1. Thank you for visiting the Trusted Research/ Real world-data Utilisation and Sharing Tech (“TRUST”) corporate website. Access to any page in www.trustplatform.sg (henceforth known as “Web Site”) is governed by the terms and conditions stipulated below (“Terms”). Your access and use of this Web Site constitute your acceptance and agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”). If you do not consent to be bound by these Terms of Use, please discontinue your access and do not use this Web Site.
    2. This Web Site belongs to the Government of Singapore, represented by the Ministry of Health and is maintained by the Ministry of Health.
    3. In case of any violation of these Terms of Use, we reserve the right to seek all remedies available under the law and in equity for such violations. These Terms of Use apply in respect of any and all visits to this Web Site, both now and in the future.
    4. In these Terms, any reference to “Ministry of Health”, “Smart Nation and Digital Government Office”, “we”, “our” and “us” refers to the Government of Singapore.

Variation

    1. We may, from time to time and at its sole and absolute discretion, amend these Terms of Use without prior notice. The amended Terms of Use will be posted on this Web Site. Your access and use of this Web Site after the amended Terms of Use have been posted, will constitute your acceptance and agreement to be bound by the amended Terms of Use. To avoid doubt, references to these “Terms of Use” shall include such Terms of Use as amended from time to time by us and posted on this Web Site.

Relying On Information

    1. We provide this Web Site as a general source of information only and are not involved in providing professional advice. The Web Site may not cover all the information available on a particular issue. Before relying on this Web Site, you should first do your own checks or obtain professional advice that is relevant to your particular circumstances.

Security

    1. Where appropriate, we use available technology to protect the security of communications made through this Web Site. However, we do not accept liability for the security, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of any transactions and other communications made through the Web Site. Internet communications may be susceptible to interference or interception by third parties. Despite best efforts, we make no warranties that the Web Site is free of infection by computer viruses or other unauthorised software. You should take appropriate steps to keep your information, software and equipment secure. This includes clearing your Internet browser cookies and cache before and after using any services on the Web Site. You should keep your passwords confidential. Please note that we will never ask you for your SingPass or any other login passwords.

Proprietary Rights

    1. All materials contained in this Web Site (the “Contents”), including without limitation- text, images, music, computer programmes and all other kinds of works, are protected by applicable copyright, trademark and/or other intellectual property laws. All rights, titles and/or interests in the Contents are owned by, licensed to or controlled by us.

Privacy Policy

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Restrictions on use

    1. You may access and use this Web Site and the Contents in the manner permitted in these Terms of Use.
    2. Except as otherwise provided, the Contents of this Web Site shall not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way, without our prior written permission. You acknowledge that any use of this Web Site or the Contents otherwise than in accordance with these Terms of Use will constitute a violation of these Terms of Use and the relevant intellectual property rights subsisting therein.
    3. Modification of any of the Contents or use of the Contents for any other purpose will be a violation of our copyright and other intellectual property rights. Graphics and images on this Web Site are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without prior written permission of their respective owners.
    4. The design and layout of this Web Site is protected by intellectual property and other laws, and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound, image or search engine from this Web Site may be copied or transmitted without our prior written permission.
    5. If you have a user account issued by the Government to you to access and use restricted areas of this Web Site (“TRUST Member Sites”), you acknowledge that the contents of such TRUST Member Sites (including data catalogues contained in the Web Site) are confidential, unless stated otherwise. You agree that you will keep the contents of such TRUST Member Sites confidential. Unless permitted by these Terms of Use or otherwise expressly agreed in writing between the Government and you, you shall not (and shall not attempt to) download, extract, make copies of (in any form or medium), modify, reproduce, distribute, transmit or disclose the contents of such TRUST Member Sites to or for the benefit of any third party, without the written permission of the Government.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

    1. The Contents of this Web Site are provided on an “as is” basis. While we have made every reasonable effort to ensure that the Contents on this Web Site have been obtained from reliable sources, we do not make any representations or warranties whatsoever To the fullest extent permitted by law, we hereby disclaim all expressed, implied, and/or statutory warranties of any kind to you or any third party, howsoever arising and whether arising from usage or custom or trade or by operation of law or otherwise, including without limitation to:
      1. any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, currency, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement, title, merchantability, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the Contents of this Web Site;
      2. any representations or warranties that the Contents and functions available on this Web Site shall be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected or that this Web Site and the hosting servers are and will be free of all viruses, other malicious codes, programmes or macros and/or other harmful elements.
    2. We will not be responsible or liable to you or any third party for any errors in, or for the results obtained or consequences arising from the use of any of the Contents. Likewise, we will not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss whatsoever and howsoever caused, including without limitation, any direct or indirect, special or consequential damages, loss of income, revenue or profits, lost, or damaged data, or damage to your computer, software, server or any other kind of property, howsoever arising directly or indirectly from:
      1. your access to or use of this Web Site;
      2. any loss of access to or use of this Web Site, howsoever caused;
      3. any inaccuracy or incompleteness in, or errors or omissions in the transmission of the Contents;
      4. any delay or interruption in the transmission of the Contents on this Web Site, whether caused by delay or interruption in transmission over the internet or otherwise; or
      5. any decision made or action taken by you or any third party in reliance upon the Contents.

