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Terms of Use

Welcome!

UCB, Inc. and its co-promotion partner sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC maintain this website (the "Site"), for your information and education. Please feel free to browse the Site.

We have drafted these Terms of Use to help you understand the rules that govern your use of the Site.

Through your access and use of the website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these terms and conditions for use of this website ("Terms of Use").

The most current version of these Terms of Use can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of the Site. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time at our sole discretion. We recommend that you check for updates if you access this website in the future.

1. Scope

We control and operate this Site from the United States of America. This website and its contents are designed to comply with U.S. laws and regulations, and are intended for access and use by U.S. residents only.

If you are a non-U.S. resident, you may access this Site solely at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations, if applicable. Any references to products or services on the Site do not imply that we intend to announce or offer these products or services in your country.

2. Privacy

Your use of the Site will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

3. Restricted Portions or Areas of the Site

Certain areas of the Site are intended only for certain users who meet the qualifications imposed by us, whether professional or otherwise. To access those portions of the site, you must fill in all mandatory fields with true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted in the form and maintain and update this information as required. You are also required to respect any controls placed on portions of this site by keeping your access control (e.g., password) secure from unauthorized use.

4. Site Content and Modification

We make no representations or warranties as to the availability, accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this Site and expressly disclaim any obligation to update the information, except to the extent required by law, including but not limited to, Food and Drug Administration regulations. sanofi-aventis assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this website.

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party in the event that we exercise our right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Site shall be subject to these Terms of Use.

5. No Medical Advice

The information on this Site is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended or recommended as a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use the information contained on this website for diagnosing a disease or condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical condition or treatment.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

The entire content included in the Site, including without limitation, the text, design, graphics, interface, sounds, music, video, interactive features and the like and the selection and arrangement thereof ("Content") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to UCB or sanofi-aventis and are subject to copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions.

All Content on the Site is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. You may download, view, copy and print Content, subject to the following conditions:

  • The Content may be used solely for personal, informational, or internal business purposes;
  • Any and all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights notices must appear on all copies, including the copyright notice at the bottom of the page;
  • Assume that all contents of this website are copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided herein or with the express written permission of UCB and sanofi-aventis;
  • Images of people or places displayed on the website are either the property of, or used with permission by, UCB and sanofi-aventis. Unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright, trademark, privacy and/or publicity laws as well as communications regulations and statutes;
  • The Content may not be modified or altered in any way; and
  • No graphics may be used separate from accompanying text.

Except as provided above, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, post, transmit, frame, mirror on another web service, use any meta tags, inline any graphics or distribute any Content or information from the Site in whole or in part without the express permission of UCB and sanofi-aventis. Requests for such permission should be made to Contact Us. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Please be advised that we will enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

7. Third-Party Content and Links to Third-Party Websites

The Site may provide links to other websites operated by UCB and/or sanofi-aventis as well as websites operated by third parties.

Once you link to another website, please be sure to review the legal notices and privacy policy of that site, which may be different from this Site. Third-party links are provided merely as a convenience to you, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation or endorsement by UCB and/or sanofi-aventis.

We have not reviewed, monitored or checked the accuracy of content published on all third-party sites, and we are not responsible for the availability of, and content provided on, third-party sites. If you choose to purchase any products or services from a third party, your relationship is directly with the third party and we are not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with any third party.

8. Forward-looking Statements

The Site may contain financial and other information which is forward-looking and involves risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks associated with the inherent uncertainty of pharmaceutical research, product development and commercialization, the impact of competitive products, patent, product liability and third-party reimbursement risks associated with the pharmaceutical industry, and the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the annual reports of UCB, Inc. and sanofi-aventis.

9. User Submissions

To the extent that you add, upload, transmit, post, communicate, or store any content on the Site or otherwise submit any content for use by us ("User Submissions"), you are solely responsible for all of the information, statements, facts, and material contained in such User Submissions. In connection with any User Submission you may submit, you agree not to transmit, distribute, post, communicate or store information or other material on, to, or through the Site that:

  1. Is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner;
  2. Infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
  3. Reveals a trade secret, unless you own it;
  4. Contains falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage UCB or sanofi-aventis (their successors and assigns) or any third party;
  5. Is obscene, libelous, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, sexually explicit, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by us, in our sole discretion;
  6. Is illegal or otherwise objectionable;
  7. Constitutes advertisements or solicitations of business, surveys, contests, chain letters or pyramid schemes.

You understand that we do not guarantee that we will publish or maintain your User Submissions on the Site. We may remove User Submissions at any time, without prior notice and at our sole discretion. Moreover, we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions that you choose to add, upload, transmit, post, communicate or store on the Site or that we otherwise may receive from you.

We do not claim ownership of your User Submissions. However, by adding, uploading, transmitting, posting, communicating, or storing such User Submissions on the Site or by otherwise submitting such User Submissions to us, you agree to and hereby grant UCB and sanofi-aventis, our successors and assigns, and the operators of the Site a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and sub-licensable license to use, edit, modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, create derivative works of, publish, perform, adapt, and display such User Submissions on or in connection with the Site and for such other purposes as we may deem appropriate, in all media formats and in all media channels now known or later developed. You also hereby grant each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Submissions.

10. Prohibited Uses Generally

You agree not to:

  1. Delete or revise any material on the Site or any other information of any other user;
  2. Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;
  3. Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site’s infrastructure;
  4. Use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activity being conducted on the Site;
  5. Use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including, without limitation, browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Site other than the search engine and search agents made available by us on the Site and other than generally available third-party web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer);
  6. Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse-engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site;
  7. Solicit our members and guests to join outside sites or online services or organizations; or
  8. Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ abilities to engage in real time exchanges.

You further agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation:

  1. Accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
  2. Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; or
  3. Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network.

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. In accordance with these Terms of Use, we will investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who are involved in such violations.

11. Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with the following information:

  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  • Identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site that is requested to be removed;
  • Your name, address, and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so that we may contact you if necessary;
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and
  • An electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.

Complete this form to contact our Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Site.

We will remove any content that infringes upon the copyright of any person under the laws of the United States upon receipt of such a statement (or, more specifically, any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)). United States law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Please note that we may notify the individual who submitted the allegedly infringing material, and such person has the right to send us a counter-notification under applicable law and, if valid, the law requires the removed material to be restored. We will not be a party to disputes over alleged copyright infringement.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND SECURITY AND ACCURACY, AS WELL AS ALL WARRANTIES ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT:

  1. THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS;
  2. THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS;
  3. THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR
  4. THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. WE SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

13. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ANOTHER USER RELATED TO, ARISING FROM, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH USE OF THE SITE, YOU RELEASE US FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, AND DAMAGES OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH A DISPUTE.

These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, our liability in such jurisdictions shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

14. No Resale of the Site

Your right to use the Site is personal to you. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or resell the Site, without our express written consent.

15. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold UCB and sanofi-aventis, their parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from any claim, demand, liability, expense, or loss, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of, or in any way connected with your use of or access to the Site or your violation of these Terms of Use.

16. Export Restrictions/Legal Compliance

We control this Site from within the United Sates of America. You may not access, download, use or export the Site or the Content in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws or regulations.

17. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use or the Site, please contact us at Contact Us

These Terms of Use were last updated on October 1, 2007.

Important Safety Information

Do not take XYZAL if you are allergic to XYZAL, cetirizine or ZYRTEC®. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have kidney disease. Children 6 months to 11 years of age with impaired kidney function should not take XYZAL. Patients taking XYZAL should avoid operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle. Taking XYZAL with alcohol or sedatives should be avoided. Take XYZAL at bedtime. Do not increase the dose due to increased risk of sleepiness.

In patients 12 years of age and older, side effects may include sleepiness, tiredness, sore throat and dry mouth. In children 6-12 years of age, side effects may include fever, cough, sleepiness and nose bleeds. In children 1-5 years of age, side effects may include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and ear infections. In children 6 months to 11 months of age, side effects may include diarrhea and constipation.

Indications

XYZAL is a prescription medication used to treat the symptoms of year round allergies, as well as a treatment for chronic hives and rashes of unknown cause (also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria) in patients 6 months of age and older, and symptoms of seasonal allergies in patients 2 years of age and older.

Please see full Prescribing Information.