Terms of Use

Any reference to The Hippocratic Post, we, us and our is to The Hippocratic Post Limited.

The Hippocratic Post Limited is a company registered in England and Wales (registered number is 09503552) with registered offices at Osborne’s House South, Portsmouth Road, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7AA.

Any reference to website(s) or site(s) is to a website owned or controlled by The Hippocratic Post Limited and its co-owners and licensors.

Any reference to you or your is a reference to you as a user of a The Hippocratic  Post website or service.
Please read the following Website Terms and Conditions (Terms) carefully before using the website(s) as they govern the use of our websites. By using our sites you are indicating you accept these Terms and that you agree to abide by them regardless of whether or not you choose to register with The Hippocratic Post. If you do not accept these terms, do not use the website(s).

From time to time we may change these Terms, and will post revisions on this website.

We recommend you regularly print a copy of these Terms for future reference and periodically review these Terms for changes. It is your responsibility for doing so.

If you have purchased a licence, subscription or otherwise entered into an agreement with us (for example as a delegate at a conference) you will also be governed by the terms of that agreement, which shall prevail in the event of a conflict. Online purchases have additional terms and conditions relating to the transaction as indicated on the relevant website.

Privacy
Use of the data that you provide us, or which is collected by use on our websites, is governed by our Privacy Policy. By using our site(s) you consent to such processing.
Access to The Hippocratic Post website

We try to ensure that website availability is uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, we cannot, guarantee that your access will not be suspended or restricted from time to time, including to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We of course try to limit the frequency and duration of any suspension or restriction.

The Hippocratic Post shall not be liable if for any reason the Websites are unavailable at any time or for any period.  

Accounts and passwords

If you have registered or subscribed to a The Hippocratic Post website, any user identification code or password must be kept confidential and used only by you (unless agreed in writing with The Hippocratic Post). We have the right to disable any user identification code or password whether chosen by you or allocated by us at any time if in our option you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that our sites will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our sites. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our sites by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our sites, the server on which our sites is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our sites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our sites will cease immediately.

Image Disclaimer

The website you are currently visiting utilises a variety of visual content to enhance its design and provide a visually appealing experience. Many of these images, illustrations, graphics, and photographs have been sourced from Shutterstock, a reputable online platform for stock images. However, it is important to note that not all visual content on this website originates from Shutterstock.

While diligent efforts have been made to ensure compliance with copyright laws and proper attribution practices, there may be instances where images are used without explicit identification of their source. In such cases, it should not be assumed that the image is obtained from Shutterstock.

We acknowledge the importance of intellectual property rights and respect the creative work of individuals and organisations. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used improperly or without appropriate attribution on this website, we kindly request that you contact us promptly. We will promptly address any valid concerns and take appropriate actions, including providing proper attribution, removing the image, or resolving the matter amicably.

Please be aware that any images provided by Shutterstock on this website are subject to their respective licensing agreements, terms of use, and conditions set forth by Shutterstock. If you wish to use any Shutterstock image found on this website, we encourage you to visit Shutterstock’s official website and obtain the necessary license directly from them.

It is crucial to understand that the presence of any image on this website does not constitute an endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship of any kind between the entities represented in the image and this website. Images are used solely for illustrative purposes, and any resemblance to actual individuals, entities, or events is purely coincidental.

By accessing and using this website, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined in this disclaimer regarding the usage and identification of images sourced from Shutterstock.

We reserve the right to modify, update, or revise this disclaimer at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review this disclaimer periodically to stay informed of any changes.

Intellectual property rights

The content, layout, design, data, databases and graphics on this website are protected by UK and other international intellectual property laws and are owned by The Hippocratic Post or its licensors. Unless expressly permitted in writing in a licence agreement or referenced herein relating to The Hippocratic Post, no part of a website may be reproduced, stored in any medium, including but not limited to a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, broadcasting) nor, shown in public.

You may not create any derivative work or make any other adaptation, without our prior written consent.

