Terms and conditions

2. Use of information

The Website is a disease awareness information and support website for patients (or their carers) living with Neuroendocrine Tumours. Please note that the information provided on the Website is not meant to replace professional medical advice, may not be applicable to your case or in your country, and may not be complete. Always consult your doctor for medical advice or if you have any questions related to your condition.

Except as otherwise permitted in this paragraph, Ipsen neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Website will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Ipsen. With the exception of the foregoing limited authorization, no license to or right in the information, or any copyright of Ipsen or of any other party is granted or conferred to you.

This Website may contain or reference proprietary information, technologies, products, processes or other proprietary rights of Ipsen and/or other parties. No license to or right in any such trademarks, patents, trade secrets, technologies, products, processes and other proprietary rights of Ipsen and/or other parties is granted to or conferred upon you.

3. Disclaimer of warranties

While Ipsen uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the information in the Website is accurate and up to date, such information may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Ipsen reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the information at any time without notice. Ipsen makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of any of the information, and assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website.

ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” IPSEN PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE OR ITS POSSIBLE USES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED BY USERS BEFORE USE. YOU MAY USE THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IPSEN, ANY OTHER IPSEN GROUP COMPANY, AND ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS WEBSITE TO YOU DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE.

Ipsen also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your equipment or other property on account of your access to, or use of the information.

4. Protection of personal data

Please see our Privacy Policy for information about how Ipsen collects and uses your personal data.

a) Collection of anonymous data

No personal data related to your identity is collected without your knowledge. However, during the consultation of the Website, certain user data is collected automatically:

• The IP address of the user (this address, which allows to access the Internet, is assigned to the computer of the user by the internet service provider);
• The address of the website from which the user is connected directly to Ipsen Website;
• The date and time of the visit of the user on the Website and the pages visited;
• The operating system of the user’s computer as well as its browser;
• The “cookies” (allowing determining how the user accesses the web pages, the time it does so and the number).

Therefore, Ipsen collects anonymous user data on this Website (or anonymous information), such as the pages that you visit and the searches that you undertake. These data are anonymous since it will in no event enable personal identification of the user of the Website.

We use this anonymous information to help us improve the content of our sites and to obtain overall statistics on your visits. These statistics can be prepared by third parties, the latter being bound by an obligation of confidentiality.

b) Cookie policy

This website (“Website”) uses anonymous analytics, including cookies generated by Google Analytics. Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device. Cookies are stored on the hard disk of your device without any risk of damaging it.

By entering the Website, you agree to the use of cookies by “Ipsen”, the data controller in relation to the cookies placed on your device.

Cookies allow us to collect automatically certain user data during your use of the Website, such as:

• The IP address of the user (this address, which allows access to the Internet, is assigned to the device of the user by the Internet service provider and the information, which changes according to the session of the user, is not personal);
• The date and time of the visit of the user to the Website;
• The operating system of the user’s device as well as its browser;
• How the user accesses the Website.

Two types of cookies are used:

• Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Website and use its features.
• Performance cookies: These cookies collect information analytics about how visitors use the Website.

These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a user. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Therefore, Ipsen collects anonymous user data on the Website (or anonymous information), such as the pages that you visit and the searches that you undertake. These data are anonymous since it will in no event enable personal identification of the user of the Website.

We use this anonymous information to help us improve the content of the Website and to obtain overall statistics on your use of the Website. These statistics can be prepared by third parties, the latter being bound by an obligation of confidentiality.

Ipsen will retain the personal data collected (the cookie identifier) during thirteen months.

This Cookies Policy was last modified in July 2018.

Additional information concerning cookies may be obtained at http://www.allaboutcookies.org

5. Violation of the Terms and Conditions

If Ipsen becomes aware that you have violated any of the Terms and Conditions contained herein, it may immediately take corrective action, including preventing the user from using the Website, at any moment and without notice. If Ipsen has been affected or injured by your violation it may, in its sole discretion, seek to recover damages from you.

6. Revisions

Ipsen may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting and notifying the user by sufficient means (such as an email or a pop-up window in the Website, by which you will be asked to give your consent to the amended version). The revised Terms and Conditions enter into effect within 30 calendar days after such an update. If you disagree with the new Terms and Conditions, you should indicate so through the mechanism provided by the relevant email or pop-up, and subsequently stop accessing and using the Website. You should periodically visit this page to review the current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.

Ipsen reserves the right to discontinue this Website at any time without liability to you or anyone else. You will receive prior notice of such a discontinuation.

7. Intellectual Property

The content of this Website is fully protected by the applicable intellectual property rights. All materials contained in this Website may not be reproduced, displayed or further used in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of Ipsen.

8. Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, which shall remain in full force and effect, except where the invalidity or unenforceability relates to an essential term of these Terms and Conditions.

9. Governing laws

These Terms and Conditions and your use of the Website shall be governed by the laws of Germany, except for the provisions of international private law.

10. Dispute resolution

Disputes that cannot be solved amicably by the parties will be submitted to the courts and tribunals of Dusseldorf, Germany.

Last updated 4 July 2018