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Legal statement

This statement is also an agreement of the terms of use of the BHIVA website

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and all applicable local laws and regulations, the British HIV Association (UK) (hereinafter “BHIVA”) grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, limited right to access, use and display this site and attendant materials. This authorization is not a transfer of title to the site and materials contained herein and is subject to the following restrictions: (1) you must retain, on all copies of the site and materials, all copyright and other proprietary notices; and (2) you may not modify the site or materials in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform or distribute or otherwise use the site and materials for any public or commercial purposes, except as otherwise specifically permitted herein.


Disclaimer

The information presented on this website is for information purposes only. BHIVA provides this site and its contents on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site or its contents. BHIVA disclaims all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, including, but not limited, to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, BHIVA does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this site is accurate, complete or current.


Changes

All content contained herein is subject to change without notice. BHIVA reserves the right at its sole discretion to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to the use of this site at any time. Such changes. modifications, additions, or deletions, to the terms and conditions of use shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, but not limited to, posting new terms and conditions on the site. Any use of the site after such change or modification shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.

BHIVA may terminate, change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the site including the availability of any features of the site, at any time. BHIVA may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts of the site without notice or liability.


Hyperlinks

Certain links provided on this site will launch Internet sites that are not under the control of BHIVA and that have not been reviewed by BHIVA. BHIVA provides these outside links solely as a convenience to its users and the provision of any such links is not an endorsement by BHIVA of that site or any of the contents, products, or services contained or offered therein. Accordingly, BHIVA makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning availability of or content, including sub-links, found on those sites and accepts no responsibility or liability for any losses or penalties whatsoever that might be incurred as a result of linking to any location on any linked sites or pages.

When you link to another party’s site you should be aware that those companies may use cookies or other means to collect information about you. In this case, the BHIVA privacy policy and terms will not apply.


Submissions

By submitting information and material to BHIVA, whether via e-mail or otherwise, including, but not limited to, feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics or computer files of any type, you thereby expressly grant, or warrant, that the owner of such material has expressly granted BHIVA a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed, subject to the BHIVA Statement of User Privacy.

You agree not to submit to BHIVA (whether via this site or by any other means) any materials which:

  • Libel, defame, invade privacy, or are obscene, pornographic or harassing

  • Infringes any intellectual property rights, including copyrights, of any third party

  • Violate any law or regulation

  • Advocate any illegal activity

  • Contains advertising of any kind


Limitation of liability

Neither BHIVA nor any of its subsidiaries or its or their parent companies or their, employees, or other representatives shall be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. Under no circumstances shall BHIVA have any liability for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages or costs, including, but not limited to, lost profits, business interruption, loss of information or data, or loss of goodwill, loss of or damage to property, and any claims of third parties arising out of or in connection with the use, copying, or display of this site or its contents or any linked website, regardless of whether BHIVA has been advised, knew or should have known of the possibility thereof.


International users and jurisdiction

This site is maintained and controlled by BHIVA in the United Kingdom. BHIVA makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United Kingdom, and access to this site from territories where this site’s contents are illegal is prohibited. If you access this site from locations outside the United Kingdom, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. The laws of the United Kingdom shall govern the content and use of this site, without giving effect to any of the conflict of law principles or rules thereof.


Copyright and Trademark

All website design, text, graphics, and the selection and arrangements thereof, are the property of BHIVA and are Copyright © 2018 BHIVA. All rights reserved.(Unless otherwise stated)

Any texts or images bearing the symbols TM, SM or ® are trademarks or registered trademarks.


Severance

If any of these terms and conditions should be held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms and conditions are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that term or condition is invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from that clause and the remaining terms and conditions shall survive in full force and effect and shall continue to be binding and enforceable.