LEGAL NOTICE
Bausch & Lomb maintains this Web site for the purposes of information, education and communication. Nothing contained in this Web site should be construed as a promotion or solicitation for any product or for the use of any product in a particular way which is not authorized by the laws and regulations of the country where the user is located.
Your access to and use of this Web site is subject to the following:
(1) This Web site is designed to provide general information about eye care and Bausch & Lomb's products. It is not intended to provide medical advice. Consumers and patients should always consult an eye care professional for advice on the treatment of a specific condition or for any other eye health-related need. Bausch & Lomb does not recommend or endorse on this Web site, nor should you recommend or endorse on this Web site, any specific drugs, tests, physicians, products, procedures, or opinions, and you shall not engage in any "off-label" promotion of drugs or medical devices.
(2) Bausch & Lomb has the right to exclude anyone from accessing this site and may remove submitted materials. When you register with us, you are registering as an individual. You should not share your User ID or Password with anyone. The information this access provides is intended for your use only, or for those with whom you designate to have access.
(3) Participants agree not to:
• Use this Web site in a manner which violates any applicable laws or regulations;
• Post or transmit any material in violation of your obligations to any third party, including nondisclosure agreements;
• Impersonate any person, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; use offensive or obscene language; or discuss or incite illegal activity; or use explicit/obscene language or solicit/post sexually explicit images (actual or simulated);
• Post photographs of another person without such person’s consent;
• Engage in or facilitate the transmission of unsolicited mass mailing, or “spamming”;
• Use this Web site in a manner that interferes with or disrupts other network users, services or equipment. Such interference or disruption includes, but is not limited to: (i) propagation of computer worms or viruses, (ii) use of the network to make unauthorized entry to other computational, information or communications devices or resources, or (iii) use of automated processes to interact with the Web site, such as scripts to harvest data.
Bausch & Lomb reserves the right to investigate and take legal action against anyone who, in its sole discretion, violates the restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation removing any offending profile information or submissions, and terminating your access to the Web site.
(4) Bausch & Lomb's goal is to ensure that the information on this Web site is accurate and up to date but makes no representations, warranties or assurances (express or implied) as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of such information. Bausch & Lomb shall not be liable for any damage or injury which may arise from the use of or reliance upon any information provided in this Web site or from your inability to access the Web site. Bausch & Lomb assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damage or injury to you, your computer or other personal property including but not limited to damages caused by viruses that infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to our Web site or from your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio, or other items from the Web site.
(5) Some links in this Web site may lead to Web sites which are not under the control of Bausch & Lomb. When you visit any of those Web sites you will leave the Bausch & Lomb Web site and Bausch & Lomb will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of the material or any Web site which is not under the control of Bausch & Lomb. External sites are not endorsed by Bausch & Lomb and Bausch & Lomb makes no representation or warranty as to the content contained in any such external Web site.
(6) These terms of use and your use of the Web site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
(7) Bausch & Lomb hereby authorizes you to copy materials published by it on this Web site for your non-commercial, private use only, provided any copy of these materials which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and disclaimers contained herein.
(8) This Web site is provided as a service to its visitors. Bausch & Lomb reserves the right to delete, modify or supplement the content of this Web site at any time for any reason without notification to anyone.
(9) Please view our Internet Privacy Policy for information as to how we collect and use information collected or received through this Web site.
(10) Copyright Information: All content of this Web site is owned or used by permission by Bausch & Lomb and is protected by applicable copyright laws worldwide.
(a) Reproduction of Images and Other Copyrighted Material. As with any image, possession of a copy of a digitized image does not give unrestricted rights to use it. The copyright of an image is generally owned by the photographer and only the copyright owner, or the owner's legal representative, can grant permission to copy, distribute, or publicly display the image.
(b) It is illegal to reproduce photographs taken by a professional photographer or other copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner.
(c) Use of Information on this Web site. The copyrights of the images and other material on this Web site are owned by Bausch & Lomb or the individual photographers who have authorized their use on this Web site.
(d) Use of Other Images and Information. Other images and information may be downloaded, reprinted and reproduced for non-commercial, private purposes. Other images and information may not be manipulated or altered without the express permission of Bausch & Lomb or the photographer.
(e) As a participant, you represent and warrant that you either own any applicable copyright in such submitted material or have obtained permission from the copyright owner to submit such material. It is your sole and exclusive responsibility to ensure appropriate permission is obtained. If you contribute material to this Web site, you hereby agree to indemnify Bausch & Lomb for any liability arising out of your failure to have permission to use the material.
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