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Disclaimer and Condition of Use Policy 

This policy sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website This policy applies to all users or, and visitors to, our site. Your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by this condition of use policy.

Disclaimer 
  • The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by the UK Acute Oncology Society and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

  • In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

  • Any views expressed by individual contributors are the personal views of those contributors and cannot be taken to represent the views of the society.

  • Through this website you can link to other websites which are not under the control of UK Acute Oncology Society. We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

  • Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, the Acute Oncology Society takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Reliance on information posted

Commentary and other materials, posted on our site are not intended to amount to information or advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any user of our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

Our site is primarily intended for health professionals who require access to the information on it for their professional or educational work. 

Where any commentary or other material (including videos) posted on our site is based upon an opinion, you should be aware that other professionals in the field may have a different opinion. There are also continuous advances in medical research. When reading any such commentary or material you must, therefore, consider the same considering other professional guidance and medical advances. Accordingly, you must satisfy yourself as to suitability and appropriateness of any information obtained through our site and you must make your own independent judgement in respect of the course of action that you take regarding your patients as any action that you take in respect of your patients is your responsibility and not the responsibility of the UK Acute Oncology Society.

Confidentiality

The internet is not a secure medium of communication therefore the website group cannot guarantee the security of any information which users input onto the website. The society is not and will not be responsible for any damages a user may suffer because of loss of confidentiality. Despite the non-secure nature of the internet, the society take the confidentiality and privacy of its users seriously and is committed to safeguarding their Privacy and Confidentiality.

Online Privacy 

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when this website collects personal information. It applies to information we collect about visitors to this website, and those who log in to this website.

When someone visits this website, we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting this website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

  • Links: Links are provided for information and convenience only and the website group assumes no responsibility for, and does not endorse, the contents of any other website to which this site has links. The society cannot be held liable for damage suffered or loss or costs incurred howsoever caused, because of your use of any other site.

  • Linking to our site: You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our acceptable use policy.

  • If you wish to make any use of material on our site other than that set out above, please complete the contact us form or email:   UKAOS@media1productions.co.uk

  • Use of Material: No part of this website may be copied, performed in public, broadcast, published or adapted without the prior written permission of the website group, except solely for your own personal and non-commercial use.

  • Copyright: All material contained in this website is the property of the website group and copyright is held by the website group, unless otherwise indicated.

  • Material Submitted by Users: Any material, information, or other communication you transmit or post to this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. The website group will have no obligations with respect to the communications. The society and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate, and otherwise use the communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for all commercial or non-commercial purposes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or any other material that would violate any law.

  • Interactive services: We may from time to time provide interactive services on our site, including, without limitation:

    • Event booking

    • Discussion forum

    • User poll

    • Audit 

  • Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).

  • We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our site, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our site, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not. 

  • Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.

Your concerns

If you have any concerns about material which appears on our site, please complete the contact us form or email:  UKAOS@media1productions.co.uk        

Changes to The Condition of Use Policy

We may revise this condition of use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this condition of use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.

 

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