General Terms and Conditions - Fair, secure and transparent
The following general terms and conditions were created on 9 November 2023.
The following General Terms and Conditions ("General Terms and Conditions") conclusively regulate all legal relationships between us,
Institut Straumann AG,
Address: Peter Merian-Weg 12, CH-4052 Basel
e-mail: info@straumann.com
and the users of the TeethToday online platform ("User"), currently available under [please complete] with all sub-pages ("Website"). This includes in particular the use of the digital services which are made available to the Users through or via the Website. The User may not use the digital services if he/she does not accept these General Terms and Conditions or if he/she does not agree with the Privacy Policy.
A consumer within the meaning of these General Terms and Conditions is any natural person who concludes a legal transaction for purposes which cannot be predominantly attributed to his/her commercial or self-employed professional activity.
The Straumann Group (Institut Straumann AG and all of its affiliates companies) work together with dentists who provide the dental services. The TeethToday Implant Advisors are no dental or medical professionals and all services provided or offered on the Websites do not constitute medical or dental advice and do not substitute for a consultation of the User with his / her own dentist. A treatment contract is exclusively concluded with these dentists and no treatment contract is concluded with the Implant Advisor or with any entity of the Straumann Group.
The Straumann Group explicitly disclaims any and all liability for the services provided to the User by his / her dentist within his / her treatment contract and no entity of the Straumann Group may be held liable for any damages that arise out of or in relation to a treatment provided by a dentist indicated on the website.
1. OUR WEBSITE
1.1 Safety
Users may not use the Website to send any kind of computer virus or distribute infringing material. In particular, but not exclusively, infringing material is content that may be perceived as offensive or defamatory. Users must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website or any database associated with this Website.
In the event of an infringement, we will withdraw the User's right to visit our Website and report the incident to the relevant authorities.
If a User receives data such as an identification code, password or any other type of sensitive information, he / she is obliged to keep it secret and not to share it with third parties. As part of our security measures, we have the right to deactivate a User's identification code or password at any time if the User violates these terms and conditions.
1.2 Links
On our Websites there may be external links ("links") to other websites, the content of which we have no influence on. For this reason, we cannot accept any liability for such content. The respective provider of the linked website is solely responsible for the content and accuracy of the information provided therein.
1.3 Contractual agreements
The use of the Websites do not require registration, the User may send data through the Website and, therewith, accepts the General Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The Website only provides contacts to make appointments for personal consultation with third party dentists.
2. DATA PROTECTION
2.1 The Straumann Group has a Privacy Policy, which forms part of the Terms and Conditions and forms part of the use of this Website. The Privacy Policy can be found at [please complete]. Any information sent to us by Users will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By using our Website, the User allows us to process the data and guarantees the accuracy of the data he/she sends.
2.2 By using our Website, the User acknowledges that internet transactions and internet communication are never completely secure. He/she is aware that messages or information sent on the Website may be intercepted and viewed by third parties.
3. COPYRIGHT
3.1 All of the content of the Website (such as but not limited to texts, graphics, logos, button icons, images, image and sound recordings, digital downloads, data collections and software) is protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights and, if applicable, additionally by industrial property rights. Without our prior written consent, the content may not be modified, duplicated, republished, reproduced, copied, sold, resold, downloaded or uploaded, posted, transmitted, publicly reproduced or made available, further developed or used for other commercial purposes - even in part - in any way, either in whole or in part. This also applies to the download and/or framing of the Website and - as far as technically possible - the installation of any digital service on a terminal device of the User, unless we expressly make corresponding functions available to the User or give the User our prior written consent for this. Information contained in copyright notices may under no circumstances be removed.
3.2 Any unauthorised use of the content will be prosecuted under civil and criminal law in accordance with the relevant legal regulations.
4. CONDITIONS OF USE
To use the services offered on the Website, the User must be over 18 years of age. Information on our website in no way constitutes an invitation or offer to Users who are under 18 years of age.
5. UNLAWFUL ACTIONS
Advertising; Reading data; "Harvesting”
The User is prohibited from any form of advertising on our website without our prior written consent. It is also forbidden to automatically read the data of the services, especially for commercial purposes. The uploading of viruses or other malicious code is prohibited. The User shall at no time collect or harvest data from any of the digital services ("harvesting").
6. LIABILITY
6.1 General
THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW AND EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN, STRAUMANN DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT STRAUMANN OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY PROVIDES OR SELLS. STRAUMANN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED AND EXPRESS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME. STRAUMANN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN THAT THE WEB SITE OR ANY INFORMATION STRAUMANN PROVIDES TO YOU WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, FREE OF VIRUSES, OR ERROR FREE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you.
6.2. Contracts mediated via the website
We do not assume any guarantee or liability for the treatment provided by the dentists, even if Straumann has provided services for or on behalf of the dentist or has made appointments. The treatment contract remains strictly between the User and the dentist.
6.3 We are not liable for any damage or loss to the User caused by DoS attacks, viruses or other malicious software/technologically harmful material of third parties which infect the User's computer equipment, computer programs, data or, if applicable, materials when using the digital services of our Website or which are distributed when using our Website.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER
7.1 Changes to the General Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right to change our General Terms and Conditions with effect on the future without prior notice.
7.2 Storage of the contract text
The User can print out these General Terms and Conditions using the print function of his/her internet browser or save them on his/her end device using the "Save page" function, if the end device is technically capable of doing so.
7.3 Contract language
Contract language is English.