You must not modify the copies you have displayed or printed in any way and you may not use any illustrations, photographs, videos or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Any permitted use of our material is subject to ensuring that our copyright notices and trademarks appear as they do on all copies online and customary bibliographical citations including author attribution, date article title (where applicable) and the URL to the relevant Hippocratic Post website are included.

If you print off or download any material from our website(s) in breach of these terms of use, any rights to use our site(s) will cease immediately and you must at our option return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. All rights not expressly granted in these terms or any express written licence, are reserved.

The trademarks and logos which are displayed on the websites are the trademarks of The Hippocratic Post and its licensors. Any use including framing, metatags or other text utilising The Hippocratic Post trademarks or other trademarks displayed, is strictly prohibited without our (or our licensor’s) express written consent.
Any material you upload to our sites will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary (unless otherwise stated on the site or within our privacy policy) and for such content you grant us a transferable, royalty free, worldwide, irrevocable licence to use, copy, distribute, edit, amend, disclose, sub licence to third parties and create derivative works in whole or party of any such material for any purpose, in any media. We may remove, edit or amend any such material at any time without notice to you. To the extent moral rights attach to any material to the fullest extent permitted by law these are waived in our favour. All material posted must adhere to the requirements of “Your conduct” below.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to any of our sites constitutes a violation of their rights, including without limitation, their intellectual property rights, reputational rights or of their right to privacy.

Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved.

Permission for use of our intellectual property

Any request for permission of our content or images, or other use of our intellectual property not authorised under a subscription, should be made using email.

Links

Our websites contain links including hyperlinks which may take you outside The Hippocratic Post website. Links are provided for your convenience, and an inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or approval by us of the linked website, its operator or content. We have no control over the contents or functionality of those sites and accept no responsibility for any loss or damages that may arise from your use of them. We are not responsible for any website outside The Hippocratic Post website, and such websites use will be subject to relevant terms and conditions and privacy policies.

You may link to articles or the home page of The Hippocratic Post but with regard to any other of our websites, you must not deep link to any of our other websites or link to our home pages without our agreement in writing. You may not provide a link which suggests a form of association, approval or endorsement on our part, unless we have expressly agreed to this in writing. We reserve the right to withdraw any linking permission upon notice to you or by amending these terms and conditions.

Disclaimers and limitations of liability

Disclaimers

a) General disclaimers
Description or reference to a product or publication does not imply endorsement of that product or publication, unless it is owned by The Hippocratic Post and in which case it is subject to the disclaimers limitations of liability herein and within any licence or other agreement with you the latter of which shall prevail in the event of a conflict. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the material and information displayed on our websites is provided “as is” without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to accuracy.

We try and ensure our websites are available for use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week other than for a small period for scheduled down time, however we do not warrant that at other time our websites will be available. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will be not be liable to you for damages or refunds should our sites become unavailable or access to a site becomes slow or incomplete due to system back-up procedures, internet traffic volume, upgrades, overload of requests to the servers, general network failures or delays, or any other cause which may from time to time make the any of our websites inaccessible to you.

b) Additional product specific disclaimers

Third Party software

Certain functionality on our websites may require third party components or software and may operate with plug-ins and APIs created by third parties (collectively, Third Party Software). Your use of Third Party Software that has been incorporated into our sites will be subject to the terms and conditions of the authors and owners of such Third Party Software. Third Party Software utilised on our sites includes but is not limited to:

• Google Translate API functionality: applicable terms and conditions –  https://developers.google.com/terms/

You understand and acknowledge that your use of such functionality on our sites is subject to the relevant terms governing those services including those linked to above.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE HIPPOCRATIC POST EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES:
i.  ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER TERMS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR THE LAW OF EQUITY;
ii.  ANY LIABILITY CAUSED BY A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT;
iii.  ANY OBLIGATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OR ACCURACY; AND
iv.  OTHER THAN AS SET OUT BELOW, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING  BY YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE OR WITHIN ANY PUBLICATION SUBSCRIBED TO, VIA ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO OUR WEBSITE(S) AND ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONTRACTS ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WASTED TIME AND FOR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, HOWSOEVER AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, BY BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORSEEABLE.
NOTHING IN THIS PROVISION AFFECTS OUR LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE OR FOR LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OR MISREPRESENTATION AS TO A FUNDAMENTAL MATTER NOR ANY OTHER LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW. THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT AFFECT ANY APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS.

Your conduct

You must not use the website in any way that causes or is likely to cause the website or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way. You understand that you are solely responsible for all electronic communications and contents sent from your computer to us.
You must use the website for lawful purposes only. You must not use the website for any of the following:

• For fraudulent purposes or in connection with a criminal offence or otherwise carry out any unlawful activity
• To send, use or re-use any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, harmful, defamatory, obscene or menacing racist, abusive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, in breach of confidence, infringes any intellectual property rights, or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or objectionable; or which consists of or contains software viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any spam
• To cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
• To impersonate any third party or otherwise mislead as to the origin of your content
• To copy, reproduce, translate, modify, create a derivative work of, sell, resell, lease, lend, convey, distribute, publicly display or sublicense to any third party any part of our site in contravention with these terms of use or any other agreement with The Hippocratic Post.
• To scrape, build databases or otherwise create permanent copies of any part of a website, or keep cached copies longer than permitted by the cache header.
• To misrepresent the source or ownership of the websites or any content contained thereon.
• To remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices, falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices or other labels of the origin or source of material.

Governing law and jurisdiction

To the fullest extent permitted by law, these terms will be governed by the laws of England and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction, unless as at the date of formation of any agreement with you either i) the laws of England would not be upheld in the Courts in the  users  stated country location; ii) an English judgment could not be enforced in the user stated country location; or iii) it would take six months or more for The Hippocratic Post to enforce an English judgment in the user’s stated country location, then it is hereby agreed that these Terms shall be governed by the laws of the user’s stated country (or state if applicable) and its courts. Notwithstanding any of the above, this clause is governed by the laws of England.

Advertising

The following disclaimer applies to sponsored posts and advertising displayed on this website. Please read this disclaimer carefully before engaging with any sponsored content.

1. Nature of Sponsored Posts: Sponsored posts on this website are promotional content created or approved by advertisers. These posts are designed to showcase products, services, or events and are clearly marked as sponsored or labeled with a similar designation.
2. Independence and Editorial Control: Although sponsored posts may appear on this website, the inclusion of such content does not indicate endorsement or guarantee of the advertised product, service, or event by the website owner or its administrators. The website retains editorial control and maintains an independent viewpoint.
3. Transparency: We value transparency and strive to provide accurate and trustworthy information to our readers. Sponsored posts are clearly identified as advertisements, ensuring a clear distinction between editorial content and promotional material. However, please note that the inclusion of sponsored content does not mean the website owner endorses or guarantees the accuracy, quality, or effectiveness of the products or services advertised.
4. Responsibility of Advertisers: Advertisers are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and compliance of the content they provide for sponsored posts. The website owner does not assume liability for any claims, errors, or omissions in sponsored posts. Any concerns or issues regarding sponsored content should be directed to the respective advertiser.
5. Consumer Discretion: Readers should exercise their own discretion and judgment when engaging with sponsored posts. The decision to interact, purchase, or engage with the advertised products, services, or events is solely at the discretion and responsibility of the individual user. The website owner shall not be held liable for any consequences arising from such interactions.
6. Availability and Pricing: The availability and pricing of products or services featured in sponsored posts may vary and are subject to change without notice. It is recommended that users verify current information, availability, and pricing directly with the advertiser or on their respective websites.
7. Affiliations and Financial Relationships: The website owner may have financial or promotional relationships with certain advertisers, which may include receiving compensation for sponsored posts. However, these relationships do not influence the website’s content or editorial decisions, and the website owner strives to maintain transparency and objectivity.
8. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: By accessing or using this website, you agree to the website’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which govern your use of sponsored posts and your interactions with advertisers. Please refer to these documents for further information on your rights and obligations.

Date of last update of document: 09 June 2023