Legal policy

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

You acknowledge and accept that by using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.  If you do not agree with any of these Terms and Conditions, do not use this website.

DISCLAIMER

This website is provided by AstraZeneca and is intended solely for use by health care professionals in Australia. Whilst we have taken reasonable care in compiling this website, we are not responsible for any action taken by any person or organisation, wherever they are based, as a result, direct or otherwise, of information contained in or accessed through this website whether such information is provided by us or by a third party. Nothing on this website should be construed as the giving of advice or the making of any recommendation and this website should not be relied upon as the basis for any decision or action.

As a result of ongoing medical advances and developments, the information on this website may not always be completely up to date and, for this reason, such information is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GIVE ANY UNDERTAKINGS EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ABOUT ANY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE TIMELINESS, CURRENCY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF SUCH CONTENT OR THAT THE RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR RELIABLE. You agree that the use of information obtained or downloaded from or through this website is at your sole discretion, judgement and risk.

Any medical information on this website is not intended as a substitute for informed medical advice. Information on the products mentioned on this website may vary by country. Patients and healthcare professionals should check with local medical resources and regulatory authorities for information relevant to their country. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A SUITABLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL ON ANY SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR MATTER WHICH IS COVERED BY ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION. WE ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER ANY UNSOLICITED CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PERSONAL HEALTH CARE ISSUES.

A service for ordering Product Starter Packs or product samples directly from this website is available to authorised health care professionals and is administered by AstraZeneca according to the Commonwealth, and State and Territory Poisons (and Therapeutic Goods) legislations, and follows the Quality of Use of Medicines (QUM) principles under the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct. Supply of these products is solely at the discretion of AstraZeneca.

Nothing on this website shall be deemed to constitute an invitation to invest or otherwise deal in shares or securities in AstraZeneca PLC. Actual results and developments may be materially different from any forecast, opinion or expectation expressed on this website and the past performance of the price of securities must not be relied on as a guide to their future performance.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, we will not, in any circumstances, be liable for any damages, loss (whether direct or consequential), costs or expenses of any kind arising out of, or referable to, the completeness, timeliness, suitability or accuracy of anything on this website, whether caused by our negligence or otherwise.

Any service on the website where a visitor poses questions to a specialist, such as “Ask a specialist” is made available as a general information tool and cannot be relied upon by medical practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. Responses to questions asked to “Ask a specialist” service, or similar, are not prepared by AstraZeneca, and AstraZeneca makes no representations as to their quality or appropriateness and AstraZeneca accepts no liability in relation to the responses. AstraZeneca provides no guarantees that all questions will be answered or in relation to the timeframes within which responses may be provided.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The copyright in this website, including, without limitation, in all documents, files, text, images, graphics, devices and code contained in it and in this website's general "look and feel", is owned by AstraZeneca (All Rights Reserved) or its third party licensors.

You are authorised to copy and print extracts or documents from this website (except for any third party owned content which has been identified as such) for your non-commercial use only or to use such extracts or documents as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), provided any such copy, print or other use retains all copyright or other proprietary notices and any disclaimer contained within them. Unless otherwise indicated, all our product names are registered trade marks. AstraZeneca logos and trademarks may not be used or reproduced without our prior written consent. Other than as specifically mentioned above, reproduction of part or all of the content of this website in any form, including framing, creating any derivative works based on this website or its content, incorporation into other websites, electronic retrieval systems or publications is prohibited. No links to this website may be included in any other website without our prior written permission.

We cannot guarantee that you have any right to use third party owned content which is available on this website and you must obtain permission from the third party owner before using or downloading such content.  Content which is copyright protected may not be changed (except as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)) nor may any author attribution notice or copyright notice appearing on such content be altered without first obtaining the appropriate consents.

Except for the limited permission set out above, nothing on this website should be construed as granting any other right or licence.

RIGHT TO USE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY USER

In the event that you submit any material for inclusion on this website including (without limitation) personal information, know-how, comments, ideas, questions, techniques, abstracts or similar, you agree (i) that such material will be deemed not to be confidential and (ii) to grant to AstraZeneca a world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to itself and to sublicence others to use, disclose, copy, modify, adapt, publicly display and translate all or any of such material for any purpose whatsoever without restriction.

