Terms of use Education Unlimited

These Terms of Use apply to https://educationunlimited.smith-nephew.com website only -other services provided by us may have different Terms of Use.

By using this website, youagree to comply with these Terms of Use.This website is owned and maintained by Smith & Nephew plc, Building 5, Croxley Park,Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE, England, United Kingdom, a member of theSmith+Nephew global group of companies ("we" or "us").

Privacy

Our privacy notice sets out what information we collect from you, and what we do with it.

It is important for us to have updated information and contact details on all our members. Wewish to ensure to offer the most relevant content to your attention, for that reason, your levelof experience as well as your main interests in procedures, specialties or solutions are veryimportant to ensure a personalized experience. In addition, our most used communicationchannel is e-mail, and all e-mails are directed to the address you have listed in your individualprofile on our website. Smith+Nephew will contact registered users every six (6) months byemail inviting users to update their profile and preferences.

Disclaimers

The Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited website is designed for the education of healthcareprofessionals on the subject matters contained therein, and for the global exchange ofprofessional knowledge, scientific research results and practical medical information amongsuch professionals.

The website contains content prepared by Smith+Nephew and content prepared by otherauthors. Care has been taken to maintain the accuracy of the information indicated as beingprepared by Smith+Nephew on these web pages. However, Smith+Nephew cannot warrantthe accuracy of any information and cannot be held liable for any use or reliance on any ofthe information contained on this website (unless otherwise agreed in writing). Contributionspublished on the website under the names of individual authors contain the statements andopinions solely of those individual authors and not of Smith+Nephew. Comments contributedby other authors and medical practitioners on this website are not endorsed or approved bySmith+Nephew.

The website has been created for use by qualified medical professionals, even where accessto content has not been restricted. Users’ identity and qualifications may not be verified onaccess to the website and therefore inappropriate access by non-qualified persons cannot bereasonably avoided. Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited operators may not be held liable forany damage or harm resulting from inadvertent, inappropriate or ill-advised access to, andreliance on, information contained on the website.

The information contained on this website is provided for informational and educationalpurposes only and is not intended to serve as medical advice, nor endorse any namedinstitution or author. The website may contain information on Smith+Nephew products,educational content, and/or demonstrate certain techniques used by authors and medical Practitioners. Smith+Nephew does not provide medical advice. Any procedures or therapiesdescribed on these web pages should only be performed by certified and trained medicalprofessionals. It is the responsibility of medical practitioners to determine and utilize theappropriate products and techniques, according to their own clinical judgment, for each oftheir individual patients. For more information on the application of any products referencedon the website, as well as indications for use, contraindications, and product safetyinformation, please consult the applicable Instructions for Use (IFU) for such product.

The website may contain information and discussion (including the promotion of) methods,procedures or products that may not be available in certain countries or regions, or may beavailable under various other trade or service marks, names or brands. Methods, proceduresand products may also be subject to regulation and governmental approval, clearance orrestrictions in other countries or regions. It is recommended that users obtain informationabout such regulation in their home country. Products mentioned may not be available orauthorized for distribution in all markets. Please contact Smith+Nephew if you have questionsabout the availability of Smith+Nephew products in your area.

Although all advertising material which may be included on the website is expected to conformto ethical (medical) standards, inclusion on the website does not constitute a guarantee orendorsement by Smith+Nephew of the quality or value of such product or of the claims madeof it by its manufacturer. Alternative products may be available from other manufacturers.

Links or referrals to other internet sites operated by third persons are made for users’convenience only. Although Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited operators undertakereasonable efforts to verify, from time to time, the correctness or appropriateness of thereferral to the sites, we do not assume liability for the contents of such sites or for any damageor harm resulting from users’ access to such sites. Smith+Nephew Education Unlimitedoperators do not guarantee that files available for downloading from this internet site are freefrom malicious software or codes. Smith+Nephew suggests the use of effective protectivesoftware.

Legal restrictions for use of the Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited web pages

These web pages were produced by Smith+Nephew. All rights (including copyright in theaggregated parts of the website and the database) subsisting in these web pages are reservedby Smith+Nephew (on behalf of itself, or, where relevant its third party licensors) includingtrade marks in our name, product names and logos.

Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited web pages may refer to or contain works or other content,such as names, instruments, treatments, presentations, logos, designs, etc, that may beprotected by copyright, trademark, patents and other intellectual property rights or similarlaws, even though specific reference to this fact is not always made. If you have any doubtsas to whether a particular work or item is the subject of any rights reserved to or by us thenplease contact us we will endeavor to answer your query – no use (save as expressly providedfor) of any such materials should be made by you pending our response.

The commercial use of the contents of the website and copying of the works or other protecteditems contained on the web pages is prohibited. We do not permit the making available ofsuch works or any parts of those works on any intranet or internet site or the creation ofderivative works based on the works contained on these web pages.

If you would like to use any of our content you must first contact us and obtain our permission,unless permission is clearly expressly provided on any of the content.

Without prejudice to the above, nothing in these terms or on any web page shall be construedas authorising you, or otherwise granting you the right, to download or otherwise copy anymaterials (including any speaker notes or slides) which accompany any of the works (includingany presentations or videos) which are available through this site (save where the relevantpresentation includes an express notice to the contrary).

Unlawful Use

As a user bound by these terms, you agree not to use the services and content of theSmith+Nephew Education Unlimited website in a way that is likely to cause damage to theservices (e.g. by affecting, disturbing or overloading the services), and will refrain from illegaluse or other abuse of the services or information derived from them, and to refrain fromviolating third parties’ rights.

Amendments

Smith+Nephew Education Unlimited operators do not make any representation, and reservecomplete discretion, in regard of the operation and availability of the website or any partthereof, and may at any time and without prior notice delete or replace content, restrict accessto services, imply further conditions and/or charge fees. Smith+Nephew will not be liable forany damages, loss, costs or expenses incurred by you as a result of any lack of availability oraccessibility to the website.

We reserve the right to amend these terms of use from time to time which will be effectiveimmediately when they are placed on the website. Please refer regularly to the version aspublished on our website when using the service.


Other Information

Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude any liability which we are not allowed to excludeunder any relevant law.English law applies unless a legal requirement in the jurisdiction in which the user is basedprohibits this.


Questions

If you have any questions about anything on this website you can contact us by email atEducation.Unlimited@smith-nephew.com.

All references to “Smith+Nephew”, “Education Unlimited", "we" or "our" in these terms shouldbe read as references to Smith & Nephew plc. (Company number: 00324357) (or such othermember of the Smith+Nephew group as we may determine from time to time)

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