General disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information on this website is accurate. However, all pages are subject to periodic change. Under no circumstances shall we be liable for any special or consequential damages arising from the use of or reliance on information contained within this website when being used by the general public, and/or contained in any email or other communication responding to any comment or enquiry submitted by any user of this website.
Copyright
The content and materials featured on this website are subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated.
The copyright in all content, graphics, tables, images and underlying codes of the website belongs to us and is hereby asserted. Any modification of all or any part of the website is hereby prohibited. Individual users may take a copy of the pages of the website, which do not contain materials subject to third party copyright, as a record of its contents and for personal use only.
Third party copyright
The permission to reproduce protected material does not extend to the material on this site which is identified as being the copyright of a third party or for any photographic images. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
Information about you and your visits to the site
We collect information about your visit in order to improve your experience and to allow the website to provide relevant content, in accordance with our privacy and cookie policies. By using this website, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.
For more information, see our privacy and cookies policies.
Links to other websites
The website may contain links to other externally hosted websites. We are not responsible for the content of these websites and accept no responsibility for the information they contain. We aim to replace broken links to other websites but cannot guarantee that these links will always work as we have no control over the availability of linked websites, which may change without notice. The inclusion of links to other websites does not constitute an endorsement of their contents or the views expressed within them, and we accept no liability or responsibility for their use. Please read the appropriate privacy statement upon accessing a linked website, as a matter of practice.
Links from other websites
We welcome and encourage other websites to link to parts of this website. However, we reserve the right to move or change our website addresses (URLs) at any time and advise that links are made to section homepages, which are less likely to move or change, rather than to individual pages (deep linking).
In linking to our website, we do not give permission to suggest that your website is associated with or endorsed by us without express permission.
Digital communications and social media
Occasional mailings are made to website users who have given their prior consent. If you do not wish to continue to receive such communication or would like to subscribe to them, please contact systematicreviewinitiative@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
This website may provide third party social media and interactive services on our site or linked to our site. We are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive services we provide from our website, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of these interactive services by a user in contravention of these terms, whether the service is moderated or not.
Virus protection
Reasonable steps have been taken to check and test this website and its associated materials at all stages of production. You must make sure that the way you use this website does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system. Visitors are advised to take necessary precautions when accessing or downloading any online content such as using antivirus software and other computer security arrangements.
We cannot accept responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system sustained as a consequence of accessing this website or its associated materials.
Prohibited uses
You may only use this website for lawful purposes. The following uses are unauthorised, considered a breach of these terms of use and may constitute an infringement or crime:
- any action that is unlawful, fraudulent or harmful to us or third parties, or has any unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purpose or effect.
- unauthorised use or copying of our name, branding, design, templates, confidential information or copyright material.
- unauthorised copying, downloading or framing of any part of the website.
- unauthorised interception of visitors or potential visitors to this website.
- transmission of any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam).
- unauthorised access to any non-public part of the website, including its content management system or underlying code, the server on which it is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to it.
- misuse of this website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other malicious or technologically harmful materials.
- targeted attacks on this website, including denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Governing law
This website and its contents are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Any dispute you have which relates to these terms of use, or your use of the website, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
Feedback and concerns
If you have any feedback or concerns about material which appears on this website, please contact us at systematicreviewinitiative@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
You can ask for content to be removed from this website. We will remove content:
- in order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals.
- if it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory.
Contact us to ask for content to be removed. You will need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed.