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The Website is directed to persons and entities located throughout the Asian Pacific region. It is not directed to any person or entity in any jurisdiction where (by reason of nationality, residence, citizenship or otherwise) the publication or availability of the Website and its content, including its products and services, are unavailable or otherwise contrary to local laws or regulations. If this applies to you, you are not authorized to access or use any of the information on the Website. The APSC will not liable for any damages of any kind arising from unauthorized access or use of the Website. The Website may contain information, communications, software, photos, text, video, graphics, music, sounds, images, and other material and services known collectively as “Content” and is provided by the APSC or by licensors of APSC.

The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology makes no representation that Content of the Website, including opinions and/or advice, meets any individual or fact-specific requirements. Content of the Website is intended to provide only general information, and should not be relied on or considered as a substitute for any advice. Any opinions or views expressed in any articles, reports, or other materials that may appear on the Website are solely those of the authors of those materials and do not represent the views or opinions of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, its directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, contributors, volunteers, affiliated organizations, website contributors, or sponsors. The posting of these materials and all Content etc. do not imply nor should they be inferred that the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology endorses or supports such views or opinions, unless otherwise expressly stated in a written statement.

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The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects the users of the Website (the “Users”) to do the same. The policy of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology is to terminate the accounts of the Users who are repeated copyright offenders and/or who infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement by the Users, please contact us at secretariat@apscardio.org.

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These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the country of Japan, where the Permanent Secretariat of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology is located. If an applicable law is in conflict with any part of the Terms and Conditions of Use, these Terms and Conditions of Use will be deemed modified to conform to the law. The other provisions will not be affected by any such modification.

You may have other agreements with the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. Those agreements are separate and in addition to these Terms and Conditions of Use. These Terms and Conditions of Use do not modify, revise or amend the terms of any other agreements you may have with the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology.

The information available on the Website is intended to be a general information resource regarding the matters covered, and is not tailored to your specific circumstance. You should not construe this as medical or other professional advice. The Website is not intended for use by minors.

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Users. The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users.

You acknowledge that you own, are solely responsible for or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms and Conditions of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. You are expressly prohibited from placing any message in an area of the Website accessed or accessible by the public (“Public Area”) or any Content, or otherwise transmitting through or posting on the Website, including in any e-mail message or member forum, any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racial, ethnic, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind.

If you make any submission to Public Area , you automatically represent and warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed.

Some of the forums (individual bulletin boards and members forums, for instance) on the Website are not moderated or reviewed. Accordingly, the Users will be held directly and solely responsible for the content of messages that are posted. While not moderating the forums, the Website reviewer will periodically perform an administrative review for the purpose of deleting messages that are old, have received few responses, are off topic or irrelevant, serve as advertisements or seem otherwise inappropriate. The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology has full discretion to delete messages. The Users are encouraged to read the specific forum rules displayed in each discussion forum first before participating in that forum.

The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:

(a) Record the dialogue in Public Areas.

(b) Examine 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).

(c) Remove communications that are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions of Use.

(d) Terminate the User’s access to any or all Public Areas and/or the Website upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

(e) Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas.

(f) Edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the Website, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards.

The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect the personal safety of the User or the public. The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology has no liability or responsibility to the Users or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

The Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology does not warrant that the functions contained in the service provided by the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that this service or the server that makes it available will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

As part of the registration process, each of the User will select a password (“Password”) and Login Name (“Login Name”). You shall provide to the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology accurate, complete, and updated account information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your account.

You may not:

(a) select or use a Login Name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person;

(b) use a name subject to the rights of any other person without authorization;

(c) use a Login Name that the Website, in its sole discretion, deems inappropriate or offensive.

You shall notify the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your Password. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Password.

Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at the sole discretion of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, and you may be reported to appropriate law-enforcement agencies.

Contact us: If you would like to request additional information regarding these Terms and Conditions of Use, please contact us at secretariat@apscardio.org.