Terms of Use [1]
1. Acceptance
Your access to and use of this Site is subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that any other agreements regarding the use of this Site between you and Novartis Pharma AG are superseded and of no force or effect.
2. Medical information/conditions
This is an international disease awareness Site. The information contained on this Site is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute business, medical or other professional advice. Information on this Site is provided by Novartis Pharma AG and is intended to provide disease information only. The information is not intended to provide complete medical information regarding this condition/disease. Nothing contained in this Site is or is intended to be of a promotional nature. You should not construe anything on this Site as a promotion or advertisement for any product or for the use of any product. SHOULD YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION, PROMPTLY SEE YOUR OWN MEDICAL DOCTOR OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. WE DO NOT OFFER PERSONALISED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR PATIENT-SPECIFIC TREATMENT ADVICE. Patients, physicians and other medical professionals should check with local medical resources and regulatory authorities for information appropriate to their country. Novartis Pharma AG will respond to inquiries from and provide information to your qualified health care professional in accordance with local regulations.
3. Use of information
You may freely browse the Site, but you may only access, download or use information from this Site, including any text, images, audio, and video (the "Information") for your own non-commercial use. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the Information for commercial purposes, without written permission of Novartis Pharma AG. You must retain and reproduce each and every copyright notice or other proprietary rights notice contained in any Information you download. You should assume that everything you see or read on this Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on the Site without the written permission of Novartis Pharma AG. Except as otherwise permitted in this paragraph, Novartis Pharma AG neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Novartis Pharma AG. With the exception of the foregoing limited authorisation, no license to or right in the Information, or any copyright of Novartis Pharma AG or of any other party is granted or conferred to you. You hereby release and agree to hold harmless Novartis Pharma AG and any of its affiliates, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and representatives, from any and all claims, costs, losses, liabilities and damages of any sort, whether direct, indirect, special, consequential or otherwise, whether arising in tort (including active, passive or imputed negligence), contract, warranty, strict liability, reliance or under any other theory, and whether or not Novartis Pharma AG has been advised of the possibility of such damages, in each case arising out of or related to your use of this Site and/or the Information and from any use that Novartis Pharma AG makes of information that you transmit to Novartis Pharma AG from or about this Site.
4. Trademarks/proprietary rights
You should assume that all product names appearing on this Site, whether or not appearing in large print, italics or with the trademark symbol are trademarks of Novartis. This Site may also contain or reference patents, proprietary information, technologies, products, processes or other proprietary rights of Novartis Pharma AG and/or other parties. No license to or right in any such trademarks, patents, trade secrets, technologies, products, processes and other proprietary rights of Novartis Pharma AG and/or other parties is granted to or conferred upon you. All product names published in italics on this Site are trademarks owned by or licensed to the Novartis Group. The use of these trademarks, of the company name Novartis and the company logo, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited.
5. Disclaimer of warranties
While Novartis Pharma AG uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the Information is accurate and up to date, the Information may contain inaccuracies or errors. Novartis Pharma AG reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the Information, and to the products and programs described in such Information at any time without notice. Novartis Pharma AG makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of any of the Information. Novartis Pharma AG assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site. ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS." NOVARTIS PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR ITS POSSIBLE USES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY EVALUATED BY SITE VISITORS. NEITHER NOVARTIS PHARMA AG, NOR ANY OTHER NOVARTIS GROUP COMPANY, NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THIS SITE TO YOU SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THE SITE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Novartis Pharma AG also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, or use of the Information. Novartis Pharma AG reserves the right to discontinue this Site at any time without notice and without liability.
6. Information you supply to us
Except for information covered by our Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post becomes the property of Novartis Pharma AG or its affiliates and may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, Novartis Pharma AG is free to use, without compensation to you, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
7. Disclaimer
Nothing on this Site constitutes an invitation or offer to invest or deal in the securities or American Depositary Receipts of Novartis. In particular, actual results and developments may be materially different from any forecast, opinion or expectation expressed on this Site and the past performance of the price of securities must not be relied on as a guide to their future performance.
8. Links to this site
Novartis Pharma AG has not reviewed any or all of the third-party websites which contain links to this Site and is not responsible for the content of any such off-site pages or any other sites linked to the Site. If you wish to link your website to this Site, you may only link to the home page, provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Novartis’ reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement. Novartis Pharma AG reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. You may not link to any other pages within this Site without the prior written consent of Novartis Pharma AG. Quotation or use of one or more portions of this Site in the site of any third parties without written consent is likewise prohibited.
9. Links to other sites
Links to third-party sites may be provided for the interest or convenience of visitors to this Site. We will endeavour to inform you when you are leaving this Site that the terms of use and privacy policy of the third-party site may be different. However, the linked sites are not under the control of Novartis Pharma AG and no entity of Novartis group of companies is responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. Novartis Pharma AG accepts no liability for links from us to others, and in particular we are not responsible for the accuracy or legality of the content thereof. We accept no liability deriving form a breach or omission in the privacy policies of third parties. Any such links to third party sites are provided to you only as a convenience, and should not be interpreted as or imply endorsement by Novartis Pharma AG of those websites. Novartis Pharma AG will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
10. Postings to this site
Although Novartis Pharma AG may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, message boards, and the like on the Site, Novartis Pharma AG is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, promotional materials, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, privacy disclosure or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the Site. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, promotional, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. Novartis Pharma AG has the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to this Site constitutes a violation, among others, of their intellectual property rights, or their right to privacy. Novartis Pharma AG will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Novartis Pharma AG to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials. Novartis Pharma AG 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 this Site. Novartis Pharma AG has the right to remove any posting you make on this Site if it deems it to be inappropriate.
11. Applicable Law, Consequences
These terms of use and your Use of this Site shall be governed by the laws of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any legal action or proceeding related to this Site shall be brought exclusively in the courts of New York. If we become aware that you have violated any of the terms and conditions contained in this Legal Statement, we may immediately take corrective action, including preventing the user from using the services offered by Novartis Pharma AG and removing any information, data and content put on the Site by the user, at any moment and without notice. If we have been injured by your violation we may, in our sole discretion, seek to recover damages from you.
12. Revisions
Novartis Pharma AG may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. Please note that we may make such changes at our own discretion and without prior announcement. By continuing to use this Site after any such changes, you unconditionally and fully understand, agree and accept to follow and be bound by these terms of use as changed. You should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current terms of use to which you are bound and to note any changes or amendments that may have been made.
13. Severability
If any part or provision of these terms of use is found to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability or any other part or provision of these terms of use.
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