Terms of Use

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms on which you may make use of our website, whether as a guest or a registered user (“Terms of Use”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the website. By using our website, you indicate that you accept these Terms of Use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please refrain from using our website.

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1. Information About Us

This website is operated by Evinova AG ("we", “our” and “us”). We are a limited company incorporated in Switzerland with registered number 205.308.908 and have our registered office at Neuhofstrasse 34, 6340 Baar, Switzerland. 

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2. Accessing this Website

Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide on our website without notice (see below). We will not be liable if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of our website, or our entire website, to users who have registered with us.

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If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not share it with any other person. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Use. You agree to notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorised disclosure or use of your user identification code and/or password.

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You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use, and that they comply with them.

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3. Prohibited Use

You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site:

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  • in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;
  • in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or
  • to make unauthorised attempts to access any of our systems or third party networks.

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4. Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (“Contributions”), and to any interactive services associated with it. You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole. 

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Contributions must be accurate (where they state facts) and be genuinely held (where they state opinions). Contributions must comply with applicable law in any country from which they are posted.

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Contributions must not:

  • contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
  • contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
  • promote sexually explicit material;
  • promote violence;
  • promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
  • infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person;
  • be likely to deceive any person;
  • be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
  • promote any illegal activity;
  • be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
  • be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
  • be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
  • give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
  • advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

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5. Contributions must not

We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these Terms of Use through your use of our site. When a breach of these Terms of Use has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate, including but not limited to taking all or any of the following actions:

  • immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site;
  • immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site;
  • issue of a warning to you;
  • legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach;
  • further legal action against you; or
  • disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

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We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of these Terms of Use.

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6. Membership Obligations

Where you have joined this website as a member, you undertake to inform us immediately of any claim or action against you for any use of this website and, on request from us, to immediately cease the act complained of. You agree to inform us immediately of any changes affecting your registration details. It is your obligation to ensure that your registration details are kept up to date.

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You may terminate your membership of this website at any time by giving us reasonable notice by e-mail to infomaster@evinova.com. You should clearly state your name, username (if any) and registration details (if any) and the name of this website on all communications.

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7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us and our Affiliates (as defined below) and keep us and our Affiliates fully and effectively indemnified in respect of all losses, costs (including legal and professional fees), damages, monies paid in settlement and other liabilities whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with any Contribution. 

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8. Disclaimer

Whilst we have taken reasonable care in compiling this website, we are not responsible for any action taken by any person or organisation, wherever they are based, as a result, direct or otherwise, of information contained in or accessed through this website whether such information is provided by us or by a third party. Nothing on this website should be construed as the giving of advice or the making of any recommendation and this website should not be relied upon as the basis for any decision or action. As a result of ongoing medical advances and developments, the information on this website relating to Evinova or its customers’ research activities and investigational products may not always be completely up to date and, for this reason, such information is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis.

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WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GIVE ANY UNDERTAKINGS EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ABOUT ANY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE TIMELINESS, CURRENCY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF SUCH CONTENT OR THAT THE RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR RELIABLE).

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You agree that the use of information obtained or downloaded from or through this website is at your sole discretion and risk. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties in which case the above will not apply in such jurisdictions. Any medical information on this website is not intended as a substitute for informed medical advice and we cannot answer any unsolicited emails relating to personal healthcare issues. Information on the products mentioned on this website may vary by country. Patients and healthcare professionals should check with local medical resources and regulatory authorities for information appropriate to their country. YOU MUST CONSULT A SUITABLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL ON ANY SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR MATTER WHICH IS COVERED BY ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION. 

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Nothing on this website shall be deemed to constitute an invitation to invest or otherwise deal in shares, ADRs or other securities in AstraZeneca PLC. Actual results and developments may be materially different from any forecast, opinion or expectation expressed on this website and the past performance of the price of securities must not be relied on as a guide to their future performance.

