GE Medical Systems Europe (hereafter "GEMSE") having its registered offices at 283 rue de la Minière, BP 34 78533 Buc Cedex, France, a "société en Commandite Simple" registered with the Trade Registry of Versailles under n° RCS Versailles B 315 013 359, provides an online resource for healthcare professionals through the Site.
Legal Representative and Director of Publication of the Site: Philippe Piernot.
Editorial Manager of the Site: Phil Mc Carthy.
These Terms of Use may be changed from time to time in whole or in part and without further notice so please check these Terms of Use frequently: Your continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. If you do not agree to abide by these or any future terms, please do not use the Site or download materials from it.
GEMSE may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including the availability of any features, at any time. GEMSE may remove, modify or otherwise change any content, including that of third parties, on or from this Site. GEMSE may impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice or liability. GEMSE may terminate the authorization and rights given below and your use of the Site at any time in its sole discretion and upon such termination, you shall immediately destroy all materials that you have downloaded from the Site.
These Terms of Use apply exclusively to your access to and use of the Site and do not alter the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with GEMSE or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates regarding other topics than the use of this Site.
- Proprietary Rights.
Copyrights. All GE Medical Systems-created content on
this Site, including but not limited to text, software, technical drawings,
configurations, graphics, other files, and their selection, design and arrangement
("Content"), belong to GE Medical Systems or to any other owner having given
an authorization to GE Medical Systems and are Copyright © 2000 GE Medical Systems ("Copyright GEMS"). All rights reserved. The Content may not be
modified, copied, distributed, reused, reproduced, republished, downloaded,
displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in
whole or in part, without GEMSE’s prior written permission, except that
you may download and print the Content, in whole or in part, for uses that
are not competitive with or derogatory to GEMSE or GE Medical Systems, provided
that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. Please
note that this strictly limited consent may be revoked at any time and does
not include consent to republish or trade Content, in whole or in part,
on any other Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or to incorporate the Content,
in whole or in part, in any other database or compilation or in any other
work that can be published or traded. Any use of the Content other than
the limited one authorized above is strictly prohibited. You further agree
that you will comply with the provisions of the French Intellectual Property
Code regarding inter alia the rights of database producers and in particular
that you will not extract, by a permanent or temporary transfer, to any
media and in any format, including through electronic means or otherwise
in a substantially qualitative or quantitative manner, any data from the
databases contained on this Site, in whole or in part, including but not
limited to customer identities and that you will not reuse, in a substantially
qualitative or quantitative manner, any such data, in whole or in part,
on any media and in any format, with a view to putting the same at the public's
disposal.
If you believe that your copyrighted material has been improperly used
on this Site, please Contact Us
Trademarks. All trademarks on the Site are either tradenames
or registered trademarks of GEMSE or its affiliates or licensors and may
not be reproduced, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior
written permission of GEMSE or such affiliates or licensors, as the case
may be. All page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and logos are service
marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of GEMSE or its affiliates, and may
not be reproduced, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior
written permission of GEMSE or such affiliates. Other trademarks, registered
trademarks, product names, and company names and/or logos displayed on the
Site are the property of their respective owners.
Patents. GEMSE’s products and processes referred to or
posted on the Site are covered by one or more patents and/or are subject
to other trade secret and/or any other proprietary rights. GEMSE reserves
all such rights. No transfer or grant of any rights under any such patents
is made or is to be implied by any provision of these Terms of Use or by
any other provision contained in the Site. You agree not to infringe upon
all the above rights.
Software. Any software, including any files, images generated
by the software, code, source and destination, and data accompanying the
software (collectively, "Software"), used or accessible by means of this
Site may be used by you solely for accessing and using this Site for purposes
and according to the conditions expressly stated on this Site, provided
that such uses are not competitive with or derogatory to GEMSE. GEMSE retains
full and complete title to and all intellectual property rights in the Software.
You agree not to copy, distribute, sell, modify or create derivative works
from any part of the Software nor to decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble
the same, except as provided under Article L. 122-6-1 IV of the French Intellectual
Property Code for interoperability purposes.
- User Conduct - General.
In using this Site, you agree:
- not to disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse,
the Site, or any services, system resources, accounts, servers or networks
connected to or accessible through the Site or affiliated or linked Web
sites;
- not to disrupt or interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the Site
or affiliated or linked Web sites;
- not to upload, post, or otherwise transmit through or on this Site any
viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files;
- not to use or attempt to use another’s account, service or system without
authorization from GEMSE, or create or use a false identity on this Site;
- not to transmit through or on this Site spam, chain letters, junk mail
or any other type of unsolicited mass email to people or entities who
have not agreed to be part of such mailings;
- not to divulge your username and password to others either on or off
the Site;
- not to attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Site or portions
of the Site which are restricted from general access; and,
(h) not use this Site to seek, provide or obtain specific medical advice,
medical opinion, diagnosis or treatment as applied to a patient's particular
condition or situation.
In addition, you agree that you are solely responsible for actions and communications
undertaken or transmitted under your account, and that you will comply with
all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations,
including but not limited to United States export restrictions, that relate
to your use of or activities on this Site.
- User Conduct - Online Communities and Other Interactive Areas.
