1. Copyright

All rights reserved. Material on this Site (including without limitation content, software, photographs, sounds, text, graphs, forms, graphics, ideas, articles, reports, notes and articles) is subject to copyright, database and other intellectual property rights unless otherwise indicated. The material may be downloaded to file or printer for personal use only without requiring specific prior consent and no permission is required to establish hypertext links to this Site. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading any copyright material. The consent to use and reproduce any material does not extend to altering or deleting any copyright or trademark notices or to using any material on this Site that is identified as the copyright of a third party and authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. Any other proposed use of the material (including, without limitation, commercial exploitation, redistribution or publication) is subject to the prior written consent of Sherborne Gibbs Limited.
 
You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works or in any way exploit any material on the Site except as provided in the Terms and Conditions of Use.
 
Sherborne Gibbs Limited accepts no responsibility for the content of any site to which a hypertext link from this Site exists.
 
 
2. Terms and Conditions of Use
2.1 Use of the Site
 
This is an important section of the Site and sets out the terms and conditions that apply to use of this Site by you (“the Terms”). For the purposes of these Terms, “we”, “us” or “ours” means Sherborne Gibbs Limited; “you” or “yours” means the company that is a member of Sherborne Gibbs Limited together with its employees, officers or directors about whom personal information is provided to Sherborne Gibbs Limited or the visitor to or user of this Site. You may print out and keep a copy of the Terms. The Terms are a legal agreement and may only be modified with our consent. We reserve the right to change the Terms and any such changes will be posted here; any such changes will take effect immediately upon posting, whether you have reviewed them or not. By using this Site you are agreeing to the Terms; if you do not agree with any of these Terms you should cancel your membership or cease using this Site immediately.
 
We reserve the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue the Site at any time.
 
We endeavour to ensure that the Site is available for use 24 hours a day but accept no responsibility if the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period.
 
We do not warrant that your use or access to the Site will be uninterrupted or error or virus free.
 
If we make any software owned or operated by a third party available to you, you must use this software in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by the third party.
 
Hypertext links to any third party websites are provided solely for your convenience but if you use these you do so at your own risk and will leave this Site. We have not reviewed the third party websites and are not responsible for their contents.
 
 
2.2 Accuracy of Information and Disclaimer
 
We do our best to ensure that all information and material on the Site is accurate and if you find anything that is inaccurate let us know and we will correct it as soon as practicable.
We make no representations that the information or material is accurate or up to date or complete and accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by inaccurate information or material. We do not necessarily endorse nor are we responsible for the accuracy of or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on the Site.
 
The information on the Site is not intended to address your particular requirements.
 
Although we hope that the Site will be of interest to users, we accept no liability and offer no warranties in relation to the material and contents to the fullest extent that such liability can be excluded by law.
 
If you see any material or information that breaches the following clause 3.3, you should notify us as soon as possible.  
   
   
2.3 Postings on the Site
 
We encourage users of the Site to contribute to the Site by posting messages or information on bulletin or message boards. You should ensure that any views or information that you send to us or publish or post on any bulletin or message board (“Posting”) on the Site are:

• accurate; and
• not libelous, obscene, menacing, threatening, offensive, abusive, fraudulent, criminal, discriminatory, harassing, in breach of privacy or
• infringes the rights of other persons or is in any way illegal;
• not technically harmful (including, without limitation, containing any virus, corrupted data or malicious or harmful software);
• not unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or a form of promotional material;
• in breach anyone else’s rights, such as copyright or database rights and if you are in any doubt you should provide a hypertext link.
   
  It is your responsibility to ensure that you comply with these provisions and you must indemnify us for any costs or losses or liability we suffer if you breach these provisions or any other provisions of the Terms.
   
  We accept no responsibility or liability for the content of any Postings irrespective of whether we have edited these or not. You acknowledge that you may be exposed to Postings from users that you may find offensive and if you do so you should notify us as soon as possible.
   
  You must not allow any unregistered user to make any Postings.
   
  You waive your moral rights to be identified as the author of any Posting and we may at our discretion exclude, reject, modify or alter the Posting (including cutting it to fit the Site). If there are any restrictions on any Posting you must notify us in advance.
   
  Any Posting received by us will be assumed to be for publication on the Site and for use on a royalty free, perpetual basis.
   
   
  2.4 Copyright
   
  See the Copyright notice on the Site which is included as part of the Terms.
   
   
  2.5 Our Liability
   
  We provide use of the Site free of charge and do so on the basis that we have no liability for the use of the Site or the information or material therein. In no event shall we be liable to you for any direct or indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, revenue or goodwill arising from your use of the Site or the information or material. Subject as provided in the Terms, all terms implied by law are excluded.
   
  We accept liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or responsibility for fraudulent misrepresentations that cannot under English law be excluded.
   
  We shall have no liability for loss or damage or liability or need for repair or servicing caused by any error or virus or hostile software that may affect or infect your computer or software as a result of your use of the Site.
   
   
  2.6 Barring from the Site
   
  We reserve the right to bar users from the Site on a permanent or temporary basis at our discretion.
   
   
  2.7 Privacy and Use of Information
   
  See the Privacy Policy notice on the Site which is included as part of the Terms.
   
   
  2.8 Legal Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
   
  We control the Site from the United Kingdom and we make no warranty that the Site or any material or information on it or use or processing by us of personal information from you complies with any laws other than those of England. If you access the Site from anywhere other than the United Kingdom you must ensure compliance with local laws.
   
  English law shall apply to the Terms notwithstanding any other jurisdiction where you are or access the Site. You irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute that may arise in connection with the Terms and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
   
  All communications connected with the Site must be in English.
   
  3. Terms and Conditions of Membership
   
  The following information explains the terms and conditions of membership. By completing a full membership application form you are agreeing to become a member of the EPCCS and to the following terms and conditions and also to the other Terms (including Privacy) posted on this Site. If you do not wish to become a member or agree to such terms then you should not complete the application form.
   
  We reserve the right to refuse your application for membership without giving any reason therefore.
   
  Sherborne Gibbs Limited is an independent company limited by guarantee and is registered in England. Once your application to become a member has been accepted by us, you will become a member of the EPCCS entitling you to receive the benefits of membership posted in this Site.
   
  Membership to the EPCCS is free.  In the event membership to EPCCS becomes paid for we are not required or entitled to issue share certificates in the company and your only legal liability in relation to the company limited by guarantee while you remain a member is to pay to us the maximum sum of £1 in the event of the company becoming wound up. This amount will be separate from your annual membership subscription fees. If you fail to pay your subscription fees, you will cease to be a member and cease to enjoy the benefits of membership.
    
  Membership entitles you to:
   
  • Free receipt of the Society’s print journal – the Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal
  • Significantly reduced registration fees for EPCCS' meetings
  • Access to the members-only sections of this Site
  • Receive Email alerts and participate in discussion forums
   
  Your attention is drawn to the other Terms posted on this Site that also apply to membership (in particular Privacy).
   
  You are not permitted to distribute or display promotional or other literature or materials at any Event without our prior consent unless you have booked and paid for exhibition or demonstration space at that Event. Please contact us by email or in writing for details of the terms that apply and how to book such space.
   
  If you shall fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions relating to membership or the other Terms posted on this Site, we may in our discretion revoke your membership by notice in writing or by email with immediate effect and, if paid for, you will not be entitled to a refund for that year’s subscription.
   
  Any changes to the terms and conditions of membership will be posted on this site.

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