Terms of Use/ Legal Notice
This website (www. academyofvisioncare.com) is operated by Bausch & Lomb U.K. Limited (“Bausch+Lomb” or "we", “our” or "us")(the “Site”) and Bausch+Lomb may operate other websites, mobile or desktop applications, and/or additional online services (together with the Site, the “Services”) for your personal information and education. The terms and conditions set forth in this Legal Notice (the “Terms”), together with our Privacy Policy comprise a legal agreement between you and Bausch + Lomb and govern your access to and use of the Services, including any Content (as defined in Section 7 below) appearing on or provided through the Services. Please read these Terms carefully.
DO NOT USE THIS SITE OR ANY SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS. BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION.
1. Not Providing Medical Advice
We are not engaged in medical or similar professional services or advice via the Site or the Services, and the information provided hereon and therein is not a substitute for the professional judgment of a qualified health care professional. You should consult a physician or other health care professional for advice regarding any medical condition or treatment thereof. The Services and any information or Content provided in connection therewith are for informational and educational purposes only. Your reliance upon any Content or information provided through the Site or the Services is solely at your own risk.
2. Use of Website
Your access to and use of the information contained in the Site is subject to these Terms. You agree to act lawfully at all times in using and accessing this Site and you will not do anything which damages, interferes with, disrupts access to, interrupts or impairs the functionality of this Site or inhibits other users’ use and enjoyment of the Site..
Although the information on this website is accessible to users outside of the Middle East, the information on the Site is intended for use only by the Middle East residents. Other countries may have laws, regulatory requirements and medical practices that differ from those in the Middle East.
3. Content
In event shall the information on any of those websites be construed as a promotion or solicitation for the use of any product or service that is not authorized under the laws, rules, and regulations of the country where you are located. Any offer for any product or service made on this Site is void where prohibited. If you choose to access the Services or any Content from other locations, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws, rules, and regulations. You agree that access to and use of this website and its content is at your own risk. Bausch+Lomb may add, alter, delete modify or supplement materials from this website at any time at its discretion without notification to anyone. Bausch+Lomb will use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this Site but please view our Privacy Policy for information as to how we collect and use information collected or received through this Site. Bausch+Lomb makes no representations, warranties or assurances (express or implied) as to the accuracy, currency, fitness for purpose or completeness of such information. Bausch+Lomb disclaims all warranties, express or implied to the fullest extent permitted by law. Bausch+Lomb shall not be liable for any damage or injury which may arise from the use of or reliance upon any information provided in this Site or from your inability to access the Site. Bausch+Lomb its affiliates, or any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this Site assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damage or injury to you, your computer or other personal property including but not limited to damages caused by viruses that infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to our Site or from your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio, or other items from the website.
4. Privacy
Bausch+Lomb respects the privacy of its website users. To learn more about how we protect Customer and Health Care Professionals privacy, please also consult our B+L HCP Privacy Policy.
5. Third Party Websites and Links.
This Site may contain links or references to other websites maintained by third parties over whom we have no control. Such links are provided merely as a convenience. Similarly, this Site may be accessed from third party links over which Bausch+Lomb has no control. Bausch+Lomb makes no warranties, undertakings or representations of any kind as to the accuracy, currency, quality, completeness or fitness for purpose of any information contained in such websites and shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage or cost of any kind arising from such information. Inclusion of any external sites does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by Bausch+Lomb and Bausch+Lomb makes no representation or warranty as to the content contained in any such external website.
5. Intellectual Property Rights.
All brand names, characters, slogans, logos, service marks, and trademarks whether or not appearing in italicized, bolded and/or in large print, with or without the trademark symbols, are owned by or licensed to Bausch+Lomb or its affiliates, and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. Any unauthorised use of the content or trademarks or any materials, may violate copyright, trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, privacy, and/or other laws and/or international laws, and may infringe upon the rights of Bausch+Lomb or its affiliates. Such unauthorized use may result in your personal liability, including potential criminal liability. This includes the entire content of the website, copyrighted and protected as a collective work. Please note that Bausch+Lomb actively and aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. Reproduction of Images and Other Copyrighted Material. As with any image, possession of a copy of a digitized image does not give unrestricted rights to use it. The copyright of an image is generally owned by the photographer and only the copyright owner, or the owner's legal representative, can grant permission to copy, distribute, or publicly display the image. It is illegal to reproduce photographs taken by a professional photographer or other copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Use of Information on this Site. The copyrights of the images and other material on this Site are owned by Bausch+Lomb or the individual photographers who have authorized their use on this Site. Use of Other Images and Information. Other images and information may be downloaded, reprinted and reproduced for non-commercial, private purposes. Other images and information may not be manipulated or altered without the express permission of Bausch+Lomb or the photographer. This Site may contain Intellectual Property owned by third parties, including but not limited to promotional and business partners, licensors, licensees, sponsors and advertisers. The third-party product names/brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. The contents of this Site may only be copied for non-commercial individual reference with all copyright or other proprietary notices retained, and thereafter may not be recopied, reproduced or otherwise redistributed. Except as expressly permitted above, you may not copy, display, download, distribute, modify, reproduce, republish or retransmit any information, text or documents contained in this Site or any part of it in any electronic medium or in hard copy, or create any derivative work based on it, without Bausch+Lomb’s express written consent.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE MAKE NO, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICES, THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT, OR THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, GOODS, OR SERVICES APPEARING OR OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES AND/OR THE CONTENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED OR MALICIOUS CODE, AND ANY WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CORRECTNESS, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT. FURTHER, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OR THE NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, FREE OF VIRUSES, MALICIOUS CODE OR ERRORS, OR UNINTERRUPTED.
7. 7. Limitations of Liability and Waiver
IN NO EVENT WILL BAUSCH + LOMB, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES OR CONTENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, CONTENT, OR ANY SITES LINKED FROM THE SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BAUSCH + LOMB,ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF DAMAGE, INJURY, OR OTHER LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE AND/OR RELIANCE ON THE SITE, THE SERVICES, AND/OR THE CONTENT. YOU HEREBY WAIVE, RELEASE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE BAUSCH + LOMB AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF AND/OR RELIANCE ON THE SITE, THE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT. IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICES OR CONTENT.
8. Imdemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Bausch + Lomb and its affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors, service providers, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns, from and against any and all demands, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, losses, costs, expenses and harms, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses (including any of the foregoing incurred in enforcement of this indemnity), related to or associated with your use of the Services and/or Content, online conduct, any violation of these Terms, or dealings or transactions with other persons resulting from use of the Services or Content.
9. Supplemental Policies or Terms and Conditions
In connection with your access to and/or use of the Services or content, you may be asked to consent to policies or terms and conditions in addition to these Terms. Please read these supplemental policies or terms and conditions carefully before accessing or making any use of such portions of the Services or Content. Any supplemental policies or terms and conditions will not vary or replace any of these Terms unless otherwise expressly stated.
10. Termination
Bausch + Lomb reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to and use of the Site or Services, with or without prior notice.
11. Applicable Law
These Terms of Use and your use of the website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising in connection with this Site. If any provision of these terms of use shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed void but shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.