Terms of use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE
Introduction
This website (www.santen.eu) is owned and operated by Santen S.A. ("Santen") to offer to our website visitors (“you”, “your” or “users”) general information about the activities of Santen and its affiliates as further described below, the Terms (as defined in the paragraph below) and other information required by applicable laws and regulations.
These terms of use of this website ("Terms") as well as Santen’s website Privacy Policy govern the use of this website. By accessing or otherwise using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood that this website is subject of these Terms as set out below and you represent that you are at least 18 years old.
Santen reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice to you. Such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting on this website. Your continued access or use of the website after the modifications have become effective shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms.
License and scope of use
This website, including its “look and feel” and all of its content included but not limited to text, images, graphics, video files are protected under copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws and treaties around the world. These contents belong or are licensed to Santen. All rights reserved.
Nothing contained in this website shall be construed as granting a license or other rights under any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property of Santen or any third party. Santen may discontinue, change or restrict your use of this website for any reason without notice.
The content of this website may not be copied, downloaded, altered, disseminated, made accessible to third parties for purposes other than personal, non-commercial uses without Santen's express prior permission.
Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks on this website are protected by trademark law. Santen's product names, logos, designs, slogans, and trade dress appearing on this website are registered trademarks, service marks, trade names or designs, and are protected by applicable laws. Therefore, any action infringing these rights is strictly prohibited.
Other company, product and service names located on this website may be trademarks or service marks owned by third parties.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability
THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS IS MADE AVAILABLE “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS WBSITE IS UP-TO-DATE, ACCURATE, OR COMPLETE, AND YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT FOR ANY DECISION OR TO TAKE ANY ACTION. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF INTERRUPTION, OR THAT THE WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES.
Santen makes best efforts to keep the content of this website accurate, complete and updated, however Santen expressly disclaims any warranty or representation regarding its accuracy, completeness or currency.
Moreover, Santen reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the operation of this website without prior notice and Santen shall not be liable for any damages or losses resulting therefrom.
You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of this website and the content available on this website is at your sole risk. It is your responsibility to take measures to prevent damage by computer viruses, worms, etc., and Santen shall not be liable for any damage caused by any such destructive items.
Santen shall not be liable for any damage resulted from the use of the information on this website or this website itself.
Medical or professional services advice disclaimer
The contents of this website are intended to provide a general information resource on Santen’s medicinal products and services, to raise awareness and provide scientific and educational information on related diseases and is not intended to and should not be relied upon or construed as a substitute of or as a medical opinion or medical advice regarding any specific medical issue or factual circumstance. Users of this website are specifically advised to seek medical advice by contacting their healthcare professional immediately regarding any medical condition that may require treatment.
Information from users
Santen is not obligated to respond to communications by e-mail or mail forms in association with this website. Unless otherwise required by law, and except as dictated by our Privacy Policy, any communication or material provided by you through this website via e-mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary.
Privacy
Any personal identifying information collected through this website will be processed and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy as well as our Cookies Policy incorporated into these Terms by reference. For more information about our privacy practices please email us at privacy-emea@santen.com.
Unless we agree otherwise in writing, we require you to use any personal information that we supply to you about members of our staff and/or third parties only for the purposes for which such information is disclosed to you and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.
Employment opportunities
We welcome expressions of interest in employment with Santen. Santen does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, national origin, age, sex, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law. You understand that an invitation to submit your resume or expression of interest in a job posted on this website is not intended to, and does not, create a contract between you and Santen for employment or for any other benefit. You understand that any communication sent by you to Santen inquiring about employment shall not be considered on its own as an application for employment and creates no obligation on the part of Santen to respond to it. Should Santen be interested in exploring employment opportunities with you, we will contact you in response to your inquiry.
To explore employment opportunities with Santen, visit our Careers page. In order to read how Santen collects and processes your personal information for pre-employment and recruitment purposes, please read our Recruitment policy.
Third party websites and links
We may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by Santen of third-party products or services, or any of the content on any such third-party websites. Please note that Santen holds no responsibility or authority over the contents of such third-party websites and will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. Access to any websites linked to this website is at your own risk.
Furthermore, you must obtain prior written permission from Santen if you intend to post this website to any other website, or make use of this website other than as set forth in these Terms. Please note that Santen holds no responsibility or authority over the contents of any website that posts or makes use of this Santen website.
Social media
News releases, financial reports and all other contents on this website reflect Santen’s official policies and positions. Santen maintains social media accounts (such as LinkedIn, Twitter) as communication channels for its latest news and activities, as well as for career opportunities to external audiences. However, information posted by Santen’s employees on social networking sites and other similar services do not reflect Santen’s policies or positions.
To ensure that our corporate communications are consistent with our vision and current ethical, legal, and regulatory standards, we have introduced some basic guidelines to help you understand how we consider it appropriate to use Santen’s social media.
Governing law, jurisdiction and severability
These Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Switzerland. All legal proceedings concerning any disagreements arising out of, in connection with, or relating to the Terms or this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Geneva, Switzerland.
Santen makes no representation that the information in the website is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the Santen website from territories where the content of the website may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Santen website from other locations or countries other than Switzerland do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. In such case, Santen may duly replace any such invalid or unenforceable provision of these Terms with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable provision.
Responsibility and violations
You assume all responsibility for your use of, or access to, this website, including your access to any Santen or other literature obtained through this website, and waive all claims or causes of action against Santen.
Furthermore, you hereby warrant that you will not use this website to:
(a) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit the content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
(b) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit personal data about anyone other than yourself without that person’s prior written consent;
(c) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party;
(d) violate any applicable law or regulation in relation to your use of the website including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by any securities exchange; or
(e) collect or store personal data about other users.
You acknowledge and agree that we may terminate your website access if your conduct is found to be unlawful, violent and incompatible with the spirit and any term of these Terms. In addition, we reserve the right to remove all material that we consider inappropriate, illegal or in any way contrary to our accepted values and ethical standards.
We recommend users who find inappropriate content to contact us immediately at admin.geneva@santen.com.
Contact information
If you have any question about these Terms, please contact us at: admin.geneva@santen.com.
Last Updated: 2 February 2021
