Terms of Use for Oxford Clinic Website

17 October 2008

1. Welcome to Oxford Clinics’ website (“the Website”) and thank you for taking the time to read these Website terms of use which apply in respect to your use of the Website and all information contained on or accessible via the Website.
2. By accessing and using the Website you are deemed to have agreed to these terms of use. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms of use, you must stop accessing and using the Website and all Website Services immediately.
3. For the purposes of these terms of use, "Oxford Clinic" means each of Oxford Clinic Hospital Ltd, Oxford Clinic Women’s Health Ltd. and Intus Ltd.
4. The information contained on the Website is provided for the purposes of informing you about Oxford Clinic and the services we offer. The Website also contains general health information. The information contained on the Website is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice nor is it intended to be for medical diagnosis or treatment. We do not provide any health or treatment services through the Website and we recommend that you seek professional medical advice if you have any health concerns.
5. This Website also contains information about Specialists who consult and/or perform procedures within our facility and who participate in the Oxford Clinic credentialing programme. All arrangements that you make with any Specialist is a matter between you and the Specialist.
6. If we provide services or other information to you those services or that information will be subject to our terms and conditions that apply at the time. You should discuss those term with us when you contact us directly.
7. If there is any conflict between the content of the Website or these terms of use and the specific terms and conditions relating to any services or other information we provide to you those terms and conditions will take precedence.
8. This Website may contain links to other third party sites (“linked site(s)”). Linked sites are not under the control of Oxford Clinic. Oxford Clinic is not responsible for the contents or privacy practices of any linked site. The inclusion of any linked site in the Website is provided as a convenience only and does not imply endorsement or recommendation by Oxford Clinic of the linked site or the products and services provided there or any association with its operators. Use of or reliance on the contents of linked sites is at your own risk.
9. Any transaction you enter into with any advertiser or other third party accessed as a result of information obtained via the Website is solely between you and the advertiser or other third party. Oxford Clinic is not responsible or liable for any part of any such transaction.
10. Oxford Clinic does not warrant the accuracy or adequacy of information contained on or accessible via the Website, nor do we undertake to keep the Website updated or free from errors.
11. Oxford Clinic will operate the Website with reasonable care and skill, however we do not represent or warrant that the Website will:
    a. Operate on a continuous or fault-free basis or at any particular time or location;
    b. Be secure or private;
    c. Be free of viruses or other harmful features (including any files displayed or obtained from or through the Website or any linked site).
12. You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you use for accessing the Website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system. Oxford Clinic does not accept responsibility for any interference or damage to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of the Website or any linked site.
13. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Oxford Clinic will not be liable whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise to you or any other person for any loss or damage (whether direct, indirect, consequential, special or loss of profits) arising from your use or access of, or reliance on:
    a. This Website;
    b. Any information contained on or accessible via the Website including any information relating to any of the Specialists or their services referred to or accessible via the Website;
    c. Any errors or omissions in the information contained on the Website; or
    d. Any linked site.
14. You accept all responsibility for your use of the Website and you indemnify Oxford Clinic, its officers and employees against all loss or damage incurred in connection with any claim brought by a third party against Oxford Clinic arising from your use of the Website, a breach of these terms of use by you or a violation of any rights of another party by you. We may suspend or terminate your use of the Website at any time in the event you breach these terms of use.
15. All Intellectual Property relating to the Website including:
    a. The structure and format of the Website;
    b. All works of the types referred to in section 14(1) of the Copyright Act 1994;
    c. All other content elements however conveyed (including written, dramatic, illustrated, storyboard, film, moving image, animation and web design elements);
    d. All software elements; and
    e. The trademarks, trade names and logos and other material underlying and forming part of the Website;
    is owned by or licensed for use by Oxford Clinic.
16. All information contained on the Website is owned by or licensed for use by Oxford Clinic.
17. Third parties may own intellectual property rights or information associated with some the content of the Website.
18. Irrespective of the ownership of intellectual property relating to the Website or information contained on the Website you may not in any form or by an means:
    a. Adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of the Website;
    b. Commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of the Website;
    c. Use any copyright works, trademarks, trade names or logos contained on the Website for any purpose without the owner’s express written consent; or
    d Attempt to copy any information available on the Website or transmit it to any other person without our authority.
19. You may however print information from our website for your own personal use.;
20. You will not challenge the validity of Oxford Clinic’s interests in or do anything that could adversely affect the interests of Oxford Clinic in any intellectual property or information.
21. Oxford Clinic does not warrant that any intellectual property or any use of the Website by you will not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights.
22. You may not frame any part of the Website. You will not attempt to interfere with the operation of the Website or modify the Website in any way. You may not use a robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Website or information contained on the Website. You must not damage or interfere or attempt to damage or interfere with the Website or any of the systems or networks associated with it.
23. While using the Website you must ensure that:
    a. All information which you supply to Oxford Clinic is current, complete, accurate and provided in a timely manner;
    b. You comply with all applicable laws, regulations standards and codes.
24. Oxford Clinic may collect information about you as a result of your use of the Website. This information may be used:
    a. To send news, information about our activities and general promotional material which we believe may be useful to you with user approval;
    b. To monitor who is accessing the Website; and
    c. To profile the type of people accessing the Website; and
    d. To work to provide a better service to you via the Website.
25. Information about your computer and IP address may be collected when you log onto the Website. In addition, when you log onto the Website, your browser may be sent a memory based “cookie”. Oxford Clinic uses “session” cookies, when you close your web browser application, the cookie in the memory is destroyed. Oxford Clinic may also use persistent cookies to help protect you and us and to provide us with research information.
26. We may change these terms of use at any time without notice, and any revised terms of use located on the Website from time to time will apply to your use of the Website at that time. All other information contained in the Website, including, in particular, pricing details and policy wording is also subject to change at any time, without notice.
27. The contents of the Website have been prepared in accordance with New Zealand law. The contents of the Website and any contracts formed with Oxford Clinic arising out of your use of the Website are governed by New Zealand law and New Zealand courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints in relation to the Website or these terms of use please contact Oxford Clinic by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or calling 03 379 0555.