Terms of Use

Please note that EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd, publisher of epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals amended it's Terms and Conditions of Use on 9th February 2012. Changes relate specifically to section 6, entitled 'Contact from EPG Health Media (Europe) ltd'.

1. Intended audience - healthcare professionals

By registering as an epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals user/member you are confirming your status as a medical doctor, physician, clinical specialist or otherwise healthcare professional.

epgonline.org is intended for use by healthcare professionals only. Non-professionals reading content herein should review the information carefully with their professional health care provider. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by doctors or physicians.

Furthermore, by registering as a user/member of epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals the user confirms that they understand that content contained within epgonline.org is made available for a European/Global audience. For country-specific data please consult local Health Authorities or Medicines Agencies as product Information, treatment guidelines, and other clinical data may vary from one country to another.

2. Accuracy and use of content contained

In view of the possibility of human error by the authors, editors, or publishers of the material contained herein, neither EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) nor any other party involved in the preparation of this material warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect 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 or suppliers of EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) can in no way be held responsible or liable for any harm, damage either financially or physically, death or otherwise as a result of any professional or non-professional accessing the information published herein. Professionals are cautioned to always research information related to prescribing or treatment from more than one recognised source and are solely responsible for any decision taken regarding treatment of a patient based upon the material herein.

EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd 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 epgonline.org or any other party involved herein. Neither EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) nor any other party involved herein will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages arising there from.

3. External links/websites and affiliates

EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org), our sponsors, advertisers and partners do not accept responsibility for content held within external websites linking to or from www.epgonline.org. The content of any such website in no way represents the opinions of EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd. 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 EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd.

4. Service and operation

EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd reserves the right to add, modify, or delete any of the content and services offered on its website(s) at any time. Access to the site may be unavailable or terminated at any time and this will not affect any disclaimer or limitation of liability.

In no event shall EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd 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, unauthorised access to or use of epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals, or for any failure or inability to perform by EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd or its subcontractors due to any cause beyond their control.

5. Copyright

All rights are reserved. The information published within the epgonline.org website (www.epgonline.org) by EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd remains the property of the author or copyright holder, be it an individual or corporate. 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 neighbouring rights.

Extracts of the information from the website may be reviewed, reproduced or translated for research or private study but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. Any use of information from epgonline.org should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) as the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the website www.epghealthmedia.com (corporate website) or www.epgonline.org. Reproduction or translation of substantial portions of the website or any use other than for educational or other non-commercial purposes, requires explicit, prior authorisation in writing.

It is also strictly forbidden to use epgonline.org or EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd logos or related graphics without authorisation in writing. When permission has been granted, the epgonline.org or EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd Logo must be hyperlinked to the epgonline.org website home page (www.epgonline.org) or EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd website homepage (www.epghealthmedia.com) respectivley. Applications and inquiries should be addressed via the feedback page (www.epgonline.org/feedback).

6. Contact from EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd

By registering as an epgonline.org user/member you accept that you may occasionally receive promotional and non-promotional correspondence from us.

7. How we use your personal data (summary)

Please visit our privacy policy for more information on how we use/store your personal data.

By registering as an epgonline.org User you agree that your personal data may be used by EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) for the purposes of periodic contact (where you have consented during registration) or for the purposes of market research.

You also agree that EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd may retrieve anonymous information regarding your activity on this and other EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd web-sites - where you have used your epgonline.org username and password for access - for the purpose of creating a user & activity profile, including your profession, license number and other pertinent information. This information is held securely and not shared with any 3rd party.

EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd (publisher of epgonline.org) may provide anonymous access to our database to 3rd party organisations (including pharmaceutical and medical device companies) for the purposes of market research, clinical trials, studies /promotional or email marketing activity. Such activities are usually infrequent and will be limited to no more than twice in any month.

Your personal information will never be passed to these organisations unless you expressly agree separately over and above these terms & conditions of use.

8. Modification of these terms of use

EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd, publisher of epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals, may wish to update or change the terms, conditions and notices for the service provided from time to time. EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd reserves the right to make these changes and you are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms, conditions and notices. Continued access to or use of www.epgonline.org and services provided by EPG Health Media (Europe) Ltd after any such change shall constitute your consent to such change. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that change or improve EPG Health Media website(s) and services shall be subject to the Terms & Conditions, as modified from time to time.

Your use of this website and the data/information held therein constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

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