Terms of use
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING Esculap-med.com
These Terms of Use apply to your use of the Esculap-med.com portal and its affiliates (referred to collectively as “Esculap-med.com,” “Esculap-med,” “Esculap-med portal” “us,” “we” and “our”) that are intended for use by healthcare professionals, including the information and services made available to users of the Esculap-med.com such as medical news, reference content, clinical tools, applications, sponsored programs, advertising, email communications, continuing medical education, market research opportunities and discussion forums (collectively, the “Services"). You will always be able to view the most current version of these Terms by clicking on the Terms of Use link at the bottom of any page of Esculap-med.com property. Note that these Terms do not apply to our properties and services that display a link to different terms of use.
In case of sponsored content, messages or materials, a clear statement will be displayed in the header or footer confirming that the content is sponsored, funded, placed, positioned or otherwise commercially funded – along with the source and nature of that funding.
By using the Services, you agree to these Terms, whether or not you are a registered member of the Esculap-med.com portal. These Terms govern your use of the Services and create a binding legal agreement that we may enforce against you in the event of a violation. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, do not use the Services!
Esculap-med.com portal is a web property of SIA Vivanti Europe. The registered and business address of SIA Vivanti Europe is at Bauskas street 58A Riga LV1004, Latvia.
By accessing any part of the service you acknowledge that information relating to you and your access, including behavior patterns and in some instances personally identifiable information may be shared within our organization (its subsidiaries, divisions, related entities and affiliates) regardless of the service element you have accessed or its provider. Please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we use and protect this information.
On an anonymized basis this same information – or parts thereof – may also be stored, referenced and used by third parties whose services support or form a component of this service. These include third parties such as Google Analytics or an advertising service operated by Google .
In general, the purpose of collecting such information is to help us better measure, analyze, understand and serve the needs of our users with appropriate content.
In addition to Esculap-med.com portal Services, some service elements are also may be provided under license or by way of other agreement by related businesses with another organizations. Where that is the case, these terms of use and Privacy Policy shall prevail.
- Intended audience – healthcare professionals
By accessing this service, you are confirming your status as a medical doctor, physician, nurse, clinical specialist or otherwise qualified healthcare professional.
This service is intended for use by healthcare professionals only. Non-professionals or those not possessing a nationally - or internationally- recognized medical qualification should review information carefully with their professional healthcare provider. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by doctors, physicians or other qualified healthcare professionals.
We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from any person under the age of eighteen.
As you must register an account to access all of the Esculap-med services and provide us with your name, email address, profession, specialty and other information specified in the registration form, you agree that your Registration Information is true, accurate, current, and complete, and you will promptly update your Registration Information as necessary so that it continues to be true, accurate, current and complete. Please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we use and protect this information.
Furthermore, by accessing the service, you confirm you understand that the content contained herein is made available for an international audience and that the presentation of the service or its content in a local language does not imply a warranty or guarantee from the service provider as to the accuracy or applicability of the content or service for a given region, country or language.
For country-specific prescription drug information and guidance please consult local health authorities or medicines agencies. Pharmaceutical product licensing, approval, availability and prescribing information, treatment guidelines, and other clinical parameters may vary from one country to another.
- Accuracy and use of content contained
We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of content presented through these services. However, in view of the possibility of errors by the authors, editors, or publishers of the material contained herein, or of the expiry of its validity due to subsequent external changes, neither the service provider nor any other party involved in the preparation of this material warrants that the information contained herein is accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such.
Medical professionals should confirm the accuracy of the information contained herein using other sources.
Sponsors of the services can in no way be held responsible or liable for any harm, injury, damage (financial or physical), death or otherwise as a result of any user accessing the information contained herein.
Users are cautioned to always research information related to prescription medicines or treatment from more than one recognized source and are solely responsible for any decision taken regarding treatment of a patient.
The service provider and other parties involved herein make no representations or warranties with respect to any treatment, action or application of medication or preparation by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this service.
The service provider and any other party involved herein will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages arising from the use of this service.
- External links/websites and affiliates
The service provider, our sponsors, advertisers and partners do not accept responsibility for content held within external websites linking to or from this service. The content of any such website in no way represents the opinions of the service provider. Such links are supplied purely as 'suggested links', the content of which is in no way warranted for accuracy or independence.
The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the service provider.
- Service and operation
The service provider reserves the right to add, modify, or delete any of the content and services or parts thereof at any time. Access to the service may be unavailable or terminated at any time and this will not affect any disclaimer or limitation of liability.
In no event shall the service provider or their partners/subcontractors be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages caused by any failure of performance, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, defects, delays in operations or transmission, communications lines failure, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or use of the service, or for any failure or inability to perform by the service provider or its subcontractors due to any cause beyond their control.
- Copyright
All rights are reserved. The information published within this service remains the property of the SIA Vivanti Europe or copyright holder, be it an individual or corporation or other organization.
The information presented and its format and structure is protected under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literature and Artistic works, under other international conventions and under national laws on copyright and neighboring rights.
Except as expressly permitted by applicable law or as authorized by us or the applicable licensor, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, publicly perform, create derivative works from, or "scrape" for commercial or any other purpose thу content or software, in whole or in part., Any permitted use of information from the service should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of the service provider and a clear credit to Esculap-med.com as the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the relevant page within this service. You may view information provided through the services of Esculap-med portal online, download individual articles to your computer or mobile device for later reading or print a copy of an article for yourself. You may not remove any copyright notices from our materials. You agree not to access the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by us for use in accessing the Services.
