Legal notice

In accordance with the duty to provide information set out in article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July, governing information society and electronic commerce services (Ley 34/2002 de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información y de Comercio Electrónico), you are advised that the URL www.idipaz.es (the "Site") is a domain owned by the FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DEL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ ("FIBHULP"), with registered office at Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, and tax identification number G83727057. This company is duly registered at the Spanish Foundations Registry (Registro de Fundaciones) for the autonomous community of Madrid, as the 1st entry on page 368, volume LXVII, sheet 1 to 30, dated 1 December 2003. You can contact us via email at protecciondedatos@idipaz.es, or by telephone on the following number: (+34) 91 727 75 76.

All the contents of the website, such as, texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, sound and/or image files, software, as well as its graphic design and source codes, etc. are protected by the Spanish Law on intellectual and industrial property rights and constitute a work whose ownership belongs to the Foundation for Biomedical Research of La Paz University Hospital (FIBHULP), or one of the organisations associated with it, or third parties who have authorised FIBHULP to use this content and, under no circumstances, may any of the exploitation rights of the aforesaid be construed as being assigned to the user beyond what is strictly necessary for the correct use of the website.

In the same way, all the different trademarks, commercial names, and other distinctive signs of any kind contained in this website, are the property of the FIBHULP or one of the organisations associated with it, or third parties who have authorised FIBHULP to use them, and use or access thereto may not be construed as conferring the user any right on these trademarks, trade names and/or distinctive signs.

The total or partial exploitation, reproduction, storage, distribution, modification, transfer or public communication of the contents and any other act not expressly authorised by the holder of the exploitation rights are absolutely forbidden.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, users who access this website can visualize the contents and make, given the case, authorized private copies as long as the reproduced elements will not be transferred afterwards to a third party, they will not be installed in servers connected to networks either, neither will they be object of any kind of commercial exploitation. This website contains connections to third-party web pages (links), including the Internet pages of different Public Administrations and private entities, which have been considered of interest to users. Nevertheless, FIBHULP does not assume any responsibility derived from the connection or contents of third party links referred to in this website. The establishment of a link does not imply in any case the existence of business or contractual relationships between the FIBHULP and the owner of the website in which it is established, nor the acceptance and/or approval by FIBHULP of its contents or services.

FIBHULP cannot guarantee that the website and server are virus-free and will not be held liable for any damages caused by accessing the website or by the inability to access it. Moreover, it does not guarantee the non-existence of interruptions or mistakes in the access to the page or its contents, nor can it ensure that the page is updated. In no case will cookies or any other similar elements that might be employed be used for the purpose of storing personal information about individuals visiting the site.

The FIBHULP rejects any contractual or extra contractual responsibility with the person or company that uses it, and may have any problems caused by computer virus or any type of computing element. The owner/holder of the web will not respond to any consequence, harm or damage which may be caused by the use of information from the web without any consent, or as a result of the services and/or opinions from third parties.

The intellectual property rights for content published on the website, including its design, images, databases and source code are owned by FIBHULP or third parties. None of the usage rights that exist or may exist in respect of such content are deemed to be transferred under the terms of this Legal Notice, other than as strictly necessary for the correct use of the Site and the services offered via the Site.

We remind you that if you are a private individual acting for purposes not relating to your trade, business or profession, you can access the online dispute resolution platform via the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

Access to this website is at the user's own risk. Simply accessing the Site does not mean any kind of commercial relationship exists between FIBHULP and the user. By accessing the Site the user accepts the terms and conditions of use.

Copyright 2011 FIBHULP. All rights reserved. Total or partial reproduction is not permitted.

Establishing links

Users who intend to establish a link between their website and the IdiPAZ's website www.idipaz.es must take into account the following:

1. The first step that must be taken to create the link is to send a written application to the following address:

Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research

IdiPAZ Building

Paseo de la Castellana, 261 28046 Madrid

Att.: Secretaría Técnica

or by email to secretariatecnica@idipaz.es

2. Only linking to this Web's homepage www.idipaz.es is allowed, being expressly forbidden its reproduction in any form as well as the creation of frame(s) and placement of trademarks or logos on it.

3. The website in which the link is established may not contain information or graphic contents contrary to morality, public policy and current legislation, or infringe third parties intellectual property or any other rights.

4. The compliance with these requirements and the establishment of a link does not confer any rights and in no way implies the existence of authorization or any relations between the FIBHULP and the owner of the website in which it is established, nor does it imply the acceptance or approval of the contents or services on behalf of IdiPAZ. Therefore, it will not be stated or implied that IdiPAZ has expressly authorised the link, nor that it has supervised or assumed any of the services offered.

IdiPAZ will not be held responsible in any way, nor does it guarantee the quality, exactness, reliability, correctness or morality of the contents or services of the website from which the link is established. The user assumes the sole responsibility of those consequences, damages or actions which might derive from access to the website including the link.

In any case, the will of IdiPAZ to maintain or not that link will prevail at all times. Consequently, the owner of the website in which the link is established is forced to remove the link if that is the will of IdiPAZ.

IdiPAZ details

Acronym: IdiPAZ

Full name: Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research

Address: Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research. IdiPAZ Building. Paseo de la Castellana, 261. 28046 Madrid. Spain

Telephone: +34 91 727 75 30

Domain: www.idipaz.es

Appropriate citation of IdiPAZ

In addition to the affiliation they wish to make when citing in scientific publications, IdiPAZ must always appear. It is up to the author of the article whether or not to write the IdiPAZ acronym in full. The full name in Spanish is "Instituto de Investigation Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz" and in English "Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research".