Legal Notice
Please read these terms of use carefully they set out some important legal
terms that apply to your use of the KLEOS website and any services provided
by KLEOS on the website. Access and use of the KLEOS website is subject
to your acceptance of these terms.
If you disagree with these terms of use, you may not use or access the
KLEOS website.
Privacy
Our privacy statement sets out what information
we collect from you, and what we do with it.
Disclaimers
The KLEOS website is designed for the education of healthcare professionals
on the subject matters therein contained, and for the global exchange of
professional knowledge, scientific research results and practical medical
information among such professionals. The website contains content prepared
by KLEOS and content prepared by other aurthors. Great care has been taken
to maintain the accuracy of the information indicated as being prepared
by KLEOS on these web pages. However, KLEOS cannot warrant the accuracy
of any information and cannot be held liable for any use or reliance on
any of the information contained on this website (unless otherwise agreed
in writing). Contributions published on the website under the names of
individual authors contain the statements and opinions solely of those
individual authors and not of KLEOS. Comments contributed by other authors
and medical practitioners on this website are not endorsed or approved
by KLEOS.
The website has been created for use by qualified medical professionals,
even where access to content has not been restricted. Users’ identity and
qualification may not be verified on access to the website and therefore
inappropriate access by non qualified persons cannot be reasonably avoided.
KLEOS operators may not be held liable for any damage or harm resulting
from inadvertent, inappropriate or ill advised access to and reliance on
information contained on the website.
The products, procedures, and therapies described on these web pages should
only be performed by certified and trained medical professionals in environments
specially designed for such procedures. No test or procedure should be
carried out unless, in the user’s professional judgment, the risk is justified.
Whoever applies products, procedures, and therapies shown or described
on these web pages will do so at their own risk. KLEOS recommends that
independent verification of diagnosis, therapies, drugs, dosages, and operation
methods should be made before any action is taken.
The website may contain information and discussion (including the promotion
of) methods, procedures or products that may not be available in certain
countries or regions, or may be available under various other trade or
service marks, names or brands. Methods, procedures and products may also
be subject to regulation and governmental approval, clearance or restrictions
in other countries or regions. It is recommended that users obtain information
about such regulation in their home country.
Although all advertising material which may be inserted onto the web pages
is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in these
web pages does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement by KLEOS of the
quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
Alternative products may be available from other manufacturers.
Links or referrals to other internet sites operated by third persons are
made for users’ convenience only. Although KLEOS operators undertake reasonable
efforts to verify, from time to time, the correctness or appropriateness
of the referral to the sites, and do not assume liability for the contents
of such sites or for any damage or harm resulting from users’ access to
such sites. KLEOS operators do not guarantee that files available for downloading
from this internet site are free from malicious software or codes. KLEOS
suggests the use of effective protective software.
Legal restrictions for use of the KLEOS web pages
These web pages were produced by KLEOS. All rights (including copyright
in the aggregated parts of the website and the database) subsisting in
these web pages are reserved by KLEOS (on behalf of itself, or, where relevant
its third party licensors) including trade marks in our name and logos.
KLEOS web pages may refer to or contain works or other content, such as
names, instruments, treatments, presentations, logos, designs, etc, that
may be protected by copyright, trademark, patents and other intellectual
property rights or similar laws, even though specific reference to this
fact is not always made. If you have any doubts as to whether a particular
work or item is the subject of any rights reserved to or by us then please
contact us we will endeavor to answer your query – no use (save as expressly
provided for) of any such materials should be made by you pending our response.
However the commercial use of the contents of the website and copying of
the works or other protected items contained on the web pages is prohibited.
We do not permit the making available of such works or any parts of those
works on any intranet site or the creation of derivative works based on
the works contained on these web pages.
If you to use any of our content for any purposes other than as set out
above you must first contact us and obtain our permission.
Restrictions on use: Authorized users of this site in compliance with its
terms may (in the absence of any express term to the contrary on the relevant
page) use the works contained on the web pages on a non-exclusive basis
for non-commercial, academic, educational and research purposes only. Single
images or illustrations (provided always that they (i) do not collectively
or individually, comprise a substantial part of any single work, or (ii)
are not taken from any slides or speakers notes accompanying any of the
video presentations) may be copied for non-commercial academic research
or educational purposes only. The images or illustrations may not be altered
in any way and must carry the following statement of origin “Copyright
all rights reserved. KLEOS (Smith & Nephew Plc)" or such copyright
notice as stated on the website from time to time.
Without prejudice to the above, nothing in these terms or on any web page
shall be construed as authorizing you, or otherwise granting you the right,
to download or otherwise copy any materials (including any speaker notes
or slides) which accompany any of the works (including any presentations
or videos) which are available through this site (save where the relevant
presentation includes an express notice to the contrary).
Unlawful Use
As a user bound by these terms, you agree not to use services and contents
of the KLEOS website in a way that is likely to cause damage to the services
(e.g. by affecting, disturbing or overloading the services), and will refrain
from illegal use or other abuse of the services or information derived
from them, and to refrain from violating third parties’ rights.
Amendments
KLEOS operators do not make any representation, and reserve complete discretion,
in regard of the operation and availability of the website or any part
thereof, and may at any time and without prior notice delete or replace
contents, restrict access to services, imply further conditions and/or
charge fees. KLEOS will not be liable for any damages, loss, costs or expenses
incurred by you as a result of any lack of availability or accessibility
to the website.
We reserve the right to amend these terms of use from time to time which
will be effective immediately when they are placed on the website. Please
refer regularly to the version as published on our website when using the
service.
Other Information
Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude any liability which we are
not allowed to exclude under any relevant law.
English law applies unless a legal requirement in the jurisdiction in which
the user is based prohibits this.
Questions
If you have any questions about anything on this website you can contact
us by email at kleos-global@smith-nephew.com
All references to "KLEOS", "we" or "our" in
these terms should be read as references to Smith & Nephew Plc (Company
number: 00324357) (or such other member of the Smith & Nephew group
as we may determine from time to time).
February 2009