Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to the use of The Hospital for Tropical Diseases website and Online Shop (www.thehtd.org).
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases website and Online Shop is run in partnership with Scotmas Ltd (the Partners). Our Partners maintain the website on our behalf and are responsible for fulfilling online orders.

Please read through these terms and conditions and if you do not agree with them do not use this website. If you do access the website, and/or place an order, by doing so you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions as set out below.

This privacy policy sets out how Hospital for Tropical Diseases Shop uses and protects any information that you give Hospital for Tropical Diseases Shop when you use this website.

Hospital for Tropical Diseases Shop is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Hospital for Tropical Diseases Shop may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What we collect
We may collect the following information:

• Name and payment details
• Contact information including email address
• Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• To process your order and obtain payment
• Internal record keeping
• We may use the information to improve our products and services
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Exclusion of The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners Liability
The information shown on this website is only for information purposes. The material on this website does not constitute advice and you should not rely on any material on this website to make any decision or take any action.
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners do not make any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or fitness for purpose of any material on this website. In no event do we accept liability of any description, including liability for negligence (except for personal injury or death), for any damages or losses (including, without limitation, loss of business, revenue, profits, or consequential loss) whatsoever resulting from use of or inability to use this website.
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners make no warranty that this website is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer program. The pages contained in this website may contain technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. The information in these pages may be updated from time to time and may be out of date. We accept no responsibility for keeping the information in these pages up to date or liability for not doing so.
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners excludes all liability for any illegality arising from or error, omission or inaccuracy in material created and submitted by third parties to this website. This website also contains links to and contains information from other websites which are not under the control of and are not maintained by The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners.
 
Copyright
Unless otherwise specified, the copyright in the contents of all the pages in this website are owned or licensed to The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners, or are used with permission from the owner.
The contents of this website may not be copied, reproduced, modified, downloaded or used in any form without the prior written permission of The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Partners, except when this occurs incidentally while using the site for private and non-commercial use.
 
Jurisdiction
The Courts of Scotland shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims or disputes arising in relation to, out of, or in connection with this website and its use, and these terms and conditions.