Disclaimer

A) Scope
The website heart-clinic-foundation.org is operated by the Heart Clinic Foundation based in Zurich. The website is intended for people domiciled or resident in Switzerland. The website and its general terms and conditions of use are in compliance with the legal regulations of Switzerland. People who access the website agree to the following terms and conditions and, in particular, accept the provisions outlined in the responsibility waiver.

B) Changes to terms and conditions of use
Changes to the present general terms and conditions of use may be made at any time without prior notification and shall become immediately effective as soon as they are published on the present website.

C) Access and availability
The user of this website has no legal entitlement to access the present website nor to the faultless technical availability of the website. The Heart Clinic Foundation may suspend or limit access to the website at any time without prior notification.

D) Contents
The contents of the present website are intended to provide information of a solely general nature pertaining to Heart Clinic Foundation and the services provided by them, as well as general medical information. The information contained on the present website pertaining to services offered by Heart Clinic Foundation in no way constitutes a binding proposal or offer of services to the user. Users of this website are hereby explicitly advised that any medical information contained in the present website in no way replaces a personal consultation and/or examination with a doctor or qualified medical practitioner.

E) Data protection
When users access this website, Heart Clinic Foundation records usage date (log files) of an impersonal nature. This anonymous information is evaluated for statistical purposes. In order to facilitate access to the contents for users, the website of Heart Clinic Foundation utilizes so-called cookies (e.g. for automatic language selection). The user grants Heart Clinic Foundation permission for the use of cookies. Users are hereby advised that they may choose to disable the use of cookies by altering the relevant preferences on their computer. However, the use of interactive services is only possible when cookies are enabled. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analysis how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Heart Clinic Foundation saves and processes the user’s personal information solely for the purposes for which the USER originally provided such data. Personal information is not passed on to third parties. Personal information will not be linked to usage data or to any other data acquired by Heart Clinic Foundation.

F) Data security and confidentiality
Data transmitted unencrypted in an open network may be seen, changed or deleted by unauthorized third parties. Consequently, the transmission of all data from or to the website occurs at the sole risk of the user.

G) Copyright
All contents are protected by trademark, patent and copyright laws, as well as all other laws for the protection of intellectual property, and remain the property of Heart Clinic Foundation. The rights of third parties are reserved. The user of this webpage may display, save, print or copy the content solely for private use. In this process, the content must not be modified by the user, and all references to copyright and trademark laws must be preserved. Any additional use of the contents or of parts thereof requires the prior written consent of Heart Clinic Foundation.

H) Liability waiver
Heart Clinic Foundation examines the content in terms of the correctness and currency of its information. However, Heart Clinic Foundation does not guarantee the correctness, currency or completeness of the contents. Heart Clinic Foundation accepts no liability for any damages to the user or to third parties resulting from the use of the contents. In addition, Heart Clinic Foundation does not guarantee that the website is free of viruses or other harmful components and accepts no liability for damages to the user or to third parties resulting from such components.

I) Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
The present terms and conditions of use are governed by Swiss law. In the case where one or more of the present terms and conditions of use is or becomes wholly or partially inoperative as a result of legal regulations, directives or changes to legislation, all of the remaining terms and conditions of use shall remain in force and the effective regulation most similar in nature to the purpose of the inoperative regulation shall come into effect. The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Zurich.