Website Terms and Conditions

We're updating our Terms and Conditions to bring them in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and also make them even more understandable and transparent. Here's a brief summary of the changes:

The updated Terms and Conditions come in with immediate effect. So if you continue to use the services of Rippon Medical Services Ltd then you do so under the new terms.

We care about your personal data a great deal and are absolutely committed to protecting your privacy and respecting your data. We hope these updates demonstrate that commitment.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

Rippon Medical Services Limited (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This terms of use policy and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.  Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting and using our services www.ripponmedicalservices.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”), the data controller is Rippon Medical Services Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 08132885 with registered office at 6 Brunswick Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1PN. Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is Jane Rippon. Our registration number with the ICO is ZA277154

RIPPON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD

WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. This world wide web site with its home page in the domain 'www.ripponmedicalservices.co.uk, hereinafter referred to as the website, is an information service provided by Rippon Medical Services Ltd, hereinafter referred to as RMS, at no charge to users of the world wide web, with the express condition that these users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this terms of use agreement. RMS reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree to abide by the most recent version of this terms of use agreement each time you view and use the website. You are accordingly advised to consult the terms of use agreement each time you view and use the website. Do not use the website if you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions.
2. You acknowledge that the information on the website is provided 'as is' for general information only. It is not intended to provide medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are familiar with your individual medical needs. RMS makes no warranties of any kind regarding this website, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the computer server which makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.
3. You agree that you will hold harmless RMS, the companies employees and agents from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this website or the information contained in this website or other websites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this website or any other website to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will RMS or any of the information contributors to the website be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if RMS has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
4. You acknowledge that the opinions and recommendations contained in this Website are not necessarily those of RMS nor are they endorsed by RMS. RMS may provide links on the website to other websites which are not under the control of RMS. In general, any website which has an address (or URL) not containing 'www.ripponmedicalservices.co.uk' is such a website. These links are provided for convenience or reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by RMS of the organization or individual operating the website or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the information on the website.
5. You may provide hypertext links to this website on another website, provided that: (a) the link be a text-only link clearly marked Rippon Medical Services Ltd (b) the link must 'point' to the URL 'http://www.ripponmedicalservices.co.uk' or other pages within the website, (c) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Rippon Medical Services Ltd name and trademarks, (d) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not create the false appearance that an entity other than RMS is associated with or sponsored by RMS, (e) the link, when activated by a user, must display this website full-screen and not within a 'frame' on the linked website, and (f) RMS reserves the right to revoke its consent to any link at any time at its sole discretion by amending this terms of use agreement.
6. The works of authorship contained in this website, including but not limited to all design, text and images, are owned by RMS and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without RMS prior written consent, except that the user may make such temporary copies in a single computer's ram and hard drive as is necessary to browse the website, and that the user may produce one permanent printout of each page of the website (unmodified in form, with a copy of this terms of use agreement attached) to be used by the user for personal and non-commercial uses which do not harm the reputation of RMS.
7. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., hereinafter referred to as G. G Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about use of the website (including IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by G on servers in the United States. G will use this information for the purpose of evaluating use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. G may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on G's behalf. G will not associate your IP address with any other data held by G. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by G in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
8. This website (excluding linked sites) is controlled by RMS which is headquartered in Carlisle, Cumbria, UK. It may be accessed from United Kingdom, as well as from other countries around the world. Because each of these places has laws that may differ from those of the UK, by accessing this website you agree that the statutes and laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use of this website. You also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive legal jurisdiction and venues of the courts of the United Kingdom with respect to such matters. RMS make no representation that materials on the website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is hereby prohibited. Individuals or organizations choosing to access this website from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
9. All text and electronic images on this website are copyrighted materials which are either registered copyrights, unregistered common law copyrights, registered trademarks or salesmarks of RMS. Any attempt to infringe upon or to circumvent these copyrights or trademarks will subject the infringing individual or organization to severe criminal and civil penalties as prescribed by law.

Website Terms and conditions RMS last updated 23^rd May 2018