Legal information (PDF)
1. General
By accessing and browsing the Global Human Milk Research Consortium’s (GHMRC) website at www.ghmrc.org you are agreeing to the following Terms & Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access and use GHMRC’s website.
GHMRC is a partnership project of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Oxford Centre for the Endocrinology of Human Lactation, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Centre for Immunology and Breastfeeding and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation maintains GHMRC’s website and/or pages thereof for general information purposes only and may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of GHMRC’s website without notice, and is not liable to you or a third party if for any reason GHMRC’s website (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time or for any period. GHMRC’s website is provided “as is”.
Please note that these are the Terms of GHMRC’s website in general. If you use specific services on this website, additional Terms of Use may apply.
GHMRC’s website is primarily intended for researchers and healthcare professionals.
2. Warranties and Disclaimers
GHMRC’s website contains graphic content that can be potentially disturbing.
GHMRC’s website may contain third party information and links to third parties and their websites, respectively. The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is in no way responsible, liable for or has control of the contents of external websites, their terms and conditions, rules, policies, procedures or the data collected by external websites.
GHMRC’s website is provided in good faith, and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is making reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information on GHMRC’s website. However, the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation does not raise any claim to completeness of the resources or makes any representations, warranties or assurance as to the accuracy of the information provided. Under no circumstances should GHMRC’s website be regarded as a substitute for professional advice or treatment or for any independent medical judgment of a health professional regarding specific patient diagnoses or treatment plans. Healthcare providers should exercise their own independent medical judgment, and decisions as to any diagnosis and treatment plans are the sole responsibility of such healthcare provider.
GHMRC’s website cannot and shall not be used to make independent diagnoses or begin any form of treatment. The information within GHMRC’s website is not personally related to you. For non-medical professionals we recommend that you visit recognised health professionals to get specific advice for any medical problems.
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages, loss or injury resulting from your access to, use or inability to access GHMRC’s website, or from your reliance on any information provided on GHMRC’s website. The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation shall not be liable for any damages or viruses that may infect your computer and software equipment, loss of data or other property on account of your access.
Some jurisdictions provide for certain warranties, like the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. To the extent permitted by law, the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation excludes all representations, warranties and guarantees (whether express or implied) that may apply to GHMRC’s website.
All copyrights and intellectual property rights of GHMRC’s website belong to or have been licensed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation. GHMRC’s website is protected by applicable Swiss and international intellectual property laws and treaties. The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation holds all necessary worldwide rights indefinitely. Any downloading or otherwise copying from GHMRC’s website will not transfer title to any software or material to you. Generally, any commercial use of the contents of GHMRC’s website is prohibited without the explicit prior written consent of the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation.
English is the original language for all aspects of GHMRC’s website. GHMRC’s website may be translated for your convenience using third party software powered by Google Translate (a free online translation service). You access and use any translation at your own risk. In case of discrepancies of the English with the translated text, the English version prevails.
Any translation of GHMRC’s website and its webpages may be imprecise and inaccurate in whole or in part since the translation process used on GHMRC’s website is an automated translation, provided as a convenience and not intended to replace human translators. While reasonable efforts are made to provide an accurate translation, such translation shall not be binding, and no liability and no responsibility are assumed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation for any errors, omissions or ambiguities in the translations or other information provided by the free translation of GHMRC’s website. In no event are the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, affiliates or associated parties liable for any loss or damages whatsoever arising out of your use of the free translation of GHMRC’s website or the content thereof.
3. Amendments
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation may amend these Terms without prior notice at any time as required. Such changes will become binding on you upon your first use of GHMRC’s website after the changes have been implemented. The version published on GHMRC’s website is the version currently applicable and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation recommends to re-read these Terms on a regular basis.
4. Governing Law and Courts
By using GHMRC’s website, you agree that the substantive laws of Switzerland will exclusively govern these Terms as well as any legal claim(s) that might arise between you and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation in connection with these Terms.
The ordinary courts of Frauenfeld, Switzerland shall have jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising in connection with these Terms.
5. Imprint
As a partnership project of of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Oxford Centre for the Endocrinology of Human Lactation, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Centre for Immunology and Breastfeeding and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, GHMRC is funded and managed by the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation. The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is a charitable foundation governed by Swiss law and based at the Rheinstrasse 1 in 8500 Frauenfeld, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation can be contacted either by telephone at +41 52 511 30 70 or via email at info@larsson-rosenquist.org. Its online presence is located at www.larsson-rosenquist.org.
These Terms were last updated: 5 August 2022