Terms of use
These terms and conditions apply when you use our website. By using this website, you are deemed to agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to abide by all of these terms, please do not visit our website.
Smith & Nephew provides this website for your general information only, and we reserve the right to delete, modify or supplement the content of this website (including these terms) at any time for any reason without notification to anyone.
We do our best to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and helpful at all times. However, we cannot ultimately warrant the accuracy of that information and so we cannot be held liable for any use or reliance you may make of or put on it.
The information on this website is time-based, and may well no longer be an accurate reflection of our current position.
Nothing on this website should be construed as an offer to provide any service to you. No offer to contract shall be provided by us from this website, and any offer must be signed by an officer of the company.
Contributions
Other than those circumstances described in the Privacy Policy on this website, any contributions you send to this website are on a non-confidential basis, and we are under no obligation to refrain from reproducing, publishing, or otherwise using them in any way or for any purpose. That means that Smith & Nephew shall be free to use the content of any such communications, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose without compensation or attribution to you, including developing, manufacturing and/or marketing goods or services.
So please do NOT submit any confidential information to us; anything you submit will not be held in confidence, but will be treated as publicly-available information.
Warranty and liability
Smith & Nephew makes no representations, warranties or assurances as to the availability, accuracy, currency or completeness of this website or its contents. We shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from your access to, or inability to access this website, or from your reliance on any information provided at this website.
Unless otherwise noted, product labelling is for the country shown. Products shown may not be available in all countries or may be known by a different name. Indications for use may vary from country to country. You should always check with your local health care professional and/or read the package insert prior to use. Customer Service is available to help with product information or questions. The information provided here is not a substitute for medical care. If you have or suspect you have a health problem, you should consult your health care professional.
We will not be liable for any loss, damage, expense, costs, delays or other liability whatsoever (including without limitation any financial losses such as loss of profit) which you may incur as a result of any event (including without limitation any failure of transmission, communication, computer or other facilities or your inability to access the website for any reason or any failure, error or delay in the sending or receiving of any notice or communication or instruction through the post or any electronic medium).
You acknowledge that information and software accessible over the internet may contain viruses, and other malicious and damaging objects. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to adequately protect yourself as you browse websites, and that we shall not be liable for any loss which results from your access to this website.
With the exception of websites under our control, if this website is linked to from other websites, or if other websites are linked to from this website, Smith & Nephew does not endorse or have any responsibility for the content of such other websites, and Smith & Nephew shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content of any other website.
Intellectual property
The content of this website is owned or controlled by Smith & Nephew and is protected under applicable copyright and trademark laws. You may download content only for your personal use for non-commercial purposes, but no modifications or further reproduction of the content is permitted without the express prior written permission of Smith & Nephew. The content otherwise may not be copied or used in any way.
The ownership of the copyright on all content, including content contributed by users of the website is held by Smith & Nephew, and its use is expressly forbidden without our prior consent in writing. You acknowledge the transfer of ownership of copyright to Smith & Nephew of anything that you contribute to the website.
All trademarks are acknowledged
The trade marks displayed are registered and nothing contained in these conditions or the website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any of the trademarks without our permission. However, copying and printing of those web pages which contain the trademarks is permitted within the scope of the license set forth below.
You may download to a local hard disk and print extracts from the website solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may also recopy downloaded extracts to others for their personal, non-commercial use.
You may not reproduce part or all of the contents of the website in any form unless it is for personal, non-commercial use.
You may not copy or otherwise incorporate into or store in any other website, electronic retrieval system, publication or other work any of the content of the website in any form (whether hard copy, electronic or other).
You may link to our home page, or other pages on our website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. However you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
You must not establish a link from any website that is not either owned or controlled by you.
Our website must not be framed on any other website.
If you wish to make any use of material on our website other than that set out above, please address your request to enquiries@smith-nephew.com
General
Smith & Nephew PLC, registered office 15 Adam St, London, United Kingdom, WC2N 6LA, is a holding company and is not an operating company. Therefore, products and services are provided exclusively by subsidiaries and not by Smith & Nephew PLC. “Smith & Nephew” may refer to Smith & Nephew PLC itself or one or more of its subsidiaries.
With the exception of websites under our control, if this website is linked to from other websites, or if other websites are linked to from this website, Smith & Nephew does not endorse or have any responsibility for the content of such other websites, and Smith & Nephew shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content (or the use of your data) of any other website.
This statement is subject to change, and Smith & Nephew will not proactively notify you of any such changes. It is your responsibility to ensure you visit this web page regularly to review any changes that may have been made since your previous visit.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and any disputes subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
This statement was last updated on 15 May 2012.
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