Acceptable Use Policy

Introduction

Together with our Website Terms and Conditions, this Acceptable Use Policy sets out the terms upon which you may access this Website. This Acceptable Use Policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, this Website. 

You should read this Acceptable Use Policy carefully. Your use of this Website means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this Acceptable Use Policy, which supplement Roche's Website Terms and Conditions.

If you have any questions about this Acceptable Use Policy, please contact Roche using the contact details provided in our Website Terms and Conditions.

 

Acceptable Use

Roche permits you to use the Website only for personal, non-commercial purposes and primarily for Roche Products and Services, Medical Education and Information, and Roche Sponsored Programs, Events and Initiatives. Use of the Website in any other way, including any unacceptable use set out in this Acceptable Use Policy, is not permitted.

 

Unacceptable Use 

As a condition of your use of the Website, you may not use the Website: 

  • In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation; 
  • In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect; 
  • To attempt to circumvent password or user authentication methods
  • 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 Roche's Content Standards (see below);
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam);
  • To simulate communications from us or another service or entity in order to collect identity information, authentication credentials, or other information (‘phishing')
  • To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. 
  • To reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of this Website in contravention of the provisions of Roche's terms of Website use Term and Conditions; 
  • To access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt: 
    • any part of this Website; 
    • any equipment or network on which this Website is stored; 
    • any software used in the provision of this Website; or 
    • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party. 
  • To post, transmit or otherwise make available:
    • any material that is false, inaccurate, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful or racially or otherwise objectionable or not in line with UAE media content's laws; or 
    • any material that you do not have the right to make available under any law or contractual or fiduciary relationships; or
    • any material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party; or
    • any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "spam", "junk mail", "chain letters" or any other forms of solicitation; or 
    • any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy of limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; or
  • To impersonate any person or entity; or 
  • To forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any material posted on this Website; or
  • To intentionally or unintentionally violate any national or international statute, law, decree, rule and/or regulation; or 
  • To "stalk" or harass another person; or 
  • To collect or store personal data about others. 

 

Interactive services 

We may from time to time provide interactive services on this Website, including, without limitation: 

  • Chat rooms 
  • Bulletin boards 
  • Service review 
  • Surveys & feedback 
  • Video conferencing/ virtual meetings 

Where Roche does provide any interactive service, Roche will provide clear information to you about your personal data processed, the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical). 

Roche will do the best to assess any possible risks for users from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on this Website, and Roche will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, Roche is under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service Roche provides on this Website, and Roche expressly excludes liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of Roche's content standards, whether the service is moderated or not. 

Where Roche does moderate an interactive service, Roche will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise. 

To the extent permitted by the applicable laws, if such interactive services are recorded then Roche will retain these recordings for 5 (five) years. 

 

Content standards 

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to this Website ("Contributions"), and to any interactive services associated with it. 

You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole. 

Contributions must: 

  • Be your own independent work and lawfully submitted;
  • Be provided with the consent of any relevant third party;
  • Be factually accurate (where they state facts); 
  • Be genuinely held beliefs (where they state opinions); 
  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations in any country from which they are posted (including UAE laws on media content). Examples of content that is prohibited  in the UAE includes anything that offends or risks harming:  
    • the divinity of God, Islamic beliefs, other religions or beliefs, or any group of people;
    • the UAE Government, institutions or interests, policies or directions of the State or values of society;
    • public morals, social values or the public interest;
    • national unity or social cohesion (i.e., no content which incites sectarian or regional violence, hatred or terrorist acts);
    • an individual's right to privacy; and
    • the economic, judicial or security systems of the UAE, or its currency, including spreading rumors or "misleading news".

 

Contributions must NOT:

  • Contain any material which is defamatory of any person; 
  • Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
  • Promote sexually explicit material; 
  • Promote violence; 
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; 
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trademark of any other person 
  • Be likely to deceive any person;
  • Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence; 
  • Promote any illegal activity; 
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety; 
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person; 
  • Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person; 
  • Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; 
  • Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse. 

 

Suspension and termination 

Roche will determine, in Roche's sole discretion, whether there has been a breach of this Acceptable Use Policy through your use of this Website. When a breach of this Acceptable Use Policy has occurred, Roche may take such action as Roche deems appropriate. 

Failure to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a material breach of the Website Terms and Conditions, and may result in Roche taking all or any of the following actions: 

  • Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use this Website. 
  • Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to this Website. 
  • Issue of a warning to you. 
  • 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 the breach. 
  • Further legal action against you. 
  • Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as Roche reasonably feels is necessary.

We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this Acceptable Use Policy. The actions Roche may take are not limited to those described above, and Roche may take any other action Roche reasonably deems appropriate. 

 
Restricted areas of the Website 

Access to secure and/or password-protected areas of this Website is limited to authorized physician users and requires the creation of an account. Users must provide complete, accurate, and current information on the account and update it as appropriate. Users' information shall be processed in accordance with the applicable laws on data protection and the provisions of Roche's Privacy Policy. As set out in the Website Terms and Conditions, Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account and password information and agree not to share or distribute account password information. Users agree to notify Roche immediately of any unauthorized use of their account or any other breach of security. 

 

Changes to the Acceptable Use Policy 

We may revise this Acceptable Use Policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes Roche makes, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this Acceptable Use Policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on this Website. 

 

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