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In compliance with the duty of information stipulated in Article 10 of Law 34/2002 of July 11, Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce, Medical Trends, S.L. (hereinafter, "Medical Trends") and as the owner of the Cardiometabolic Risk Prevention. Self-Study Program website, proceed to communicate the identification data required by the aforementioned standard:
Corporate name: Medical Trends, S.L.
Registered office: C/ Capita Arenas, 22 1-3, 08034 - Barcelona (Barcelona)
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The information herein conforms and regulates the conditions of use, the limitations of responsibility and the obligations that, the Users of the Web page that is published under the domain name Cardiometabolic Risk Prevention. Self-Study Program, assume and undertake to respect.

DEFINITIONS

“Page”, a Cardiometabolic Risk Prevention. Self-Study Program domain that is made available to Internet Users.

"User", natural or legal person who uses or browses the Page.

"Content", are the pages that make up the entire Cardiometabolic Risk Prevention. Self-Study Program domain, which make up the information and services that Medical Trends makes available to Internet Users. They contain messages, texts, photographs, graphics, icons, logos, technology, links, textures, drawings, sound and / or image files, recordings, software, appearance, graphic design and source codes and, in general, any class of material contained on the Page.

"Web", a technical word that describes the system of access to information via the Internet, which is configured through pages made with HTML or similar language, and programming mechanisms such as java, javascript, PHP, or others, etc. In these pages designed and published under an Internet domain name are the result of the information that the owner makes available to Internet Users.

"Hyperlink", a technique by which a User can browse different pages of the Web, or the Internet, with a simple click on the text, icon, button or code that contains the link.

"Cookies", technical means for "traceability" and monitoring of navigation on Web sites. They are small text files that are written to the User's computer. This method has implications for privacy, so Medical Trends will promptly and reliably notify you of its use at the time of implementation on the Site.

TERMS OF USE

The simple and mere use of the Site grants the status of User of the Page, whether it is a natural or legal person, and necessarily implies the complete, full and unreserved acceptance of each and every one of the general clauses and conditions included in the Notice Legal. If the User is not satisfied with the clauses and conditions of use of this Legal Notice, he will refrain from using the Page.

This Legal Notice is subject to changes and updates so the version published by Medical Trends may be different at each time the User accesses the Portal. Therefore, the User must read the Legal Notice in each and every one of the occasions in which they access the Page.

Through the Website, Medical Trends makes it easier for Users to access and use various Content published via the Internet by Medical Trends or by authorized third parties.

The User is obliged and agrees to use the Page and the Contents in accordance with current legislation, the Legal Notice, and any other notice or instructions made known to it, either through this legal notice or anywhere else within of the Contents that make up the Page, as well as with the rules of coexistence, morality and generally accepted good customs.

For this purpose, the User agrees to and agrees NOT to use any of the Contents for illicit purposes or effects, prohibited in the Legal Notice or by current legislation, harmful to the rights and interests of third parties, or that in any way may damage , disable, overload, deteriorate or prevent the normal use of the Contents, computer equipment or documents, files and all kinds of content stored in any computer equipment owned or contracted by Medical Trends, other Users or any Internet user (hardware and software).

The User agrees to and agrees not to transmit, disseminate or make available to third parties any kind of material contained in the Page, such as information, texts, data, content, messages, graphics, drawings, sound and / or image files , photographs, recordings, software, logos, brands, icons, technology, photographs, software, links, graphic design and source codes, or any other material to which you had access as a User of the Page, without this enumeration having character limitations.
Also, in accordance with all this, the User may not:

- Reproduce, copy, distribute, make available or in any other way publicly communicate, transform or modify the Contents, unless you have the written and explicit authorization of Medical Trends, which owns the corresponding rights, or that is legally permitted.

- To suppress, manipulate or in any way alter the "copyright" and other identifying data of the reservation of rights of Medical Trends or its owners, of the fingerprints and / or digital identifiers, or of any other technical means established for its recognition.

The User must refrain from obtaining and even attempting to obtain the Contents using means or procedures other than those that, depending on the case, have been made available for this purpose or have been indicated for this purpose on the Web pages where find the Contents or, in general, of those that are usually used on the Internet for this purpose provided that they do not entail a risk of damage or disablement of the Page, and / or the Contents.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All brands, trade names or distinctive signs of any kind that appear on the Site are the property of Medical Trends or, where appropriate, of third parties that have authorized their use, without it being understood that the use or access to the Portal and / or The Content attributes to the User any right over the aforementioned brands, trade names and / or distinctive signs, and without being understood as assigned to the User, none of the exploitation rights that exist or may exist for said Content.

Likewise, the Contents are the intellectual property of Medical Trends, or of third parties where appropriate, therefore, the Intellectual Property rights are the property of Medical Trends or of third parties that have authorized their use, to whom the exclusive exercise of the rights corresponds of exploitation of them in any form and, especially, the rights of reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation.

The unauthorized use of the information contained in this Website, as well as the infringement of the Intellectual or Industrial Property rights of Medical Trends or of third parties included in the Page that have transferred contents will give rise to the legally established responsibilities.

