1. Acceptance of terms
By accessing or using the Nordic Thoracic Oncology Group (NTOG) website, you agree to these terms of service. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use the website.
2. Purpose of the website
The NTOG website provides information about Nordic thoracic oncology collaboration, research, education, meetings, clinical resource pages, protocol harmonisation, and related professional activities.
The website is intended for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, patient organisations, and members of the public seeking information about NTOG and Nordic lung cancer collaboration.
3. Medical and clinical disclaimer
Important: Content on this website is provided for information, education, research collaboration, and quality improvement. It is not medical advice and is not a substitute for national guidelines, local protocols, clinical judgment, validated clinical decision support systems, or multidisciplinary team decisions.
Clinical decisions must be made by qualified healthcare professionals using appropriate local systems, validated tools, and patient-specific clinical information.
4. Educational tools and checklists
The website may include browser-based educational tools, checklists, or calculators, such as an MDT checklist or future nodule and screening educational tools. These resources are intended for teaching, structured preparation, research discussion, or local adaptation.
Such tools do not diagnose disease, recommend treatment, replace MDT review, or create formal clinical documentation. Users are responsible for verifying any generated summary or output before using it in a clinical setting.
Do not enter identifiable patient information into website tools unless use has been approved by your local institution and complies with applicable privacy, information security, and data protection rules.
5. No doctor-patient relationship
Use of this website does not create a doctor-patient relationship, research collaboration agreement, consultancy relationship, or formal professional obligation between NTOG and any website visitor.
6. Accuracy and updates
NTOG aims to keep website content accurate and up to date. However, research evidence, guidelines, regulatory requirements, and clinical practice change over time. NTOG does not guarantee that all information is complete, current, or applicable to a specific clinical situation.
Users should check original sources, national guideline bodies, journal publications, and local policies before relying on any information.
7. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, website text, page structure, graphics, and original NTOG materials are provided by or for NTOG. They may not be copied, republished, or redistributed in a misleading way or in a way that suggests NTOG endorsement without permission.
External guidelines, models, publications, calculators, images, logos, and third-party resources remain the property of their respective owners. Links and citations are provided for reference.
8. Permitted use
You may use the website for lawful informational, educational, scientific, and professional purposes. You must not use the website to upload malicious code, interfere with site operation, misrepresent NTOG content, or violate applicable law.
9. External links
The website contains links to external websites, including scientific journals, registry resources, national guideline bodies, conference sites, educational programmes, LinkedIn, and other professional resources. NTOG is not responsible for the content, availability, accuracy, privacy practices, or terms of use of external websites.
10. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NTOG is not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, clinical, professional, or other damages arising from use of the website, inability to use the website, reliance on website content, or use of linked external resources.
11. Privacy
Use of the website is also governed by the NTOG privacy policy.
12. Changes to these terms
NTOG may update these terms when website content, tools, collaborations, or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
13. Contact
Questions about these terms can be directed to the NTOG Chair, Secretary, or Web Editor through the NTOG Steering Committee page.