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Public Health Scotland (PHS) operates this website under the auspices of the Scottish Government to allow information on the NHS in Scotland to be freely available. Any information appearing on this website is issued as general information and does not constitute a warranty by Public Health Scotland or any other health organisation, nor should it be taken as advice. No responsibility can be accepted by Public Health Scotland or any other health organisation for action or inaction as a result of information contained on this website. Readers should take specific advice in respect of specific situations.

The use and access of pages of the fitfortravel website is subject to the terms and conditions set out below and by the disclaimer above. By using or accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

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Links to other Websites

Sites to which fitfortravel links are outwith the control of PHS and as such no warranties are made for any site which is linked to on the fitfortravel website. However, we do endeavour to ensure that we only link to high quality Internet information sources.

Warranties

The resources contained on the fitfortravel website, including all files that are authorised for public and password-protected download or access, are provided on an "as is" basis and without any warranties. Although files are virus checked these cannot guarantee that files are free from computer viruses and no warranty is given that files downloaded or accessed from this website are free of computer viruses. No warranties are made as to fitness for purpose, quality or completeness of information. PHS excludes any liability for any errors in or omissions in information provided on or linked to from this website.

Reliability of information

PHS uses its best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of information on its websites in accordance with the policies defined for Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW). However, no guarantees are made that the information contained on THIS WEBSITE or associated, or linked to websites is accurate, complete and current at any given time. Information presented on this website or associated sites may be changed at any time. This website is not intended in any way to replace the advice of your doctor. Nothing on this website is intended to constitute advice to you. Specific advice should be sought in specific situations from a properly qualified health worker. Content on this website is governed by a number of policies and guidelines. Users of this website agree to inform the SHOW service providers if they should come across any material contained which they consider to be potentially in breach of any of the published SHOW policies or of any relevant legislation in order for the appropriate remedial action to be taken.

Availability of the fitfortravel website

Although this website has been tested and should work correctly under normal circumstances there are many factors both within and outside of the control of PHS which may prevent the website from being available to users of the world-wide-web. No responsibility is accepted by PHS for any losses that may arise from an inability to access resources on this site. Where a user finds a specific error in the coding of a web page, or where he/she considers a page to be in breach of accessibility or other published policies of the this website, it is a condition of use of this site that phs.webmaster@phs.scot be notified in order that appropriate action may be taken.

Governing laws

The terms and conditions of use of the fitfortravel website as provided by PHS shall be governed by the laws of Scotland.

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