Warning: Scuba diving carries the risk of serious injury or death.
This web site is dedicated to scuba diving in Scotland, an activity which could be fairly described as extreme and different in kind to “resort diving”. You should not rely on information found on this website for your personal safety. Your diving safety depends upon your level of training and experience more than anything else.
There is no substitute for instruction and certification. Without these you are at serious risk.
The information and discussion on this site must not be considered to represent any kind of instruction or advice. It is just chat and information, and the target audience is qualified divers who already know what they are doing in and around the water.
In particular, anything that appears to be advice and the guides to various dive sites are not intended to be instructional in any manner. You are solely responsible for your own safety.
The following terms and conditions are in reference to the Conger Alley web site and discussion board (www.congeralley.com), here in referred to as "Conger Alley".
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Conger Alley provides its service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service (referred to as "TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice. You may review the most current version of the TOS at any time at: http://congeralley.com/CA_TOS.htm. In addition, when using particular Conger Alley services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Conger Alley provides users with access to informational resources including communication and interactive resources pertaining to Scuba Diving in Scotland and elsewhere. Under no circumstances shall Conger Alley be liable to any user on account of that user's use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive and exemplary damages (even if Conger Alley has been advised of the possibility of such damages). Such limitation of liability shall apply whether the damages arise from use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site, from inability to use the site, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the site or services offered on the site (including such damages incurred by third parties).
Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of other services or goods received through or advertised on the site or received through any links provided on the site. .Such limitation shall apply, without limitation, to the costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, or lost data. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. Conger Alley makes no warranties as to the accuracy of its information and due to the volatile nature of the information contained within Conger Alley. Conger Alley can not screen or authenticate all articles, posts, listings or other information. Conger Alley will not sell any member information.
3. TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP & USAGE RESTRICTIONS
Site Membership
a) Membership is available to any person over the age of 16 who registers and accurately provides all the required information, provides a legitimate electronic mail address and obtains a unique Conger Alley member name and password. Membership is non-transferable. The use of web-based email accounts may be denied due to abuse.
b) All membership information must be accurate and belong to the person registering. Invalid, incomplete, or falsified information can result in the immediate termination of all membership privileges for that user and, possibly a permanent ban, restricting the member from using any of Conger Alley’s services at any time.
c) Usage of this site is restricted to persons over the age of 16.
d) Conger Alley is not responsible for the content of any member's posts, and the views expressed on Conger Alley are the responsibility of the posting member and not Conger Alley. Conger Alley does not preview member posts in any way before they appear on the site. Any link posted to a third-party internet address does not imply an endorsement of that site or its content by Conger Alley.
e) Conger Alley forums are for the discussion of scuba diving and related topics. While the administrators and moderators of Conger Alley will attempt to keep any improper messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of Conger Alley nor the moderators will be held responsible for the content of any message.
f) Conger Alley forums may contain profanity. This may be an understatement.
g) As a condition of buying and selling items listed in any forum of Conger Alley, Buyer and Seller agree that Conger Alley is not brokering or otherwise participating in any purchase or sale. Conger Alley has no knowledge of the terms of sale, the condition of any items offered for sale, the accuracy of any aspect of the sale or the use to which any item shall be put. Buyer assumes all responsibility for proper use of any item so purchased. Buyer acknowledges that improper use of some or all of the items offered for sale on Conger Alley may cause serious injury or death. Buyer further acknowledges that scuba diving, particularly scuba diving, carries with it a risk of serious injury or death that may not be avoided, even if the items purchased on Conger Alley are used properly. Buyer shall seek qualified assistance and instruction in the use of all items purchased. Users may not post links to any off-site “for-sale” items or any auctions.
h) Pornography of any type is not allowed. Posts of an illegal nature are not allowed. Threats of any kind will not be tolerated and will be removed and the user suspended or banned permanently. Removed threats or unacceptable content will be retained by the owners as evidence should legal action be desired by the threatened party.
i) The owners, administrators, and moderators of Conger Alley reserve both the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason, and the right to suspend or delete any user account for any reason we feel is in violation of the TOS, both explicit and implied.
j) Membership in Conger Alley is a privilege, not a right. We reserve the right to deny service to any person at any time without cause.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
It is the policy of Conger Alley to respond expeditiously to claims of intellectual property infringement. Conger Alley will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Should a violation of intellectual property be discovered, the document(s) or messages in such violation will be removed in a timely manner.
5. PUBLIC CONTENT ON CONGER ALLEY
Any and all content posted for inclusion in publicly accessible areas of Conger Alley are the responsibility of the creator. Conger Alley makes no claims or warranties about such information or its authenticity. Upon posting any content on Conger Alley, you grant Conger Alley the non-exclusive right to publish, modify and use such content solely for the purpose of displaying such content.
No representations made or advice given by Conger Alley Members or Moderators should be in any way considered a diagnosis, treatment or cure for any illness or condition, either discussed or implied. Answers to questions are offered as information only and should always be used in conjunction with advice from your personal diving physician. No responsibility is taken by Conger Alley, its Members or Moderators, for any conceivable consequence which might be related to any answer that is freely given to questions on this site.
6. LIMITATION OF RE-USE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes or noncommercial purposes any portion of the services or content contained within Conger Alley. In order to use any content, graphical art, photos or files owned by or published by Conger Alley, direct, written authorization must be obtained from Conger Alley with no exceptions at any time for any reason.
7. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
This agreement shall be governed by Scottish Law. Any dispute arising hereunder will be governed by Scottish Law.
Conger Alley reserves the right to change, modify or update this TOS agreement at any time without notification. Membership in and the use of resources contained within congeralley.com constitutes full agreement and acknowledgement of the restrictions, limitations and terms set forth in this agreement.