Terms of Use/Legal

Acceptance

It is important that you read all the following terms and conditions carefully. This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and the owner and operator (“Owner”) of this Website (the “Website”). It sets out the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the Website and all written and other materials displayed or made available through the Website, including, without limitation, articles, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video clips, computer software, and code (the “Content”). By accessing and using the Website, you indicate your acceptance of being bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you must not access or use the Website. The Owner may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use of the Website after such changes are posted will signify your acceptance of these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically to review this Agreement.

Medical Emergency

Do NOT use the Website for medical emergencies. If you have a medical emergency, call a doctor or qualified healthcare provider, or dial 112 immediately. Under no circumstances should you attempt self-treatment based on anything you have seen or read on the Website.

General Information is Not Medical Advice

The general information provided on the Website is for informational purposes only and is not professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or care, nor is it intended to be a substitute for any of these. Always seek the advice of your doctor/GP or other qualified health provider who is properly licensed to practise medicine or general healthcare in your jurisdiction regarding any questions you may have about any information obtained from this Website or any medical condition you believe may be relevant to you or to someone else. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this Website. Always consult your doctor/GP or other qualified healthcare provider before starting a new treatment, diet, or fitness programme. Information obtained from the Website is not exhaustive and does not cover all diseases, ailments, physical conditions, or their treatment.

No Doctor/GP-Patient Relationship
The presentation of general information on the Website does not establish a doctor/GP-patient relationship between you and the Owner (or any of its doctors/GPs) and is not intended as a solicitation for individuals to become patients or clients of the Owner (or any of its doctors/GPs). This section does not apply to the extent that you are using the Website to communicate with a doctor/GP with whom you already have an existing doctor/GP-patient relationship.

No Endorsements
Unless specifically stated, the Owner does not recommend or endorse any specific brand of products, services, procedures, or other information that appears or may be advertised on the Website.

Email Communication with the Public
The Owner does not wish to use this Website as a means of communication with the public:
(i) regarding questions or issues of a medical nature;
(ii) to establish doctor/GP-patient relationships;
(iii) to book or cancel appointments; or
(iv) for inquiries regarding fees, services, or similar matters.
Email communications regarding such matters will not be responded to and will be discarded unread. If you are not an existing patient and you wish to contact the Owner or its doctor/GP regarding medical questions or issues, or with regard to appointments, accounts, or other questions, please do so by telephone or regular mail, as set out on the Website.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website and the Content are provided “as is” and “as available”. While the Owner endeavours to provide information that is correct, accurate, current, and timely, the Owner makes no representations, warranties, or covenants, express or implied, regarding the Website and the Content, including, without limitation, no representation, warranty, or covenant that:
(i) the Content contained in or made available through the Website or any item(s) made available on or through the Website will be of merchantable quality and/or fit for a particular purpose;
(ii) the Website or Content will be accurate, complete, current, reliable, timely, or suitable for any particular purpose;
(iii) the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free;
(iv) defects or errors in the Website or the Content, whether human or computer errors, will be corrected;
(v) the Website will be free from viruses or harmful components; and
(vi) communications to or from the Website will be secure and/or not intercepted.

You acknowledge and agree that your access to and use of the Website and the Content is entirely at your own risk and liability.

Limitation of Liability
In no event shall the Owner, its doctors/GPs/providers, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, or their respective successors and assigns be liable for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, any direct, special, indirect, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including, without limitation, any loss or damages in the nature of, or relating to, lost business, medical injury, personal injury, wrongful death, improper diagnosis, inaccurate information, improper treatment, or any other loss incurred in connection with your use, misuse, or reliance upon the Website or the Content, or your inability to use the Website, regardless of the cause and whether arising in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence), or otherwise. The foregoing limitation shall apply even if the Owner knew or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages.

The Owner also expressly disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions, and conduct of any third-party user of the Website, or any advertiser or sponsor of the Website (“third-party”). Under no circumstances shall the Owner, its doctors/GPs, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, or their respective successors and assigns be liable for any injury, loss, damage (including direct, special, indirect, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages), or expense arising in any manner whatsoever from (i) the acts, omissions, or conduct of any third-party; and (ii) any access, use, reliance upon, or inability to use any materials, content, goods, or services located at, or made available at, any website linked to or from the Website, regardless of the cause and whether arising in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence), or otherwise. The foregoing limitation shall apply even if the Owner knew or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Owner and its doctors/GPs, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements, resulting directly or indirectly from (i) your breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (ii) your access to, use, misuse, reliance upon, or inability to access or use the Website, the Content, or any website to which the Website is or may be linked from time to time; or (iii) your use of, reliance on, publication, communication, distribution, uploading, or downloading of anything (including the Content) on or from the Website.

Use of the Website
The Owner authorises you to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Limited Licence
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are hereby granted a limited, non-transferable, and non-exclusive licence to access, view, and use the Website and the Content for your personal, non-commercial use. You are granted the right to download, store, and/or print single copies of items comprising the Content for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You may not copy and/or repost items comprising the Content online. You must also abide by any additional requirements governing the use of any specific Content that may be set out on the Website. In the event of a conflict between the terms of a licence governing specific Content and this Agreement, the terms of the specific licence shall govern.

Linking
The Website contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the Owner of any third-party website or the content thereof. Unless expressly stated, the Owner does not operate any third-party website linked to the Website and is not responsible for the content of any third-party website, nor does it make any representation, warranty, or covenant of any kind regarding any third-party website, including, without limitation:
(i) any representation, warranty, or covenant regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, or suitability of any content on such third-party websites;
(ii) any representation, warranty, or covenant regarding the merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose of any third-party websites or material, content, software, goods, or services located at or made available through such third-party websites; or
(iii) any representation, warranty, or covenant that the operation of such third-party websites will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects or errors in such third-party websites will be corrected, or that such third-party websites will be free from viruses or other harmful components.

