AbbVie Terms of Use

Effective Date of these Terms of Use: 1^st January 2024

The following terms and conditions (the “Terms of Use”) govern and apply to your use, access and/or reliance upon this and any websites (“Websites”) and applications (including website and mobile) (“Applications”) controlled by AbbVie Ltd (“AbbVie”) in the UK. These Terms of Use do not apply to third party websites to which this Website may link.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using this and any Website and/or Application. By accessing or using this Website or Application, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms of Use. You shall be legally bound to these Terms of Use when downloading, installing, or using this Application.

If you disagree with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Website or Application.

Use of Website

You agree to act lawfully at all times in using and accessing this Website and you will not do anything which damages, interferes with, disrupts access to, interrupts or impairs the functionality of this Website or inhibits other users’ use and enjoyment of this Website.

You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and that they comply with them.

Where this Website 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 by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

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 co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this Website will cease immediately.

Use of Application

All content in this Application is intended only for informational use and is not offered as or intended to be medical advice for/about any particular patient or individual.

This Application is not intended as, and should never be used as, or construed as a substitute to any qualified health professional’s medical advice, judgement, or evaluation. Therefore, you cannot use this Application as an exclusive tool to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent, manage, or otherwise deal with medical conditions.

Certain features of this Application may be considered a medical device under applicable law. Use of this Application for purposes other than those provided for in these Terms of Use, any relevant medical device labelling or contrary to applicable law is expressly prohibited.

You cannot rent, hire, sell, sub-license, assign, reverse engineer, decode, share, modify, loan, distribute, export, or transfer in any other way, or allow the use of this Application, technology or other information relating to this Application, including any other printed information relating to it. You are also not allowed to create a derivative work of this Application or modify the same in any other way.

You agree not to: (i) decode, decompile, separate, reverse engineer, or attempt to decipher the programming language (source code) of the components of this Application; (ii) avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by or on behalf of AbbVie to protect this Application; (iii) use this Application in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or act fraudulently or maliciously; (iv) submit or transmit any viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other harmful or malicious code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (v) transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in relation to your use of this Application; or (vi) download or export this Application in violation of applicable law.

Any commercial use, reproduction or disclosure through computer networks or any other communication system of information relating to this Application is also prohibited.

If AbbVie detects a violation of these Terms of Use, AbbVie may, at any time and without notice, terminate the license of use for this Application.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

AbbVie will take reasonable care to ensure that the information and content on this Website and/or Application is accurate, complete, up to date, available and does not infringe any third party rights. However, we do not guarantee that this is always the case. This Website or Application and the information on it is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, with all faults. AbbVie has prepared the information based on internal and external sources and to the best of current knowledge and skills and according to professional diligence standards. Health information changes frequently and therefore the information contained on this Website or in this Application may subsequently become obsolete, incomplete or incorrect.

AbbVie makes no guarantee that this Application will meet your needs and that its use and operation will be uninterrupted, punctual, safe, and error-free.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, AbbVie hereby disclaims all representations and warranties, and conditions relating to the information and content on this Website, whether express or implied, created by law, contract or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions about accuracy, quality, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement of third party rights or any information obtained from third parties, including any hyperlinks or references to or from third party websites Inclusion of any third party link does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by AbbVie.

This Website or Application may contain information relating to various medical conditions. For those which do, this information is provided for general information only and is not meant to be a substitute for advice provided by a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional. The information on this Website or Application does not constitute as financial, medical, or legal advice. In relation to this Application, you accept and therefore acknowledge that you will remain responsible for evaluating the information obtained using this Application. You will also be solely responsible for the correct insertion of your data and patient data in this Application. By accepting these Terms of Use, you undertake to indemnify and hold AbbVie, including their respective directors, employees, and agents, harmless from any burden, expense or damage that may arise from the use of this Application in a way that is contrary to the laws in force and to what is contained in these Terms of Use. If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide this Website for domestic and private use. You agree not to use this Website site for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity. 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 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Except in the case of death or personal injury caused by AbbVie’s negligence, AbbVie, its vendors, their respective directors, employees and agents disclaim, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, liability for any loss or damage which may be suffered by any person, whether suffered directly, indirectly, immediately or consequentially, and whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise which arises out of, or in connection with: (i) use of, or inability to use, this Website or Application; (ii) use of information or content on this Website or Application; (iii) any loss, damage or viruses that may affect your IT equipment because of access, use or navigation in this Application (iv) any other matter relating to this Application or its use, the device or operating system used and; (v) any decisions you make in consultation with an independent advisor or practitioner. We will not be liable for: (i) loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue; (ii) business interruption; (iii) loss of anticipated savings; (iv) loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or (v) any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

AVAILABILITY

AbbVie will use reasonable efforts to make this Website available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, we cannot guarantee this and take no responsibility for any loss or damage that occurs due to an interruption of access to this Website. AbbVie may interrupt this Website or withdraw it for maintenance reasons and we will endeavour to provide reasonable notice of any planned events. AbbVie reserves the right to modify, obscure, interrupt, cease all or part of this Application at any time and without notice. AbbVie will not be responsible for any damage or loss resulting from such actions.

From time to time, we may automatically update this Application to improve performance, enhance functionality, reflect changes to the operating system or address security issues. Alternatively, we may ask you to update this Application for these reasons.

If you choose not to install such updates or if you opt out of automatic updates, you may not be able to continue using this Application.

Without prejudice to your rights under applicable law, AbbVie reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use, Website or Application (including, without limitation, to reflect technological or functional advancements, legal and regulatory changes or good business practices) from time to time. If AbbVie amends these Terms of Use, we will notify users by posting the amended version with an updated effective date on this Website or Application. Each time you access the Application, you should review the Terms of Use again to check for any updates or changes. If You continue to use the Application after the changes, this will constitute acceptance of these changes.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The entire content of this Website or Application, including images or text (the "Information") is owned by, or licensed to, AbbVie and protected by copyright. Permission to use the Information is granted, provided that: (i) the above copyright acknowledgement appears on all copies; (ii) use of the Information is for informational, non-commercial use or personal use only; (iii) the Information is not distributed or modified in any way; and (iv) no graphics available from this Website are used separate from the accompanying text. For all other uses of the Information or any AbbVie trademark, copyrights or other materials, AbbVie’s prior written authorisation is required. The misuse of AbbVie’s trademarks or any other Information is prohibited and may be in breach of copyright law, trademark law and/or other English laws.

No license or right, express or implied, is granted to any person under any patent, trademark, or other proprietary right of AbbVie. AbbVie is not responsible for content provided by third party providers and you are prohibited from distribution of such material without the permission of the owner of the copyright therein.

Except as permitted above, no licence or right, express or implied, is granted to any person under any patent, trademark or other proprietary right of AbbVie.

PRIVACY

Your privacy and personal information are important to us. Any personal information that you provide to us will be dealt with in accordance with our Privacy Policy available at https://www.abbvie.co.uk/privacy.html, which explains what personal information we collect from you, how and why we collect, store, use and share such information, your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event you have a query or complaint about the use of your personal information.

GENERAL

Although the information on this Website or Application is accessible to users outside of the UK, the information on this Website or Application is intended for use only by UK residents. We do not represent that the content available on or through this Website or Application is appropriate for use or available in other locations.

To the extent that any provisions of these Terms of Use are held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then such provisions shall be severed and deleted without affecting the enforceability of the remaining provisions.

GOVERNING LAW

If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms of Use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. You and we both agree that the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction except if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are a resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these Terms of Use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.