Physiopedia:Terms of Service

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

1. INTRODUCTION[edit | edit source]

These Terms of Service (together with the documents referred to in it) tell you the terms on which you may use (i) the website (www.physio-pedia.com) (the “Site”); and (ii) all of the information on the Site (the "Physiopedia Wiki") and related Physiopedia services, (collectively, the “Physiopedia Service”). Use of the Site includes viewing, accessing, browsing, contributing to and downloading Content (as defined below.)

In these Terms of Service, “Physiopedia” refers to the charity and company, Physiopedia, the Site and the Physiopedia Service.

Please read these Terms of Service, and our Privacy Policy, carefully before you start to use the Site and Physiopedia Service, as these will apply to your use of the Site and such services. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR THE PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT VIEW, ACCESS, BROWSE, CONTRIBUTE TO, USE, OR DOWNLOAD CONTENT FROM THE SITE OR USE THE PHYSIOPEDIA SERVICE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PHYSIOPEDIA IS NOT REGULATED BY THE HEALTH AND CARE PROFESSIONS COUNCIL, OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY BODY OR AGENCY AND IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL BODY OR ASSOCIATION.

By using the Site and the Physiopedia Service, you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service whether or not you are a registered Editor of Physiopedia. Please pay particular attention to the disclaimers set out at Sections 1.6 (No provision of Medical Advice) and 1.7 (General Disclaimer), the warranty and indemnity at Section 1.9.5 (User Submissions – personal data, image, video, audio files) and the limitation we place on our liability, set out at Section 1.17.4 (Limitation of Liability) and the indemnities you grant us at Section 9.5 (Your Licence to Physiopedia) and Section 1.17.2 (Indemnification). Please also pay particular attention to the prohibited acts and restrictions applicable to your use of the Site and the Content including those set out in Sections 10 (Physiopedia Content; Prohibition on Data Scraping and Mining) and 11 (Prohibited Acts).

Please note that we may update these Terms of Service from time to time as set out in Section 1.4 (Changes to these Terms of Service or the Physiopedia Service).

Please note that specific terms and conditions apply to the purchase of a subscription to Physiopedia Plus.

Different parts of the Site may have additional terms posted, for example, with respect to Physiopedia Plus, and to use of the ReLAB-HS Rehabilitation Resource Repository. If there is a conflict between these Terms of Service and the terms posted for a specific area of the Site, the terms for the specific area of the Site will have priority for your use of that area of the Site.

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Physiopedia Site. You must be at least 18 years old to be an Editor (as defined below).

If you have questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact Physiopedia at [email protected].

2. OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS[edit | edit source]

These Terms of Service refer to and incorporate:

  • Physiopedia’s Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which Physiopedia processes any personal data it collects from you, or that you provide to Physiopedia. By using the Physiopedia Services, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate; and
  • Physiopedia’s Cookie Policy, which sets out information on Physiopedia’s use of cookies and use of cookies by third parties.

3. INFORMATION ABOUT US[edit | edit source]

We are a non-profit company (a private company limited by guarantee, no. 08530802) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission (no. 1173185). Our charitable objects set out the main purpose of the charity and what we hope to achieve, namely to improve health globally by advancing education in relation to physiotherapy and improving access to physiotherapy knowledge. Our registered office is at 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE.

4. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OR THE PHYSIOPEDIA SERVICE[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia may modify these Terms of Service at any time and without notice, so please review them periodically so that you are aware of any such modification. Your continued use of the Site and the Physiopedia Service will mean you accept those changes and such changes will therefore be binding upon you.

Physiopedia reserves the right to modify or terminate the Physiopedia Service or any Editor account, and to update the Site and change or remove any text, images, videos, graphics and other information (including articles, lectures, presentations, and research materials), whether provided by Physiopedia or by its Editors (“Content”) at any time and for any or no reason, without notice and with no liability to you. Content on the Site may be out of date at any given time, and Physiopedia is not obliged to keep it up to date.

