Terms and conditions
Information about us
Birminghamopticaleducation.co.uk is a website owned by Birmingham Optical and operated by Perceptive on behalf of Birmingham Optical.
Birmingham Optical Group Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered company number 1038848. Registered office: Unit 4, Gravelly Industrial Park, Birmingham, B24 8HZ, UK.
You can contact Birmingham Optical:
By phone: 0808 123 2020
By email: [email protected]
By post: Birmingham Optical, Unit 4, Gravelly Industrial Park, Birmingham, B24 8HZ
Perceptive Agency Limited, is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number 07703527. Registered office: Prince Albert House, King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1DT, UK.
You can contact Perceptive:
By email: [email protected]
By telephone: 0131 526 3191
By post: Perceptive, Thornhill House, 39 Thistle Street Lane South West, Edinburgh, EH2 1EW
References to “our”, “we” and “us” below means Birmingham Optical and Perceptive.
Your rights
By using our website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use (terms) and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our website. The following Terms and Conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
Support
Perceptive provides telephone and email support for this website. The telephone line is open from 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. Outside these hours you can contact us by email.
Telephone: 0131 526 3191
Email: [email protected]
CPD points
Continuing professional development (CPD) completed on this website can be logged by Optometrists, Dispensing opticians, Contact lens opticians and Specialty Optometrists (AS/SP/IP) who are registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) as provider-led CPD on their MyGOC Account. A certificate will be issued on successful completion of each course. The certificate, accessible from the My Account area of the website, can be used as evidence of completion when logging CPD points on MyGOC. Other health professionals may be able to use the certificate as evidence of completion of continuous professional development (CPD).
Privacy policy
Our privacy policy and cookie policy form part of these terms and conditions. By using our website, you consent to the processing of data as set out in these policies and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
Changes to these terms
Any changes we may make to these terms and conditions at any time will be posted on this page. Please check back each time you use our website to see any updates or changes we have made.
Website access
Our website is made available free of charge and is designed exclusively for Birmingham Optical customers. We reserve the right to remove users who are not customers of ours without notice.
We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our website for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
You are responsible for providing your own internet access and ensuring that you have a compatible web browser to use our website and the services offered on it. We are not responsible for any failure to access our website or the services offered on it attributable to your computer equipment or internet service provider.
We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access our website. You should use your own virus protection software.
You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your internet connection are aware of these terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.
Disclaimer
The information and education on this website is based on the authors’ clinical experience and the latest evidence. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Perceptive and Birmingham Optical. The advice is correct at the time of publication but medical advice and best practice are subject to constant change. You should exercise your own professional judgement when relying on advice given on this website and in the education on this website.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim damages of any kind, compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties implied or otherwise relating to use of this website.
Jurisdiction
For consumers, these terms of use, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction except that if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.
For businesses these terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Linking to our website
You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link to our website in any website that is not owned by you. Our website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our website other than the home page. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Where our website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources.
Copyright
All content (pictures, material, code, intellectual property and descriptions) is copyrighted and is the property of Birmingham Optical. You may not copy or reproduce any part of the website without prior written consent from us.