Terms of Use

IMPORTANT NOTICE — PLEASE READ The website at ClinicalResearch.com and its content (the “Website”), together with the services offered by the Website (the "Services"), are owned and controlled by IQVIA. The Website and the Services are not in any way intended to be a replacement for professional medical advice and should not be taken as treatment suggestions or relied on as the basis for any decision or action. Always get the advice of a trained health provider with any questions you may have before starting on a course of treatment or making any changes to your treatment. You should never ignore professional medical advice or put off getting such advice because of information you received on or through the Website or the Services.

1. Acceptance of Terms of Use

By accessing, using, or registering with the Website or any of the Services, you agree to all of these terms and conditions of use (the "Terms of Use") in full. If you do not agree to all of the Terms of Use, you are not permitted to use this Website! IQVIA does not provide warranties for the Website or Services and these Terms of Use include limits on IQVIA’s liability – you should read sections 9 and 10 carefully.

2. Changes to Terms of Use

IQVIA reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. If we make a material change to the Terms of Use, we will notify you here, by email, or by a notice posted on our Website home page. Your continued use of the Website and/or the Services after the Terms of Use have been modified will mean you accept such changes. If you disagree with the changes to the Terms of Use, you may cancel your registration in the Website at any time by sending an email to asthmastudies@clinicalresearch.com or by clicking the Unsubscribe link that is included at the bottom of automated Service email messages. The following Terms of Use will continue, even after you cancel your registration: #4 Your Responsibilities, #7 Additional Terms, #8 Use of Website/Service/Content, #9 Limitation of Liability, #10 Disclaimer of Warranties, #12 Trademarks, #13 Copyright, and #14 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In addition, de-identified or non-identifiable information that you provided prior to cancellation will still be used, in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the Terms of Use on a regular basis.

3. Registration and Personally Identifiable Information

In order to offer personalized Services to our members, upon registration for any Services we will ask for certain personally identifiable information from you such as your first and last names, an email address, year of birth, gender, ZIP or postal code, contact telephone numbers, country/language preference, medical conditions of interest, education, qualifications, and organization (your “Profile”). You are responsible for keeping your Profile complete and up to date. IQVIA is not responsible for any part of your Profile, including its correctness or completeness. IQVIA is committed to protecting your privacy; more information on our information practices is explained in the Privacy Policy. By using or registering with the Website, you consent to our collecting, receiving, storing, using, releasing, and keeping this information for the operation of the Website and the Services and in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement. You also agree that IQVIA may use your User Details and Profile to provide you with personalized Services and information.

4. Your Responsibilities

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Cookie Policy or the information practices of this site, please use the contact information included in our Privacy Policy.

5. Changes to/Termination of Services

We may from time to time add new Services, replace an existing Service with a new Service, or stop offering an existing Service. Information about new Services will be included on the Website, and these Terms of Use will apply to your use of new Services. Where we plan to stop offering an existing Service, we will make an effort to give you prior notice by posting details on the Website before we make any change. We may end and/or suspend your registration without notice for any reason, such as if there has been a violation of policies posted on the Website or these Terms of Use by you or someone else using your User Details. Once your registration is cancelled, your Profile will be unavailable. You may cancel your registration in the Website at any time by sending an email to asthmastudies@clinicalresearch.com or by clicking the Unsubscribe link that is included at the bottom of automated Service email messages.

6. Cookies and Third-Party Materials

This Website stores cookies and uses them in various ways as per our Privacy Policy. Please consult our Privacy Policy for detailed information about which cookies we use and how we use them. This Website may display, include, or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications, and other products, services, and/or materials) or provide links to third-party websites or services, including through third-party advertising (“Third-Party Materials”). You acknowledge and agree that IQVIA is not responsible for Third-Party Materials, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality, or any other aspect thereof. IQVIA does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Materials. Third-Party Materials and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you, and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties' terms and conditions.

7. Additional Terms

Certain Services on the Website may have additional terms or we may provide special offers including, but not limited to clinical trials, market research, disease education, or contests. If you choose to register for any such Service or special offer, you will be presented with any additional terms and conditions that apply at that time. By using those Services, you agree to obey such terms and conditions. IQVIA may use non-identifiable data for research purposes to improve research knowledge. In addition, and in line with our business model, we will make non-identifiable information available to qualified commercial and non-commercial researchers for research studies, such as clinical trials, market research, and outcomes research.