Indemnity

    1. You hereby agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) made against or suffered or incurred by us however arising directly or indirectly from:
      1. your access to or use of this Web Site; and/or
      2. your breach of any of these Terms of Use.

No Representations

    1. Without prejudice to the generality of the disclaimers set out above, you agree that the Contents of this Web Site, including but not limited to any information relating to –
      1. our statutory duties, functions and powers; and
      2. our regulatory policies, frameworks, projects, initiatives, plans, schemes, objectives and instruments, shall not be construed as constituting any promise or representation by us to you or any third party that we will or will not adopt any particular course of action, or confer any particular benefit upon you or any third party. The Contents of this Website Site shall not preclude, limit or constrain our exercise of its rights, powers and discretion in any way nor compel, require or oblige us to exercise its rights, powers and discretion in any particular manner or to achieve any particular outcome.
    2. You further agree that you shall not rely on any Contents of this Web Site to claim or assert any form of legitimate expectation against us, whether procedural or substantive in nature, in respect of any action that we may or may not take in the exercise of its discretion as a public authority.
    3. We reserve the right to change, modify, add to, derogate from or vary our position in respect of any regulatory policies, frameworks, projects, initiatives, plans, schemes, objectives and instruments referred to on this Web Site at any time in our sole and absolute discretion without prior notice to you.
    4. You shall obtain your own professional and/or legal advice and conduct all necessary due diligence, including but not limited to making such other investigations or seeking such clarifications as may be appropriate, as regards any decision or action that you intend to take in relation to any matter concerning the Contents of this Web Site.

Availability and Right of Access to the Web Site

    1. We reserve the right to update or modify this Web Site from time to time. We may suspend the operation of this Web Site for any period of time without any prior notice.
    2. We reserve all rights to deny or restrict access to this Web Site to any particular person, or to block access from a particular Internet address to this Web Site, at any time, without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.

Hyperlinks from this Web Site to third party web sites

    1. This Web Site contains hyperlinks to third party web sites which are not maintained or operated by us. We are not responsible for the contents of those web sites and shall not be liable for any damages or loss arising from access to those web sites. Use of the hyperlinks and access to such web sites are entirely at your own risk.
    2. Hyperlinks to other web sites are provided as a convenience and may be removed or replaced by us at our sole discretion. The inclusion of any hyperlink does not imply endorsement by us of such websites. Under no circumstances shall we be considered to be associated or affiliated in any manner whatsoever with any marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on such other web sites to which this Web Site is hyperlinked.

Hyperlinks to this Web Site from other web sites

    1. Except as set forth below, caching and links to, and the framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents are prohibited.
    2. You must secure permission from us prior to hyperlinking to, or framing, this Web Site or any of the Contents, or engaging in similar activities. We reserve the right to impose conditions when permitting any hyperlinking to, or framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents.
    3. Your linking to, or framing any part of this Web Site or its Contents constitute acceptance of these Terms of Use. This is deemed to be the case even after the posting of any changes or modifications to these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must discontinue linking to, or framing of this Web Site or any of the Contents.
    4. Under no circumstances shall we be considered to be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on web sites that hyperlink to this Web Site or any of the Contents.
    5. We reserve all rights to disable any links to, or frames of any site containing inappropriate, unobjectionable, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topics, names, material or information, or material or information that violates any guidelines, any written law, any applicable intellectual property, proprietary, privacy or publicity rights.
    6. We reserve the right to disable any unauthorised links or frames and disclaims any responsibility for the content available on any other site reached by links to or from this Web Site or any of the Contents.
    7. We reserve the right to change the URL of this Web Site.

Permission for Use

    1. Where permission is required by these Terms of Use for the use of this Website or the Contents, you may apply for permission by writing to us at [email protected].
    2. We may, at its sole and absolute discretion, grant or refuse permission to use this Web Site or the Contents, and impose such conditions for the use of this Web Site or the Contents as it deems fit.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

  1. These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with laws of the Republic of Singapore, and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.