Terms and Conditions, and Disclaimer
By using the SurgerySkills.com courses, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and accept ISCN Health Ltd’s (“our, we, us”) disclaimer in full. If you disagree with any part of this disclaimer or terms and conditions then you should not use this course or our website. We may, from time to time, modify these terms and you should review this page whenever accessing or using our website or courses.
1. Company
1.1 This course and its associated website, Surgeryskills.com, are owned and operated by ISCN Health Ltd, a limited company registered in England and Wales, reg no 6704737. The registered address is 15.Market Street, Standish, Lancashire, WN6 0HW.
2. Use
2.1 We reserve the right to remove or edit any content or material on this course or our website at any time, without prior notice, and at our sole discretion without there being any liability on our part.
2.2 You accept that we may suspend the course or website at any time to perform changes or maintenance, and during this time you will not have access. You further accept that access to the website or courses may be suspended due to circumstances beyond our control and that any suspension of access for any reason is not limited to any length of time, and is without any liability on our part.
2.3 You may view, print or download to disk the contents of an individual page of this course for your own personal non-commercial use. You must not sell, rent, republish or sub-license material on this course, nor reproduce, copy or use any material on this course for commercial purposes without our prior written permission.
2.4 You agree not to interfere in any means with the proper working of the course and use the course only for lawful purposes. You agree not to infringe the rights of, or restrict the use of, the course by a third party.
2.5 You agree that your access of our course is undertaken at your own risk and that we shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising from such causes as, including but not limited to viruses, worms or Trojan horses, related to your access or use of, or inability to access or use, all or part of our course.
3. Disclaimers
3.1 The content of our courses are directed primarily at those who access the course from the United Kingdom mainland and we make no representation that anything referred to in the materials on our courses, including but not limited to articles, information and advertisements, is appropriate for use, relevant, or available in other locations. Anyone accessing our courses or website from locations other than the United Kingdom are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws and should check that any information is applicable to their geographic location and/or circumstances.
3.2 The information on this course is provided to give you an overview of surgery skills and knowledge and health issues for purposes of your own research. Whilst information may have been provided by medical specialists, the information should not be used as a basis to provide a diagnosis, treatment choice, or specialty choice and you should not begin, alter or discontinue any medical treatment or practice as a result of information gained from any material on this website unless if directed in person by a qualified medical practitioner or trainer.
3.3 Any information provided by medical specialists for this course is the property and responsibility of ISCN Health limited. Whilst we try to ensure that all information on this course is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy nor do we commit that the course remains available or kept up to date. There may be occasions when this course contains unintentionally misleading or incomplete data or information, or other inaccuracies, for which we apologise.
3.4 You agree to not hold us liable for any actions you take as a result of taking our courses that are deemed to be incorrect or unsuitable, including but not limited to any assessments, exams, tests, general coursework or training, or patient management or treatment.
3.5 Our liability is limited and excluded to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law. We will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damage, loss of profit, business, income, goodwill, contracts, revenue or data arising under this disclaimer or in connection with this course, whether arising in tort, contract, strict liability or otherwise.
3.6 We do not exclude liability for death or personal injury arising as a result of the negligence of us or our employees.
3.7 Participating in our courses or gaining a certificate of completion does not imply competence in that surgical area and should not be used as demonstration or proof of competence. You also understand that participation in our courses or gaining certificates may not help in your application for posts, jobs or other placements, and that the courses may not be recognised for training or education purposes by such institutions, employers or otherwise.
4. Services
4.1 We bear no responsibility for information or material published on the course that relates to advertisers nor to the services and products they may provide.
4.2 We do not endorse the use of any services provided by advertisers appearing on our course nor do we endorse the purchase of any products provided by advertisers.
4.3 If you use any services or purchase any products then you do so on the terms and conditions of that seller or service provider. We are not obliged to mediate between parties or enforce or execute fulfilment of any contract.
4.4 We do not directly buy or sell goods or medical services. Any goods or services advertised for sale on our course are those offered by a third party and appear on our course as a result of, including but not limited to, paid advertising on our course by the third party, paid links to the third party, or affiliate agreement between us and the third party.
5. Hyperlinks
5.1 We have no control over the material on any websites linked to by hyperlinks. The inclusion of hyperlinks on our course does not imply our endorsement or validation of content, products or services offered by the linked website referred to. We accept no responsibility or liability for accuracy of hyperlinks or for losses or penalties that occur as a result of using any hyperlinks on our course or website.
6. Your Contributions and submissions
6.1 By making a submission to our courses (including without limitation any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio), whether invited or otherwise, you acknowledge that, unless otherwise agreed, you grant us perpetual royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, publish, modify, reproduce, translate, distribute, perform, play and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to any such work worldwide in any media known now or in the future.
6.2 By submitting any information, images, illustrations, data, media or other material to our courses, you warrant that such contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory, does not infringe any law, and that you have the right to make it available to us for the purposes specified in clause (6.1).
