Terms of Use

This website https://www.pss.org.sg (herein referred to as the “Website”) is owned by the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS). Reference to this Website includes but is not limited to the information, text, images, links, sound, graphics and video sequences displayed (herein referred to as the “Materials”).

All access to any area of the Website is governed by the Terms of Use below and our Privacy Policy. By accessing or using this Website and any pages thereof, you indicate your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms of Use, you should cease to access and not use this Website or any pages therein.

1. Medical Disclaimer

1.1 All materials provided on this Website serve as general information and should not be construed as providing professional medical advice. This Website and the Materials may not cover all information available on a particular issue, and the information may not always be accurate, complete or up-to-date. The information on this website is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. You should never disregard or delay in seeking professional medical advice arising from information you have read on this Website and the Materials.

2. No Warranty for the Website and/or the Materials

2.1 All information contained in this Website and the Materials is for informational
purposes only and is to be used at your own risk. We do not accept any responsibility for any reliance by you on the information contained in this Website and the Materials.

2.2 This Website and the Materials are provided “as is”, “as available” and as a general information source only. We do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of this Website and/or the Materials and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions. No warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, satisfactory quality and/or fitness for a particular purpose, is given in conjunction with the Website and/or Materials.

2.3 All External Data provided by external parties are on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We are not responsible for the availability of, or any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in such External Data. Use of External Data may be subject to terms and conditions imposed by the external parties.

2.4 We do not warrant that the Website or any of the Materials will be provided
uninterrupted or error-free or that any identified defect will be corrected; further, no warranty is given that this Website and the Materials are free from any virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, programme or macros.

3. Exclusion of Liability (General Disclaimer)

3.1 We shall in no event be liable for any damages, losses or expenses including without limiting, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damage, or economic loss arising from or in connection with:

a) any access, use or the inability to access or use this Website, or reliance on the Materials and/or any information;
b) any system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission, or computer virus; and
c) any use of or access to any other website linked to this Website,

even if PSS or its agents or employees are advised of the possibility of such
damages, losses and/or expenses. Any hyperlinks to other websites are not an
endorsement or verification of such websites, and such websites should only be
accessed at the user’s own risks. This exclusion clause shall take effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4. Intellectual Property and Restriction on use of Materials

4.1 All intellectual property and rights, including all materials and images, graphics, images, logos, audio and video on this Website are owned by the PSS. You may not reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way any materials from this Website without the prior written permission of the  PSS. You may, however, download one copy of the material on a single computer for your own personal domestic and/or non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all accompanying copyright and other proprietary notices.

5. Online Purchase and Payment

5.1 Online payment for membership or products can be made by users with a credit card through on-line payment or cash/cheque to the PSS office. We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our sole discretion. In the event that you have made an accidental purchase by keying in your personal information and/or you have changed your mind, we will not be responsible for refunding you any monies

5.2 No refund shall be given by PSS, under the following circumstances:
a) Purchase of online products.
b) Complaints to PSS (from users) that the systems were slow and unreliable
during payment transaction. Technical matters are exempted under these terms
of use.
c) Unable to get print-out for purchased products (service recovery for this is to
print page for customer)
d) Users claim that their account was ‘hacked or cracked into’ illegally by any other third parties, resulting in unintentional purchases.

6. Your Membership Account

6.1 As member of the PSS, if you use this Website, you shall be 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.

7. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

7.1 The Terms of Use of the Website shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Republic of Singapore and the courts of the Republic of Singapore will have exclusive jurisdiction in case of any dispute.

8. Disputes

8.1 Any dispute relating to your visit to Website, Materials, products or products
purchased through the Website shall be subject to confidential arbitration in
Singapore, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate PSS’s intellectual property rights.

8.2 In the event that you have deemed to have in any manner violated or threatened to violate PSS’s intellectual property rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

8.3 Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise

9. Site Policies, Membership, Modification, and Severability

9.1 We reserve the right to make changes to the Website, policies and these Terms of Use at any time. If any of these terms shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that only that term shall be deemed severable, and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining Terms of Use