Important Notice: Site Terms of Use

Introduction

Touch GastroEnterology.com is published by Touch Briefings plc (TB), a wholy owned subsiduary of Touch Group plc. All use of Touch Briefings websites are subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Any use of the Touch Briefings websites constitutes the user’s agreement to abide by these terms and conditions.

All information and materials (including, but not limited to, text, software, photographs, graphics, illustrations and artwork, video, sound, names, logos, trademarks and service marks) on this site is copy work and owned by TB or its affiliates, contributors or licensors.

Except as expressly set out below, all rights reserved, you may copy or download reasonable excerpts of the information or material for your own internal purposes, but may not do so in a systematic way with the intention of creating your own database or information service. Nor may you otherwise copy, perform, publish, modify, transform, commercially exploit, reverse engineer or use any such information or material without prior consent of the copy holder.

Advertising: Terms & Conditions

Interpretation: ‘the Publisher’ means Touch Briefings plc (TB), a wholy owned subsiduary of Touch Group plc; ‘the Advertiser’, where the context so admits, means the Advertiser or its agent, whichever is the principal.

Advertisements in the Touch Briefings websites are accepted according to the Publisher's approval of the copy and upon the following terms and conditions.

1. Accounts are strictly net and subject to settlement within 30 days from the date of invoice.

2. All cheques must be made payable to the Publisher and settlement of all accounts should be made at the address appearing thereon.

3. This order constitutes a non-cancellable binding contract with the Publisher, of which the terms and conditions are governed by English law.

4. The Advertiser is solely responsible to submit to the Publisher suitable material by the due date, failing which the name and address of the advertiser will remain online and the Publisher shall not be responsible for any resulting mistake, error or omission.

5. The Publisher will endeavour to furnish the Advertiser with a proof of copy prior to going to press and any amendments of or alterations to such proofs must be returned to the Publisher by the date on the proof copy. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for non-receipt or non-delivery of any material.

6. Whilst every care is taken to avoid mistakes, the Publisher cannot accept liability for any errors and/or omissions due to third parties, subcontractors or inaccurate copy instructions.

7. The Advertiser warrants that the Corporate Presentation does not contravene any Act of Parliament, nor in any other way illegal or defamatory or an infringement of either any other party's right and/or the British Code of Advertising Practice.

8. The Advertiser will fully and effectually indemnify the Publisher from and against any claim made against the Publisher arising from the Corporate Presentation. The Publisher will consult with the Advertiser as to the way in which any such claim(s) is/are to be handled.

9. Complaints regarding reproduction of Corporate Presentation must be made in writing and received by the Publisher within 21 days of the date of posting live.

10. The order form contains all the terms of the contract and no agent or other representative of the Publisher has any right to vary these terms in any way.

Exclusions

The series is provided on an ‘as is’ basis and TB does not make any representation or give any warranty in respect of the Touch Briefings websites.

In particular, TB does not give any warranty as to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness, performance, fitness or freedom from viruses or timeliness of the Touch Briefings websites.

In no circumstances shall TB be held liable for any loss or damage arising out of the information or use of the Touch Briefings books, CDs or websites. Nor will it be held liable for any loss or damage arising from any interruptions, inaccuracies, data loss or delays in delivery of the Touch Briefings website.

The content of this site is for general information purposes only. Any views or opinions expressed within the content are not necessarily those of TB and should not be interpreted as an endorsement. The content does not indicate advice and should not be relied upon for making or refraining from making any business/investment decisions.

External

Users may, through hypertext or other computer 'links', gain access to other sites on the Internet that are not part of the Touch GastroEnterology.com web pages. TB assumes no responsibility for any material outside of the Touch GastroEnterology.com web pages that may be accessed through any such 'link'.

General

TB reserves the right to cease operating Touch GastroEnterology.com or to terminate a user’s access and use of any part of the Business Briefings series at any time, with or without notice.

These conditions and your use of Touch GastroEnterology.com shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law and the courts of England shall have jurisdiction to hear all disputes arising in connection with these terms and conditions of such use.

Data Protection Policy

Touch Briefings plc recognises the rights, granted to individuals by the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act"), of access to, knowledge of and control over information held about themselves. Its websites are operated in compliance with the eight principles of the Act, with regard to processing, security and transfer of personal data gathered via these websites.

Privacy Statement

Touch GastroEnterology.com uses information voluntarily submitted to us by visitors (that is, during general registration) or information the site gathers automatically.

We may use the Internet Protocol (IP) address to help identify technical problems with our server and to administer the website. Furthermore, the IP address may be used to help identify the users.

Touch GastroEnterology.com contain links to other sites. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Please note that any information that is disclosed within the community areas of Touch GastroEnterology.com (forums, noticeboards and so on) becomes public information and caution should be used when deciding to disclose personal information.

Touch GastroEnterology.com requires users to register contact information (such as name and e-mail address), which is used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt out of receiving these mailings.

Should a user decline to fill all registration fields, the Business Briefings series will be unable to provide the total content and services that are available to our registered users.

You may alter the user registration information at any time and as often as you like. To do so, e-mail info@touchbriefings.com with any changes or updates to the information.

Information Sharing

TB never wilfully or knowingly discloses any individually identifiable information about its users to third parties without permission to do so. We do not sell user names or e-mail addresses to other companies.

Changes to Privacy Statement

Our privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. If there is a change to our privacy practices, affected users will be notified via e-mail.

All provisions in these terms and conditions shall survive the termination of any use of the service.

Any infringement of TB's rights will result in appropriate legal action.

If you require any further information about the Touch Briefings websites please contact us at: info@touchbriefings.com

Copyright Policy

Trademarks
The names and logos of the ‘Touch Briefings plc ’ and the ‘Touch Briefings websites’ are trademarks. The Touch Briefings websites may also contain other trademarks (registered or unregistered) of TB or other persons. Users are not permitted to use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce these trademarks for any reason.

This site is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2003 Touch Briefings plc or its affiliates, contributors or licensors. Except as expressly set out above, all rights reserved.