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  1. Use of this site
    1. Your use of this website (www.pathologyinpractice.com), which is provided by Step Communications Limited (“Step Communications”), is conditional upon your acceptance of the following terms and conditions. Your continued use of the website and its services signifies your consent to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of the following terms and conditions you must not use the website or any of the services provided by the website including but not limited to creating and registering an account or subscribing to email notification services.
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      4. you do not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the restricted areas.
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    3. We reserve the right to cancel your account and to prevent you from registering a new account at our sole discretion and without notification or explanation.
  3. Copyright And Trademarks
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  4. General Disclaimer
    1. We provide the website and its contents on an ‘as is’ basis and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, excludes all representations or warranties of any kind including, without limitation, warranties implied by statute. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that the information accessible via the website is accurate, complete or current.
    2. We will not be liable for any loss which may result from the use of the website including, without limitation, loss due to any computer virus or viruses which may infect your computer equipment as a result of your access to or use of the website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio from the website (except to the extent permitted at law).
  5. Advertising, Sponsorship, Other websites and services
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    2. The website provides links to other third party websites. Where these third party websites are not under our control, we are not responsible in any way for any of their contents. We exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all liability that may arise in connection with or as a result of such external website material causing any damage, costs, injury or financial loss of any kind. You agree that we will not be party to any transaction or contract with any third party that you may enter into and we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage which you may suffer by using those third party websites and services. You agree you will not involve us in any dispute you may have with any such third party website or service.
  6. Privacy and Data Protection
    1. Any personal information collected from the website will be used by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy, the Data Protection Act 1998 and any other relevant legislation.
  7. Access to the Site
    1. Although we will use reasonable endeavours to provide constant, error-free, uninterrupted access to this site we do not guarantee this. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the website without notice. We accept no liability arising from any interruption or delays that may occur to delivery of the website content or its services or if the website is unavailable or withdrawn for any period.
    2. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the website.
  8. Severability
    1. If any provision of these terms and conditions is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of these terms and conditions which shall remain in full force and effect.
  9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
    1. These terms and conditions are governed by English law and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
  10. General
    1. References to ‘Step Communications, ‘us’, ‘our’, and ‘we’ are to Step Communications Limited, Step House, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3DR.  Registered in England. Registration Number 3893025.
  11. Variations
    1. These terms may be varied from time to time. Please ensure that you review these terms and conditions regularly as you will be deemed to have accepted a variation if you continue to use the website after it has been posted.

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Upcoming Events

POCT Innovators: The Power to Disrupt Series

Cloth Hall Court, Leeds. UK
20 March, 2024

Interpreting Reports: UK NEQAS Haematology

ONLINE
21st March 2024

USCAP 113th Annual Meeting

Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
23-28 March, 2024

Pathology Horizons 2024

MacDonald Bath Spa Hotel, Bath
18-20 April, 2024

Diagnostics North East Conference 2024

The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne
19 April, 2024

ECCMID 2024 - European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Fira Gran Via, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
27-30 April 2024

Access the latest issue of Pathology In Practice on your mobile device together with an archive of back issues.

Download the FREE Pathology In Practice app from your device's App store

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