Your Health Link: Terms of Use
These Terms of Use apply to the use of the Your Health Link website (the Site), including the use of the information offered on this Site. In using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must refrain from using the Site. These Terms of Use must be read in conjunction with any other applicable terms and warnings governing the use of this Site.
We may modify this agreement at any time, and such modifications will become effective immediately upon posting the modified Terms of Use on the Site. Any use of the Site by you after any such modified Terms of Use have been posted will be deemed acceptance by you of those modified Terms of Use.
Terminology
In these Terms of Use, the expressions we, us and our are a reference to the Mid North Coast Local Health District.
Accessing information on this Site
You must not access or use this Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ for accessing this Site does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. Except as required by law, we do not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of this Site or any Linked Site.
We reserve the right to terminate your ability to access this Site if you breach these Terms of Use.
Warnings regarding information on Site and Linked Sites
The content on the Site may not have been reviewed and therefore should not be relied upon without you verifying the information independently.
This Site contains links to other websites (Linked Sites). Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices associated with Linked Sites.
Our links with Linked Sites should not be construed as an endorsement, approval, affiliation with or recommendation by us of the owners or operators of those Linked Sites, or of any information, graphics, materials, products or services referred to or contained on those Linked Sites, unless and to the extent stipulated to the contrary.
You should make your own enquiries and seek independent advice from relevant industry professionals before acting or relying on any information or material which is made available to you pursuant to the Site or any Linked Sites. Clinicians are cautioned to use their professional expertise and experience and to seek additional clinical support and guidance.
The information contained on this Site, including any links to Linked Sites, is provided by us in good faith on an “as is” basis and all users must verify the information independently before using the information personally or in a clinical setting. Except for any warranties that are implied by law, we do not make any representation or warranty that the information contained on the Site is reliable, accurate or complete or that your access to that information will be uninterrupted, timely or secure.
Responsibility for the content of advertisements appearing on this Site (including hyperlinks to advertisers’ own sites) rests solely with the advertisers. The placement of such advertisements does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by us of the advertisers’ products and each advertiser is solely responsible for any representations made in connection with its advertisement.
Linking to the Site
You may provide a link from your website to the Site (a Link) only on the following terms: The Link must not create an impression that you, or your products, services or website, are approved by or affiliated with us or the State of New South Wales. You must immediately remove any Link at our direction. You must not charge for access to the Site or otherwise represent that there is any charge associated with accessing the Site. The Link must not appear in any part of your website that requires a fee, payment or subscription. The name Your Health Link or the url [yourhealthlink.health.nsw.gov.au] must appear in the text for the Link.
In no event are you permitted to use the Websites to sell a product or service, or to increase traffic to your website for commercial reasons, such as advertising sales. The Mid North Coast Local Health District reserves the right to prevent linking to the Websites at any time.
Disclaimer
This disclaimer set out in these Terms of Use does not attempt or purport to exclude liability arising under statute if, and to the extent, such liability cannot be lawfully excluded.
Except as required by law, we do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence), which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with or arising from your use of this Site or any Linked Site or your use of or reliance on information contained on or accessed through this Site.
To the extent permitted by law, any condition or warranty which would otherwise be implied into these Terms of Use is hereby excluded.
Indemnity
You indemnify us and our respective officers, employees and agents against all actions, claims and demands (including the cost of defending or settling any action, claim or demand) which may be instituted against us arising out of a failure by you to comply with these Terms of Use.
Copyright
Copyright in this Site (including text, graphics, logos, icons, and software) is owned or licensed by us. Information procured from a third party may be the subject of copyright owned by that third party. Other than for the purposes of, and subject to the conditions prescribed under, the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and similar legislation which applies in your location, and except as expressly authorised by these Terms of Use, you may not in any form or by any means:
- adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this Site or from any information obtained from this Site, including in association with any Link; or
- commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this Site,
without our written permission or, in the case of third party material, from the owner of the copyright in that material. You must not use any content from the Site in a manner that suggests that you are approved by or affiliated with us or the State of New South Wales.
Trade Marks
This Site includes trade marks owned by us (or our licensors).
You must not use any of our trade marks:
- in or as the whole or part of your own trade marks or business name or company name
- in connection with activities, products or services which are not ours
- in a manner which may be confusing, misleading or deceptive
- in a manner that disparages us or our information or services (including this Site).
You must not authorise or assist any person to do any of the acts specified above.
Restricted Use
Unless we agree otherwise in writing, you are provided with access to this Site only for your personal use. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not without our written permission on‑sell information obtained from this Site.
Privacy Policy
We undertake to comply with the terms of our privacy policy which is accessible from [Privacy – Your Health Link (nsw.gov.au)].
Security of Information
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Whilst we strive to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk. Nevertheless, once we receive your transmission, we will take reasonable steps to preserve the security of such information.
Termination of Access
Access to this Site may be terminated at any time by us without notice. These Terms of Use will nevertheless survive any such termination.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws in force in New South Wales, Australia. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction.
General
We accept no liability for any failure to comply with these Terms of Use where such failure is due to circumstance beyond our reasonable control.
If we waive any rights available to us under these Terms of Use on one occasion, this does not means that those rights will automatically be waived on any other occasion.
If any of these Terms of Use are held to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, the remaining Terms of Use shall nevertheless continue in full force.
To Return to the Site
To return to the Site, click where indicated. By doing so, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accept the above Terms of Use.