Terms of Use

1. NO LIABILITY REGARDING CONTENT & AUTHORSHIP

IMS (Identity Media Services) expects to attract content from a wide variety of sources, and IMS has limited capability to thoroughly verify the accuracy or authorship of content, and largely relies on the word of contributors. Content read and viewed, is acknowledged and agreed to that:

(a) The Content (including opinions, ideas, products, information, statistics and representations) is not, and should not be regarded as, endorsed or guaranteed by IMS in any way, or relied upon as a substitute for professional advice. In respect of Content, IMS accepts no responsibility, and liability in this respect is expressly disclaimed.

(b) Any representations regarding authorship of any work forming part of the Content must not be inferred as any endorsement by IMS:

(i) That the person named as author of any work is necessarily a true and complete representation of authorship of the relevant work;

(ii) That the person named as author has the legal right to submit the work for inclusion on the Website without unlawfully infringing intellectual property rights of any other person; and

(iii) That any work within the Website is necessarily the original work of the person named as author and IMS excludes all liability in respect of any breaches of same.

2. USING EXPERTS

Best Docs expects the Website to contain from time to time links to Experts who may be available to provide various services to Users. The purpose of the Website is merely to act as a market place for buyers and sellers of such services and accordingly:

(a) IMS neither makes nor endorses any representations or claims regarding the experience, competence, qualifications or suitability of an Expert to meet the needs of a particular User.

(b) IMS expressly excludes all liability to Participants in relation to any service provided by any Expert engaged pursuant to an introduction via the Website, including but not limited to:

(i) Any liability to Users in respect of any wrong committed or alleged, whether arising in either contract, tort, statutory duty or otherwise, by an Expert in the provision of any service to a User; and

(ii) Any liability to Experts in respect of any failure by any User to pay fees and disbursements for any services provided by Experts to Users.

3. NO LIABILITY FOR LINKS, ADVERTISERS, STRATEGIC PARTNERS

(a) The Website may, from time to time, have links to other sites (including links to sites operated by IMS’s strategic partners). IMS has no control over the content on any such sites and for that reason IMS makes no warranties, either express or implied, concerning such content, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability for any particular purpose. IMS also does not warrant that such sites or content are free from any breaches of copyright, trademark or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such sites or content are devoid of viruses or other contamination.

(b) The Website may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertising and sponsorship helps defray the costs of operating the Website, and is therefore a much welcomed contributor to the Website’s ongoing viability. Advertisers and sponsors must ensure all advertising and other submitted material complies with relevant laws, including intellectual property laws. IMS excludes to the extent allowed by law any liability to Participants and third parties for any error or inaccuracy appearing in any advertising or sponsorship material, or for any breach in tort, contract or statutory duty (including duties imposed under copyright and other intellectual property laws) in relation to such material.

4. NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DISRUPTIONS TO YOUR SYSTEM

Whilst IMS expects to maintain its IT infrastructure to the highest standards, it cannot accept legal responsibility to Participants for any act or omission (including viruses and the like) that inadvertently results in any damage, interference or other problems with any system, data or personal information. If you have any problems in that regard, IMS would appreciate appropriate advice from Participants.

5. NO LIABILITY FOR INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES, ETC

IMS shall not be liable for any disruptions to the Website for any reason, including but not limited to disruptions caused by any third party service provider, and any Website downtime for any reason, including but not limited to repairs, maintenance, Website design changes, or the implementation of any changes to the Content.

6. FURTHER ON EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES

(a) Exclusion of liability under these Terms and Conditions extends to exclude from liability IMS and Related Parties.

(b) Exclusion extends to all kinds of liabilities, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages, loss of goodwill or business profits, work stoppage, data loss, computer failure or malfunction, all other commercial damages or loss, or exemplary or punitive damages relating to the Website.

(c) Exclusion of liability shall only apply to the extent permitted by law.

7. INDEMNITIES

(a) In respect of his/her relevant participation in the Website, each Participant (and if more than one in respect of participation, jointly and severally) indemnifies and holds IMS and its Related Parties harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, and costs, including reasonable legal fees, incurred by IMS and/or its Related Parties arising from any third party claim resulting directly or indirectly from the Participant’s participation in the Website. Such indemnity includes but is not limited to claims in respect of the infringement of intellectual property rights

(b) The relevant Participant shall reimburse IMS and/or any relevant Related Party for all costs reasonably incurred by it/them in any such proceeding in which it is a party.

8. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES

You acknowledge and agree as follows:

(a) Your participation in the Website is at your own risk. The service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the extent permissible by law, IMS expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement;

(b) To the extent permitted by law, in respect of the Website and any associated service or advice provided (Services), whether supplied by or on behalf of IMS or by a third party including any Expert, Supplier or Advertiser, IMS makes no warranty that:

(c) The Services will meet your requirements;

(d) The Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free;

(e) The results that may be obtained from the use of the Service will be accurate or reliable; and

(f) The quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the service will meet your expectations.

9. PRIVACY & SECURITY

(a) IMS is committed to protecting the privacy of all Participants and to keeping secure personal information that Participants provide to IMS (Personal Information). IMS is also committed to fully observing the privacy laws of the United States of America as they stand from time to time. Unless otherwise compelled by law, IMS shall restrict access to Personal Information to such IMS officers, employees, agents, contractors and advisers who are properly authorized by IMS in good faith. Authorization of such persons shall only extend to legitimate internal purposes of IMS. If patient information is released, it is done so after signed authorization by the patient.

(b) By way of exception to this requirement and subject to relevant laws:

(i) As part of registration processes, Contributors and Experts can expect to be asked for certain Personal Information, including contact details, qualifications, and employment details. Disclosure of any such Personal Information by a Contributor or Expert to IMS in any registration process shall be deemed to be a grant of permission by the relevant person to IMS to publish any such Personal Information on the Website. IMS will use reasonable endeavors to ensure all Personal Information published on the Website in respect of a Contributor or Expert is correct, but accepts no liability for any errors in that regard. If Contributors or Experts identify any errors in respect of their Personal Information on the Website, IMS would appreciate prompt notification and will use reasonable endeavors to promptly make necessary corrections.

(ii) If IMS disposes any part of its undertaking to a third party where such disposal necessitates any transferee having need in good faith to access to IMS’ records of Participants’ Personal Information, then nothing in these Terms and Conditions prevents IMS giving the relevant transferee access to such Personal Information for the purpose of carrying on the relevant undertaking.

10. USE OF WEBSITE

In any capacity as a Participant, whether as a User, Expert or Contributor, you agree to not participate in the Website (including but not limited to submission of Content and entering any arrangement for provision of service between User and Expert) as follows:

(a) To engage in any activity that is unlawful, harmful or threatening (including to minors), tortious, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise objectionable;

(b) To misrepresent information about yourself, including your identity (whether by giving a fictitious name or the name of another person), contact details, qualifications, affiliation with any entity and the like;

(c) To misrepresent yourself as the owner or authorized licensee of intellectual property in any work or thing, or as the author of any work;

(d) To transmit or otherwise deal with any Content that infringes the intellectual property of any person, including IMS;

(e) To transmit any material that contains software viruses or the like that may limit the functionality of any software or hardware or other equipment;

(f) To do anything which may impair the functionality of the Website;

(g) To breach any relevant law in the jurisdiction where you operate;

(h) To breach any part of these Terms and Conditions, including any directions forming part of the Website.

(i) To do anything which in the opinion of IMS damages or could potentially damage the reputation and standing in the community of IMS and any Related Parties.   Without limiting available remedies, IMS reserves the right to cancel the participation of any person who engages in the above breaches. On such cancellation, IMS may take any necessary action, including cancellation of any password and removal of any Content provided by them.

11. RIGHT TO MODIFY THE SERVICE

Without notice and without accepting liability to you in this regard:

(a) IMS may modify or discontinue the Website (or any part), including any associated service (whether temporarily or permanently); and

(b) IMS may amend these Terms and Conditions, except in relation to privacy and security affecting pre-existing Participants, where such changes are detrimental to those to whom an existing duty of privacy and security are owed.

12. PROPERTY RIGHTS OF NEWS-MEDICAL AND OTHERS

(a) You acknowledge and agree that the Website contains material that is the intellectual property of IMS and others. Without limitation, intellectual property rights may subsist in parts of the Content, in software, domain names and trademarks of IMS and any advertisers and strategic partners.

(b) Unless authorized by the legitimate owner or licensee of the relevant intellectual property, you agree:

(i) Not to do any act in breach of the intellectual property laws or the jurisdiction where you live, including without limitation, copy, distribute, or create derivative works based on the relevant material.

(ii) To indemnify fully IMS and any related party for any loss damage or cost incurred in relation to such breach caused by you.

13. ANY DIRECTIONS ETC FORM PART OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS