Terms and conditions

This site is operated by the Hakim Group under license from Perceptive. By accessing this website you indicate that you understand, agree to and accept the full Terms and Conditions contained herein. Your statutory Consumer Rights are unaffected. All content on this site is owned by the Hakim Group or Perceptive and is protected under copyright.

Information about us

HO2 Management Limited, trading as Hakim Group, is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number 05476134. Registered office: India Mill Business Centre, Unit 317, Bolton Road, Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BB3 1AE

Perceptive Agency Ltd, trading as Perceptive, is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number 07703527. Registered office: Prince Albert House, King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1DT, UK.

Contacting us

You can contact Hakim Group:

By email: hgacademy@hakimgroup.com

By Post: India Mill Business Centre, Unit 317, Bolton Road, Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BB3 1AE

You can contact Perceptive:

By email: contact@perceptivemeded.com

By Post: Perceptive, Thornhill House, 39 Thistle Street Lane South West, Edinburgh, EH2 1EW

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.

Data and privacy

We take the privacy of our users very seriously to ensure we collect, store and process your details legally, safely and securely. Please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for full details of how we use the personal data you provide to us.

Liability

The services and content on this website site are intended for an audience within the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland only. You are solely responsible for evaluating the fitness for a particular purpose of any downloads, programs and text available through this site. Every effort is made to ensure that advice given in our online courses is correct but knowledge and best practice in this field are subject to constant change. Procedures for diagnosis, referral and treatment change as new research and clinical experience broaden our understanding. Users are advised to check the most current advice from their professional body and should exercise their own professional judgement in the diagnosis and management of each patient. The opinions expressed in our courses and materials are not necessarily those of Perceptive or Hakim Group. To the fullest extent of the law, Perceptive, Hakim Group, the course tutor and the authors accept no liability for any injury, damage or loss to persons or property arising from the advice given.

If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for any direct loss or damage you suffer that is foreseeable as a result of our breach of these terms, however our total liability to you in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, shall not exceed the price paid by you for the product and/or service.

We shall not be liable to you whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, for any loss of profit, or any indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with your use of this site and our associated products and services, or any contract between us.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits your statutory rights or our liability in any way for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

CPD points

Continuing professional development (CPD) courses on this website have been approved by the General Optical Council (GOC) as provider-led CPD. A certificate will be issued on successful completion of each course. This can be saved and uploaded as evidence of completion when logging CPD points on MyGOC.

Website access

We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, timely or error free, although it is provided to the best ability. 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.

Linking to our website

You may not create a link to any page of this website without our prior written consent. All links must be created 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. 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 and intellectual property

The Hakim Group Academy, all its content, videos, other training material and all rights associated with it are the intellectual property of Perceptive or Hakim Group. You may not copy or reproduce or distribute any part of the website or course materials without prior written permission from us.

Applicable law

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms and conditions, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. 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.

If you are a business, these terms and conditions, its subject matter and its 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.

Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform any obligation under any Agreement which is due to an event beyond the control of such party including but not limited to any Act of God, terrorism, war, Political insurgence, insurrection, riot, civil unrest, act of civil or military authority, uprising, earthquake, flood or any other natural or man made eventuality outside of our control, which causes the termination of an agreement or contract entered into, nor which could have been reasonably foreseen. Any Party affected by such event shall forthwith inform the other Party of the same and shall use all reasonable endeavours to comply with the terms and conditions of any Agreement contained herein.

Waiver

Failure of either Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this or any Agreement or the failure of either Party to exercise any right or remedy to which it, he or they are entitled hereunder shall not constitute a waiver thereof and shall not cause a diminution of the obligations under this or any Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this or any Agreement shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be such and signed by both Parties.

Changes to these terms

We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time as we see fit and your continued use of the site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. This is the most recent version of our Terms and Conditions and was last updated on 28 February 2022. Historic versions can be obtained by contacting us.