8. Use of Website/Service/Content

The Website and Services are provided for visitors and registrants. All rights, title and interest (including intellectual property rights) in and to the Website, its content (“Content”) and the Services is owned by IQVIA, its affiliates, its partners, and/or its licensors, and is protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secret laws, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights. You may use the Website, Content, and Services for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes only as described in these Terms of Use. You agree not to alter, copy, distribute, sell, resell, transmit, derive another work from any Content obtained from the Website, or abuse our Website, Content, and/or Services for any commercial purpose. In the event that you gain any right, title, or interest (including intellectual property rights) in or to the Website, the Content, or the Services (whether by operation of law or otherwise) you will do all things and execute all documents that we reasonably require in order to assign such right, title, and interest to us.

8. Use of Website/Service/Content

9. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL IQVIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF: (I) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT; (II) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE WEBSITE; (III) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICE, AND/OR THE CONTENT; (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF IQVIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, OR WITH THE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, IQVIA'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED AND WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BUT SHALL, IN NO EVENT, EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR USE OF THE WEBSITE. ALL SITE CONTENT AND SERVICES ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. USE CAUTION AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU NEED MEDICAL HELP. IF YOU NEED EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELP, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY HELPLINE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE OR SERVICE FOR ANY REASON, YOUR ONLY REMEDY IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOU MAY CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION AT ANY TIME BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO asthmastudies@clinicalresearch.com OR BY CLICKING THE UNSUBSCRIBE LINK THAT IS INCLUDED AT THE BOTTOM OF AUTOMATED SERVICE EMAIL MESSAGES.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

IQVIA MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT. IQVIA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, AND ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED VIA THE WEBSITE. IQVIA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED. IQVIA DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

11. Electronic Communications

When you register for Services, or send an email to us, you are communicating with us electronically. Accordingly, you explicitly consent to receive communications or information from us and our service providers electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. In order to access the Website, Content, and Services, you must have a computer connected to a communications source; Java script; full implementation of cascading style sheets; and a more recent version of one of the following Internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, or Safari.

12. Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, service marks, brand identities, title, characters, trade names, graphics, designs, and other properties (collectively the “Trademarks”) displayed on the IQVIA Website are protected intellectual properties that are registered and unregistered trademarks of IQVIA, its affiliates, and others. Nothing contained on the IQVIA Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Website without the written permission of IQVIA or such third party that may own the Trademark displayed on IQVIA’s Website. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on IQVIA’s Website, or any other content on IQVIA’s Website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.

13. Copyright

IQVIA, its suppliers, or the original creator of the Content own all copyrights to Content on the Website and all other intellectual property rights related to the Website. To the extent that IQVIA has the right to do so without compensation to third parties and except for Content specifically provided under other terms, IQVIA grants you permission to copy Content on the Website solely for your non-commercial use in support of IQVIA products. You agree that any copies of the Content shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices in the same form and manner as the original. You may not, without IQVIA’s permission, “mirror” any Content contained on the Website or any other server. Except as specified above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any trademark, patent, copyright, or any other intellectual property right of IQVIA or any third party.

14. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

13. Copyright

14. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

IQVIA is committed to complying with US copyright law and to responding to claims of copyright infringement. IQVIA will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c) (“DMCA”). Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to IQVIA’s Designated Agent. See Copyright Infringement Notification.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use and all other legal notices, additional terms, policies, rules, and guidelines posted on the Website and the Services constitute the entire agreement between you and IQVIA and supersede all previous written or oral agreements.

16. Assignment

We may assign this Agreement at any time to any of our IQVIA companies, or as part of the sale to, merger with, or other transfer of our company to another entity. We will post a notice on the Website and may send you an email about any change of ownership so that you have the option to stop using the Website or cancel your registration if you do not wish to continue to use the Website and Services under the new ownership. You may not assign this agreement to anyone else.

17. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IQVIA and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including attorneys' fees, arising from or relating to your use or misuse of the Website or your breach of this Agreement. Furthermore, you agree that IQVIA assumes no responsibility for the content you submit or make available through this Website.

18. Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of North Carolina without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Application shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of North Carolina in each case located in Raleigh, North Carolina. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

19. Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term, and all other provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

20. Waiver

No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party, any right or any power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise of that or any other right hereunder. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any other applicable terms, the terms of this Agreement shall govern. Last Updated: October 15, 2020