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	1.0 How to produce:

		1.1 Trust and reputation 1.2 Details of the organisation 1.3 Purpose of the organisation 1.4 Associated organisations 1.5 Funding sources 1.6 The way the information is written 1.7 Non-English language material 1.8 Descriptions of conditions and treatments 1.9 Medical research 1.10 Personal experiences 1.11 Communication 1.12 Links to other sites 1.13 Data protection 1.14 Copyright 1.15 Terms and conditions 1.16 Disclaimers 1.17 Kitemarks 1.18 Advertising 1.19 Interactive facilities 1.20 Other quality guidelines

1.16 Disclaimers

Include disclaimers so people understand the limits to what your site can do. You might need to get legal advice on this.

Medical information

Medical information on the Internet is not intended to replace consultation with a person's own doctor.

Guarantees and responsibility for harm

You cannot guarantee the accuracy and currency of the information you provide.
You cannot be held responsible for any problems users of your site might encounter or harm they might be caused.

Availability

You cannot guarantee your site will always be available.

Links to other sites

You do not endorse the organisation or its site.
You do not guarantee the quality of their information.
You do not guarantee that the site will be available.

Virus protection

This disclaimer is only necessary if you provide information in formats other than html, for example, PDF or word-processed files, for people to download.
People should always use an anti-virus programme on any material downloaded from a Web site.
You cannot accept responsibility if people are affected by a virus from using material available through your Web site.

Guidelines for UK public sector websites (http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=188) [Opens in new browser window], "Section on Legal issues", discusses disclaimers and gives suggestions for terms and conditions that can be placed on Web sites.

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