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Terms of Service

Important

The Terms of Service must be accepted as a condition of use of the RCPCH NHS Organisations

Key points

  • You will maintain a secure, confidential password and assume responsibility for all activities that occur under your user account.

  • The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) makes no express or implied warranties with regard to the content or reports from the site.

  • The RCPCH NHS Organisations is not for clinical use. While data within it is already publicly available and published elsewhere, no responsibility can be accepted for its accuracy. Should any errors in the data be found by users, RCPCH will correct them if brought to their attention.

Acceptance of Terms

The RCPCH ("we", "us" or "our") provides access (the "Site") subject to your acceptance of these Terms. These Terms may be updated by the RCPCH from time to time without prior notice. By accessing, browsing, entering data or otherwise accessing the Site, you become a User and assert that you have read and understand and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you have any questions about this Disclaimer, please contact us.

Your Account Obligations

You are responsible for maintaining a secure, confidential password, and for all activities that occur under your user account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your username or password or any other breach of security.

Disclaimers

The medical data and other contents of the Site (“Contents”) were furnished by and entered into the RCPCH site by third parties with the permission of the RCPCH and are presented for informational purposes only. Content contained within or reported by the RCPCH does not supersede the official patient medical record.

The RCPCH makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the Content provided. You accept the responsibility to verify any contents obtained from the site. Contents should not be used for making medical decisions. You should not reply on anything contained on this site to suggest a course of treatment for any medical condition.

Contents do not substitute for review of an individual’s medical record and consultation with a physical or other qualified health provider.

No warranties

The RCPCH does not make any express or implied warranties, presentations, or endorsements whatsoever (including, but not limited to, warranties of title or non-infringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to the site, the content, any reports provided through the site, and the RCPCH shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any content or use of the site.

It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, completeness or usefulness of all services and content provided through the site. The RCPCH does not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defect in the site will be corrected. The site and the content made available on the site are provided on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis.