Terms of Use & Private Policy

Terms of Use

Informed Medics Pty Ltd (ACN: 663 871 994)

Updated: 10^th March 2024

Thank you for visiting informedmedics.com (Site), a online anatomy and physics radiology resource.

By accessing the Site or by submitting the registration information on any Site you create an agreement with us. Under this agreement, you agree to be bound by these terms of use as amended from time to time (Terms of Use). In return, we agree to allow you to access and use the Site until such access is terminated in accordance with these Terms of Use.

Please take the time to read these Terms of Use carefully as they contain important information regarding your legal rights remedies and obligations. These include various limitations and exclusions and an important Medical Disclaimer (below). If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not register for, access, or use the site.

If you accept these Terms of Use, you may browse content on any Site, and may continue to do so for so long as you accept these Terms of Use. Your continued browsing will be deemed to be continued acceptance of these Terms of Use.

Overview

The following are terms of a legal agreement between you (Member) and Informed Medics Pty Ltd (ACN: 663 871 994) (Informed Medics). By accessing, browsing, or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Informed may, without notice to you, at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. It is your responsibility to regularly check the Site to determine if there have been changes to these Terms of Use and to review such changes. Informed Medics may also make improvements or changes in the products, services, or programs described on any Site at any time without notice.

These Terms of Use apply exclusively to your access to and use of the Site and do not alter the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with Informed Medics.

Content on the Site is provided for educational purposes only and is provided for use by medical professionals.

As content is submitted by individual users, Informed Medics and its associates (including licensors) (Associates) cannot guarantee its accuracy and assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.

Site Intellectual Property Rights

All rights in all software, designs, arrangements, graphics pertaining to the Site belong to Informed Medics.

All trademarks, product names, and company names and/or logos displayed on the Site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Informed Medics or its Associates and may not be reproduced, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Informed Medics. All page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and logos are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of Informed Medics or its Associates and may not be reproduced, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Informed Medics.

User Conduct

In using any Site, you agree:

to comply with all policies of Informed Medics or its Associates contained in, or referred to on, the Site or as otherwise communicated to you by or on behalf of Informed Medics from time to time;
not to disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse, the Site, or any services, system resources, software, accounts, servers or networks connected to or accessible through the Site or affiliated or linked Web sites;
not to disrupt or interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the Site or affiliated or linked Web sites;
not to use or attempt to use another’s account, service or system without authorization from Informed Medics, or create or use a false identity on the Site;
not to divulge your username and password to others either on or off the Site;
not to attempt to obtain unauthorized access to any aspect of the Site which is restricted from general access;
not to upload, post, or otherwise transmit through or on the Site any viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files, and;
not to transmit through or on the Site spam, chain letters, junk mail or any other type of unsolicited mass email to people or entities who have not agreed to be part of such mailings;

Furthermore, regarding the information, you provide about yourself when creating a user profile, you agree:

to use your real name, correctly formatted in your user profile (First name, Middle name (if applicable), Last name)
to use accurate titles, qualifications and other fields

If you chose to upload a profile photo (optional) to your user profile, you must not use another individual’s photo, nor any image subject to copyright.

In addition, you agree that you are solely responsible for actions and communications undertaken or transmitted under your account and that you will comply with all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations when using any Site.

Privacy Policy

Our commitment to privacy

Your privacy is very important to informedmedics.com. We keep your personal information safe and secure.

We do not sell or share your name, email or contact information with any third party, except with RANZCR directors of training or radiologists involved in radiology registrar training and selection.

There also may be times when we are legally required to disclose personal data, such as to regulators, law enforcement bodies, government agencies, courts or other third parties where we think it’s necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to exercise our legal rights.

We publish this policy explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used so that you can make an informed decision about using and/or registering for any Site, and learn how your use and/or registration may affect your privacy.

This privacy policy applies to information collected through any Site. By accessing any Site, you acknowledge and agree to the uses of information described in this privacy policy.

The information we collect about you

User information

User Information is information that is provided by you to us when you register online for any Site. The following information is required to complete registration:

Email address and password
First and Last name
Level of training
Country

Additional information including, but not limited to, your mobile, address, city, institution(s), title, qualifications may be collected by us if you elect to enter that information during the registration process or subsequently by editing your account. We require to collect your address for the purposes of creating a Tax Receipt which will be emailed to you after payment.

