Terms of use
Please read the terms and conditions of this agreement
before accessing this website. By accessing and using the
website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
set out below.
Warranty
The website and the information are provided on an 'as is'
basis. Sheffield Health Informatics Service (hereafter the
Service) makes no warranties or representations whether
express or implied, in relation to the information on the
website, including, but not limited to, implied warranties
or conditions of completeness, accuracy, satisfactory quality
and fitness for a particular purpose.
Liability
The user agrees that, except for death and personal injury
arising from the negligence of the Service, the Service
shall not be liable in contract, tort, negligence, statutory
duty or otherwise, for any loss or damage whatsoever arising
from or in any way connected with this contract, including
without limitation, damage for loss of business, loss of
profits, business interruption, loss of business information,
or any other pecuniary loss.
Rights granted/rights reserved
The Service provides the information to the user solely
for the purposes of that user. The user may download information
onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. The
information may not be used for any other purpose, including
but not limited to, publication, reproduction, or transmission
without the express written permission of the Service.
Website
The user acknowledges: (a) that it is technically impossible
to provide the website free of faults and that the Service
does not undertake to do so; (b) that faults may lead to
temporary unavailability of the website; (c) that the operation
of the website may be adversely affected by conditions and
performances outside the Service's control.
Third party information & sites
The user acknowledges that some of the information, for
example software, is supplied to the Service (directly and
indirectly) by third parties, and accordingly the Service
can offer no warranty of whatever nature in relation to
such information. The Service can accept no responsibility
whatsoever for the content or material of other sites which
the user may access through the website.
Use of the website/indemnification
The user undertakes: (a) not to use the information for
any unlawful purpose; (b) that it shall not make any use
of the website such that the whole or part of the website
is interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient, or the
effectiveness or functionality of the website is in any
way impaired; (c) not to use the website for the transmission
or posting of any computer viruses or any material which
is defamatory, offensive or of an obscene or menacing character
or in such a way as to cause annoyance, inconvenience or
needless anxiety; (d) not to use the website in a manner
which constitutes a violation or infringement of any person,
firm or company (including but not limited to rights of
copyright or confidentiality); (e) that it shall not use
the website to transmit any material for the purposes of
publicity, promotion and/or advertising without the prior
written consent of the Service; (f) that in the event that
it has any right, claim or action against any other user
arising out of the use of the website then it shall pursue
such right, claim or action independently of, and without
recourse to the Service. The user will indemnify and defend
the Service against all claims, liability, damages, costs
and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of a breach
of this contract or any use of the information or the website
by the user. The user acknowledges that the Service has
no control over the nature or content of information or
programs transmitted or received by the user using the website
and that the Service does not examine in any way the use
to which the user puts the website. The user agrees to fully
indemnify the Service against any claims or legal proceedings
arising in connection with user's use of the website which
are brought or threatened against the Service by any other
person.
User Data
The Service reserves the right to include the name, address
and other relevant information relating to the user in a
directory for the use of the Service, unless specifically
requested by the user in writing not to do so. The Service
cannot guarantee the security or privacy of the website
and any information or communication to or from the website
by the user.
Changes to the terms and conditions
The Service reserves the right to change these terms and
conditions from time to time by placing a note of such change
in this file and the user's continued use of the website
following notice of such change shall be deemed to be the
user's acceptance of any such change. It is the user's responsibility
to check this file regularly to determine whether this contract
has been changed. If the user does not agree to any change
to the terms and conditions of this contract then the user
must immediately stop using the website.
October 02, 2006 
