Terms Of Use
The use of ccsd.org.uk (referred to as the ‘Site’ below) is subject to the following terms and conditions:
Operator of the Site
The CCSD website is managed by the Clinical Coding and Schedule Development Group (“CCSD Group”). The members of the CCSD are Aviva, AXA Healthcare, Bupa and VitalityHealth.
In entering the Site you, as a user (“You”), are accepting our terms and conditions.
All rights reserved.
Using the Site
This Site is maintained for your personal use and viewing. The access and use of the Site featuring these terms and conditions constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions. They take effect from the date on which you first use this website. We may at any time revise these terms and conditions without notice. It is your responsibility to check these regularly to ensure compliance. Continued use of this site after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.
You agree to use this Site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of this Site by any third party. Such restriction or inhibition includes, without limitation, conduct which is unlawful, or which may harass or cause distress or inconvenience to any person, and the transmission of obscene or offensive content or disruption of normal flow of dialogue within this Site.
Information collected by us is used for internal purposes only. These internal purposes include the review, improvement and customisation of content and/or layout of the Site and to inform the development of other services provided by the CCSD Group. We also use details provided to us by you to notify you about updates to the Site.
Information collected by us about you is handled in line with our Privacy Policy. In line with this Policy, information collected by us about you is not shared outside of CCSD Group, its subsidiaries and its suppliers (where the suppliers are directly providing services to support the CCSD Group). Information is handled in line with the recommendations of the Information Commissioner.
Linking to ccsd.org.uk
We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our Site, provided that you first request permission to do so by contacting us at CCSD – Contact Us. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site; ccsd.org.uk pages must load into the user’s entire window.
We reserve the right to move or change website URLs at any time in order to meet changing business needs and to continually improve our online service. External websites link to these Site at their own risk. We do not encourage deep linking but recommend linking to section homepages, which are less likely to move or change.
Intellectual property
The names, images and logos identifying ccsd.org.uk, CCSD Group and CCSD Schedule(s) are trademarks of CCSD Group members and its subsidiaries. If you wish to copy or use our logo(s), you must get prior approval from us. Please tell us how and why you wish to use our logo(s). Please include your contact details: name, address, organisation, job title, telephone number, fax number and email address.
This request should be directed to CCSD – Contact Us.
Disclaimer
The ccsd.org.uk website and material relating to products and services of CCSD Group (or to third party information, products and services), is provided ‘as is’, without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
We do not warrant that the functions contained in the material contained in these Site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that these Site or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy and/or reliability of the materials.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of ccsd.org.uk.
It is intended that the information on this website is used only by persons resident in the United Kingdom and that the same shall be read and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. In the event of any dispute arising, the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine such dispute.
Links to external websites
Links contained in this site will lead to other websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Listing and linking to other websites which are not under our control should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind and we accept no liability in respect of the content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
Email disclaimer
The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that people who communicate with the CCSD Group understand the way in which electronic mail (email) should be used. Its aim is to ensure that email is used effectively for its intended purpose without infringing legal requirements or creating unnecessary business risk.
The statement below applies to all incoming and outgoing email messages to or from the CCSD Group.
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any reading, printing, storage, disclosure, copying or any other action taken in respect of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by using the reply function and then permanently delete what you have received.
Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely monitored for compliance with of CCSD Group common policy on the use of electronic communications.
The views expressed by the author may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CCSD Group.
Internet email is not a secure medium. Emails sent via the Internet could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in mind when deciding whether to send material to CCSD Group.
You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing or forwarding emails and their contents.
Virus protection
We accept no liability for any damage caused by either viruses or other software material that may infect your computer equipment or other access device, software or other property as a result of your browsing or use of this website or your downloading of any material from this website.