Information regarding how you interact with the Site may also be collected by us and linked to your account, including, but not limited to, content visited, time spent on the site, answers to multiple choice questions, Mock Exam results, In Person exam results, Post-lecture quizzes, etc…

IP address

Every computer connected to the Internet is associated with a unique numerical identifier, known as an Internet Protocol address (IP Address). When you access our services via any Site, our servers need to know your IP Address, which is sent automatically when information is requested by you (e.g. web page showing a particular patient case contained on the informedmedics.com website).

When logged in to any Site, we may associate your IP Address with your login. When you are not logged in, we do log your IP Address but do not automatically link your IP address to any other information that would enable us to identify you. However, if it becomes necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms of Use, or to protect our Site, other users or third parties (e.g. patients), we may attempt to use the logged IP address with other information to attempt to identify you. In addition, we use IP Addresses to determine the approximate geographic location of the device you used to access our Site.

Usage data

Usage Data includes general information about how you interact with the web pages and websites on the Site. This is collected using cookies (or similar technologies) placed by us and others – cookies are small pieces of data sent from a website and stored in a web browser, and which may assign an anonymous identifier to the user.

Usage Data includes:

pages you visited on our websites
how you came to the website (e.g. via our newsletter, email link, social media)
which particular buttons or links on the site you clicked
whether you have been to the site before
where you are located (city and country)
inferences that we draw from cookies placed on your browser

The way we use information

User communication

We use your User Information for communicating with you in relation to the Site, including contacting you in relation to upcoming courses directly marketing Informed Medics courses or events to you and notifying you of administrative matters, such as changes to this privacy policy or alterations to the Terms of Use.

Other users are unable to visualised your personal information.

Additionally, your account will be linked to third-party payment providers (e.g. Stripe.com) if you have chosen to do so by becoming a Informed Medics Supporter or purchasing a course.

Usage data

We use Usage Data to understand the online behavior of our users. In particular, using web analytics services on the Site enables us to measure, collect, analyze and report on Usage Data for the purposes of understanding and optimizing users’ experiences on the Site. It also enables us to focus our marketing activities, which, in turn, help us to develop the Site.

Geographical location information contained in the Usage Data enables us to tailor your experience on the Site by displaying different content based on your location, such as local advertising offers, and content in your local language.

Information Transferred or Stored Overseas

Many of those other providers are located overseas and Usage Data disclosed to them may be stored on servers located overseas. Similarly, while we operate out of Australia and may store Usage Information and Usage Data on servers located there, some may be stored on servers located overseas and/or managed by third parties.

When we do transfer data, we will make sure that there are appropriate safeguards in place to protect your personal data.

For individuals in the European Union (EU), this means that your personal data will be transferred outside of the EU. EU personal data will only be transferred to countries that have been identified as providing adequate protection for EU data (such as New Zealand) or to a third party where we have approved transfer mechanisms in place – this means that we have either entered into an appropriate Data Processing Agreement or by ensuring that the entity has appropriate data protection in place.

For further information about how each of the other providers referred to above handles personal information (which may include your Usage Data and User Information), we recommend that you visit their respective websites and read their respective privacy policies.

Our commitment to data security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How you can access or correct your information or opt-out

Online tracking by Us and Third Parties

Please note that at present we do not change what we do based on whether you have the Do Not Track setting (if available) enabled in your web browser and that setting will not prevent us from collecting Usage Data or authorizing other providers to do so.

If you no longer wish us to process your User Information, Usage Data or IP Address Details for certain purposes, you can email us at informedmedics@gmail.com to delete your account and opt out of direct marketing material from us.

Your withdrawal of consent for us to use your information for certain purposes may mean that we can no longer provide the Site to you.

Your rights

Your personal data belongs to you, and you have the right to:

know what personal data we hold about you
make sure that all personal data is correct and up-to-date
ask us to correct any personal data
object to our continued processing of your personal data

Contact us

Should you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us (preferably by email) at informedmedics@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as possible (and in any event within 30 days).

