Welcome to www.epconnect.com, an online community designed by Boston Scientific International SAS, Parc Val Saint Quentin, 2 Rue René Caudron, 78960 Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France (“we” or “us”) to facilitate peer-to-peer interaction and information exchange between physicians (“Users” or “you”) through the sharing of clinical cases, articles and data in the field of electrophysiology and cardiology (“the Site”). Please carefully review these Terms of Use (“Terms”). Your use of this Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms. If you do not agree to abide by all of the provisions contained in these Terms, you must not use or access the Site. We may make changes to these Terms, which will not apply retroactively. They will be posted to this page and will become effective immediately upon our notice to you that new terms are available and applicable. If you do not agree with an updated provision you must immediately cease the use of the Site and deregister. These Terms were last updated October 22, 2019.
This Site is solely intended for use in a professional context and contains information intended only for medical professionals. It is expressly not intended for the use by consumers. Accordingly, we reserve the right to limit access to the Site or certain areas of the Site to medical professionals who register and meet the qualifications defined by us. We reserve the right to refuse access at our own discretion if we have doubts about your professional status or the qualifications. To register, a medical professional must provide us with certain personal information, including his or her name, profession, email address, title and clinical affiliation. If you do not qualify, please do not attempt to register with us. Upon our review and acceptance of your registration information, we will grant you access to the Site. The information you provide must be accurate and complete, and it is your responsibility to update your profile with the most accurate information. We reserve the right to discontinue access to any restricted area of the Site at any time, without notice to you, for any reason. If you are or become a registered user, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your User ID and password. If you become aware of unauthorized use of your User ID and password, you agree to immediately notify us. The personal information provided by you is subject to our Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.bostonscientific.com/privacy-policy.
If you accept these Terms, we grant you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and nonexclusive license to use the Site solely for the purpose as stated in, and in the manner expressly permitted by, these terms. When using the Site, you must always abide by the rules as outlined in the EP Connect Code of Conduct. The Site and its content are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the Boston Scientific name or any of its trademarks or logos. All right, title, and interest in and to the Site (excluding your, and other User’s Content) are our and our licensors exclusive property.
You are responsible for your use of the Site and for any information, material or content (the “Content”) you display, submit or upload, including its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. You warrant that you have all rights, licenses and consents required to submit your Content in the context of your use of the Site an and as required by these terms. You must ensure that the Content will not contain material subject to any withstanding copyright or other proprietary rights. We reserve the right to monitor in any way we deem appropriate any Content and remove at our own discretion Content that we consider inappropriate, inadequate or violating a provision of these terms or the right of any third party.
You fully retain your rights to any Content. But by uploading, submitting or otherwise displaying Content on or through the Site, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, use, copy, reproduce, process, modify and distribute the Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). The purpose of this site is to facilitate interaction and information exchange, therefore we will make your Content available to others on the Site and grant third parties the right to do the same, including distribution, or publication on other media and services. EPconnect integrates sharing options for Content with other social media websites. this context, you expressly grant us and others the right to redistribute your Content or parts thereof on or through third-party applications and sites (e.g. social media like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or others). Except to the extent required by applicable law, we are not responsible for these other sites and apps and the terms and conditions pertaining to the relevant site or application will apply to the Content.
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you, and we are not obliged to support or update the Site. We are not liable to you or any third party if we exercise our right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Site will be subject to these Terms.
We disclaim expressly any responsibility for any Content submitted by the Site’s Users or the accuracy or correctness of the information contained in the Content. The information on this Site is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended or recommended as a substitute for professional medical advice or training. If you consider to undertake a procedure, do not rely on information on the Site for any treatment of patients and only attempt a treatment or procedure if you are sufficiently experienced and/or informed through independent resources or training. If we include certain information, reference guides and databases on the site intended for use by licensed medical professionals, these elements are equally not intended to give professional medical advice. You must always exercise your own clinical judgment for any given situation.
You must not directly or indirectly use the Site for the purpose of advertising or sale of any products or services. Specifically, you may not display brands or trademarks or distribute marketing material on products or services or solicit customers for these products or services.
If any User submitted Content should contain recognizable branded products or services, we do not endorse any such product, brand or statement related to products. The Content and any related statements are the User’s exclusive opinion and responsibility.
We are pleased to hear from visitors and welcome your comments regarding the Site. Please be advised, however, that we do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new products or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans, or new product names. Please do not send your unsolicited ideas or any original materials to us. If, despite this request, you still send us your ideas and materials, please understand that you assign us, free of charge, all worldwide rights, title and interest in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the information you submit.
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TOFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND SECURITY AND ACCURACY. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THATTHE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS
THE USE OF ANY CONTENT MATERIAL OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS IS INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT OUR STATUTORY LIABILIY FOR DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION CAUSED BY OUR NEGLIGENCE OR TO AFFECT ANY OF YOUR OTHER STATUTORY RIGHTS.
WE WILL APPLY REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN KEEPING THE SITE A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. SUBJECT TO OUR APPLICATION OF THIS LEVEL OF DILIGENCE WE DO NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR DIRECT DAMAGES OR LOSSES. ANY LIABILITY FOR DIRECT DAMAGES IS LIMITED TO AN AMOUNT OF 1000.00 €. WE DO NOT ACCEPT, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM, ANY LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND LOSSES, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF PROFIT, CONTENT OR DATA OR THE INTERRUPTION OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
Your right to use the Site is personal to you. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or resell the Site or any Content, without our express written consent.
We will treat any personally identifiable information submitted to the Site, in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from any claim, demand, liability, expense, or loss, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of, or in any way connected with your use of or access to the Site, the material or information you upload or your violation of these Terms.
The sharing of off-label uses of Boston Scientific or third-party products or therapies is not endorsed or promoted by us. The Boston Scientific products discussed and displayed on the Site are approved for sale or distribution within Europe. If you are a non-European resident, your access to the Site is at your own risk and you are solely responsible for compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to you.
You must not share any protected health information or any information or material relating directly or indirectly to an identifiable third-party individual, including patients, within the community.
We have compensated and will compensate select Users for their time spent sharing case presentations and facilitating discussions within EP Connect.
In the event that any provision of these Terms shall, in whole or in part, be determined to be invalid, unenforceable or void, the determination shall affect only the portion of the provision determined to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, and shall not affect the remainder of that provision. You agree to allow a court or arbitrator to replace such an invalid, unenforceable, or void provision with a valid provision which is as similar as possible in substance to the invalid, unenforceable, or void provision. Our failure to act with respect to any breach by you does not constitute a waiver of our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We may assign our rights and duties under these Terms without notice to you. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We are entitled to use third parties to host, maintain, develop and monitor the Site and the use of the Site by its Users.
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, any operating rules, policies, or procedures that may be posted from time to time by us on the Site, and any modifications to the foregoing, constitute the entire agreement between you and us with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, as to such subject matter.
Subject to any withstanding mandatory laws, your Use of the Site and these Terms are exclusively subject to the laws of England. In case a dispute between us cannot be resolved amicably, it will be submitted to the exclusive responsibility of the courts of England.
By accessing this Site or registering with EPconnect, you agree to all the terms and conditions of these Terms. You acknowledge (a) that you have read and understood these Terms; and (b) that these Terms have the same force and effect as a signed agreement.
If you have any questions or complaints regarding these Terms or the Site, please contact BSC at admin@epconnect.com