5. ACCESSING THE SITE[edit | edit source]

The Site is made available free of charge.

Physiopedia does not guarantee that the Site, or any Content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the Site is permitted on a temporary basis. Physiopedia may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Site without notice. Physiopedia will not be liable to you if for any reason the Site (or any part of it including, without limit, any of the Content) is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Site. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Site through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Service and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.

6. NO PROVISION OF MEDICAL ADVICE[edit | edit source]

PHYSIOPEDIA DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.

The Content does not constitute medical advice of any kind, and is not intended to be, and should not be, used to diagnose or identify treatment for any medical condition. The Content should never be used in place of the advice of your physician or other medical professional, and your use of Physiopedia indicates your agreement not to do so. Nothing on the Site or included as part of any project of Physiopedia, including the Physiopedia Service, should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a medical opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Site.

Physiopedia is intended as an educational resource for you to learn about issues relating to physiotherapy. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained or cited in the Content touching on medical matters is true, correct, precise, or up to date. Even if a statement made about medicine is accurate, it may not apply to you or your symptoms. If you are a patient or suspect that you are suffering from a medical condition, see your doctor for medical advice and diagnosis. If you are affected by any potential health or medical emergency, call your local emergency service immediately.

Physiopedia does not recommend or endorse any treatment, institution, product, professional, physician, procedure, test, opinion or other service or information that may be mentioned on the Site or as part of the Physiopedia Service. By using the Physiopedia Service, you understand and agree that the Content is written and monitored in a collaborative effort by a large community of people that are neither employees of Physiopedia nor controlled by Physiopedia and the Content is constantly changing. Physiopedia does not validate or otherwise endorse the Content, nor does it validate the credentials of the people contributing to the Site or participating in the Physiopedia Wiki.

The use of the Content, the Site and/or the Physiopedia Service by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Physiopedia or any of the Editors or Physiopedia personnel, employees, volunteers, officers, directors and trustees,or anyone else affiliated, connected or associated with Physiopedia in any way whatsoever (“Members of Physiopedia”).

Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the European Medicines Agency or any other regulatory agency or body anywhere in the world, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The Site may contain health- or medical-related materials that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our Site.

7. GENERAL DISCLAIMER[edit | edit source]

YOU USE PHYSIOPEDIA AT YOUR OWN RISK. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN PHYSIOPEDIA WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN PHYSIOPEDIA MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, DANGEROUS, ILLEGAL OR DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE RELEVANT FIELDS.

7.1 No guarantee of validity[edit | edit source]

The Physiopedia Wiki is an online open-content collaborative encyclopaedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of physiotherapy knowledge. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its Content. Physiopedia therefore cannot guarantee the validity of the information provided on the Site and through the Physiopedia Service. Physiopedia does not monitor, review, edit or endorse the information provided on the Site and through the Physiopedia Service and does not take any responsibility for this information. Furthermore, we do not endorse any opinions expressed on the Site or through the Physiopedia Service and only provide access to this information.

Some information on Physiopedia may create an unreasonable risk for those users who choose to apply or use the information in their own activities or to promote the information for use by third parties.

The authors of the Content may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions or steps you can take to prevent injury, bodily damage, or other damages to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific advice, please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area.

None of the Members of Physiopedia are responsible for your use of the information provided through the Physiopedia Service and/or contained in or linked from the Site.

7.2 No formal peer review[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia is not uniformly peer reviewed. Editors may correct errors or engage in casual peer review; however, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information provided on the Site and through the Physiopedia Service is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately before you view them.

None of the Members of Physiopedia are responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libellous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from the Site.

Physiopedia is not responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you post on Physiopedia or any of its associated projects.

