Effective as of 01 May 2008
Welcome to univadis.co.uk (the "Website"). This website is owned and operated by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales ("MSD") and a member of the Merck & Co., Inc, of Whitehouse St, NJ, USA group of companies.
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Scope. The terms of use set forth in this agreement apply only to your use of this Website. MSD operates other websites that are covered by their own conditions as specified within those sites. When we refer to "MSD" we mean the pharmaceutical business of MSD.
Description of Service.This Website includes many types of services and information for healthcare professionals including research and news articles, slides, tools, other educational materials, and other resources. All information contained within the Website is intended only for adults who are duly licensed healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The information contained within this Website is in no way intended to serve as a substitute for your own medical judgment and commentary and other materials posted on this Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to this Website or by anyone who may be informed of any of its content. As a healthcare professional, you should use your own professional judgment in evaluating the information provided within this Website. We also recommend that you consult with other professional sources and references prior to making any evaluation or treatment decisions.
Use.You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from this Website for your personal reference. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on this Website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the material on this Website for commercial purposes. If you print off, copy or download any part of this Website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use this Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.
Service Access. Access to this Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on this Website without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason this Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
Representation. As a user of this Website, you are liable for the accuracy of the information that you provide to us, including, but not limited to your GMC, NMC or RPS registration and licence number and your professional representation.
Registration and Privacy. Most areas of this Website are only open to you if you register. Each registration is for a single user only. MSD does not permit you to share your user name and password with any other person nor with multiple users on a network. Responsibility for the security of any passwords issued rests with you. Please refer to our Internet Privacy Policy for information on our registration processes and how MSD protects your personal information.
Uploading Material to this Website. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload material to this Website, or to make contact with other users of this Website (such as through the use of the forums), you must comply with these terms and conditions. Users are prohibited from submitting, posting, distributing or transmitting any defamatory (or potentially defamatory), obscene, offensive, indecent, infringing or otherwise unlawful or objectionable material or information. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Website any material which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data). Any material you upload to this Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and MSD may use, copy and distribute any such material for any purpose. MSD also has the right to disclose such information to fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing MSD to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material in breach of this clause. MSD will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other user of this Website. We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on this Website if, in our opinion, such material does not comply with these terms of use.
Third Party Content. This Website contains information brought to you by third parties. The Website also provides links to other Internet websites. Notice of this information is provided throughout the Website. MSD assumes no responsibility for information provided by third parties or the content of other Internet sites to which we provide links. Those Internet websites are governed by their own terms of use displayed on the respective websites.
Use of the Trading Post. The Trading Post is for use only by persons who access it from the Website in the UK. Goods and services available from this Website are available only to residents of the UK. Any material posted on the Trading Post will be subject to the same restrictions contained in these terms and conditions. MSD is not involved in any of the transactions that take place on the Trading Post. As a result, MSD has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of the sellers to sell the items or the ability of the buyers to buy items. MSD reserves the right to withdraw access to the Trading Post at any time for all or any person(s) and it may remove any posting at its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. In the event that you breach the above restriction, you shall indemnify MSD against all and any costs and liabilities which arise out of or relate to such breaches.
Disclaimer of Warranties.The material displayed on this Website is provided without any representations, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy. To the extent permitted by law, MSD, other members of our group of companies and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity including, without limitation, the warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, use of reasonable care and skill and non-infringement of proprietary rights.
Liability. MSD hereby excludes all liability for any claim, loss, demands or damages of any kind whatsoever (whether such claims, loss, demands or damages were foreseeable, known or otherwise) arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website or the information, content or materials included on this Website. While MSD tries to ensure that content provided by this Website is correct at the time of publication no responsibility is accepted by MSD for any errors, omissions or inaccurate content on the Website. Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits MSD's liability for death or personal injury caused by MSD's negligence (or that of its employees, agents or directors), or MSD's liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which may not be limited or excluded by law.
Consequences. MSD reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account for any reason at any time without notice. If your breach causes harm to others, you agree to indemnify and hold MSD harmless from and against any and all loss, damage, or expense. If any dispute arises between us regarding this agreement or your use of this Website, it shall be resolved through good faith negotiations between the parties. If such efforts prove unsuccessful, all such controversies, claims, or disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration conducted in England in accordance with the Rules of the International Arbitration Association. The arbitration award shall be final and binding, and it may be confirmed and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction in England and Wales. Each party shall pay for all legal fees it incurred in connection with the arbitration and shall share equally in the costs of the arbitration.
