Terms and Conditions
This Website is operated by NHS Specialised Services based at the London Strategic Health Authority 2nd Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QT (”NHS Specialised Services” or “London Strategic Health Authority” or “NHS London” or “we” or “us”). These terms and conditions govern your use of this website including your use of any materials, information and services which may be made available to you from this website.
By using the website you accept and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you may not use this website.
These terms and conditions supersede any and all previous terms and conditions relating to your use of this website or any related websites. We may amend these terms and conditions at any time by posting such changes on the website. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with these terms and conditions regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of this website following the posting of any such changes will constitute your acceptance of the revised terms and conditions.
1. Disclaimers and Liability
1.1 NHS Specialised Services has used all reasonable care and skill in creating the website and collating, creating and publishing the information on this website but makes no guarantee or warranty as to the accuracy of this information, that this information will meet individual requirements or that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
1.2 This website is provided for information and guidance only and is not intended to replace proper consultation, advice or treatment from appropriately qualified health professionals.
1.3 This website and the materials published or posted on this website are intended for use within the United Kingdom only. NHS Specialised Services makes no guarantee, promise or representation that any information, guidance or service provided from this website is suitable for use in any other countries. Users who access this website from other locations do so at their own risk.
1.4 You acknowledge and agree that London Strategic Health Authority will not be liable to you or any person for any claims, losses or damages (whether direct, indirect or consequential) that may arise from your use of this website or any materials or information published on this website, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded by law.
1.5 Save as precluded by law, London Strategic Health Authority and its affiliates will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages or expenses arising from breach of contract, tort or otherwise in connection with these terms and conditions, this website and/or the content posted by you (including but not limited to any loss of data, loss of profits, damage to goodwill or reputation, loss of savings, business interruption or wasted expenditure) howsoever arising out of your use of this website even if we have been advised of (or know or should have known of) the possibility of such damages).
1.6 This website and the content of this website are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Other than expressly set out in these terms and conditions, London Strategic Health Authority makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, currentness, timeliness or fitness for a particular purpose. To the extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
1.7 You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless London Strategic Health Authority and its employees, contractors and sub-contractors, against any liability (including but not limited to damages, losses, claims and costs) from any claim or cause of action arising out of or in connection with your breach of these terms and conditions and, in particular, (but without limitation), any claims or cause of action relating to any content posted by you on this website.
2. Access to the Website and Content
Access to this website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right, from time to time without notice, to:
2.1 suspend, restrict or terminate access to any part of this website; and
2.2 change, modify, substitute or remove any information or content on the website.
We shall not be liable if for any reason this website, or the content of this website, or any other site to which it links, is not available for any reason.
3. Rights and Use of the Website
3.1 London Strategic Health Authority and its licensors retain all rights, title and interest in and to this website and the information and materials published or posted on this site. These works are protected by intellectual property rights. Your use is governed by applicable law and is restricted as set out in these terms and conditions.
3.2 You may access and print or download extracts of information and materials contained on this website (”Materials”) for your own personal reference, but you may not (and shall not allow others to):
3.2.1 use the Materials for any business-related purposes whatsoever;
3.2.2 sell, transfer, sub-licence, distribute, reproduce, modify, alter or create derivative works from the Materials; or
3.2.3 remove or alter any proprietary notices from or embedded within the Materials.
3.3 You shall not (nor allow others to):
3.3.1 breach or attempt to breach the security of this website;
3.3.2 modify, decompile, reverse engineer, decrypt, circumvent or otherwise interfere with or alter this website, any software or code that forms part of this website or any of the Materials;
3.3.3 use this website in any way which may cause the website or access to the website to be interrupted, damaged or impaired; or
3.3.4 use this website to knowingly transmit any data, or send or upload any material that contains viruses, trojans, worms, logic-bombs or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
3.4 The trade marks, graphics and logos used on or in connection with this website belong to London Strategic Health Authority and its licensors. You are granted no rights to use such marks and any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited.
3.5 All rights not expressly granted in these terms and conditions are reserved to London Strategic Health Authority and its licensors.
4. Interactive Services
4.1 We may from time to time provide interactive services on the website, including, without limitation discussion forums, bulletin boards, ask the expert, wikis and/or blogs (together “Interactive Services”).
4.2 We are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any of the Interactive Services on the website, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of such service, whether the service is moderated or not. We reserve the right to delete, take-down or suspend access to any content transmitted to or published via the Interactive Services at any time.
4.3 You must be over the age of 18 to access and use our Interactive Services.
4.4 You may only use the Interactive Services for lawful purposes. You may only transmit or publish content which is relevant to the subject matter under discussion and in which you own all intellectual property rights or for which you have authorisation from the person who owns those rights. You may not use such services to upload, transmit or publish any content which:
4.4.1 personally identifies any individuals (whether by name or inference of identity) unless you have the express authorisation to do so from that individual or his/her agents;
4.4.2 is fraudulent, malicious, defamatory, obscene, racist, discriminatory or designed to offend (including, but not limited to, the use of swear words or other inappropriate language) or to cause annoyance or harassment;
4.4.3 is illegal, abusive, threatening, indecent or menacing;
4.4.4 promotes sexually explicit material, violence or illegal activity of any kind;
4.4.5 infringes third party’s intellectual property rights or confidence or privacy rights;
4.4.6 consists of disputes of a personal nature, political announcements, commercial solicitation or advertising, chain letters, mass mailings or spam; or
4.4.7 contains software viruses or anything else which may have a contaminating or destructive effect on any part of the website or any related technology.
4.5 We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these terms and conditions through your use of the Interactive Services. In the event of any suspected breach, we may take such action as we deem appropriate including, but not limited to, removing contributions made in the Interactive Services and blocking your user account access.
4.6 When using the Interactive Services or dealing with this website you may not use a false email address, impersonate any other person or entity or mislead the website or other users as to the origin of any electronic communications or content.
4.7 You are responsible for the information you post on the website. All material which you contribute to the website through the Interactive Services must be accurate, complete and up to date (where they state facts) or genuinely held (where they state opinions). You are responsible for ensuring that any information posted is updated where necessary.
4.8 You agree to grant London Strategic Health Authority a worldwide, royalty free, non-terminable, transferable licence to use, broadcast, publish, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any material you contribute to the website.
4.9 We cannot guarantee that any material you contribute to the website will be secure or free from interception from third parties.
4.10 We will endeavour to remove any content available through the Interactive Services which causes or is likely to cause offence as soon as reasonably practical after we have been made aware of this. If you wish to make a complaint with regard to any content, please contact enquiries@specialisedservices.nhs.uk
5. Third Party Service and Links
5.1 This website may contain links to third party websites. These links are provided for convenience only and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept any responsibility for these websites, nor for any materials or information available from those sites.
5.2 This website may contain adverts for third party products and services. Reference to these third party products and services is for convenience only and is not an endorsement, invitation or recommendation by us to use or buy any of the products and services featured. NHS Specialised Services and/or London Strategic Health Authority is in no way involved in the supply of such products or services, which shall be governed by the terms and conditions which you agree independently with that third party. Any liability that may arise out of any transaction you may enter into with a third party is your own responsibility which you undertake at your own risk.
6. Third Parties
Except for London Strategic Health Authority’s affiliates, directors, employees or representatives, a person who is not party to the contract shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of such contract. This does not affect any right or remedy of any person which exists or is available otherwise than pursuant to that Act.
7. Invalidity
7.1 If any of these terms and conditions are found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other terms and conditions which shall remain in full force and effect.
7.2 If any of these terms and conditions are found to be invalid or unenforceable but would cease to be invalid or unenforceable if some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
8. Entire Agreement
These terms and conditions, together with our contact details and privacy policy, set out the whole of our agreement relating to your access to and use of this website.
9. Waiver
Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
10. Contact Details
If you require any further information, please contact enquiries@specialisedservices.nhs.uk or NHS Specialised Services, 2nd Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QT
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales in respect of any disputes which may arise in connection with this website.
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