General Disclaimer

1. Field of application

1.1 The Web site www.samsaramedical.ch (hereinafter Site) is operated by Samsara Medical Center sagl.

1.2 The Website and the General Conditions of Use are governed by Swiss law.

1.3 Any user who consults the Web Site (hereinafter User) agrees to the following conditions, including the disclaimer (Clause 12).

2. Changing the terms of use

Samsara Medical Center sagl reserves the right to make changes to these General Terms of Use at any time and without prior notice: changes take effect upon their publication on the Site.

3. Access and use

Access to this Web Site and its use without interruption or technical failure, are not guaranteed. Samsara Medical Center sagl reserves the right to block or restrict access to the Website at any time and without prior notice.

4. Overall content

The data contained in the Web Site (hereinafter Content) is intended only to obtain general information about Samsara Medical Center sagl. The information published on the Web Site, represents neither a proposal committing Samsara Medical Center sagl, nor an offer to the user. The Web Site does not present advertising and does not receive advertising funds.

5. Copyrights

5.1 All contents of the Web Site are protected by trademarks, proprietary rights, patents, copyrights or other rights conferred by law and are the exclusive property of Samsara Medical Center sagl. The rights of third parties are reserved.

5.2 You may browse, print, download, and copy the contents of the Site solely for your personal use. The contents may not be modified by the user. In addition, any reference to an intellectual property right must be safeguarded. Any other use of all or part of the content requires prior written permission from Samsara Medical Center sagl.

6. Forbidden use

Without the prior written permission of Samsara Medical Center sagl, it is especially prohibited:

a) any form of dissemination, retransmission, processing and reproduction of all or part of the content for commercial purposes;

b) any form of publication of all or part of the content, as well as any form of publication of works based essentially on all or part of the content, even if not for commercial purposes;

c) The creation of hyperlinks to all or part of the content from other websites.

7. Changes

Samsara Medical Center sagl reserves the right to change, supplement, update or delete content of the Site at any time and without prior notice.

8. Medical Information

You are explicitly made aware that any medical information on the Website is in no way a substitute for specific advice dispensed by a physician or other health professional. Samsara Medical Center sagl does not provide any personal medical advice through its Web Site.

9. Hyperlinks (Links)

9.1 The Site may propose hyperlinks (links) to third-party websites. These links are intended only to reinforce the contents of the Site. Samsara Medical Center sagl assumes no responsibility for websites that contain within them hypertext links to its Site.

9.2 Samsara Medical Center sagl assumes no responsibility for the content of third-party websites. The user takes full responsibility if a hyperlink is activated.

10. Data Protection

10.1 By accessing the Site, non-personal usage data (“log files”) of the user may be recorded by Samsara Medical Center sagl and analyzed for statistical purposes.

10.2 Samsara Medical Center sagl does not store or process the user's personal data. These data are only used for the specific purposes at the origin of their transmission by the same user. These personal data are not transmitted to third parties and are not linked to usage data or other elements of www.samsaramedical.ch.

10.3 The Site uses Google Analytics, an Internet analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics monitors certain types of cookies, lines of text used to perform certain operations, automatically, to track and analyze Internet users. The general data acquired by the cookies concern the use of the site (including IP address) and are transmitted and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information solely for the purpose of measuring site navigation, compiling reports on site activity and Internet usage. Google only discloses this information to third parties in the event of a legal obligation or when these third parties analyze this data on behalf of Google, including, in particular, the publisher of the Site. Google does not link your IP to any other data it holds. Users can disable the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate parameters in their browsers following standard procedures. This blocking may, however, hinder the proper use of certain features of the Site. By browsing the Site, you expressly authorize the processing of your personal data by Google under the conditions and for the purposes described above.

11. Data security and privacy

Unencrypted data transmitted over an open network can be read, modified or deleted by unauthorized persons. Consequently, any transmission of data to or from the Site is done at the user's own risk.

12. Disclaimer of liability

12.1 Samsara Medical Center sagl verifies the quality of the content, but disclaims any responsibility for any material inaccuracies or gaps in the texts present, as well as for updates of the same. Samsara Medical Center sagl is not liable under any circumstances for damages occasioned to the user or third parties by the use of the contents of its Site.

12.2 Samsara Medical Center sagl cannot, on the other hand, guarantee that the Site is free of viruses or other harmful elements intentionally introduced by third parties. Samsara Medical Center sagl is not liable for damages occasioned to the user or third parties by such elements

13. Applicable law

Swiss law alone is competent and applicable to these General Terms of Use, without giving rise to conflicts of laws.

14. Severability clause

If one or several of these Terms of Use should be or become partially or fully void due to legal provisions, requirements, or changes in law, all other Terms of Use shall retain their validity. The clause in force that comes closest to the purpose pursued by the nullity clause will be applied in this case.

15. Legal jurisdiction

The place of jurisdiction for any disputes concerning these general conditions of use, their validity or interpretation shall be submitted to the competent court of the judicial circle of Lugano, Switzerland.