Conditions of use
In this section
General information
Disclaimers
Privacy
Intellectual property rights
Access to BestTreatments
Links
Your conduct
Governing law
Please take a minute to read our terms and conditions. These pages set out how our information can be used, what it is intended for and how it is protected by copyright.
By using BestTreatments, you are agreeing to the terms written here. We may change these terms and conditions from time to time so we recommend that you check them regularly.
General information
For patients: BestTreatments does not offer medical advice and should not be seen as a replacement for a consultation with a doctor or other health professional. The articles and information on this site are designed to help you talk to your doctor, not to be used instead of seeing your doctor. For doctors: The information on BestTreatments is not designed to take the place of your own clinical experience and judgement. We aim to equip you with clinical evidence to help you choose the best treatments for your patients. We supply the evidence; you and your patient make the decisions.Disclaimers
Care has been taken to confirm that the information presented is accurate and to describe generally accepted practices. If we find, or are alerted to, a mistake, we will correct it as quickly as possible. However, the authors, editors and publishers are not responsible for errors or omissions, or for any consequences arising from application of the information on BestTreatments, and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the contents of the publication. Categories presented in BestTreatments (see Our method) indicate a judgement about the strength of the evidence and the relevant importance of benefits and risks. These categories do not indicate whether a particular treatment is generally appropriate or whether it is suitable for an individual. There is no guarantee of availability of BestTreatments at any time, nor that it is up to date or error-free. Description of or reference to products or publications does not imply endorsement of that product or publication, unless it is owned by BMJ Publishing Group Limited. In no event shall BMJ Publishing Group Limited be liable for any losses or damages arising out of the use of BestTreatments and its content, whether they be direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential, and all liability is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.Privacy
The use of data we collect or you give us, using the website, is governed by our privacy policy.Intellectual property rights
BestTreatments is published by BMJ Publishing Group Limited (BMJPG). The layout, design, content and graphics on BestTreatments are protected by UK and other international copyright laws. You are welcome to print out sections of the site, provided it is only for your or your patients' own personal, non-commercial use and if all the content you print out keeps our copyright notices. No part of the website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written consent. For all other uses of our content or images you will need to obtain our written permission and you should contact us. The BMJ Publishing Group Limited trademarks and logos that are displayed on BestTreatments are the trademarks of the BMJ Publishing Group Limited (and its licensors). Any use, including framing, meta tags or other text using BMJ Publishing Group Limited's trademarks or other trademarks displayed, is strictly prohibited without our (or our licensor's) express written consent.Access to BestTreatments
We will try to make sure that the availability of BestTreatments is uninterrupted and that transmissions will be free of errors. However, due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that your access will not be suspended or restricted from time to time, including appropriate time for repairs, maintenence or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will try to limit how often this happens.Links
BestTreatments contains hyperlinks, which may take you outside BestTreatments. Links are provided for your convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply that we endorse or approve the linked website, its operator or content, and we are not responsible for any website outside BMJ Publishing Group Limited's websites.Your conduct
You must not use BestTreatments in any way that causes or is likely to cause the website, or access to it, to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way. You are solely responsible for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us. You must use the website only for lawful purposes. You must not use the website for any of the following:- Fraudulent purposes in connection with a criminal offence or otherwise unlawful activity
- To send, use or reuse any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing; or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidence, privacy or any other right; or as otherwise injurious to third parties; or objectionable; or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any 'spam'.
Governing law
These terms and conditions shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction. Thank you for reviewing this information.