Terms and Conditions
Definitions
‘We, us, our, its' are references to Academic Voice.
‘You, your, yours’ are references to customer accessing the site or using the services
of Academic Voice.
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
Use of the Academic Voice website and our services constitutes acceptance of all
of the Academic Voice Terms and Conditions.
Copyright
Academic Voice and its providers retain ownership of all intellectual property rights
and copyright of this site. No individual or organisation is allowed to download,
copy, reproduce, or distribute to any third parties, in part or whole, the content
and codes of the website and to exploit them for commercial benefits. The use of
our logo is strictly prohibited.
Customer Responsibilities
- You retain the sole copyright for the materials you submit. The service provided
by Academic Voice does not imply any endorsement of the content submitted. Customers
can choose to accept, modify or reject the corrections and changes suggested by
our reviewers and Academic Voice assumes no liability for the work submitted.
- Customers should be aware that plagiarism is a serious academic offence and a violation
of the intellectual property right of others. Academic Voice will not be responsible
for any infringement of copyright by the author of the work.
- Customers should clearly consult their tutor and/or department regarding eligibility
for paying for language and research support and acknowledge where appropriate,
the purchase of service from Academic Voice.
- Academic Voice reserves the right to refuse to proofread, edit, translate or transcribe
any material that involves unlawful, abusive, offensive or otherwise objectionable
material of any kind that may violate any local, national or international regulations.
- All our services require online registration. Subsequent access to those services
will be subject to a username and password, which is exclusive to you and non-transferable.
After successful registration you can order our service and have access to tracking
information on all the orders you place. Information that you provide must be accurate
and complete.
- While we conduct virus check for our server on a regular basis, we cannot guarantee
that the website and all documents reach you virus-free. Given that the Internet
uses an open system, you are advised to take all necessary precautions. Academic
Voice reserves the right to limit, modify or discontinue any of the services with
or without notice to you.
Termination
- Academic Voice reserves the right to terminate our service with you if you violate
any of the Terms and Conditions.
- For eProofreading and eEditing services, once you have accepted the quote and the
reviewer has started work, any upfront payment will not be refunded if you terminate
the service.
- For eResearch service, once you have accepted the quote and the reviewer has started
work, the deposit will not be refunded if you terminate the service.
- Academic Voice may terminate operation of this website or services at any time for
any reason.
Virus Protection
We endeavour to make sure that all files from this site are free of virus. For security
purposes, our server and local PCs have installed virus checkers and firewalls to
pick up infected files. However, we are not responsible for any damage caused resulting
from virus infection.
Charges and Payments
- For eProofreading and eEditing services, you agree to pay all charges in advance
which are completely non-refundable.
- For eResearch service, you agree to pay a non-refundable deposit once the order
is accepted. The rest of the payment will be due within 7 days upon satisfactory
receipt of the completed work from Academic Voice.
- Academic Voice reserves the right to change prices or institute new charges for
the services provided.
- All prices quoted are in UK Pounds sterling.
- All service charges are paid through PayPal in sterling.