1. Introduction
These terms and conditions are issued on behalf of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society ("BOPSS"), whose principal place of business is c/o Ben Parkin, Ophthalmology Department, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW.
2. Acceptance of terms
The use of the BOPSS website located at www.bopss.org and www.bopss.co.uk (the "Website") including any content found on the Website, is subject to the following terms of use. By using the Website, you hereby agree to these terms of use. Please read these terms of use carefully.
These terms of use will apply every time you visit the Website. BOPSS reserves the right to update the terms of use at any time without notice to you. Any revised terms or conditions shall be valid from the day they are posted on the Website (indicated by the date at the top of the page). The most current version of the these terms can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the left right corner of every page at the Website.
3. Privacy and protection of personal information
BOPSS is committed to protecting your personal information. See the Privacy Statement for more information about privacy and protection of personal data.
4. Ownership
The Website is owned and operated by BOPSS.
All content and rights in the Website are the property of BOPSS, unless otherwise specified. Any unauthorised use including but not limited to copying, extraction, modification, transmission, publishing, displaying, distribution or commercial exploitation of the Website is strictly prohibited.
BOPSS, the BOPSS logo, bopss.org and bopss.co.uk (the "Trade Marks") are all trade marks of BOPSS. The Trade Marks may not be used in any way without the prior authorisation of BOPSS.
5. Notice regarding documents available on the Website
Permission to use material available on the Website (such as general informational papers, press releases, datasheets, together referred to as "documents") is granted, provided that:
Where documents are made available whose ownership belongs to an entity other than BOPSS, the same applies to these documents, except that the copyright notice should refer to the entity in question.
6. No unlawful or prohibited use
As a condition of your use of the Website, you will not use it for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the BOPSS webserver, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Website, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the BOPSS webserver, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Website.
7. Medical data and general disclaimer
The Website may contain medical data and other information related to BOPSS' interest areas. While BOPSS has made great efforts to make sure this information is correct, this information cannot be considered a substitute to a doctor's advice. Use of any medical information is on your own risk and cannot create any liability whatsoever towards BOPSS.
While BOPSS endeavours to ensure that the information on the Website is correct, BOPSS does not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material on the Website. BOPSS may make changes to the material on the Website at any time without notice. The material on the Website may be out of date, and BOPSS makes no commitment to update such material.
The material on the Website is provided "as is", without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, BOPSS provides you with the Website on the basis that it excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms which but for this legal notice might have effect in relation to the Website.
8. Links to other websites
The Website contains several links to third party websites. As BOPSS has no control over these websites, including their content and privacy policies, any use of information found on such websites cannot create any liability whatsoever towards BOPSS. If you access any of the third party sites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk. BOPSS recommends that you check the terms and conditions and any policies of such sites and contact the owner or operator if you have any concerns.
9. Links to the Website
If you would like to link to the Website, you may only do so on the basis that you link to but do not replicate any page of the Website, and subject to the following conditions:
BOPSS reserves the right to revoke the right granted above for breach of these terms of use and to take any action it deems appropriate.
You shall fully indemnify BOPSS for any loss or damage suffered by BOPSS for breach of this paragraph.
10. Liability
BOPSS and any of its officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them, exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party (including without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages), or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise in connection with the Website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results of use of the Website, any websites linked to the Website or the material on such websites, including but not limited to loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing the Website or your downloading of any material from the Website or any websites linked to the Website.
11. Applicable law
The laws of England and Wales apply to the Website and to any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Website or its use. Only the courts of England and Wales shall be authorised to handle any complaint or case associated with this Website.