Using SCHS Portal
The
SCHS e-portal (hereinafter referred to as "SCHS Portal" or "The
Portal") is available for personal use. Logging in and using the Portal
is subject to the Terms of Use and to Saudi laws and regulations. By
accessing and logging in to this Portal you unconditionally agree to the
Terms of Use, whether you are a registered or non-registered user,
effective as of the date you use the Portal for the first time.
Using
the Portal is subject to a number of terms and conditions, which are
regularly updated as required. Any change or update to any of the terms
and conditions shall go into effect once approved by the Administrator.
Therefore, you must regularly review the Terms of Use and Disclaimer to
learn of any new updates. Your continued use of the Portal means that
you have read and agree to any amendments to the Terms of Use. Note that
the Terms of Use include the copyrights; moreover, the Administrator is
not obliged to announce any updates to the Terms of Use.
Restrictions
By using the Portal, you agree to refrain from all of the following:
1-
Providing or uploading files which contain software, material, data or
any other information which are not owned by or licensed to be used by
you.
1- Using the Portal in any way to send commercial emails or spam, or any abuse of such kind of the Portal.
2- Providing or uploading files that contain viruses or damaged data.
3-
Publishing, announcing, distributing, or circulating materials or other
information containing defamation, violations to laws, porn, obscenity,
violations to Islamic teachings or public morality, or any other
illegal material or information through the Portal.
4- Participating in activities that are illegal or unlawful in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Portal.
5- Advertising – on the Portal - any product or service in violation of the laws or regulations applicable to any field.
6- Using any means, software or procedure to disable or in an attempt to disable the operation of the Portal.
7- Doing any action which imposes unreasonable, heavy or inappropriate load to the Portal's infrastructure.
Linking to SCHS Gate
1- It is forbidden to move or copy, create links for or display any of the Portal's contents.
2-
It is allowed to provide links for the Portal at any other websites
whose goals and purposes do not contravene the Portal's goals, policies
and frameworks.
3-
CHS is in no way associated or affiliated with any trademarks, logos,
commercial symbols or services, or any other means that are used by or
appear on websites with links to the Portal or their contents.
4-
SCHS reserves the right to disable or suspend any link from any website
that contains inappropriate, defamatory, infringing, indecent,
pornographic, inacceptable or illegal contents, as well as names,
material or information violating any laws or infringing on any
intellectual property rights, privacy rights or publicity rights.
5-
SCHS reserves the right to disable any form of unauthorized linking and
disclaims any responsibility for the contents available on any other
website reached by following links posted on the Portal or those leading
to the Portal.
Linking from SCHS Gate
1-
Links to other portals and/or websites are provided for the convenience
of the Visitor. We shall not be liable for the contents or credibility
of such portals and/or websites and we do not endorse their contents.
2-
Therefore, using such links to access such websites shall be entirely
your responsibility.We aim to replace invalid links - non-working - to
other websites, but we cannot guarantee that these links will always
work as we have no control over such links
Virus protection
We make every effort
to check and test the contents of the Portal at every stage of
production; however we advise you to use an antivirus software whenever
you attempt to download any contents online. We shall not be held liable
for any loss of, corruption of or damage to your data or computer
system which may occur due to using the Portal or the material available
on it.
Disclaimer
SCHS Portal and the
services, information, materials and functions available or accessed
through it are provided for your personal use on an "as is" and “as
available” basis with no acknowledgements, promises or guarantees of any
kind whatsoever.
We cannot guarantee and shall not
be held liable for any disruptions, errors or violations that may result
from using the Portal, its contents or any sites linked to it with or
without our knowledge.
Any communication or
information which a user may send through this Portal shall not be
entitled to proprietary or confidential status and any use or
interactive use involving the Portal shall neither guarantee nor mean to
grant a user any rights, licenses or other privileges whatsoever.
Limitation of Liability
The
e-services provided online by the Portal and the information about
different government agencies and authorities are intended only to
simplify manual procedures. You hereby acknowledge that you completely
understand that online communications may be subject to interference or
interception by a third party, that the Portal does not substitute
information available through the official authorities and that the
applications and administrative procedures can be made directly before
the competent authorities.
Consequently, using the
Portal shall be at your own risk, as we shall not be responsible for any
losses or damages which you may incur as a result of using or visiting
the Portal, relying on any statements, opinions, or announcements posted
on the Portal, or any delay in internet connection or access failures
and difficulties, malfunctions in equipment and software, or the views
of any person accessing the Portal. You hereby acknowledge and agree
that your sole and exclusive remedy for any damages or losses incurred
as a result of accessing or using the Portal is to refrain from or
discontinue using or accessing it.
Indemnification
You
hereby acknowledge that you shall not take any measures against SCHS or
any of its directorates or branches, as well as any parties, employees
or agents responsible for managing, maintaining, updating or
administering the Portal. This is considered an exemption of any
liabilities or responsibilities that may arise due to any claims
resulting from your violation of the Terms of Use or any other
applicable laws in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the country of your
residence.
Termination of Use
We
may, according to our absolute discretion, terminate, restrict or block
your access to the Portal without prior notice for any reason,
including noncompliance with the Terms of Use or any other conduct which
we may, according to our discretion, regard as unlawful or harmful to
others. In case of termination, you shall no longer be authorized to
access the Portal.
Copyrights
The
Portal is maintained by the Information and Communications Directorate,
a Directorate of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The materials available on
the Portal, including the information graphics and software (contents),
are protected by copyrights, trademark and other forms of proprietary
rights.
The contents of the Portal and any other
information published on it are available for personal and
not-for-profit use only. Used contents and information must be cited.
On
the other hand, you may not sell, license, rent, modify, copy,
reproduce, republish, download, advertise, move, distribute, publicly
display, edit or create derivative works from any material or content on
this Portal for public or commercial purposes without the prior written
permission of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It is absolutely prohibited
to modify any of the Portal’s contents. Moreover, the graphics and
images on this Portal are copyright-protected and may not be reproduced
or exploited in any way without the prior written permission of the
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jurisdiction
You
hereby agree to be exclusively subject to Saudi judicial authorities
regarding any claims or disputes arising from using the Portal, noting
that Arabic shall be the official language used to resolve and disputes
arising from using the Portal or any of its contents.
General Terms and Conditions
1- All the material and information available on the Portal are informative.
2- Arabic
is the primary language to use the Portal and all the material
available on it. Translating any of the material is intended to provide
an added service; therefore, the translation may not be considered a
reference to settle any disagreement on the contents of the Portal.
3- All
laws and regulations posted on the Portal, whether belonging to SCHS or
other parties, might be interpreted in order to explain their meanings
to increase benefits; however, the Arabic text of all laws and
regulations shall be considered the primary version and the translated
text shall not be considered as a reliable source for information and
details.
4- The Portal offers a range of eParticipation channels and
tools, such as forums, surveys, comments on everything that is posted,
blogs, voting, visitor comments, personal memberships, an SMS service
and a 24/7 toll-free telephone number.
5- The Administrator has set some
standards and controls for using eParticipation channels to ensure
achieving the maximum intended benefit from the concept of
eParticipation. Using said channels shall indicate your approval to the
respective standards and controls.
6- SCHS has the right to delete or
abstain from posting any comments or participations by users which the
Administrator deems inappropriate.
7- If
you have any enquiries or suggestions regarding the Privacy Policy and
Disclaimer, please contact the Portals Administrator on:
adminportal@scfhs.org