Terms and Conditions

By reading and continuing to use the site you agree to the following conditions of use. The NHS Professionals Website (‘’the Website’’) is a service operated by NHS Professionals Ltd.

 

Account creation

You agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information, including your name, contact details, and any other information required for registration.

You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is correct.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials, including your username and password.

NHSP reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time, without prior notice, for reasons including, but not limited to, violation of these Terms and Conditions, abuse of account privileges, or involvement in any unlawful activity.

You are responsible for all activities that occur through your account.

 

User responsibility

By using the NHSP website, you agree to assume full responsibility for your actions and interactions on the site. Specifically, you agree to:

  • Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines while using the NHSP website, including those related to data protection, employment, and healthcare regulations.
  • Provide accurate, complete, and up-to-date information when interacting with any services provided on the NHSP website.
  • You agree that your account will only be used by you and for lawful purposes.
  • You may not share your account with others. NHSP reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account if we suspect unauthorized use.

Failure to comply with these responsibilities may result in the suspension or termination of your access to the NHSP website and any associated services.

 

Copyright, License, and User rights

Unless otherwise stated all materials, computer programs, pictures, audio, video, artistic music, and literary works featured on the Website or viewable by means of the Website, and the selection or arrangement thereof, is copyright of NHSP (Copyright Protected Material). Permission is granted to reproduce Copyright Protected Material in any format or media, provided:

  • it is solely used for private or educational use;
  • it is reproduced accurately, and no changes are made to the material;
  • it is not used in a derogatory or misleading context; and

NHSP is acknowledged as the owner.

The permission to reproduce the Copyright Protected Material does not extend to:

  • copyright works which are identified as being the copyright of a third party;
  • audio and/or video conveyed in any Webcast viewable via the Website;
  • the NHSP logo; or
  • commercial purposes without the express written permission of NHSP.

Should you require permission for the above, please contact our Press and Media team.

 

User Rights and Restrictions

As a user of the NHSP website, you are granted the right to:

  • Access and use the website in accordance with these Terms and for lawful purposes only.
  • Use the website’s features, services, and functionalities as permitted by NHSP.

You are prohibited from:

  • Using the website or its Content in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the website’s functionality or interfere with other users' use of the site.
  • Uploading, posting, or transmitting any content that is unlawful, defamatory, offensive, or infringes on the rights of others.
  • Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any parts of the website, its systems, or networks.

Except for the limited license granted under these Terms, nothing in these Terms or on the NHSP website grants you any ownership or intellectual property rights on the website or its Content. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by NHSP or its licensors.

 

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, NHSP and its affiliates, Directors, employees, agents, or suppliers shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, or business, arising out of or in connection with:

  • Your use of or inability to use the Website;
  • Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the content provided on the Website;
  • Any interruption, suspension, or termination of the Website, whether temporary or permanently;
  • Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers, including the transmission of viruses or other harmful content.

This limitation applies regardless of whether the liability is based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

 

Accessibility

NHSP endeavours at all times to make the Website as accessible as reasonably possible to all users. In no way does NHSP seek to deliberately discriminate against disabled users to access the website service in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

 

Links to Other Sites

Certain links, including hypertext links, in our site will take you outside the Website. NHSP will make reasonable efforts to ensure the content available on linked websites is not defamatory or offensive. Inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or approval by NHSP of the linked website, its operator or its content nor is NHSP responsible for the content of any website or web page outside of the Website.

 

Right to Modify Terms

NHSP reserve the right to modify, update, or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Terms on this Website. By continuing to access or use the Website after the posting of updated Terms, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically to ensure that you are aware of any updates. If you do not agree with any modifications to these Terms, you must cease using the Website immediately.

 

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy only covers the Website at www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk. Web pages and websites linked to the Website are not covered by this policy. By submitting your data, you consent to the use of that information as set out below.

 

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NHS Professionals ("NHSP"), its affiliates, officers, Directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable legal fees) arising from:

  • Your use of or access to the NHSP website, including any services, content, or materials available through the site;
  • Any violation by you of these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, or any other policies or guidelines posted on the NHSP website;
  • Any content you submit, or transmit through the NHSP website that infringes the intellectual property rights or privacy rights of any third party;
  • Any misuse of the NHSP website, including but not limited to unlawful actions that violate the rights of others.

This indemnification will survive the termination of these Terms and Conditions and your use of the NHSP website.

 

Collection of information

NHSP may use cookies that collect personal information from visitors to the Website.

Cookies and logging of IP addresses may be used to enable NHSP to monitor site traffic and repeat visitor statistics. The information cannot be used to identify any individual. To read more about cookies and IP addresses please refer to our "Explanation of technical terms".

Personal information may be collected from an email sent by a telephone call from or a Web form completed by a customer using a website service or as feedback on our services. For some services NHSP may collect sensitive personal information and in these circumstances NHSP will aim to get your explicit agreement to our using this type of information.

In all cases the information requested will be no more than is necessary to provide the service promised.

 

Use of information

All personal information collected is used only to monitor site usage, respond to enquiries or to carry out the service for which the customer supplied the information. Where personal data is requested through forms, such data is only used for the purpose stated on the form and will not be given or sold to any third parties without your consent.

 

Retention of information

As a general rule NHSP will not keep information longer than is necessary and whilst in our possession NHSP will safeguard your personal information according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Personal data received as part of an enquiry are only retained as long as the enquiry remains open or for processing to obtain statistical information, in which case the data is anonymised. Personal information collected by cookies is anonymous and held on a temporary basis.

 

Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Any dispute arising from these terms and conditions, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

 

Compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998

NHSP will at all times comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

Explanation of technical terms

Browser

Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

Cookie

Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called 'cookie.txt'. Cookies are used to enable a website to 'remember' whether a user has visited the site before and possibly to store marketing information about previous visits (items bought last time, pages visited etc.). Cookies are also used to store temporary information as a user moves from page to page within a site (items in a shopping basket etc.). Such cookies are erased when the user session ends. This information is converted to number format for statistical purposes, and all information relating to the individual is erased when the user session is ended. Users can set their browser not to allow cookies to be stored in their computer. To do this, please follow the instructions provided with your web browser software.

IP Address

If you are connected to the Internet, you have one, for example it may look something like this 192.104.16.0

User Session

A user's visit to a site begins when the user first accesses any page on a given site and ends after a visitor has left that site and not revisited it within a specified amount of time (normally 20 minutes) or when the user's browser is closed.

Web Server

Delivers web pages to your computer.

Web form

An electronic application form in which the visitor inserts requested information and sends it to the owner of the website using the features available.