6.3 You also warrant that, in instances where a persons’ identity may be ascertained from any information, images, illustrations, data, media or other material submitted to our courses by yourself, you have gained consent from such identifiable person for publication of such material on our website or courses.
6.4 Your submission of any material to our website or courses, for advertisement, commercial or other means, does not imply that such material will be published either immediately or in the future on our website or courses and we will not be liable for any losses or inconveniences incurred as a result, direct or indirect, of any submitted material not being published on our website or courses or being unavailable for viewing on the website or course for any length of time.
6.5 We reserve the right to remove any material, in whole or in part, from the website, courses or any social media or publicly viewable source at any time and without prior notice and we will not be liable for any losses or inconveniences incurred as a result, direct or indirect, of any submitted material being removed from such areas.
6.7 You agree to indemnify us against all legal fees and other expenses that may be incurred by us as a result of your breach of the warranties described above.
7. Charges and payments
7.1 In the event of your cancellation of our services at any time, we shall be entitled to retain any deposits or payments already made and you will pay any amount due for services already provided by us.
7.2 In the event of dissatisfaction with our courses, we ask that you contact us at ‘[email protected]’ to raise your concerns with us. If we are unable to resolve your concerns within 14 days, we may consider a full refund as long as 30% or less of the course has been viewed by yourself at the time of refund (the course completion viewed % will be determined by the information provided to us by our dashboard on Thinkific,com)
7.3 We may from time to time offer discounts, free courses or codes to gain course access at a reduced rate. These codes or vouchers are not transferable and carry no cash value. You agree that if you hold such a code or voucher, it will be used only by yourself and will not be shared unless specifically agreed in writing beforehand by ourselves. We do not guarantee that any codes or vouchers will work at the time of purchase and you agree that we will be under no obligation to honour, reissue, or replace any codes or vouchers.
7.4 Codes and vouchers may be time or quantity limited, and you understand that the possession of any codes or vouchers does not imply that they will be active or valid at the time of your course purchase.
7.5 When payments are made to us, a payment processor (Stripe.com) is used to process the transaction. Our fees are in pounds sterling (GBP), and you understand that we have no control on any currency conversion rates that Stripe uses, which may affect your final charge if you are purchasing in a different currency to GBP.
7.6 A fee is taken from us for all purchases. You agree for us to deduct and retain this fee from any refund paid to yourself, regardless of the reasons for the refund. The refund will be requested by us through the Stripe.com platform, and in accordance with their service it may take at least 5-10 working days for the refund to take place. Any refund will be requested in pounds sterling (GBP), and as per clause 7.4 above we have no control on the currency conversion rates that Stripe.com applies and therefore the final payment made to yourself.
7.7 With reference to clauses 7.4 and 7.5 above, you agree that we have no influence on the currency conversion rates applied during any purchases or refunds, and you will not hold us liable for any costs higher than expected or refunds lower than expected as a result of said currency conversions.
7.8 You agree to not hold us liable for any financial losses, data losses, payment declining, inconvenience or otherwise incurred as a result of making payments through our payment processor, Stripe.com. You should read the terms and conditions of Strip.com before proceeding with any payments, at their site Stripe.com
7.9 Purchase and/or registration on a course allows 3 months access to the course through our platform provider, Thinkific.com. We generally allow access beyond this time period, but you understand we are under no obligation to do so. You agree that even if you have access beyond the 3 month period, this may be terminated at any point by us without explanation.
8. Intellectual Property
8.1 The display of any trademark on this course does not imply that any license has been granted by its owner. No trademark infringement is intended.
8.2 All designs and content on this course are the copyright of us or our licensors and any use of materials on this website is strictly prohibited without our prior written consent.
9. General
9.1 You shall indemnify us in respect of all costs including legal costs on a full indemnity basis, losses expenses and claims in connection with any improper use by you of the course, any breach by you of any of these terms or conditions or any relevant legislation, and any claim brought against us as a result of or in any connection with your actions or omissions.
9.2 Information on how personal data may be gathered and stored can be found on our privacy page. We will not be liable for any information lost or used as a result of failure of technology, theft or other processes, including but not limited to hackers or viruses, nor will we be liable for any financial losses, inconvenience or distress caused by such loss of information.
9.3 This notice will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law and any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
9.4 If any of the terms are unenforceable as drafted, it will not affect the enforceability of any other terms and if it were enforceable if amended it will be treated as if so amended. No waiver by us of any breach of a term by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term.
9.5 Any notice served under the terms may be served by you delivering a signed notice to our registered office, or by us leaving or delivering a signed notice to the last address you supplied to us.
9.6 Nothing in these terms shall create or be deemed to create a partnership, joint venture or relationship of employee and employer between the parties.
10. Further information
If you require any further information please e-mail us at ‘admin @ surgeryskills.com’