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

General Disclaimer

The Site, including the image and text content, are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. You acknowledge having read and understood these terms of use, including the “medical disclaimer”, and any other conditions brought to your attention in the course of your access to, or use of, any Site.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you expressly agree that:

your use of any Site is at your sole risk;
except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing, Informed Medics and its associates expressly disclaim any implied or express representations or warranties of any kind relating to the use of the Site;
without limiting the foregoing, Informed Medics and its associates assume no responsibility for, and make no warranty or representation:
- as to the accuracy, currency, completeness, reliability or usefulness of, any information obtained through use of any Site (including any advice, opinion, statement or other content or any products or services distributed or made available by third parties through any Site);
- that confidentiality of information transmitted through any Site will be maintained;
- that any Site will be of merchantable quality, fit for a particular purpose or meet your requirements;
- that any access to, or use of, any Site will:
- not infringe any rights (including intellectual property rights) of any third party; or
- be free of defects, viruses, or anything else (such as worms or Trojan horses) that may interfere with or damage the operations of a computer system;
- be uninterrupted or error-free or;
you must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use from any Site is free of defects, viruses or anything else (such as worms or trojan horses) that may interfere with or damage the operations of a computer system; and
Informed Medics and its associates are not liable to you or anyone else if interference with or damage to your computer system occurs in connection with your use of any Site

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from or through your use of any Site, or otherwise from Informed Medics or its associates, creates any warranty not expressly made in these terms of use. You acknowledge that Informed Medics does not control in any respect any information, products or services offered by third parties through any Site.

Limitation of Liability

Except as expressly provided in the following sentence, in no event will the aggregate liability of Informed Medics and its associates to you in connection with these terms of use exceed AU$200. Where any legislation implies in the agreement any term, condition or warranty, and also renders void any provision in a contract which purports to exclude or modify the application or exercise of, or liability under, such term, condition or warranty, such term, condition or warranty will be deemed to be included in these terms of use. However, the aggregate liability of Informed Medics and its associates for any breach of such term, condition or warranty will be limited, at Informed Medics’s option, to any one or more of the following:

if the breach relates to goods
1. the replacement of the goods or supply of equivalent goods;
2. the repair of such goods;
3. the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; or
4. the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired; and
if the breach relates to services:
1. the supplying of the services again; or
2. the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.

To the maximum extent permitted by law Informed Medics and its associates exclude all liability to any person for loss or damage of any kind (howsoever caused, including by negligence) arising from or relating in any way to any access to or use of any Site (including liability for any special, indirect, consequential or incidental damages, including, damages for loss of profits or revenues, business interruption, loss of programs or other data or costs of replacement goods, or otherwise, even if same have been expressly advised of the possibility of such loss or damages).

Termination

Informed Medics may, as it sees fit, for any reason or for no reason at all, without liability to you or any third party, terminate your account or your access to any App Site. If we exercise any such termination right we will send an e-mail to the e-mail address recorded on your Account Settings Page and termination will be effective upon us sending that e-mail (and will be considered effective even if the e-mail is not delivered for any reason).

You may terminate your account for any reason at any time by sending an email clearly requesting that your account be terminated to informedmedics@gmail.com and we will implement your request promptly.

If your account is terminated, we may, as we see fit, delete any content relating to your use of any Site on our servers or otherwise in our possession. Immediately upon termination, either by you or us, of your account you will no longer be permitted to use any Registration Features on that Site. You may continue to browse content on the Web Site but your continued browsing will be deemed to be continued acceptance of these Terms of Use.

Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction

Applicable Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of NSW, Australia.

Competent Jurisdiction

In the absence of mutual agreement, any dispute arising from the interpretation and/or performance of the present Terms of Use shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent Courts of the State of NSW, Australia.

Effective Date, Amendment and Severability

These Terms of Use are effective as of 9^th March 2024. Informed Medics may from time to time revise these Terms of Use (including the Privacy Policy) by updating this posting. Where required by law, and provided you have registered with the site, we will send you an e-mail notifying any material changes and if you subscribe for email updates (at the end of this document) we will endeavor to notify you of all changes. Your continued use of any Site after any such updating means you accept such revisions and any changes to the Privacy Policy will apply both to User Information and Usage Data we already have about you at the time of the change, and any such information created or received after the change takes effect. If you do not agree to any changes, you must not continue to use any Site.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use contain the entire understanding and agreement between you and Informed Medics regarding the Site and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings between us regarding such subject matter.

How to find out about changes to these terms

If we make any substantiative changes to these Terms of Use, we will notify all our registered users via the email associated with their account, as well as adding a notification on the site itself.

The only changes we won’t bother notifying anyone about are spelling mistakes, typos, grammatical changes and typographical changes provided these do not change the meaning of the Terms.