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Terms Of Use

These terms of use (together with the documents referred to) set out the terms on which you may make use of our website virtual.hivglasgow.org (our site). This site is a subdomain of the www.hivglasgow.org congress site which has its own set of Terms of Use. http://www.hivglasgow.org/terms-of-use

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use our site, as these will apply to your use of our site. By using our site, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use our site.

The content on our site has been prepared for the purpose of providing a forum for the HIV Glasgow 2024 Virtual Congress and the services we provide to our customers.

Other Applicable Terms:

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our site:

• Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our site, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

• Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

Information About Us:

virtual.hivglasgow.org is a subdomain site operated by Ashfield Health Ltd (“We”). We are registered in England and Wales under company number 01887613 and have our registered office at Ashfield House, Resolution Road, Ashby de la Zouch LE65 1HW. To contact us, please email [email protected]

The content appearing on the pages of our site is provided in accordance with and subject to the laws of England and Wales. Although accessible by others outside of England and Wales, we make no representations that materials on our site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access our site from other locations you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Changes To These Terms:

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Any changes made will be binding on you.

Changes To Our Site:

We may update our site from time to time, and may change the content at any time. However, please note that any of the content on our site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing Our Site:

Individuals accessing this site have paid a registration fee to join the HIV Glasgow 2024 Congress. The site will be live and active to users from 1 November 2024 through to Friday 31 January 2025 after which time the site will be deactivated. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to our site is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our site without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our site. Details of suitable browsers is provided to individuals accessing the site along with login information. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our site through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

In accessing our site you accept that electronic mail passing over the internet may not be free from interference by third parties. In consequence we cannot guarantee the privacy or confidentiality of any information relating to you passing over the internet. You shall be responsible for the content and information contained in all your communications to our site, including its lawfulness, truthfulness and accuracy. In particular, but without limitation, you should not post any unlawful, threatening, defamatory or obscene material or any material that could give rise to a criminal offense and/or civil liability in any relevant jurisdiction. It is entirely at your discretion to send any information to us. While we are bound by applicable data protection legislation, information which is not personal will not be deemed confidential and we shall be free to disclose or use it as we may deem appropriate without obligation to you.

Intellectual Property Rights:

We are the owner of the site infrastructure adopted to deliver the HIV Glasgow 2024 Congress. The material(s) published on the site remain(s) the property of the individuals or organisation supplying it to us for the purposes of the delivery of HIV Glasgow 2024 Congress. The congress does not adopt any copyright ownership of content. You may however print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our site.

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.

Any scientific and other content downloaded should be for personal use. If citation or further presentation of any of this content is required it will be the responsibility of the downloading person/organisation to request such use by the presenter/supplier of such information and acknowledge accordingly.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, and the source can be attributed to this site your right to use our site may cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

No Reliance On Information:

The content on our site is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Any content provided by third parties does not represent endorsement by us as to use and best practice.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Limitation Of Our Liability:

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with use of, or inability to use, our site; use of or reliance on any content displayed on our site; loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; business interruption; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

You should consult your own healthcare professionals in respect of any healthcare or pharmaceutical related information provided on our site.

Viruses:

We do not guarantee that our site 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 site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site 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 site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site 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 site will cease immediately.

Linking To Our Site:

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you. Our site must not be framed on any other site. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact [email protected]

Third Party Links And Resources In Our Site:

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

Trade Marks:

All brand names and product/service names referred to on our site are our trademarks or trade names or those of our third party suppliers/clients as appropriate.

Applicable Law:

These terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Contact Us:

You can contact us by sending an email to [email protected]

Updated: October 2024