HYPERLINKS
Those who intend to establish hyperlinks between their Web page and the Page must observe and fulfill the following conditions:

- Prior authorization will not be necessary when the Hyperlink only allows access to the home page, but cannot reproduce it in any way. Any other form of Hyperlink will require the express and unequivocal authorization in writing by Medical Trends.

- “Frames” (“frames”) will not be created with the Web pages or on the Medical Trends Web pages.

- There will be no false, inaccurate or offensive statements or indications about Medical Trends, its managers, its employees or collaborators, or of the people who are related to the Page for any reason, or of the Users of the Page, or of the Contents supplied.

- It will not be declared or implied that Medical Trends has authorized the Hyperlink or that it has supervised or assumed in any way the Content offered or made available on the Web page on which the Hyperlink is established.

-The Web page where the Hyperlink is established may only contain what is strictly necessary to identify the destination of the Hyperlink.

- The Web page in which the Hyperlink is established will not contain information or illegal content, contrary to morality and generally accepted good customs and public order, nor will it contain content contrary to any third party rights.

COOKIES
Cookies are the technical means for "traceability" and monitoring of navigation on the Websites. They are small text files that are written to the User's computer. This method has implications for privacy, so Medical Trends informs that it may use cookies in order to compile statistics on the use of the website as well as to identify the User's PC allowing them to be recognized in his subsequent visits. In any case, the User can configure their browser to not allow the use of cookies during visits to the website.

AVAILABILITY OF THE PAGE

Medical Trends does not guarantee the absence of interruptions or errors in access to the Site, its Contents, or that it is updated, although it will develop its best efforts to, where appropriate, avoid, correct or update them. Therefore, Medical Trends is not responsible for any damages or losses of any kind caused to the User that cause failures or disconnections in the telecommunications networks that cause the suspension, cancellation or interruption of the Portal service during the provision of the same or in advance.

Medical Trends excludes, with the exceptions contemplated in current legislation, any liability for damages of any kind that may be due to the lack of availability, continuity or quality of the operation of the Site and the Contents, the non-compliance with the useful expectation that Users may have attributed to the Page and the Contents.

The function of the Hyperlinks that appear on this website is exclusively to inform the User about the existence of other websites that contain information on the subject. These hyperlinks do not constitute any suggestion or recommendation.

Medical Trends is not responsible for the contents of aforementioned linked pages, the operation or usefulness of the Hyperlinks or the result of aforementioned links, nor does it guarantee the absence of viruses or other elements in them that may cause alterations in the computer system (hardware and software), the User's documents or files, excluding any liability for damages of any kind caused to the User for this reason.

Access to the Site does not imply the obligation of Medical Trends to control the absence of viruses, worms or any other harmful computer element. It corresponds to the User, in any case, the availability of adequate tools for the detection and disinfection of harmful computer programs, therefore, Medical Trends is not responsible for the possible security errors that may occur during the provision of the service of the Page, nor of the possible damages that may be caused to the User's computer system or of third parties (hardware and software), the files or documents stored in it, as a result of the presence of viruses in the User's computer used for connection to the services and contents of the Web, of a malfunction of the browser or the use of non-updated versions of it.

QUALITY OF THE PAGE
Given the dynamic and changing environment of the information and services provided through the Website, Medical Trends makes every effort, but does not guarantee the complete veracity, accuracy, reliability, usefulness and / or timeliness of the Contents.

The information contained in the pages that make up this Portal is only informative, consultative, informative and advertising. In no case do they offer or have a binding or contractual commitment

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Medical Trends excludes all responsibility for the decisions that the User may take based on this information, as well as for the possible typographical errors that the documents and graphics of the Page may contain. The information is subject to possible periodic changes without prior notice of its content by extension, improvement, correction or updating of the Contents.

NOTIFICATIONS

All notifications and communications by Medical Trends to the User made by any means will be considered effective for all purposes.

AVAILABILITY OF CONTENTS

The provision of the service of the Page and of the Contents has, in principle, indefinite duration. Medical Trends, however, is authorized to terminate or suspend the provision of the service of the Site and / or any of the Contents at any time. When reasonably possible, Medical Trends will previously warn of the termination or suspension of the Site.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Medical Trends is aware of the importance of the privacy of personal data and therefore, has implemented a data treatment policy aimed at providing maximum security in the use and collection of data, ensuring compliance with current regulations in the matter and configuring said policy as one of the basic pillars in the lines of action of the entity.

During browsing through the Cardiometabolic Risk Prevention. Self-Study Program website, personal data may be requested through different forms provided for this purpose. These data will be part of the relevant files depending on the specific and specific purpose that motivates their collection.

In this way, the particular information of each data processing will be provided along with each web form, being common to all of them responsible for the file: Medical Trends, S.L. located in C/ Capita Arenas, 22 1-3, 08034 - Barcelona, ​​as well as the place and form of exercise of the rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition, which must be formalized by a written communication to the address indicated above including a copy of the DNI or equivalent identification document.
 

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