International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services
Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

Please carefully read this imprint before accessing the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS – Interventional Radiology Service GmbH (“IRAS”). By accessing the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS, you acknowledge and agree to accept and to be bound by the following provisions of the privacy policy and the terms of use (together the “Terms and Conditions”). Should you not wish to accept these Terms and Conditions, do not use the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS.

Terms of use – Website

1. The copyright with respect to the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS is owned by IRAS. The information contained in the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS may be viewed, copied, printed and distributed for non-commercial purposes and provided that the above copyright notice appears in all such copies, however, in any event subject to any specific terms and conditions which may apply. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing contained on the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS shall be construed or interpreted as conferring in any way any licence or right under any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of IRAS or any third party.

2. By accessing and using the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS, you assume all risks associated with the use of such website, including any risk to your computer, software or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file which might be transmitted or activated via the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS or your access to it. IRAS shall in no event be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues, or lost profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or misuse of the information or lack of information on the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS.

3. All information and data provided on the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS must not be considered medical advice and are not intended at replacing consultation with a qualified radiologist and/or physician of other disciplines. IRAS does not provide medical advice or referral to the public. IRAS does not provide literature searches or searches for information contained on the Internet to persons accessing the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS and requesting such searches.

4. The information is provided “as is” and may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. IRAS hereby disclaims all warranties, express, implied or statutory, with regard thereto, including without limitation, all implied warranties, warranties of title, fitness and non-infringement, and disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages which result from any exploitation of any content whatsoever provided on the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS. IRAS does not exert editorial control over materials posted on the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS by third parties or members. In no event shall IRAS be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, collateral or punitive damages including, without limitation, those resulting from any loss of data, loss of revenue or profits, or business interruption, arising out of or connected in any way with the use or inability to use of the information contained in the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS, whether based on warranty, contract, tort including negligence howsoever arising. IRAS hereby excludes any responsibility or liability for the content of any third-party sites linked to from this Web site.

5. The IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS may contain “links” to other websites, which are not under the control of IRAS. It is also possible that third party websites may also link into the IASIOS website or any other website provided by IRAS. IRAS shall not be responsible in any way for the content or the privacy practices employed of such other websites. IRAS provides such “links” only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any “link” to any such websites does not imply endorsement by IRAS of the content of such websites.

6. In the event that any provision hereof is in violation of any applicable law or is otherwise invalid, illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions shall continue to be valid and binding without regard to the severed provision. IRAS reserves the right to review and adjust the provisions at this site by updating these terms of use. You should visit this page periodically to review the then prevailing provisions to which users are bound.

Terms of use – Shop

1. Scope of application

1.1. These general terms and conditions exclusively govern, and shall form the legal agreement relating to the use of the services and content provided at https://www.iasios.org/.

1.2. A contractual relationship governed by these terms and conditions is entered into between IRAS – Interventional Radiology Service GmbH, with its registered office in 1010 Vienna, Austria, Neutorgasse 9/6, (hereinafter referred to as “IRAS”), and you (hereinafter referred to as the “Customer”)

2. Services

2.1. IASIOS is an accreditation system that has been specifically developed for medical facilities operating in interventional oncology and aspiring for formal recognition either as part of an existing institution or as an independent entity. Regardless of their size and location, any facility that wishes to obtain accreditation of their IO service line will be able to apply once the system has been launched officially. IASIOS is currently running in a Pilot Phase.

3. Registration and access

3.1. In order to use any of the services and content provided by IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS, the Customer has to register for a personal user account via the respective website. The Customer is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of his user account and for all activities that occur on or through Customer’s user account, and the Customer agrees to immediately notify IRAS of any security breach of his user account. IRAS shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of his user account.

3.2. The contract between IRAS and the Customer for the purchase of the service and/or content shall be concluded by the execution and termination of the order process by the Customer and by confirmation and acceptance of the order by IRAS. The confirmation will be sent by e-mail to the Customer.

3.3. Online access to the services and content of the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS to be paid for by the Customer will be granted only after receipt of payment by IRAS.

3.4. The use of the services and contents offered via the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS requires an active data connection. The Customer is solely responsible for all technical requirements for online access. Any costs related thereto shall be borne by the Customer.

3.5. IRAS is entitled to temporarily limit the availability of the content offered through the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS in the course of maintenance work. This may be necessary with regard to capacity limits, the security or the integrity of the services and content or for the implementation of technical measures. The Customer undertakes to inform IRAS immediately of any disturbances in the use of the contents and IRAS will keep the Customers duly informed of the status of access to the contents of the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS.

3.6. IRAS cannot be held liable in case of delay, malfunction, or disruption in displaying the content on the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS, unless IRAS acts in gross negligence or wilfully. Due to the nature of the internet and mobile devices, IRAS accepts no liability for the uninterrupted availability of the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS.

4. Subscription and granted access

4.1. Not applicable during Pilot Phase.

5. Prices and payment

5.1. All prices for the use of IASIOS are in Euro and are valid as indicated on the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS at the time of the purchase. The prices may be adjusted from time to time.

5.2. Customers are able to make payments electronically to IRAS by MasterCard (incl. MasterCard Secure Code), VISA (incl. Verified by VISA) or bank transfer. Any transaction fees will be added to the invoice of the Customer. Other forms of payment are not accepted.

5.3. Upon payment, the Customer will receive a confirmation that his order is complete and effective by email. With his user account, the Customer will be able to access specific services on the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS. Not applicable during Pilot Phase.

6. Information on (non-existence of) withdrawal right for Customers

In general, according to Austrian and European law, consumers shall have a period of 14 days after the day of the conclusion of the contract to withdraw from this contract, without giving any reason. However, as the subject of the present contract is the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium, no withdrawal right is given if the performance has begun with the costumer’s prior express consent and his acknowledgment that he/she thereby loses his right of withdrawal. A costumer may only get access to the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS in case he provides the mentioned consent and acknowledgement.

7. IASIOS Seals and Accreditation Status

After successful application costumer will receive the IASIOS Enrolled Centre seal.

8. Intellectual property

8.1. All services and content shown, made available on the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS are, and remain, the intellectual property of IRAS or its licensors, whether adapted, written for or customized for the Customer or not.

8.2. IRAS grants the Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access to the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS only in line with these Terms and Conditions.

8.3. The use of services and content is permitted for the Customer. The Customer acknowledges that he may not reproduce, not modify, rent, lease, distribute, create derivative works in particular on end devices or media to which third parties have access; make available to the public or exploit the IASIOS website and any other website provided by IRAS contents in any way whatsoever.

9. Data protection

Information on data protection in accordance with Article 13 GDPR (General IRAS Data use terms and conditions) can be found on our website here.

10. Place of jurisdiction and applicable law

Austrian law shall apply exclusively, without giving effect to its conflict of law rules and the UN Sales Convention. The competent court in Vienna shall have jurisdiction for legal proceedings.

In case the Customer is a consumer pursuant to the Austrian Consumer Protection Act (“Konsumentenschutzgesetz”) the applicable provisions regarding the place of jurisdiction apply.