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9. Our Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we, other members of our Group (as defined below) and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude:

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  • all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity; and
  • any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation any liability for (i) loss of income or revenue, (ii) loss of business, (iii) loss of profits or contracts, (iv) loss of anticipated savings, (v) loss of data, (vi) loss of goodwill, (vii) wasted management or office time; and (viii) for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

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This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

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We do not warrant that functions contained in this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

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10. Intellectual Property Rights

The intellectual property rights in this website, and in the material published on it including without limitation, in all documents, files, text, images, RSS feeds, audio files, podcasts, video files, flash tutorials, graphics, devices and code contained in it and in this website's general "look and feel", is owned by Evinova AG, its Affiliates (as defined below) or our external partners. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

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You are authorised to make a single copy and to print extracts or documents from this website (except for any third party owned content which has been identified as such) for your non-commercial use, provided any such copy or print retains all copyright or other proprietary notices and any disclaimer contained within them. All Evinova names, logos and trademarks may not be used or reproduced without our prior written consent. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on our site must always be acknowledged.

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Other than as specifically mentioned above, reproduction of part or all of the contents of this website in any form, including framing, creating any derivative work based on this website and/or its content, incorporation into other websites, electronic retrieval systems or publications is prohibited. You may not use any diagrams, illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. No links to this website may be included in any other website without our prior written permission.

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We cannot guarantee that you have any right to use third party owned content which is available on this website and you must obtain permission from the third party owner before using or downloading such content. Content which is copyright protected may not be changed, nor may any author attribution notice or copyright notice appearing on such content be altered without first obtaining the appropriate consents.

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Except for the limited permission set out above, nothing on this website should be construed as granting any other right or licence.

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All product names referred to on this website are trademarks of Evinova AG or its Affiliates, except for those marks which are indicated as owned by other companies and all rights are reserved.

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11. Right to use information supplied by user

In the event that you submit any material for inclusion on this website (including without limitation, personal information, know-how, comments, ideas, questions, techniques, abstracts or similar), you agree (i) that such material will not be deemed to be confidential, (ii) that such material will not be deemed to be proprietary, and (iii) to grant to us an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, disclose, copy, modify, adapt, publicly display and translate all or any of such material for any purpose whatsoever without restriction. We reserve the right, in our absolute discretion, to remove or delete, without notice, any material you submit for inclusion on this website. We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any material posted or uploaded by you to our website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. We process any information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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12. Viruses, hacking and other offences

You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website. You must not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

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By breaching this provision, you may commit a criminal offence under applicable law. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.

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We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our website, or to your downloading of any material posted on it or on any website linked to it. In accordance with good computing practice, you are advised to virus check all materials and/or content accessed and/or downloaded from this website using commercially available, up to date virus checking software.

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13. Linking to this Website

You may not link to our home page without first obtaining our prior written consent. Following such consent any such link must be presented in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our 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 on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.

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Our website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our website other than the home page following written consent from us referred to above. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. The website from which you are linking must comply in all respects with this section of these Terms of Use.

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14. Third party websites and content

This website may contain third party owned content (e.g. articles, image libraries, data feeds or abstracts) and may also include hypertext links to third party owned websites. We provide such third party content and links as a courtesy to our users. Links are provided for your information only. We have no control over any third party owned websites or content referred to, accessed by or available on this website and, therefore, we do not endorse, sponsor, recommend or otherwise accept any responsibility for such third party websites or content, or for the availability of such websites. In particular, we do not accept any liability arising out of any allegation that any third party owned content (whether published on this, or any other, website) infringes the intellectual property rights of any person or any liability arising out of any information or opinion contained on such third party website or content.

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15. Changes to this website

We reserve the right to change any part of this website or these Terms of Use at any time without notice. Any changes to this legal notice shall take effect from the next time you access this website. You are expected to check this Legal Notice from time to time to take notice of any change we made, as they are binding on you. Notwithstanding the above, we shall not be obliged to keep this website up to date. If the need arises, we may suspend access to this website, or close it indefinitely.

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16. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to our website although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These Terms of Use are governed by English law.

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17. How to contact us

You can contact us by sending an email to infomaster@evinova.com.

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References to "Evinova" and "Group” are references to Evinova AG and its Affiliates. In these Terms of Use, “Affiliates” means any corporation or other business entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Evinova from time to time and, for the purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean direct or indirect ownership of (i) fifty per cent (50%) or more of the voting securities or voting interest in such corporation or other entity; or (ii) fifty per cent (50%) or more of the interest in the profit or income in the case of a business entity other than a corporation; or (iii) in the case of a partnership, any other comparable interest in the general partner.

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‍Last updated: 25 January 2024