Legal Terms of Use
Last updated December 2015
This website (“website”) is provided to you under these "Terms of Use" and any amendments or supplements to them (collectively referred to as this "Agreement") that may be posted by Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Limited (Johnson & Johnson Medical) or one of its affiliated companies (collectively, “Site Owner,” "we", "us") from time to time. Your use of this Website, or any other services or content provided through the Website, shall be deemed to constitute your consent to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement, which shall be enforceable in the same way as if you had signed the Agreement. If you are not willing to accept the terms and conditions in the Agreement, we ask that you not access or use the Website or post or submit any materials on it. Website Intended Audience
This Website is intended for and directed to Healthcare Professionals in Australia only.
Information Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION INCLUDING ANY ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED SOLELY AS A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL AID. IT IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE ADVICE, OR TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT, FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND SERVICES FROM A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER FAMILIAR WITH YOUR UNIQUE FACTS. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER REGARDING ANY MEDICAL CONDITION AND BEFORE STARTING ANY NEW TREATMENT. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND CAVEATS THAT MAY APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE WEBSITE.
WE ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW WE EXCLUDE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR, ANY CONSEQUENCE RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY ACTION OR INACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR OTHER MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE. WHILE WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND UP-TO-DATE, WE DO NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCES, AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RELATED TO THE INACCURACY, INCOMPLETENESS, OR LACK OF TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
Ownership
You understand that the Website is available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree that the Website is the property of the Site Owner; including all intellectual property rights in it and that you have no right to use them other than as set out in these Terms of Use. We are not responsible for any harm or loss that you suffer in relation to any use you make of the Website for any professional, healthcare-related or business purposes or other purposes not authorized under these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to refuse or terminate access to the Website at our discretion. The Website is provided free of charge and on that basis we have no obligation to provide any maintenance or support services in relation to it and we are not responsible for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of any failure to maintain or update the Website.
You may not copy, change or reuse the Website, any updates to it or any part of it including the software incorporated in it.
You may use this Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to view, print and distribute content retrieved from the Website for your personal, noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices displayed on the content. You may not copy, reprint, modify, display, perform, translate, distribute, adapt, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, circulate, or sell the content retrieved from the Website in any way, for any commercial use or provide it to any commercial source, including other websites, without the prior written permission of Site Owner.
In addition, you agree not to: (i) use this Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair this Website, or interfere with any other use of this Website, including, any user's ability to engage in real-time activities through this Website; (ii) use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access this Website for any purpose, including to scrape, data mine, monitor or copy any of the material on this Website; (iii) use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on this Website, or to engage in any other unauthorized purpose without the express prior written consent of Site Owner; (iv) otherwise use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of this Website; or (v) otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of this Website.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.
Privacy and Consent to Use Data
The information that we obtain through your use of the Website, whether through the registration process or otherwise, is subject to our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy addresses our collection, use, holding and disclosure of the information that you provide to us, including your rights relative to that information.
By providing your personal information to us via our Website (including any health information or other sensitive information that you provide), you consent to us collecting, holding, using and disclosing that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Electronic Communications
The information communicated on the Website constitutes an electronic communication. When you communicate with us through the Website or via other forms of electronic media, such as e-mail, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that we may communicate electronically, subject to applicable privacy laws, and that such communications, as well as notices, disclosures, agreements, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, are equivalent to communications in writing and shall have the same force and effect as if they were in writing and signed by the party sending the communication.
Storage of User Content
We may impose a maximum amount of storage for User Content on the Website. We are not responsible for any loss or harm you may suffer as a result of any deletion or failure to store any messages, communications or other User Content associated with maintaining the maximum amount of storage.
Additional Terms
Additional terms may govern certain features or content on the Website, such as offers, prize draws, competitions, contests and sweepstakes. By participating in any activity on the Website governed by additional terms, such as a prize draw, competition, contest or sweepstakes, you agree that you will be subject to those additional terms in addition to these Terms of Use.