The Site contains areas where you may post and share comments with other
Site users on a variety of subjects. You agree that you will not post or
otherwise disseminate on or through the Site unlawful, defamatory, harassing,
libelous, tortious, abusive, offensive, threatening, or obscene communications
or material of any kind, or materials which infringe or violate any third
party’s copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy or other proprietary
or property right, or that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise
to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation;
or, that are otherwise objectionable, including without limitation, content
that evidences bigotry, racism, sexism, or hatred, or that promotes illegal
activities, including without limitation unauthorized uses of medical devices,
or physical harm against anyone. GEMSE reserves the right but not the obligation
to remove any materials it deems objectionable, in its sole discretion and
without any reference to you. You agree to hold harmless GEMSE and its affiliates
and parties with whom GEMSE has contracted for purposes of hosting or maintaining
this Site from all claims from third parties based upon communications made
or materials posted by you or upon your use of this Site.
You expressly agree that you will not discuss or refer to any particular
patient, any particular patient’s medical condition or any other information
which could identify a particular patient. You further expressly agree that
you will not discuss, endorse or refer to "off label" uses of medical products,
including any uses which have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration or other applicable regulatory agency.
- Online Communications On and Through the Site.
Except as otherwise provided in section 5 below, you agree that any communications
you transmit to anyone through the Site or copyrighted works you post on the
Site, including, without limitation, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas,
plans, notes, drawings, configurations, specifications, purchase orders, quotes
or requests for quotes, performance data, account information, or other material,
data or information (collectively, "Information"), are non-confidential
and non proprietary and upon transmission of such Information to GEMSE via
email or other means you grant to GEMSE an unrestricted, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, sublicensable, world wide license (including but not limited
to a copyright license) to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit
and distribute such Information in any media for any purpose and you further
agree that GEMSE is free to use any ideas, concepts and know-how that you
or individuals acting on your behalf provide to us.
- Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that GEMSE may use the data collected in the
course of our relationship for the purposes identified in our Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in
these Terms of Use.
- GEMSE Content, Product and Service Information - Limitations.
All content available through the Site, including but not limited to data,
technical drawings, configurations, quote and order information, and catalog
listings is believed to be accurate. However, you should independently evaluate
the accuracy of the information and the usefulness for your particular needs
of any content, product or service available through the Site. Specifications
for products and services are subject to change without notice, and GEMSE
reserves the right to make changes without notice to processing, materials,
or configuration. GEMSE does not guarantee that products or services listed
in its online catalog will be available at the time of your order. All information
on the Site is subject to the disclaimers of section 8 below.
- Links and Third Party Content.
Links to Other Web Sites. This Site may from time to time
contain links to other Web sites. These links are provided as a convenience
and do not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by GEMSE
of or affiliation or association of GEMSE with or responsibility of GEMSE
for the linked Web sites or any content, services or products available
on or through such sites. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do
so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective
measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Links do
not imply that GEMSE or this Site is legally authorized to use any trademark,
trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through
the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade
name, logo or copyright symbol of ours or of any of our affiliates or subsidiaries.
Links from Other Web Sites. All links to this Site must
be approved in writing by GEMSE, except that GEMSE consents to links in
which: (1) the link is a text-only link containing only the title of the
home page of this Site, (2) the link "points" only to the home page of the
Site and not to deeper pages, (3) the link, when activated by a user, displays
this home page of the Site full-screen and not within a "frame" on the linked
Web site, and (4) the appearance, position, and other aspects of the link
do not (i) create the false appearance that an entity or its activities
or products are associated with or sponsored by GEMSE or its affiliates,
or (ii) be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the
name and trademarks of GEMSE or its affiliates. In any event, you agree
that GEMSE reserves the right to withdraw this consent to link without reason
or notice and at any time and you further undertake to delete any link for
which GEMSE’s consent has been withdrawn.
Third Party Content. This Site may from time to time contain
material, data or information provided, posted or offered by third parties,
including but not limited to advertisements or postings in online community
discussions. You agree that neither GEMSE nor its affiliates shall have
any liability whatsoever to you for any such third party material, data
or information.
- Disclaimers.
THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED
ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE
LAW, GEMSE AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ANY USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING
ALL CONTENT, DATA OR SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM
OR THROUGH THE SITE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT
YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH CONTENT, DATA
AND/OR SOFTWARE.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GEMSE DOES NOT CONTROL IN ANY RESPECT
ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE
SITE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING, GEMSE AND ITS AFFILIATES ASSUME
NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY,
CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR USEFULNESS OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION,
STATEMENT OR OTHER CONTENT OR OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISTRIBUTED OR
MADE AVAILABLE BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE.
GEMSE DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THIS SITE OR ITS
CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY,
WILL BE CORRECTED. NOR DOES GEMSE MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT OR AS TO THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THIS
SITE.
GEMSE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED
BY A USER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA FROM DELAYS, NONDELIVERIES
OF CONTENT OR EMAIL, ERRORS, SYSTEM DOWN TIME, MISDELIVERIES OF CONTENT
OR EMAIL, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGES, FILE CORRUPTION, OR SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS
CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF GEMSE, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS LICENSORS, OR A USER’S
OWN ERRORS AND/OR OMISSIONS.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS AND
REGULATIONS REGARDING THE SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA, GEMSE DISCLAIMS ANY
WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION TRANSMITTED
THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE MAINTAINED.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM GEMSE OR THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
- Limitation of Liability.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
GEMSE OR ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR
THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITE, OR,
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING
THE SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA, RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR
ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS SENT
OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF GEMSE HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS IS A REASONABLE ALLOCATION OF RISK.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
- General.
. In the absence of mutual agreement, any
dispute arising from the interpretation and/or performance of the present Terms
of Use shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the COMPETENT COURTS
OF PARIS.
. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between
you and GEMSE governing your use of the Site. Should any provision in these Terms
of Use be found invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then that provision shall
be deemed severable from, and shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of, the remaining provisions.
