Terms & Conditions for use of the PMCPA website

WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US  

www.pmcpa.org.uk is a website operated by the Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority ("We"), a division of The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ("ABPI"), which is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales, No. 09826787, with its registered office at 2nd Floor Goldings House, Hay’s Galleria, 2 Hay’s Lane, London, SE1 2HB.

The PMCPA operates the Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry (the "Code") independently from the ABPI.

If you have any questions in relation to this Terms & Conditions, please email dpo@pmcpa.org.uk.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING TERMS & CONDITIONS 

By using this website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these Terms & Conditions, you must not use the website.

You are permitted to use this website in accordance with these terms of use. If you are in breach of these terms of use, then we may take all or any of the following actions: (i)immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site; (ii) issue a warning to you; (iii) legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from such breach; (iv) further legal action against you; (v)disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities if we consider that this is necessary or required by law or regulation. In case of breach of the present Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, we may take any other action we reasonably deem as appropriate.

This website is for users within the United Kingdom.

THERE ARE OTHER TERMS THAT MAY APPLY TO YOU  

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of this website:

• Our Privacy Policy and ClerksWell's privacy policy: https://www.clerkswell.com/privacy-policy/, which set out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using this website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
• Our Cookie Policy follows below and ClerksWell's policy is here, which set out information about the use of cookies on this website.

• Terms and Conditions Relating to PMCPA Event Registration, these terms and conditions apply when a reservation is made to attend a PMCPA event: https://www.cvent.com/en/product-terms-of-use

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THESE TERMS  

We amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use this website, please check these terms to ensure you fully understand the terms that apply at that time. 

WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THIS WEBSITE  

We may update and change this website from time to time.

WE MAY SUSPEND OR WITHDRAW THIS WEBSITE  

This website is made available for users free of charge.

We do not guarantee that this website, or any content on it, will always be available or will be uninterrupted. We may need to suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of this website for safety, business or operational reasons.

You are responsible for the accuracy and veracity of all the information and data provided during the use of the website.

You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this website through your internet connection and/or using your password(s) are aware of these terms of use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

You are liable for all use of the website using your internet connection and/or your password(s). If you are using this website for the purpose of registration to attend an event, please be aware that anyone using your password to make the registration will be deemed to have done so on your behalf and you will be fully liable for their use of the website as if they were you.

If you are provided with a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of the security procedures you must treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to a third party. We reserve the right to disable any user identification code or password whether chosen by you or us, at any time, at our sole discretion.

HOW YOU MAY USE MATERIAL ON THIS WEBSITE  

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights (either patentable or not) in this website, and in the material published on it, including all text, data, graphics, designs, logos and branch, and their arrangement on this website. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are strictly reserved and confidential.

You may print copies, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from this website and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on this website.

The content of any materials printed off or downloaded cannot be modified in any way. Also, the use of any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics needs to be followed by accompanying text.

If you use any part of this website in breach of these Terms & Conditions, we are entitled to prevent you to use this website.

ACCEPTABLE USE OF THIS WEBSITE

This website may only be used for lawful purposes. The website must not be used for any of the following purposes:

• In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international, law or regulation;
• In any way that is unlawful, fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
• For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way;
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards or Policies;
• To transmit or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation;
• To transmit any harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer hardware or software in a malicious or technologically harmful way.  

By adhering to this Terms & Conditions, you also agree:

• Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell, in any way, any part of this website contrary to the provisions of these Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy;
• Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt: (i) any part of the website; (ii) any equipment or network on which the website is stored; (iii) any software used in the provision of the website; (iv) or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party;
• Misuse your identity or status or employer's name.

In the event that any action (or omission) is taken (or not taken) that is contrary to lawful use of this website, we will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will actively cooperate with those authorities in order to reset the lawfulness. In the event of any such breach, please note that your right to use this website will cease immediately.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBSITES WE LINK TO  

Unless indicated otherwise, where this website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval or endorsement by us of those linked websites or information that you may obtain from them.

Unless indicated otherwise, we have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU  

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to this website or any content on it.

We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• use of, or inability to use, this website; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on this website.

In particular, we are not liable for:

• loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
• business interruption;
• loss of anticipated savings;
• loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
• any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If defective digital content that we have supplied, damages a device or digital content belonging to you and this is caused by our failure to use reasonable care and skill, then provided that it can be demonstrated that our content directly caused the damage, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation unless you failed to take reasonable measures that could have prevented the damage or loss from having arisen.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR VIRUSES AND YOU MUST NOT INTRODUCE THEM  

We do not guarantee that this website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access this website. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse this website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, the server on which this website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to this website. You must not attack this website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will actively co-operate with those authorities. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this website will cease immediately.

RULES ABOUT LINKING TO THIS WEBSITE 

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take any advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to this website in any website that is not lawfully owned by you.

This website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of this website other than the home page.

At the time we suspect or acknowledge that a link is being established without respect for this Terms & Conditions, we reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice and to take the appropriate measures to restore the use of this website.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with our Acceptable Use policy set out in these Terms & Conditions.

WHICH COUNTRY'S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?  

These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law including any non-contractual disputes or claims.

Accordingly, it is agreed that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction over any such disputes.

If you sign up to receive eAlerts from our website 

PMCPA e-Alerts are automatically generated emails sent from the PMCPA website when new content is added. To receive emails with details of the latest information published on this website please sign up here

Please note that by signing to receive our eAlerts, we process your contact details for the purpose of sending updates from the PMCPA website.

If you choose to hear from us, we may send you information about activities that may be of interest to you. This might be about our work, including published cases, updated guidance, government or industry initiatives, events, membership or other matters.

When we send communications to you, we rely on your consent to do so, given by signing up to subscribe to eAlerts.

Please be aware that  you can change your mind at any time. Therefore, in all communications you will be provided with a link to unsubscribe.

When we send you email communications, please note that we use technology that enables us to track who opens particular emails. This intends us to ensure that you continue to receive useful information.

The PMCPA uses a third party to deliver eAlerts, for more information, please see ClerksWell's' privacy policy here: https://www.clerkswell.com/privacy-policy/.

For more information about eAlerts, please contact the PMCPA at info@pmcpa.org.uk. 

PMCPA Cookie Policy 

Prior Information:

Cookies are small data files transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable our systems to recognise your browser and to provide us with details of how our website is used.

A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal data about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can always choose to accept or decline cookies. Please note that most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

The cookies used on this website and the reasons why are set out below:

Name of Cookie	Purpose
Googletracking	The Google Analytics JavaScript libraries use HTTP Cookies to "remember" what a user has done on previous pages / interactions with the website in order that a user can benefit from the full functionality of the website. Allows us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it.
cookieconsent_status	Stores the status of the cookie consent message that appears when you first use this website.
ARRAffinity WAWebSiteSID UaaSSecurity ASP.NET_SessionId - .NET RequestVerificationToken	Allows the PMCPA to register the way that a user interacts with the website.  Also, allows us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it.

WHICH COUNTRY'S LAWS APPLY TO ANY DISPUTES?  

Statement: This Cookie Policy its subject matter and their formation, is governed by English law including any non-contractual disputes or claims, and that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction over any such disputes.

Last Update: 17 October 2024