It is strictly forbidden to use the service imagery, the Esculap-med.com or Vivanti logos or related graphics without authorisation in writing. Where permission has been granted, the Esculap-med.com or Vivanti logo must be hyperlinked to the Esculap-med homepage (www.esculap-med.com) or LLC Vivanti (www.vivanti.eu) respectively. Applications and enquiries should be addressed via Contact us page.
- User-generated content
Certain services enable users to submit content which may include, without limitation, text, images, photographs, figures, charts, graphics, reports, data and sound ("User Content"). User Content does not include Registration Information. When you submit User Content through the Esculap-med services you automatically grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) license to distribute, transmit, copy, host, publicly display and perform, excerpt, index, tag, modify, adapt, sell, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit such User Content in any media, form or format now known or hereafter developed, both within and outside of the Esculap Site for any purpose that is consistent with the Esculap Privacy Policy. You agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content that you submit through the Services. You represent and warrant that you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to us the rights in such User Content as specified in these Terms.By using the site you agree you will not upload or transmit any communications or content that infringes or violates any rights of any party. Submission of content to the site is an agreement that the submission is non-confidential for all purposes. You agree to only post or upload media (including but not limited to photos, graphics, videos or audio) that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights to transmit and license and do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person. You agree that you will not submit any media that contains Personally Identifiable Information of any kind, including case material that may permit identification of a patient. Uploading media such as images or video of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.
By uploading any media to the site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of (or with) someone else unless you have their explicit permission. It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate or abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit content or any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or Esculap-med portal. The service provider reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the site and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion.
You are solely responsible for any content you author, the consequences of your content and your reliance on the content. The service provider and its licensors, advertisers, suppliers or other third parties are not responsible for the consequences of any communications you create on the service.
The service provider reserves the right (but is not obligated) to:
- Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s).
- Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms of Use.
- Terminate a user's access to the site upon any breach of these Terms of Use.
- Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication on the site.
- Edit or delete any content posted on the site, regardless of whether such content violates these standards.
The service provider, its customers, suppliers, licensors and any other third party involved with the site have no liability or responsibility to users of the site or any other person or entity for performance or non-performance of the aforementioned activities. Content submitted to the service provider may be viewed by the service provider’s editorial team and edited for language before or after going live on the site. However, whilst users must post information that is true and correct to their knowledge, the service provider expressly disclaims all responsibility and endorsement and makes no representation as to the validity of any opinion, advice, information or statement made or displayed on the site by third parties, nor are we responsible for any errors or omissions in the content, or for hyperlinks to third-party sites embedded in any content.
The service provider has no obligation whatsoever to monitor any of the content on the site. All users must behave at all times with respect and honesty. You acknowledge and agree that we have the absolute right to monitor the site’s content at our sole discretion. In addition, we reserve the right to alter, edit, refuse to post or remove any content, in whole or in part, for any reason and to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request and to protect our business, our clients, sponsors, users and visitors. The service provider will, at their sole discretion, remove any post deemed offensive or malicious. This will occur without warning. Any user who posts inappropriate material on the site may be banned from future posting at the sole discretion of the service provider. Content placed on the site is visible to all users, and once posted, users may not modify or erase their posts except by contacting us with a request to do so.
- Complaints and disputes
If you discover any content on the site, which you consider breaches any of these Terms of Use, or if you believe that another user has violated the Terms of Use or infringed your rights, you should notify the service provider immediately. In the event that the service provider receives a complaint regarding the site, the service provider will consider the complaint and take appropriate action, which may include removing the offending content and/or taking legal action. The service provider is not obliged to advise anyone alleged to have, or whom we consider has, infringed the terms, that we have altered, removed, or edited any material they have posted. Any response we give is at our absolute discretion.
- Accounts and passwords
You may not assign, transfer, share or sublicense the advantages of membership of the site with any other person. If you are a registered user of the site, you must keep your account details and password confidential and your login details must only be used by you. The service provider has the right to disable any login password without prior notice whether chosen by you or allocated by us at any time if, in the service provider’s opinion, you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use or if the service provider determines that it is necessary for the service provider to do so for any reason. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you may know or is attempting to discover your login details, you must promptly notify the service provider.
- Contact from Esculap-med.com
By registering as a user of Esculap-med portal you accept that you may occasionally receive promotional and non-promotional correspondence from us.
This correspondence may also include information or messages sponsored, written or paid for by third party/pharmaceutical/medical device companies or others with a commercial or scientific agenda. As such, these messages may contain sponsored or advertising content related to pharmaceutical products, devices, brands or websites. Where this is the case, the message or part thereof will be clearly marked as 'sponsored' or ‘promotional’.
- Personal data use (briefly)
The Esculap-med Privacy Policy provides information about our collection, use and disclosure of information about users of the Esculap-med services. By accessing and using the services, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy and acknowledge and agree that the Privacy Policy forms an integral part of these Terms.
Please visit our Privacy Policy for more information on how we use/store your personal data.
- Modification of these Terms of Use
The service provider may wish to update or change the terms, conditions and notices for the service provided from time to time and reserves the right to make these changes. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms, conditions and notices. Continued access to or use of services provided by the service provider after any such change shall constitute your consent to such change. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that change or improve the service shall be subject to the Terms & Conditions, as modified from time to time.
Your use of this service and the data/information held therein constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and associated Privacy Policy.