Terms of Use
Version 3.0, dated August 2016
This website is provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG and Boehringer Ingelheim Limited (hereinafter “Boehringer Ingelheim”, “we”, “us” or), a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies. We are a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 00711858 and have our registered office (and main trading address) at Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8YS. Our VAT number is 200356126.
When participating in ICE, you must comply with the following rules:
1. Addressees
1.1. According to English law, information concerning pharmaceuticals which are only available on prescription may only be disclosed to health care professionals. We therefore require your registration before you can access certain websites.
1.2. The content of our website exclusively refers to the market approval of the respective pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom. Market approvals for the same/similar pharmaceuticals may vary in other countries. If you visit our website from outside of the UK, please ALWAYS consider the market approval and product information valid in your country. This website is only intended for the use by health care professionals.
1.3. Please note that you may be legally obliged to observe the current technical information for health care professionals. In case of enquiries the Medical Information center of Boehringer Ingelheim is available under +44(0)1344 742579.
1.4. This website is not intended as a method of reporting adverse events or product complaints for any Boehringer Ingelheim product. Please report these adverse events or product complaints to Pharmacovigilance by calling 0800 328 1627 (UK).
2. Content
2.1. All content provided on and via this website or per other communication by us is the property of or licensed to the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and is protected by copyright. Some of the content of this website will be subject to the intellectual property rights of third parties. Permission to use documents (such as white papers, news releases, datasheets and FAQs) is granted, provided that (1) this notice appears in all copies and that, in particular, both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such documents is for informational, media and non-commercial or personal use only and the documents will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in commercial media, and (3) no modifications of any documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violations will be prosecuted.
2.2. Permission given above does not include the use of the design or layout of any websites and materials owned, operated, licensed or controlled by one of the companies of the Boehringer Ingelheim group. Elements of the websites and materials are protected by copyright, trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No trademark, trade dress, logo, graphic, sound or image from any website or materials may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by the specific Boehringer Ingelheim company owning these rights.
2.3. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
2.4. This website follows a Metadata tag structure (defined by Ontology and Taxonomy reference models); this provides a consistent structure in which information about a content asset can be: Searchable, Discoverable and Usable. A Metadata tag structure allows us to measure which topics are relevant to the website audience and to identify and assess the interactions, preferences, success, drivers and failure of content. It also enables and drives personalised dynamic display of content for the website user audience. Therefore by having a Metadata tag structure it allows users to find and manage content more efficiently thereby improving the user’s experience on this website.
3. Trademark notice
The trade names of Boehringer Ingelheim products referenced herein or in any materials, whether or not appearing in bold characters or with the trademark symbol ®, are trademarks of entities of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies, including us. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The use of these trademarks, of the company name Boehringer Ingelheim and the company logo, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited and may be in violation of criminal law. The products discussed herein may have different tradenames, different labelling, product presentation and strength in different countries. Please contact our local affiliate in case clarification is requested.
4. Responsibility and Liability
4.1. The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published on this website for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. All access and use of and the content thereof is at the own risk of the user. In no event shall entities of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from this website.
4.2. The documents and related graphics published on this server could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described herein at any time.
4.3. In no event shall the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages.
4.4. The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its representatives shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from this website.
4.5. This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under English law.
4.6. You will be responsible for managing your own login ID and password. You will not disclose, lend, transfer or sell your login ID or password to anyone. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your login ID and password. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your ID and password and follow our instructions. Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and/or its respective suppliers will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these duties.
5. Links to third party sites
Some links will let you visit external websites. If not indicated otherwise in the imprint of the external website, the linked sites are not under the control of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies and no entity of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies is responsible for the contents of such linked website or any link contained in such linked website, or any changes or updates to such sites. Neither is any entity of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked website. These links are provided to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies of the website.
6. Uploading Content to our Website
6.1. Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to our website, or to make contact with other users of our website, you must comply with the below content standards set out in these Terms of Use.
6.2. You warrant that any such contribution does comply with this Terms of Use.
6.3. Any content you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of the website a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties.
6.4. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.
6.5. We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of our website.
6.6. We have the right to remove any posting you make on our website if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in this Terms of Use.
6.7. The views expressed by other users on our website do not represent our views or values.
7. Prohibited Uses
7.1. You may use our website only for lawful purposes. You may not use our website:
7.1.1. In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
7.1.2. In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.
7.1.3. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
7.1.4. To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
7.2. You also agree not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
7.2.1. any part of our website;
7.2.2. any equipment or network on which our website is stored;
7.2.3. any software used in the provision of our website; or
7.2.4. any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.
8. Interactive Services
8.1. We may from time to time provide interactive services on our website. (interactive services).
8.2. Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).
8.3. We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our website, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our website, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our terms of use, whether the service is moderated or not.
8.4. Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.
9. Content Standards
9.1. These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our website (contributions), and to any interactive services associated with it.
9.1.1. You must comply with the spirit and the letter of the following standards. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole. Contributions must:
9.1.1.1. Be accurate (where they state facts).
9.1.1.2. Be genuinely held (where they state opinions).
9.1.1.3. Comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.
9.1.2. Contributions must not:
9.1.2.1. Contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
9.1.2.2. Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
9.1.2.3. Promote sexually explicit material.
9.1.2.4. Promote violence.
9.1.2.5. Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
9.1.2.6. Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
9.1.2.7.Be likely to deceive any person.
9.1.2.8. Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
9.1.2.9. Promote any illegal activity.
9.1.2.10. Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
9.1.2.11. Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
9.1.2.12. Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
9.1.2.13. Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case.
9.1.2.14. Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
10. Suspension and Termination
10.1. We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of this policy through your use of our website. When a breach of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.
10.2. Failure to comply with this policy constitutes a material breach of the terms of use and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:
10.2.1. Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our website.
10.2.2. Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our website.
10.2.3. Issue of a warning to you.
10.2.4. Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.
10.2.5. Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.
We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. The responses described in this policy are not limited, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.
11. Miscellaneous
11.1. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use if we notify you via e-mail (or by posting a prominent notice on the ICE website) and an opportunity to object within two weeks. If you do not object, the changed Terms of Use will become effective.
11.2. The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website (although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country).
11.3. We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our websites.
If you have any concerns about material which appears on the website, please contact:
communications@bra.boehringer-ingelheim.com