7.3 No contract; no implied license[edit | edit source]

Content provided by Physiopedia is provided free of charge, and, subject to these Terms of Service, no agreement or contract is created between you and Physiopedia, the owners or users of the Site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the Members of Physiopedia, or anyone else who is in any way connected or associated Physiopedia.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, you may not use Content from the Site unless you obtain permission from us or its owner, or unless you are otherwise permitted by law.

7.4 Trade marks[edit | edit source]

The Physiopedia name, trade and service marks and logos belong to Physiopedia and its licensors. You are not permitted to use them without our approval unless they are part of the Content you are permitted to use under these Terms of Use.

Any of the third party trade marks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the Site and/or the Content are the property of their respective owners. Their use on the Site or in the Content does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose. Unless otherwise stated the Site and Physiopedia are neither endorsed nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such Physiopedia cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.

7.5 Personality rights[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia may contain material which may portray an identifiable person who is alive or deceased recently. The use of images of living or recently deceased individuals is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by laws pertaining to personality rights, independent from their copyright status. Before using these types of Content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's personality rights.

7.6 Grant of rights[edit | edit source]

Alongside all other rights granted in these Terms of Service, you grant Physiopedia and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site, for example, to analyse website traffic. Physiopedia cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using Physiopedia tools and services.

7.7 Jurisdiction and legality of Content[edit | edit source]

Publication of information found in Physiopedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Physiopedia database is stored on a server in the United Kingdom, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under English law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Physiopedia does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.

8. EDITORS: CONTRIBUTING TO THE PHYSIOPEDIA WIKI[edit | edit source]

8.1 Skills and qualifications[edit | edit source]

In order to contribute to Physiopedia, you must be either:

  1. a physiotherapist or physical therapist, or other health professional who is registered with the relevant regulatory body in the applicable country; or
  2. a student who is currently undertaking training following which you will become a physiotherapist or physical therapist, or other health professional registered with the relevant regulatory body in the applicable country,

and in each case, who has applied and been approved by the Physiopedia administrators to contribute to the Physiopedia Wiki (an “Editor”). 

8.2 Registration[edit | edit source]

In order to become an Editor, you must follow the registration instructions on the Site and create a profile with a unique username and password (your “Editor Profile”), so that users can identify you.

8.3 Your Editor Profile[edit | edit source]

You are fully responsible for all activities conducted using your username and password, including your interactions with other Members of Physiopedia, whether through the Site, within the Physiopedia Service or independently, and for any Content contributed to the Site using your Editor Profile. See also Section 1.9.3 (Communications with Others).

Your Editor profile username must be your full name.

Once created, you may request to delete your Editor Profile by contacting the support team at r[email protected].

8.4 Password security[edit | edit source]

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and are responsible for any harm resulting from your disclosure, or authorising the disclosure of, your password or from use by any person of your password to gain access to the Site or your Editor Profile. You are prohibited from disclosing your password to another person, and from using the password or username of another Member of Physiopedia at any time. If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your password, you must promptly notify Physiopedia at [email protected]. It is your sole responsibility to promptly inform Physiopedia of any need to change a password.

8.5 Physiopedia’s right to disable Editor Profile[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia has the right to disable any Editor Profile, at any time, if in Physiopedia’s reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms of Service.

9. EDITORS: CONTENT YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE SITE[edit | edit source]

Physiopedia reserves the right to remove any of the Content you contribute to Physiopedia (“Your Content”) at any time, without notice and for any reason or no reason, and to terminate any accounts containing or contributing Prohibited Content (as defined below). You understand and agree that Physiopedia is under no obligation to display, reproduce, or distribute the Content that you post.

9.1 Submissions to Physiopedia[edit | edit source]

You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or Content of any type to Physiopedia that infringes or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or Content to Physiopedia, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.

If you make any such submission, you agree that you will not send or transmit to Physiopedia by email (including through the email addresses listed on the "Contact Us" link) or other means any communication or Content that infringes or violates any rights of any party.

