Terms for use of www.DementiaNet.com – Disclaimer
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ACCESS - www.DementiaNet.com.sg ("Website")
1. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Access ("Terms and Conditions")
This Website is owned and run by the Lundbeck Institute (Skodsborg Strandvej 113, 2942 Skodsborg, telephone +45 45 56 01 40, fax +45 45 56 01 45), which was created on the initiative of H. Lundbeck A/S, Ottiliavej 9, 2500 Valby, Central Business Registry no. 56 75 99 13.
Your use of this Website is subject to these Terms and Conditions, which may be varied, updated or amended from time to time in our sole discretion without notice to you. It is important for you to refer to these Terms and Conditions from time to time to make sure that you are aware of any additions, revisions, or modifications that we may have made to these Terms and Conditions.
Your use of the Websites constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, as amended from time to time. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE WEB SITE.
2. Contents of this Website
This Website serves to provide you with relevant general information about dementia, the Lundbeck Institute and the services it provides. The Lundbeck Institute reserves the rights to suspend, discontinue, remove, modify or change any aspect of the Website and its contents in its sole discretion and without notice to you.
The content of this Website is to be used for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as any form of professional advice, consultation, opinion, guidance, or statement of principles or law or for any commercial use. While the Lundbeck Institute makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the contents of the Website is continually updated, it does not in any way whatsoever warrant, represent or guarantee the completeness, reliability or accuracy of any aspect of the contents of the Website, including any statement, opinion or other information. Information set forth herein is subject to change without notice. The Lundbeck Institute hereby disclaims all liability for all and any actions taken in reliance on the information displayed or accessed through this Website for purposes other than as set out in these Terms and Conditions.
If after accessing this Website you come to a conclusion that you may be suffering from a form of dementia or another form of the disease discussed on the pages or links, or if you believe you need to alter treatment of such diseases, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND ADVICE.
The Lundbeck Institute reserves the right in its sole discretion to correct any errors or omissions in any aspect of the Website.
3. Manner of Usage by You
A. The use of this Websites by you are subject to the following restrictions:-
(i) no downloaded content shall be used without the accompanying text regarding the ownership of the information;
(ii) you shall not publish, advertise, print or otherwise use the downloaded content in any misleading or derogatory manner or in any way whatsoever that will bring the Lundbeck Institute or any of its affiliates (including but not limited to its parent company, subsidiaries, associates etc) into disrepute;
(iii) you shall not use the downloaded content in any manner whatsoever that will directly or indirectly suggest or allude to any kind of association with any products, services or brands; and
(iv) you shall not create any link to any other third party Websites without first obtaining the approval of the Lundbeck Institute;
(v) You shall not upload, post, e-mail, transmit, display, distribute, or otherwise make available on our Website:
(a) any material that is false, illegal, unlawful, threatening, tortious, disparaging (including material that disparages the Lundbeck Institute or its affiliates, including but not limited to its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates in the eyes of the public, such as material that is abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, racist, sexually explicit, ethnically or culturally offensive, indecent, or that promotes violence, racial hatred, terrorism, or illegal acts), or is otherwise objectionable in the Lundbeck Institute's sole discretion). For the purpose of this paragraph, we are entitled to accept the widest definition in determining, in our sole discretion, what is false, illegal, unlawful, threatening, tortious, disparaging, or obscene, misleading, inaccurate, defamatory, illegal, confidential, libellous or otherwise objectionable material;
(b) any information, software, or other material that violates, plagiarizes, misappropriates or infringes the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright (including, without limitation, offering pirated computer programs or links to such programs), trademark, patent, trade secret, rights of privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right;
(c) any data that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programmes designed to damage, interrupt, destroy or limit the performance of our or any other parties' computer system (both software and hardware) including but not limited to data that contains a virus, Trojan horse, time bombs, worms, spyware, bots, any automated use of the system, such as scripts, or other harmful component or restricts or inhibits any other user's uninhibited use and enjoyment of the Websites, interferes with or disrupts the Websites or servers or networks linked or connected to the Websites;
(d) any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," requests for money, petitions for signature, or any other form of solicitation;
(e) any information or invitation that will directly or indirectly encourage, promote, solicit or commit conduct that would constitute an immoral activity or criminal offense, be defamatory, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law or otherwise make available any material that exploits, offend, violate the privacy of or harms any individual, corporation or other entity;
(vi) You shall not disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Websites are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
(vii) You shall not stalk, abuse, sexually exploit, violently exploit, act violently toward or otherwise harass another user; and
(viii) You shall not use or attempt to use another person's information, account, password, service or system to access our Websites or designated web accounts except as expressly permitted. In this regard, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to refuse any access in breach of this restriction.