We reserve the right, in our absolute discretion, to remove or delete, without notice, any material you submit for inclusion on this website.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

This website may contain third party owned content (eg articles, data feeds or abstracts) and may also include hypertext links to third party owned websites. We provide such third party content and links as a courtesy to our users (and subject to the terms set out above under the heading Copyright Notice). We have no control over any third party owned websites or content referred to, accessed by, or otherwise available on this website and, therefore, we do not endorse, sponsor, recommend or otherwise accept any responsibility for such third party websites or content, or for the availability of such websites. In particular (but without limitation), we do not accept any liability arising out of any allegation that use or other exploitation of any third party owned content (whether published on this, or any other, website) infringes the intellectual property rights of any person or any liability arising out of the use of or reliance on any information or opinion contained on or in, or an omission from, such third party website or content.

SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS

You must ensure that any software downloaded from this website to your computer is suitable for use on your computer and that it is free from viruses. We do not represent or warrant that any files obtained from or through this website are free from computer viruses or other defects, including trojan horses and worms.  Any such files are provided, and may only be used, on the basis that the user of such files assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of those files. You must also comply with any licence terms which apply to such software.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us (including our directors, officers and employees) harmless from any and all liability, cost and expense, including reasonable legal fees, relating to any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you or, to the extent permitted by law, in connection with your use of this website. 

MEMBERSHIP OBLIGATIONS

1. Your membership of this website is personal to you and you must therefore not share it with any other person. If you have been issued with a username and/or password, you agree to keep these secure and confidential and you agree to (i) notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorised disclosure or use of your username and/or password and (ii) be liable for any loss or damage resulting from such unauthorised use or disclosure.

2. You are responsible for providing all equipment necessary to access this website and for all related third party charges (eg telephone charges and Internet Service Provider charges).

3. You agree to use this website only in accordance with these Terms. In the event that your unauthorised use of this website results in loss or damage to any person who then brings a claim against us, you agree to indemnify us for all losses and/or damages arising from such claim.

4. As a member of this website you undertake:

4.1 not to knowingly or recklessly contravene, in the course of using this website, the provisions of any legal or regulatory requirements of any competent authority having jurisdiction over you or over any activity you undertake;

4.2 not to use this website to make unauthorised attempts to access any of our systems or third party networks;

4.3 not to use this website to conduct any business or activity or solicit the performance of any activity that is prohibited by law;

4.4 not to use this website for the transmission or posting of any material which is defamatory, offensive or of an abusive or obscene or menacing nature or which infringes third party rights, or for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any third party, or send any message which you know to be false or make use of this website for such purpose(s);

4.5 to inform us immediately of any claim or action against you for any use of this website and, on request from us, to immediately cease the act complained of; and

4.6 to inform us immediately of any changes affecting your registration details. It is your obligation to ensure that your registration details are kept up to date.

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

5. You may terminate your membership of this website at any time by giving us not less than ten (10) working days’ notice by e-mail to simply4doctorsau@astrazeneca.com. You should clearly state your name, username (if any) and registration details (if any) and the name of this website on all communications.

6. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your membership immediately without notice for any reason, including (without limitation) if you breach any of these Terms. We may also, in our sole discretion and at any time, cease the provision of this website, or any part of it, with or without notice to you. In the event that we cease to provide this website, you agree that we may immediately de-activate your membership and delete any personal information relating to your membership.

CHANGES TO THIS WEBSITE

We reserve the right to change any part of this website or this legal notice at any time without notice. Any changes to this legal notice shall take effect from the next time you access this website. Notwithstanding the above, we are not obliged to keep this website up to date.

We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or any part of this website for any reason.

MEDICINES AUSTRALIA CODE OF CONDUCT

This website has been prepared with reference to the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct (www.medicinesaustralia.com.au). In using this website you agree that you will raise any concerns you may have about its content with AstraZeneca in the first instance and, only. if not completely satisfied with AstraZeneca's response, may you submit a complaint to Medicines Australia.

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