Terms & Conditions

Access to this website (www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk)  is provided by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). Please read these terms and conditions carefully and note that these terms are subject to change at any time by the BAD. Changes will be posted on this page, please check these terms regularly. By making use of this site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below and any additional terms and conditions set forth on individual pages of the website. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, do not continue to use or access this website or the learning site.  

Disclaimer 

The information and any commentary contained on skinhealthinfo.org.uk is provided free of charge for information purposes only. Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the information and commentary are accurate and up to date and that skinhealthinfo.org.uk functions properly, no responsibility for its accuracy and correctness, or for any consequences of relying on the website or its contents, is assumed by the British Association of Dermatologists. The information and commentary does not, and is not intended to, amount to advice to any person on a specific matter. Any reliance you may place on the information contained on this site is entirely at your own risk and you agree that you have no right of recourse against the British Association of Dermatologists. Professional guidance should always be obtained before acting on any information provided on bad.org.uk. Every effort will be made to correct or delete errors and/or inaccurate information brought to the Association’s attention where appropriate. Such information should immediately be reported to the BAD. In no circumstances shall the BAD be liable for any direct or indirect losses or damages arising out of or in any way connected to www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk.

The BAD does not guarantee that resources on skinhealthinfo.org.uk will be available at all times, that they are error-free, or that skinhealthinfo.org.uk and its server are free of bugs and viruses. Access to www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk is recorded and may be stored and used for statistical analysis. We are not responsible for the content or any viruses on websites that we link to. 

Unless explicitly expressed as the opinion of BAD, no statement, viewpoint, comment, belief, or expression, whether expressed or implied shall be taken to be that of BAD, its directors, officers, employees or members. Neither can it be taken that BAD agrees fully or in part with such material. Comments accessed at this site are the viewpoints of the appropriately credited organisation(s) or individual(s) alone. 

Any reliance you may place on the information contained on this site is entirely at your own risk and you agree that you have no right of recourse against the British Association of Dermatologists. Every effort will be made to correct or delete errors and/or inaccurate information brought to the Association’s attention where appropriate. 

Copyright 

All information on and distributed via our website is the copyright of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). Reproduction in whole or in part of any content on or distributed via this site is permitted only with the written permission of BAD. We do not permit the commercialisation of our website or the content on it without permission. 

The logos of the British Association of Dermatologists  are protected by copyright. Their use or reproduction unless expressly authorised by us is prohibited. 

Cookies 

When you first access the website (www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk) we will ask for your consent to use cookies. Cookies are small files stored by your device which enable us to collect standard data on visitors to our website and can help improve your experience of our sites by remembering your details and preferences.  

Cookies are small data files on the hard drive of your computer that collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. 

Our cookies remain in place until they expire or until you disable or delete them. We use cookies to understand how people are using our sites so that we can make improvements and updates as necessary. 

Our cookies do not collect personal identifiable data about you or any information about other websites you may have visited other than www.skinhealthinfo.org.uk.

You can decide not to accept cookies through your browser settings or by responding to our cookie consent pop-up. Please note, it is possible that some of our site features may not function properly as a result.  

Analytics 

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use our sites so that we can make improvements and updates as necessary. 

Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the sites, how you got there, what you click on and what type of device you are using, such as desktop, tablet or mobile. We do not collect or store your personal identifying information.   

For full details on this please read Google’s terms on how they use data from sites that use their services, their privacy policy, and their information on safeguarding your data. 

Supported browsers 

Please ensure that you use the latest version of any browser you are using to access our sites. We recommend using one of the following, though other suitable browsers are available: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari.  

Browsers which are not supported are Internet Explorer and Safari 7 and below. For our learning site app, we recommend the use of Mobile Safari or Google Chrome. 

Accounts and passwords 

You may create an account on our website which can be used to apply for membership, register for events, register for online learning, update personal information that the Association holds on you, and more. Certain account holders can also access pages that non-account holders (or other account holders cannot) including your personal account pages, member-only pages, and pages and content relating to online learning and events that you are registered for which are behind a paywall. You are responsible for keeping your account details and passwords confidential. These details must not be shared with others for any reason. You must not use your account to abuse the functionality of the sites. You must notify us immediately if you think your account has been compromised.  

Links to other websites 

This website contains links to other sites, which are not owned by BAD or are not under the control of BAD. These links are provided only as a convenience to users and BAD is not responsible for the content provided on any of these sites nor does it endorse the material provided on them. The inclusion of these links does not necessarily imply any association with the operators of these sites. 

d these terms and conditions carefully. By making use of this web site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below and any additional terms and conditions set forth on individual pages of the web site. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, do not continue to use or access this web site. Use of this website is subject to the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute that may arise between the parties concerning this Agreement shall be determined by the English Courts and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts for such purpose.

The information and any commentary contained on this web site is provided free of charge for information purposes only. Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the information and commentary are accurate and up to date, no responsibility for its accuracy and correctness, or for any consequences of relying on it, is assumed by the British Association of Dermatologists. The information and commentary does not, and is not intended to, amount to advice to any person on a specific matter. Any reliance you may place on the information contained on this site is entirely at your own risk and you agree that you have no right of recourse against the British Association of Dermatologists.

2. Copyright

All information on and distributed via this site is the copyright of British Association of Dermatologists (BAD). Reproduction in whole or in part of any content on or distributed via this site is permitted only with the written permission of BAD.

3. Liability

The content held and accessed on this site is for general guidance only and is offered by the BAD as material that may be of interest to users who choose to access this web site.

Unless explicitly expressed as the opinion of BAD, no statement, viewpoint, comment, belief, or expression, whether expressed or implied shall be taken to be that of BAD, its directors, officers, employees or members. Neither can it be taken that BAD agrees fully or in part with such material. Comments accessed at this site are the viewpoints of the appropriately credited organisation(s) or individual(s) alone.

4. Discussion Forum – indemnity

Users of this site can submit material for publication in the discussion group. BAD accepts no liability in respect of any material or content posted by users and published by us and we are not responsible for its accuracy.

Users of the discussion group agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, BAD, and its contributors, from and against all claims and expenses, including legal fees, arising out of the use of this on-line service by users.

5. Discussion Forum – suitable materials

Publication of any material you submit to this site is done so at our sole discretion. You warrant to us that any material you submit is your own original work, that you own the copyright and that the material you submit is not obscene, offensive, defamatory of any person or otherwise unlawful.

6. Links to other websites

This web site contains links to other sites, which are not owned by BAD or are not under the control of BAD. These links are provided only as a convenience to users and BAD is not responsible for the content provided on any of these sites nor does it endorse the material provided on them. Inclusion of these links does not necessarily imply any association with the operators of these sites.