If you make any submission to Physiopedia by email or other means, you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted to you the right to grant, to Physiopedia a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display, commercially exploit and display the submission, communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. Physiopedia may sublicense its rights through multiple, unlimited tiers of sublicenses (“Licence”). Physiopedia may appoint selected third parties to help it with the commercial exploitation of the Licence provided this is done in a manner which is consistent with Physiopedia’s charitable objectives.

9.2 Please Respect the Copyright of Others[edit | edit source]

You represent and warrant that:

  1. you own the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) in Your Content or otherwise have the right to grant the License set forth in these Terms of Service;
  2. Your Content does not, nor will it, violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of any person or other entity; and
  3. Your Content is not used for the primary purpose of promoting your business.

Note that copyright protection generally covers the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. That means you are allowed to read a magazine article, encyclopaedia or other work, recast the ideas in your own words, and submit it to Physiopedia. In those cases, however, you should still cite the original source as a reference. Note that all Content on Physiopedia must be verifiable and based on reliable evidence and research so source references are welcome and highly encouraged.

9.3 Linking to other copyright works[edit | edit source]

Within Your Content, you may include links to copyright works on other websites, provided that the work is freely available on the third party website.

9.4 Communications with Others[edit | edit source]

As an Editor you may post Content and communicate with other Editors on the Site. You are solely responsible for such communications and other Content and your use of any communications or other Content provided by other Editors is at your own risk. You agree not to impersonate any other person, or to communicate with other Editors in a manner which may imply that you are anyone other than yourself. If any communication or other Content causes you to feel threatened or believe that someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. Physiopedia has no obligation to mediate any disputes between you and any other party, including any parties you communicate with on the Site.

9.5 Your License to Physiopedia[edit | edit source]

While Physiopedia makes no claim of ownership with respect to Your Content, by providing Your Content you grant to Physiopedia a Licence to use your Content on the terms and conditions further described in Section 9.1 (Submissions to Physiopedia).

9.6 User Submissions – personal data, image, video, audio files[edit | edit source]

You agree to only post or upload media (like photos, videos or audio) that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person.

To protect your privacy, you may not wish to submit personal information (though note that your user name must be your full name). Uploading personal data, including media like images or video of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.

By uploading any media on the Site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their explicit permission.

To the extent that you submit to Physiopedia any personal data belonging to third parties, you warrant that you have the consent of that third party to submit such data to Physiopedia, and indemnify us and hold us harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by Physiopedia arising out of or in connection with any breach of this warranty.

It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain content of the type described in Section 1.12 (Prohibited Content on Physiopedia) or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy.

You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or the Site or corrupt or degrade any of the Content.

By uploading any media like a photo or video:

  1. you grant to Physiopedia a Licence to use such media on the terms and conditions further described in Section 9.1 (Submissions to Physiopedia);
  2. you warrant that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorises Physiopedia to do the acts and exploit the rights envisaged by the Licence ; and
  3. you agree to indemnify the members of Physiopedia and hold them harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with these the terms described in these Terms of Service.

Physiopedia reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the Site and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at its sole discretion.

10. PHYSIOPEDIA CONTENT; PROHIBITION ON DATA SCRAPING AND MINING[edit | edit source]

The Content, the Site and any associated software, and all Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) related thereto, are the exclusive property of Physiopedia and its licensors. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms of Service shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not and at any time whether directly or indirectly do any of the following, all of which are strictly prohibited:

  1. sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use;
  2. conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to the Content or the Site. This includes, without limit, using or permitting, authorising or attempting the use of:
    1. any "robot", "bot", "spider", "scraper" or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the Content or the Site or any data, content, information or services accessed via the same; and
    2. any automated analytical technique aimed at analysing text and data in digital form to generate information which includes but is not limited to patterns, trends and correlations; or
  3. use any of the Content including, without limit, text, photographs, images, audio/video clips, “look and feel,” metadata and/or compilations in the development of any software program, including, but not limited to, training a machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) system; or for providing archived or cached data sets containing Content to another person or entity.