4. Handling Personal Information
The Lundbeck Institute has found it necessary to use cookies on the Website. The Lundbeck Institute uses cookies to compile anonymous general statistics on how the Website is used so we can ensure that the Website content is relevant and improve content, service and support for our users. These statistics may be published occasionally, yet only in a summarized, anonymous form, such as information on how many visitors DementiaNet.com.sg had during a given period.
If you set your browser to block cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of the Website.
All information gathered will be handled confidentially. The Lundbeck Institute does not share information that can identify you as an individual. You are at all times entitled to request that the Lundbeck Institute delete all of your information and correct any inaccurate information. Please contact us for more details on info@dementianet.com.sg
5. Privacy Policy
A. The Lundbeck Institute acknowledges and recognizes the importance of privacy and have developed the following Privacy Policy to govern the treatment by the Lundbeck Institute of the personally identifiable information provided by you when you access this Website or when you utilize the services provided online at this Website.
For the purpose of these terms and Conditions, personally identifiable information is information that individually identifies you, such as your name, home address or e-mail address.
B. Types of Information Collected
(i) The Lundbeck Institute does not collect any personally identifiable information about you other than those that are provided by you voluntarily at the request of the Lundbeck Institute. In particular, the Lundbeck Institute will NOT at any time record any information about your health, race or religion without your consent. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided by you to the Lundbeck Institute shall be deemed to be given voluntarily and in this regard, you shall be taken to have waived all rights to object to the collection of such information on the basis that it was given other than voluntarily.
(ii) Some non-personally identifiable information may be collected by the Lundbeck Institute whenever you access this Website. Such non-personally identifiable information includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the frequency and duration of your visit(s) and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
(iii) You may contact the Lundbeck Institute and request in writing to access and rectify the information contained in your personal file maintained by the Lundbeck Institute. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Lundbeck Institute reserves all rights, in its absolute sole discretion to restrict such access.
C. When you visit this Website, a "cookie" will be sent to your computer. A "cookie" is a small file to uniquely identify your browser. The Lundbeck Institute uses cookies to enhance the quality of its service and to better understand the usage patterns of the users of this Website. This is achieved by storing user preferences in cookies and by tracking user trends and patterns of how users search. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You may reset your browser to reject cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some of the features on this Website may not function properly without cookies.
6. Links
A. The Lundbeck Institute disclaims all forms of responsibility for the content of websites connected to this Website with a link, and reserves all rights to obtain any form of injunctive or other relief against person(s) who act in breach of this Term and Condition, for which such person(s) shall be liable for all costs incurred thereto, including any legal fees.
B. The Website may contain links to other Websites developed by people over whom the Lundbeck Institute exercises no control and which are completely independent of the Website. The Lundbeck Institute cannot and does not screen those other Websites and hence does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in those other Websites. You therefore acknowledge and agree that access to those other Websites are at your own risk and that the Lundbeck Institute shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by, or in connection with any use of or reliance on the contents of those other Websites.
7. Intellectual Property Rights
A. The Website content, the Lundbeck Institute name and logo are the sole property of the Lundbeck Institute, and the Website content is protected by copyright. Product names mentioned on the Website are protected by copyright and/or trademark. You have a limited right to copy and print excerpts from this Website for non-commercial use, with prior written consent from the Lundbeck Institute. You accept and agree that the breach of this Term and Condition may result in substantial harm and damage to the Lundbeck Institute, for which damages may not be a sufficient remedy.
B. Subject to the restrictions on use set forth in Clause 3 above, you may access, view and download the contents of the Website for your personal and non-commercial use only. If you want to make commercial use of any part of the Website, including creating any link, you must obtain the prior written consent of the Lundbeck Institute.
C. Please note that all logos, brands, trademarks, service marks appearing in the Website are trademarks or service marks or registered trademarks of the Lundbeck Institute and its associate companies. You are prohibited from downloading, copying or using any of them without the prior written consent of the Lundbeck Institute.
8. Adverse events
We are obliged to report adverse drug reactions in connection with treatment with products produced by H. Lundbeck A/S, that are described in the Letterbox and in the info-mail (info@dementianet.com.sg), and also to follow-up on adverse drug reactions, that are described by users in the info-mail. In these cases you can expect that we will contact you to get further information.
You may report adverse drug reactions in connection with treatment with products produced by H. Lundbeck A/S by emailing it to info@dementianet.com.sg
You may also report adverse drug reactions directly to the Health Sciences Agency (HSA) or call Tel: (65) 6866 3538 for reporting or advice on adverse drug reactions.
Please contact your prescribing doctor, if you observe adverse drug reactions.
Adverse drug reactions cannot be reported to the Diary, Gallery and My Story.
