Terms
& Conditions
The Vetline Direct telephone helpline has been established
to provide professional veterinary advice throughout the United
Kingdom. The veterinary surgeons working for Vetline Direct
are all registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
(RCVS) in the UK, and operate within their guiding principals.
If you are in any doubt, take your animal to see a vet immediately.
The Vetline Direct website is provided to raise awareness of
the Vetline Direct service. By reading the Terms and Conditions,
clients agree to accept the conditions within.
Disclaimer
Vetline Direct is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for ANY form of damages whatsoever resulting from the use (or
misuse) of information contained in or implied by the information
on this site and via our telephone services.
Vetline Direct reserves the right to make changes and improvements
to any information contained within its World Wide Web pages,
at any time and without notice.
All links contained in Vetline Direct World Wide Web pages
were correct at time of going On-line. Vetline Direct cannot
be held responsible for any inconveniences caused by subsequent
changes.
Every effort is made to ensure that information provided is
up-to-date and accurate.
Vetline Direct cannot accept responsibility for any client
actions where injury is caused to your animal or consequential
loss, or for any misinterpretation of information provided
by Vetline Direct.
Terms and Conditions
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND VETLINE DIRECT
This Website is offered as a free service to you, the User.
Your use of this Website and/or your acceptance without modification
of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein constitutes
your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
If you do not agree with these terms and conditions then you
are not authorised to use this Website.
LEGAL IDENTITY
This Website is for your personal and non-commercial use.
You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from,
transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained
from this Website.
PRIVACY POLICY
During the registration process, we take personal information
on the client and their pet. which allows us to offer you continuity
of care, as well as communicate with you. We also may take
an email so we can send you a newsletter, not more than once
per month. If you wish to pay by credit card, you will be required
to register with us to receive advice from a Vetline Direct
consultant. Otherwise you can call our premium rate telephone
number without registration.
The details you provide at registration are kept safely on
our secure system. We use industry standard practices to safeguard
the confidentiality of all personal information which we protect
against loss and unauthorized access.
MINORS
Our premium rate line can be used by anyone over the age of
18, or younger if they have permission from a parent of guardian.
We ask that no-one under the age of 12 registers their pet
with us.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
Vetline Direct to the best of our ability will ensure accuracy
of information published on this Website and the advice given
by telephone. Vetline Direct hereby disclaim all warranties,
terms and conditions with regard to this information, products,
and services, including all implied warranties, terms and conditions,
by statute, collaterally or otherwise, of satisfactory quality,
fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.
In no event shall Vetline Direct be liable for any, indirect,
incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of
or in any way connected with the use of this Website or Telephone
service or with the delay or inability to use this Website
or Telephone service, or for any information, products, and
services obtained through this Website, or otherwise arising
out of the use of this Website or Telephone Service, whether
based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even
if Vetline Direct has been advised of the possibility of damages.
Except in relation to liability for death or personal injury,
for which no limit applies, the liability of Vetline Direct
for direct loss arising out of the use of this Website or Telephone
Service, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability
or otherwise, is limited to the total value of the transaction
under which the claim arises for any one event or series of
connected events.
This does not affect any statutory rights as a consumer.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of this Website and Telephone Service,
you warrant to Vetline Direct that you will not use this Website
and Telephone Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by these terms, conditions, and notices.
TRADEMARK
Vetline Direct is a registered trademark belonging to Vetline
Direct LLP. Its use without permission is prohibited without
prior written consent. It will be protected to the furthest
extent possible in law.
COPYRIGHT
All information contained within the Vetline Direct website
belongs to Vetline Direct LLP.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES
This Website may contain hyperlinks to Websites operated by
parties other than Vetline Direct. Such hyperlinks are provided
for your reference only. Vetline Direct does not control such
Websites and is not responsible for their contents. Vetline
Direct's inclusion of hyperlinks to such Websites does not
imply any endorsement of the material on such Websites or any
association with their operators.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Vetline Direct reserves the right to change the terms, conditions,
and notices under which this Website is offered.
GENERAL
This agreement is governed by the laws of England. You hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts
in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this
Website and Telephone Service. Use of this Website and Telephone
Service is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give
effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including
without limitation this paragraph. Vetline Direct's performance
of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process,
and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of
Vetline Direct's right to comply with law enforcement requests
or requirements relating to your use of this Website and Telephone
Service or information provided to or gathered by Vetline Direct
with respect to such use.
If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not
limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations
set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision
will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision
that most closely matches the intent of the original provision
and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
User and Vetline Direct with respect to this Website and it
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and
proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the
User and Vetline Direct with respect to this Website and Telephone
Service. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice
given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or
administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement
to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other
business documents and records originally generated and maintained
in printed form.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. We withhold
the right to change the Terms and Conditions and we will post
any changes in this document and make them available through
the www.vetlinedirect.com website.
COMPLAINTS
If you have a complaint about the services provided by Vetline
Direct please write to;
The Veterinary Services Director
Vetline Direct
PO Box 4727
Henley-on-Thames
Oxon
RG9 9BG
We will aim to deal with any complaints as fairly and quickly
as possible. Should you have any other questions about our
Terms and Conditions, please write to us..
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