Disclaimer of Warranties With Respect to Use of Website
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SITE OWNER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, LEGAL OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SITE OWNER DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED. SITE OWNER MAKES NO WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS USED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SITE OWNER OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
Limitations of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SITE OWNER, ITS AFFILIATES AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, MANDATARIES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR AGGRAVATED DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF INCOME, SAVING OR PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM (1) THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE; (2) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, ITEMS, OR WEBSITES; (3) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION); (4) THE STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE; OR (5) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SITE OWNER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. THIS EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS.
WHERE APPLICABLE LAWS IMPLY ANY WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS OR IMPOSE OBLIGATIONS UPON PERSONS WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, RESTRICTED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT TO A LIMITED EXTENT, THESE TERMS OF USE MUST BE READ SUBJECT TO THOSE LAWS. IF THOSE LAWS APPLY, TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH SITE OWNER IS ABLE TO DO SO, ITS LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED, AT SITE OWNER’S OPTION, TO (1) IN THE CASE OF ANY GOODS SUPPLIED BY SITE OWNER, EITHER (A) REPLACEMENT OF THE GOODS OR SUPPLY OF EQUIVALENT GOODS; (B) REPAIR OF THE GOODS; (C) PAYMENT OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE GOODS OR ACQUIRING EQUIVALENT GOODS; OR (D) PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE GOODS REPAIRED; OR (2) IN THE CASE OF ANY SERVICES PERFORMED BY SITE OWNER, EITHER (A) THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES AGAIN; OR (B) THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE SERVICES PERFORMED AGAIN.
Trademark Notices
The trademarks and brand names displayed on this Website are the property of the Site Owner, its affiliates or third party owners. You may not use or display any trademarks or service marks owned by Site Owner without our prior written consent. You may not use or display any other trademarks or service marks displayed on this Website without the permission of their owners.
Modification or Suspension of the Website
We will make reasonable efforts to make the Website available but we may from time to time need to interrupt, restrict, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently the Website or parts of it without notice. We will not be responsible for any harm or loss you may suffer as a result of such actions.
Termination
We may at any time terminate your use of or access to the Website and may delete any or all of your User Content without prior notice if we have a good reason to do so which includes any breach by you of these Terms of Use and any community guidelines. We will not be responsible for any loss or harm you may suffer as a result of termination of your use of the Website in these circumstances. In the event of any termination you must stop using the Website and you agree that the provisions of the Agreement regarding Ownership, Trademark Notices, Indemnification, Disclaimer or Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Applicable Law shall survive any such termination.
Links to Third Party Sites
This Website may contain links or references to third party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. No endorsement of any third party products, services or information is expressed or implied by any information, material or content of any third party contained in, referred to, included on, or linked from or to this Website. Any information, data, opinions, recommendations, products or services provided by such third parties through links to other websites or otherwise made available through their websites are solely those of such third parties and not of Site Owner. Your use of such third party websites is subject to the terms of use and the privacy policies of such websites.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Site Owner and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, or other representatives from and against all claims, liability, damages and expenses, including without limitation all legal fees and costs arising from or relating to (a) your breach of these Terms of Use; (b) your use of this Website including without limitation transmission or placement of information or material by you on this Website; and (c) any claim or allegation that any of your User Content infringes the intellectual property or other proprietary rights, or privacy rights, of any third party.
Modifications to these Terms
We may make changes to these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion, by updating these Terms of Use on this Website, and specifying the effective date of the new version of the Terms of Use. The “Last Modified” date at the top of these Terms of Use will indicate when the latest changes were made. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of a new version of the Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of any such changes. Accordingly, whenever you visit this Website, you should check to see if a new version of the Agreement has been posted.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns with respect to these Terms of Use or the Website you may contact us as identified in the Privacy Policy or under the Contact Us section of this Website.
Severability of Agreement
Should any part or provision of these Terms of Use be held unlawful, void, invalid, or unenforceable that portion shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Survival
All Sections shall survive the termination of the right to use the Website.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
The information on the Website is intended only for use by residents of Australia. Other countries may have laws, regulatory requirements, or medical practices that differ from those in Australia. The Agreement and the resolution of any dispute related to the Agreement, the Website, or items you purchase through the Website, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New South Wales, Australia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal action or proceeding between Site Owner and you related to the Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of New South Wales and of the Commonwealth of Australia, and you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.