These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the BiomedEdge website (the "Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
1. About the Website
The Website is owned and operated by BiomedEdge ("we", "us" or "our"). It publishes news, analysis and information about life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
2. No medical advice
All content on the Website is provided for general information purposes only. It does not constitute medical, legal or professional advice and is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. You should not rely on any content on the Website to make decisions about your health or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, contact your doctor or local emergency services immediately.
3. No investment advice
Coverage of companies, products, clinical trials and regulatory decisions is provided for information only and does not constitute financial or investment advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.
4. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos and images, is owned by or licensed to BiomedEdge and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may view, print and share links to our content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify or commercially exploit our content without our prior written permission, except for brief quotations with clear attribution and a link to the original article.
5. Acceptable use
When using the Website, you agree not to:
- Use the Website in any way that is unlawful, fraudulent or harmful.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, its servers or any connected systems.
- Introduce viruses, malware or any other harmful material.
- Use automated tools to scrape, copy or harvest content or data from the Website without our permission.
- Interfere with the advertisements displayed on the Website, including by generating artificial clicks or impressions.
6. User comments
You are responsible for any comment you submit. By submitting a comment, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish it on the Website. Comments must not be unlawful, defamatory, abusive, misleading, infringing or promotional, and must not provide medical advice that may be unsafe. We may moderate, edit or remove any comment at our discretion.
7. Third-party links and advertising
The Website contains links to third-party websites and displays advertisements provided by third parties, including Google. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, products, services or privacy practices of third parties. The appearance of an advertisement or link does not imply our endorsement.
8. Accuracy of information
We take care to ensure our content is accurate at the time of publication, as described in our Editorial Policy. However, science and regulation evolve quickly, and we make no warranty that the content is complete, current or free from error.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
The Website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure or free from errors or harmful components.
10. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, BiomedEdge shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the Website or its content. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
11. Privacy
Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use information, including through cookies and advertising.
12. Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time. Changes take effect when published on this page, and the "Last updated" date above will be revised accordingly. Your continued use of the Website after any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please visit our Contact page.