For the purposes of these Terms of Service, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patents, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademarks, service marks, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and other intellectual property and proprietary rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction, relating to the Content or the Site.

10.1 Physiopedia’s License to You[edit | edit source]

Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Service (including without limit Section 10), Physiopedia grants free access to the Content of Physiopedia.

If you violate any of these Terms of Service, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies, modifications or derivatives you have made of any portion of the Content.

10.2 Links to Physiopedia Content[edit | edit source]

Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Service, Physiopedia hereby grants you a restricted, non-exclusive, and revocable license to use hyperlinks or otherwise refer to the Content (collectively, a “Link”), provided that:

  1. links may not suggest or imply in any way that Physiopedia promotes, sanctions or otherwise approves any website, organisation, individual, product, service or information;
  2. you do not misrepresent the Site, the Physiopedia Service or your relationship with Physiopedia; and
  3. you may not include a Link on any website that that could be construed as, or that a reasonable person may consider obscene, offensive, or inappropriate. Physiopedia reserves the right to require you to remove any Link at any time in Physiopedia’s sole discretion.

11. PROHIBITED ACTS[edit | edit source]

In consideration of being allowed to use the Site and the Physiopedia Service, you agree that you shall not:

  • use the Site or the Physiopedia Service for any purpose in violation of any laws and regulations;
  • post material that infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
  • post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by Physiopedia in its sole discretion;
  • post advertisements or solicitations of business;
  • after receiving a warning, continuing to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free form);
  • post chain letters or pyramid schemes;
  • impersonate another person;
  • distribute viruses or other harmful computer code;
  • harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
  • allow any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments;
  • conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any of the activities prohibited by Section 10;
  • post the same note more than once or undertake "spamming"; or
  • engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying any of the Physiopedia Service and/or the Site, or which, in the judgment of Physiopedia, exposes Physiopedia or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.

Physiopedia reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:

  • investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s);
  • remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms of Service; and
  • terminate a user's access to any of the Physiopedia Service and/or the Site upon any breach of these Terms of Service, including the above restrictions.

Physiopedia or its licensors have no liability or responsibility to users of the Physiopedia Service or any other person or entity for performance or non-performance of the aforementioned activities.

12. PROHIBITED CONTENT ON PHYSIOPEDIA[edit | edit source]

You must not post or upload any Prohibited Content to the Site. Prohibited content includes content that:

  • is offensive or promotes racism, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
  • bullies, harasses or advocates stalking, bullying, or harassment of another person;
  • involves the transmission of “junk mail,” “chain letters,” or unsolicited mass mailing, or “spamming,”
  • is false or misleading or promotes, endorses or furthers illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libellous;
  • infringes another person's content without a license to do so, whether or not the Intellectual Property Right is registered (or filed for registration) in any country;
  • promotes, copies, performs or distributes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's or entity's work, whether it is protected by copyright or trade secret law, or not, such as, without limitation, presenting the work of a third party as your own (plagiarism), providing stolen or illegally obtained content, providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protection devices, or providing pirated music, videos, or movies, or links to such pirated music, videos, or movies;
  • is involved in the exploitation of persons under the age of eighteen (18) in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under eighteen (18);
  • provides instructional information about illegal activities such as, without limitation, making or buying illegal weapons or substances, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses and other harmful code;
  • solicits passwords or personally identifying information (personal data) for commercial or unlawful purposes from users of the Site or the Physiopedia Service;
  • attempts to impersonate another user or individual, or uses the username of another user or individual;
  • with the intent to deceive or mislead, submits content to Physiopedia that is false, inaccurate or misleading;
  • except as expressly approved in writing by Physiopedia, involves commercial activities and/or promotions such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or pyramid schemes;
  • contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, or similar software;
  • constitutes, promotes, or is used primarily for the purpose of dealing in counterfeit goods, items subject to embargo, illegal drugs and paraphernalia, stolen products and items used for theft, unlicensed trade or dealing in stocks or securities, gambling items, professional services regulated by state licensing regimes or non-transferable items;
  • engages in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site and/or the Physiopedia Service, or which, in the judgment of Physiopedia, exposes or may expose Physiopedia, any of its licensors, Members of Physiopedia or suppliers, or any visitors to the Site to any liability or detriment of any type; or
  • using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law, collectively “Prohibited Content”.

13. GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMER[edit | edit source]

Publication of information found in Physiopedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information.

The Physiopedia database is stored on a server in the United Kingdom, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under the laws of England and Wales. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Physiopedia does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.

Access to the Site and the Content may not be legal for some persons or in some countries outside England and Wales. If you access and use Physiopedia and the Content from outside of England and Wales, you do so at your own risk and are solely responsible for obeying the applicable laws and regulations in your location.

14. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES[edit | edit source]

Where the Site contains links or other references to third party websites and resources provided by third parties, these links and references are provided for your information only. Physiopedia has no control over the content of those websites or resources and assumes no responsibility for the content of such websites and resources nor does Physiopedia make any representations as to their content or accuracy.

Physiopedia also may select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and Physiopedia may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms with advertisements or sponsored content.

Physiopedia does not endorse any product, service, or treatment advertised on the Site and does not endorse the content on any third party websites. Physiopedia assumes no responsibility for the content or privacy policies of any such websites and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy.

Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. By using the Site, you expressly relieve Physiopedia from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website.

15. VIOLATIONS OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE[edit | edit source]

Any use of the Physiopedia Service in violation of these Terms of Service may result in, among other things, termination of your rights to use the Site and the licenses granted in these Terms of Service. To cooperate with legitimate legal requests, subpoenas or court orders, Physiopedia may access and disclose any information and content Physiopedia considers necessary, including any and all information such as full names, e-mail addresses, content, IP address, use history, etc.

Physiopedia has the right (but not the obligation) to review any Content and delete or change Content that violates this Agreement or which is Prohibited Content, or may otherwise violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of any other person, or create liability for Physiopedia, as determined by Physiopedia in its sole discretion. Physiopedia reserves the right (but has no obligation) to investigate and take appropriate action if you violate these Terms of Service, including without limitation removing or modifying Content, terminating your account, reporting you to law enforcement authorities or taking legal action against you.

16. COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS[edit | edit source]

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17. RELEASE; INDEMNIFICATION; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES AND SOLE REMEDY[edit | edit source]

17.1 Release[edit | edit source]

As a condition of access to the Site and the Physiopedia Service, you hereby release, to the fullest extent permitted by admissible law, all Members of Physiopedia from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature (including but not limited to those arising out of bodily injury or death), known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) any communication with any third party on the Site, (ii) your use of any Content, including any incorrect, misleading or inaccurate Content, or (ii) the conduct of any Editor or visitor to the Site. The foregoing shall not limit the liability of the Members of Physiopedia for death or personal injury caused by negligence and fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

17.2 Indemnification[edit | edit source]

You agree to indemnify all Members of Physiopedia and hold them harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred as a result of any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site or the Physiopedia Service, any Content you submit or otherwise make available through the Site or the Physiopedia Service, your use or distribution of any Physiopedia Content, or your violation of these Terms of Service or of any rights of a third party.

You agree to provide the indemnities stated at Section 1.9.5 and Section 9.5of these Terms of Service.

17.3 Disclaimer of Warranties[edit | edit source]

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17.4 Limitation of Liability[edit | edit source]

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17.5 Sole Remedy[edit | edit source]

IN ANY EVENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY LIABILITY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE SITE OR THE PHYSIOPEDIA SERVICE OR THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM IN WHICH ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT, SHALL BE FOR YOU TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE PHYSIOPEDIA SERVICE.

18. TERMINATION[edit | edit source]

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