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Terms of Use

Agreement between User and Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies (“GEST”) Welcome to thegestgroup.com, gestweb.org and embolization.com. The GEST websites (the “Sites”) are comprised of various web pages operated by GEST or affiliates of GEST. GEST Sites are offered to you conditioned on your acceptance of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of GEST Sites constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully and keep a copy of them for your reference.

GEST Sites include without limitation:

i) information pertaining to education, science, advocacy, meetings, conferences, and other valuable information
ii) content such as data, text, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials;
iii) online services accessible via the GEST Sites

Incorporation of Privacy Policy

GEST Privacy and Security Policy provided on this website is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.

For European Union (“EU”) residents or persons accessing GEST Sites within the EU, you must also read the Privacy Policy on this Site.

Waiver

GEST’s failure to exercise any of its rights contained in these Terms and Conditions does not constitute a waiver of that right. Furthermore, GEST’s waiver of any provision in these Terms and Conditions does not constitute a further or continuing waiver of that provision or any other provision.

License

If you use and access the Sites, you hereby are granted a limited license to use this website for personal and non-commercial uses. This license is non-transferable and non-negotiable and is conditioned on your continued acceptance of and compliance with these Terms and Conditions. GEST reserves the right to revoke or suspend this license with or without cause at any time.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.

Advertisement/Promotion

GEST Sites may contain advertisements and/or promotions of third parties (“Sponsors”). This does not imply endorsement by GEST of the advertised/promoted products or services. GEST will have no responsibility or liability to any dealings or discussions between you and Sponsors.

Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services

GEST Sites may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”) . The Linked Sites are not under the control of GEST nor is GEST responsible and liable for the contents of any Linked Site. GEST is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by GEST of the site or any association with its operators.

Intellectual Property

Use of GEST Sites must be in accordance with these terms of use. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Sites.

Trademark and Copyright

All text, graphics, logos, images, video, audio, artwork, trade names, information, data, materials, software, products, applications, and tools as well as the compilation thereof (“Content”), and any software used on the Sites, is the property of GEST and is protected by all local, state, federal and international law.

All Content on GEST Sites are copyright and must obtain consent for use or change of any content or information.

Legal Use of Website

As part of access and use to the GEST Site, you agree to follow all local, state, federal, and international laws and all applicable professional regulations. You agree to not modify, publish, distribute, store, reverse engineer, or destroy any content on this website in violation of those laws, including but not limited to all applicable copyright, trademark, patent, and intellectual property laws regarding the rights of GEST or any third party or Affiliates.

Your use of the Sites does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of GEST and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of GEST or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

Use of Communication Services

The Sites may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; or utilize the website for any unauthorized or illegal purpose to interfere with any person’s access to this website through any viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operations of the website.

You will not use the Sites for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Sites in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Sites or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Sites.

Website Content

GEST Sites include information strictly intended to serve as education and informational purposes and should never be replaced as medical advice obtained by a physician. If you are seeking medical advice, please consult a physician.

GEST makes no representation that the GEST Sites or Content are appropriate or available for use in all locations including your location.

Indemnification and Release Liability

You agree to release liability and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GEST, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any claims, personal injury or wrongful death, or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, costs, liabilities and expenses relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Sites, services, physicians, medical institutions, offers, processes, methods, procedures, or any other materials or resources shown, mentioned, advertised, or made available on the Sites or by linking them on the Sites.

Disclaimer

The Content included in on available through the GEST Sites may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. GEST and/or its Affiliates may make improvements and/or changes in the site at any time.

Termination/Access Restriction

GEST reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Sites and the related Content or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. These Terms and Conditions begin upon the initial use of this website and may terminate upon the termination of your use of this website.

Changes to Terms

GEST reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which gestweb.org or embolization.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. GEST encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE GEST SITES, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DISAGREE, PLEASE STOP ACCESS AND USE OF THE GEST SITES IMMEDIATELY.

Contact Us

GEST welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms of Use:
Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies
hello@thegestgroup.com

Effective as of January 1, 2020