for any loss we suffer to the extent that it is caused by your breach. Nothing in this paragraph affects any rights you have as a consumer.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date. If we make significant changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify people who have registered with us by email. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
Changes to the website
We may update, change, or discontinue any part of our website or its content at any time without notice. We are under no obligation to keep any content available or to maintain the website in any particular form.
Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the website or your registration at any time if we reasonably believe you have breached these terms. We will notify you if we do so, unless notification is impractical or would compromise the security of the website.
You may stop using the website at any time. If you wish to cancel your registration, you can do so by contacting us at privacy@nedness.com.
Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Jersey. Any disputes arising from or in connection with these terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Jersey.
If you are a consumer, you retain any mandatory protections provided by the laws of your country of residence that cannot be excluded by agreement.
Severability
If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Entire agreement
These terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, cand any additional terms we publish for parts of the NEDness ecosystem, including any code of conduct governing community conversations, constitute the entire agreement between you and NEDness in relation to your use of this website. They replace any previous agreements or understandings relating to your use of the website. Where additional terms apply to a particular part of what we offer and those terms conflict with these ones, the additional terms will prevail to the extent of the conflict.
Contact
For requests that relate specifically to personal data or data privacy as set out in our Data Privacy Policy, please use the contact us privacy@nedness.com.
If you have general questions about these terms, please contact us at hello@nedness.com.