Information about us

The website: vectorpredictor.com (the "website") is owned and controlled by the University Court of the University of Glasgow incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 and having our principal office at University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, a registered Scottish charity in terms of Section 13 (2) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Charity Number SC004401, Charity Name 'University of Glasgow Court') (“University of Glasgow”, “us”, “we” and “our”).

This website has been created in collaboration with:

• The Ifakara Health Institute, a non profit organisation registered in Tanzania under registration number 1487 incorporated under the provisions of the Trustees’ Incorporation Act (CAP.318 R.E. 2002) and having its main administrative offices at Plot 463, Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni, P.O. Box 78373, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Tanzania), and;
• The Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, a charitable body registered in Burkina Faso incorporated under chart N N°97/043/MESSRS from April 25, 1997 and having its main administrative offices Boulevard de l’Indépendance “Ex Ecole Jamot” 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso).

In these Website Terms of Use the Ifakara Health Institute and the Institute de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante shall be referred to as the “Collaborators”.

The website supports the machine-learning based classification of mosquitoes into age and species classes based on their mid-infrared spectra.

Use & access

These terms of use set out the terms for use of the website and applies to all users of and visitors to the website ('you'). Please read these terms of use carefully before you begin to use the website. By using the website, you accept these terms of use and agree to abide by them. Please do not use the website if you do not agree with these terms of use.

Access to the website is on a temporary basis and we may withdraw or amend the website at any time. Sections of the website may be restricted to certain users at any time.

Personal data

How we collect, use, and share personal data is set out in our privacy notice.

Prohibited uses

You may only use the website for lawful purposes. You may not use the website:

• in any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation;
• in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
• to transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or
• to knowingly transmit any data or upload any material that contains viruses, or any other computer code, programs or files designed to destroy, interrupt, or limit the functionality of the website or any computer, computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.

Liability

The content on the website is provided 'as is', and without warranties, representations, or undertakings. We try to ensure that the content and information available on the website is accurate at the time of publication, but we do not warrant that this is the case.

Any links within the website to third party websites are not checked by us and we bear no responsibility for the content of external sites. If you access external sites through the website, you do so at your own risk.

We permit registered users of this website (“Members”) to contribute content to the website. Any views expressed on the website do not necessarily represent the views of University of Glasgow.

We make no guarantees that the website is free from viruses. It is strongly recommended that you check for such viruses before downloading the website or its contents.

Intellectual property

University of Glasgow is the owner, or the licensee of, all intellectual property rights contained within the website and in the content published on the website.

The website and all content published on the website are made available to you under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode).

Any other use of the website or the content published on the website requires prior written consent from the University of Glasgow.

Governing law / jurisdiction

These terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland and any disputes that may arise will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

Updates to terms and conditions

The University of Glasgow may revise these terms and conditions at any time. We will post a notification of any changes we make on the website. By continuing to use the website you agree to such changes. Every time you wish to use our site, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

Enquiries

Please contact simon.babayan@glasgow.ac.uk if you have any enquiries about the website.

In addition to the website terms of use, by registering as a Member to access this website and contribute content, you accept the additional terms and conditions set out below and agree to act in accordance with them.

If you do not agree to these additional membership terms and conditions, please do not upload any content to this website. If you have any concerns about the membership terms and conditions, please contact simon.babayan@glasgow.ac.uk before uploading your content.

1. Membership

• To become a Member, you will be asked to submit your details via the online registration form. If you are provided with a username or password as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

If we need to contact you, we will do so by writing to you at the email address you provide on registration.

• We will only use your personal information as set out in our privacy notice.
• Registration and contribution of content to the website does not imply endorsement by the University of Glasgow of you or endorsement of any products, services or research conducted by you.

2. Membership termination

• If you wish to terminate your membership, you may do so by email to simon.babayan@glasgow.ac.uk.
• We may, for any reason, immediately suspend or terminate your membership at any time by sending you an e-mail to the e-mail address you provide on registration.

3. Content

• When you submit content to the website, you agree and represent that you have created that content, or you have received permission from, or are authorised by, the owner of any part of the content to submit it to the website in accordance with the membership terms and conditions. You or the owner of the content still own the intellectual property rights in the content sent to us, but by submitting content to us, you are granting us and the Collaborators, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide licence to host, use, distribute, modify, store, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate and create derivative works of your content.
• You warrant that the content you submit to us is not obscene, threatening, harassing, libellous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, offensive, defamatory of any person or illegal.
• As a Member you agree not to:
  • use the website to post or otherwise transmit content that victimises, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of any impermissible classification, including, without limitation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, military status, or disability;
  • use the website for commercial purposes, including, without limitation, submitting any material to solicit funds or to promote, advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services;
• The University reserves the right to remove any content that does not comply with the membership terms and conditions.

4. Updates to terms and conditions

The University of Glasgow may revise these membership terms and conditions at any time. We will post a notification of any changes we make on the website. By continuing your membership, you agree to such changes.