TERMS OF USE FOR THIS WEBSITE

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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.

This site is owned and operated by Canon Medical Systems which is defined as Canon Medical Systems and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter “Canon”). This website is linked to other websites, also operated by Canon group companies but these Terms of Use describe rules for visitors to this Canon website and do not apply to other Canon owned websites. You should refer to the terms of use of the visited website.

For valuable consideration, including your use and access of any portion of this website, you agree with the following terms and conditions as evidenced by your use and/or access of the website:

ABOUT THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE

The materials made available in this website, including materials in linked websites directly or indirectly accessible from this website, are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the materials will be error free, nor free of viruses, defamatory, offensive, or other harmful matter. You assume the entire cost of any necessary service, repair, or correction. This website may also include publications with technical inaccuracies or typographical errors that will be corrected as they are discovered at Canon’s sole discretion. In addition, from time to time changes are made to the information contained in the printed versions of such publications. These corrections and changes may be incorporated into this website at an earlier or later date.

This website may contain information on medical and health-related topics. This information is intended for healthcare professionals only and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by a qualified healthcare professional. Canon does not practice medicine or provide medical services or advice and the information on this website should not be considered medical advice.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This website may provide links to other websites and third party controlled material and information. Canon does not review, monitor or control their privacy practices and has no responsibility for the contents thereof and is not responsible or liable for damages that may arise from the content of such websites or the use of any information you may submit to such websites. Any reference to a linked website or any specific third party product or service by name does not constitute or imply its endorsement by us, and you assume all risk with respect to its use. These links are provided merely for your convenience.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, under no circumstances shall we, nor our officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, staff, agents, suppliers, successors or assigns be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequential, or other damages (including without limitation lost profits, lost revenues, or similar economic loss), whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, arising out of the use or inability to use the materials available in this website or any linked site, even if we are advised of the possibility thereof, nor for any claim by a third party.

The views and opinions reflected in the articles, publications, and case studies included in or linked with this website are not necessarily shared by Canon, its subsidiaries, affiliates or licensers, and, while most studies are independent studies, Canon cannot make any representation or warranties as to the reliability of study results and conclusions.

PERSONAL USE

You agree to use this site for lawful purposes only. You may download one copy of the information found on this site on a single computer for your personal, non-commercial internal use only. You shall not copy, use, modify, transmit, distribute, reverse engineer, or in anyway exploit copyrighted or proprietary materials available in this site, except as expressly permitted by the respective owner(s) thereof. Use of any software available for downloading from the site is governed by the terms of the applicable license agreement accompanying or included with the software. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names in this site are the marks of the respective owner(s), and any unauthorized use thereof is strictly prohibited.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

© Copyright 2014 Canon Medical Systems Europe B.V. All Rights Reserved. All images used on this site are owned, licensed or used with permission by Canon Medical Systems Corporation and its affiliates for use on this site only. Unauthorized use, copying or displaying is prohibited.

Unless specifically indicated in the content of the website, all other trademarks and service marks identifying the products or services in this website and related links or otherwise designated herein are proprietary to Canon Medical Systems Corporation, its affiliates and licensers.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any Canon patent, copyright, trademark or other rights proprietary to Canon, or its affiliates and their respective licensers (collectively “Canon”). You acknowledge that the materials, information and data maintained on this website or derived therefrom are proprietary to Canon and its affiliates. You may only use the intellectual property on this site as expressly permitted in this Terms of Use and for no other purpose. You agree not to remove any proprietary notices or credits from any material used from the website.

The absence of a trademark designation on any Canon trademark does not constitute a waiver of Canon’s rights concerning that trademark or any other intellectual property rights.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of your use of this website or its content, including without limitation, your violation of the Terms of Use.

TERRITORIAL COVERAGE

This website provides information on a wide range of Canon products and therefore may contain references or cross references to particular products and services that are not (readily) available in any particular country. Any such reference does not imply that Canon in any particular country intends to market such products or services.

YOUR FEEDBACK, COMMENTS AND IDEAS

While Canon is pleased to receive feedback, comments and ideas from visitors to this website, any information that you submit through this website will be considered non-personal, non-confidential, and non-proprietary (other than personal information, as that term is defined in our Privacy Policy). If you transmit any ideas, information, concepts, know-how, techniques or materials to us through this website, you hereby grant Canon an unrestricted, royalty-free, irrevocable licence to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute them in any medium and manner, and agree that Canon is free to use them for any purpose (commercial or non-commercial).

APPLICABLE LAWS

Each country has specific laws, regulations and medical practices governing the communication of medical or other information about medical products on the Internet. Nothing herein should be construed as a solicitation or promotion of any product or of an indication of any product which is not authorized by the laws and regulations of the country where the reader resides.

These Terms of Use, The Privacy Policy and the use of this website are governed by the laws of The Netherlands. Any and all legal action relating to this website shall be brought exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction in The Hague. Canon reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any or all Terms of Use at any time with or without notice.