While the Owner encourages links to the Website, it does not wish to be linked to or from any third-party website that contains, posts, or transmits any unlawful or indecent information of any kind, including, without limitation:
(i) any content constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, national, or international law or regulation that may be damaging or detrimental to the activities, operations, credibility, or integrity of the Owner; or
(ii) any website that contains, posts, or transmits any material or information that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights, or which is protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights.

The Owner reserves the right to prohibit or refuse to accept any link to the Website, including, without limitation, any link which contains or makes available any content or information of the foregoing nature, at any time. You agree to remove any link you may have to the Website upon the request of the Owner.

Submissions
The Website may provide features that allow you to post messages and content to designated areas on the Website, participate in chat groups, interact with the Owner and other users, and upload files, documents, or other materials (“Submission(s)”). Submissions do not include communications between you and your physician pursuant to the physician-patient relationship. The Owner does not control the content of any Submissions and has no obligation to monitor them. However, the Owner reserves the right at all times to disclose any information necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental or law enforcement request, or to edit, refuse to post, or refuse to remove any Submission, in whole or in part, that, in the Owner’s sole discretion, is objectionable or in violation of this Agreement.

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the content of your Submissions and the consequences thereof.

Rules of Conduct Regarding Submissions
When using any features of the Website that allow you to post, upload, or make Submissions, it is a condition of your use of the Website that you do not:

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Website, interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website, or do anything which, in the sole discretion of the Owner, imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Website infrastructure;
Post or transmit any unlawful, abusive, defamatory, or obscene information of any kind, including, without limitation, any submission constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, national, or international law or regulation;
Post or transmit any Submission, including, without limitation, articles, images, stories, software, or other material, which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights, or which is protected by any intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, or other proprietary rights, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the Owner or rights holder;
Post or transmit any Submission which contains a virus or other harmful component;
Post or transmit “junk mail,” “chain letters,” unsolicited mass mailings, or “spam”; and
Use or “mine” the Website for commercial purposes, including, without limitation, posting, uploading, or transmitting any Submission which contains advertising, engages in commercial activities, solicitations, or sales, or involves contests, sweepstakes, advertising, and pyramid schemes.

Grant of Licence Regarding Submissions
By posting or uploading Submissions to the Website, you grant the Owner a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide licence to:
(i) use, reproduce, store, adapt, translate, modify, make derivative works from, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, or display such Submissions for any purpose; and
(ii) sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights. In addition to the grant of the above licence, you hereby:
(i) waive all moral rights in your Submission in favour of the Owner;
(ii) consent to your name, address, and e-mail appearing as the contributor of your Submission, where applicable, and to the disclosure and display of such information and any other information that appears in or is associated with your Submission;
(iii) acknowledge and agree that the Owner is not responsible for any loss, damage, or corruption that may occur to your Submission; and
(iv) acknowledge and agree that your Submission will be non-confidential.

Registration
To use certain features of the Website, you may be asked to create an account. When you register with the Website, you agree:
(i) to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by any registration form; and
(ii) to maintain and promptly update the information to ensure it remains true, accurate, current, and complete. If the Owner has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, the Owner has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or part of the Website. The Owner’s use of any personally identifying information you provide as part of the registration process is governed by the terms of our Privacy Policy.

Passwords
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password you use in connection with your account and are liable for all activities that occur under your username and password. You agree to notify the Owner immediately of any unauthorised use of your password or account, or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you log out from your account at the end of each session. The Owner shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from either the Owner’s or your failure to protect your password or account information.

Tools
Any tools or calculators provided on the Website are intended for general and illustrative purposes only. Such tools and/or calculators do not constitute medical advice and are not a substitute for it. You should not act or refrain from acting based on any information provided by these tools or calculators on the Website.

Security
Information sent or received over the internet is generally not secure. The Owner cannot guarantee the security or confidentiality of any communications to or from the Website.

Modification to the Website
The Owner reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part thereof) with or without notice to you. The Owner shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modifications, suspensions, or discontinuances of the Website or any part thereof.

Use Prohibited Where Contrary to Law

Use of this Website is unauthorised in any jurisdiction where the Website or any of its content may violate any laws or regulations. You agree not to access or use the Website in such jurisdictions. You also agree that you are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations. Any contravention of this provision (or any other provision of this Agreement) is entirely at your own risk.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Website is operated by the Owner from its offices in England, United Kingdom. You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Website and its content shall be governed by the laws of England, United Kingdom. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England with respect to all matters relating to your access to and use of the Website and its content, as well as any disputes that may arise therefrom. The applicable law shall be the law of England.

Waiver
Any consent by the Owner to, or waiver of, a breach of this Agreement committed by you, whether express or implied, shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of, any other, different, or subsequent breach.

Severability
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or covenant in this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or covenant. Any invalid provision or covenant shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this Agreement.

Notice
Questions or comments regarding the Website should be directed to the Owner via email, as provided in the Website’s contact details.

Termination
The Owner may, at its sole discretion, cancel or terminate your right to use the Website, or any part thereof, at any time and without notice. Upon termination, you are no longer authorised to access the Website or the part of the Website affected by such termination. The restrictions imposed on you regarding material downloaded from the Website, as well as the disclaimers and limitations of liability set forth in this Agreement, shall survive termination. The Owner shall not be liable to any party for such termination.

Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Owner relating to your access to and use of the Website.