9. Waiver of Confidentiality
Please note that any comments sent by you to the Lundbeck Institute regarding this Website, including any questions, comments or suggestions are the property of the Lundbeck Institute and may used by us without limitation or your consent. The Lundbeck Institute is under no obligation whatsoever to treat such comments, questions or suggestions confidentially, and in this regard, you agree to waiver any form of confidentiality whatsoever.
10. Changes in Terms & Conditions
The Lundbeck Institute may at its sole discretion change, modify, add or remove any of the Terms & Conditions without notice to you. Please review the Terms & Conditions from time to time so that you will be apprised of any changes.
If you have questions regarding this handling, you are welcome to contact us at info@dementianet.com.sg
11. Online Feedback/Enquiry
A. The Lundbeck Institute is under no obligation to honour any enquiry/feedback and may cancel or reject them without incurring any liability whatsoever if it knows or has reason to believe that:-
1. a fraud, criminal act, offence or violation of any law or regulation has been or will be committed, or
2. any of the confirmation or information which you have furnished in connection with the online services is wrong or incorrect at the time of the enquiry/feedback.
B. The Lundbeck Institute, its related companies, directors, employees, representatives or agents shall not be held responsible for the opinions or advice given by other users of the Website through the forum and/or interactive features of the Website. You are advised to verify any such information or advice with or seek professional assistance from a qualified medical professional.
C. The Lundbeck Institute reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit or censure forum and/or diary entries that are offensive or potentially disturbing to other users of the Website.
12. Disclaimer
A. The Website's information is shown "as is" and exists without any form of warranty or guarantee, either direct or indirect, express or otherwise. The Lundbeck Institute expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all express, implied and statutory warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for purposes, non-infringement of third party intellectual property rights and freedom from computer viruses. Your access to and use of this Website is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied with the Website or any of the content, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Website or the content.
B. The Lundbeck Institute's goal is to ensure that the Website content is continually updated, but the Lundbeck Institute and other contributors to the Website cannot guarantee the Website's content in regards to accuracy, sequential order, appropriateness and completeness. The Lundbeck Institute has the right to suspend, discontinue, modify or change the content of the Website without prior notice.
C. Under no circumstances shall the Lundbeck Institute, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or the directors, officers, employees or other representatives of each of them be liable to you for any loss or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, for any special, direct, indirect, incidental, exemplary, economic, punitive, or consequential damages that are directly or indirectly related to (1) the Websites, the content, or your upload information; (2) the use of, inability to use, or performance of the Websites; (3) any action taken in connection with an investigation by company or law enforcement authorities regarding your use of the Websites or content;(4) any action taken in connection with copyright owners; (5) any errors or omissions in the Websites' technical operation, even if foreseeable or even if the Lundbeck Institute, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or the directors, officers, employees or other representatives of each of them have been advised of the possibility of such damages whether in an action of contract, negligence, strict liability tort (including, without limitation, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of god, telecommunications failure, or theft or destruction of the web sites). in no event will Lundbeck Institute, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or the directors, officers, employees or other representatives of each of them be liable to you or anyone else for loss or injury, including, without limitation, death or personal injury.
D. The contents of the Website and the information and advice furnished in response to your enquiry or at your request, though generated to the best of our knowledge, are not meant to substitute or replace the need for you to consult a qualified medical professional for treatment. This is especially if you are or suspect that you are suffering from depression or another other conditions described in the Website.
13. Limitation of Liability
You understand and agree that you access the Website and/or download or otherwise obtain material or data from the Website at your own risk, and have been advised by us to obtain independent professional advice/consultation. Under no circumstances shall the Lundbeck Institute be liable to you for any damages, expenses or losses of any kind (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary and punitive), including but not limited to, damages to your computer system or loss of data, arising from or in connection with the access to the Website and/or any use of and/or reliance on the contents of the Website.
14. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the Lundbeck Institute harmless from and against any losses, damages, expenses, liabilities, claims or costs (including legal costs) suffered by the Lundbeck Institute in connection with or arising from your access of the Website and/or use of the online services or the contents of this Website, or your breach of any of the Terms & Conditions.
15. Severance
If any of the Terms & Conditions shall be held to be illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any applicable enactment or rule of law, such Term & Condition shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of the applicable Terms & Conditions but the validity and enforceability of the remainder Terms & Conditions shall not be affected.
16. Failure to Enforce not Considered a Waiver
The failure by the Lundbeck Institute to enforce any of the Terms & Conditions or to require compliance with any of the Terms & Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of the right of the Lundbeck Institute to subsequently enforce each and every Terms & Conditions or require such compliance with each and every Terms & Conditions.
17. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
The Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore courts.