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Thank you for visiting Allergan website (herein the “Website”). Please read and review this Terms of Use carefully before using the Website. This Terms of Use states the terms and conditions under which you may use the Website and the content, functions and services of the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to comply with this Terms of Use. If you do not accept this Terms of Use, please do not access to or use the Website. We may revise, add or delete contents of this Terms of Use from time to time. The latest version of this Terms of Use will be published on this page.

WEBSITE CONTENT

The Website is set up to share Allergan products information, medical aesthetics knowledge, Allergan online and offline customer events, Allergan news and trends with you.

The purpose of the Website is not to provide medical advice, including not to provide medical advice, instructions or consultations of Allergan products. We cannot reply to your messages that request for medical advice. You should consult qualified healthcare professionals before you make specific medical or treatment decisions.

The Website is only available to local users of at least 18 years old. If you do not reside in this region, please visit the Allergan official website of the country/region where you locate when you need to obtain information about Allergan products and services. If you are under 18 years old, please do not follow or use the Website.

The above region refers to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

CLINIC LOCATOR

The Locator provided by the Website is the basic Internet query service that Allergan and its affiliates (herein “We”) provide to you, whose purpose is to help you search and contact the nearest medical institution relating to Allergan products (the “Locator”).

Allergan does not recommend any of the medical institutions listed thereunder. The Locator does not represent any co-marketing or co-promotion relationship between those medical institutions and us.

The Locator lists medical institutions that purchased Allergan products of specific brand from Allergan’s designated distributors during the past two years. Allergan does not promise or guarantee that those medical institutions listed thereunder are maintaining legitimate operation and valid qualifications when you are using the Locator. We suggest you confirm the operation status of medical institutions via official methods or checking the practicing certificate displayed in their facilities.

The Locator does not cover all the medical institutions that provide medical aesthetics services with valid medical qualifications.

The Locator is made available to you free of charge and we do not charge fees from medical institutions for their inclusion in the Locator.

Results shown under the Locator neither represent the sales volume of Allergan products nor the sales and purchase conditions of medical services regarding to Allergan products provided by the medical institutions under the Locator.

Modification and Termination of Services
We shall be entitled to change, limit or terminate all or part of the Locator services, and revise specific information at any time for any reason.

During your usage of the Locator, in case you find any error or inappropriateness of the information displayed, you may provide your feedbacks to us. We will correct, revise or delete relevant information in due course after verification.

PRIVACY PROTECTION

Allergan’s Privacy Statement is a part of this Terms of Use. Use of the Website indicates your acceptation of the Privacy Statement.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Allergan is the owner of all the intellectual property contained in the Website. The intellectual property of this Website, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets etc., and all the information contents relevant to the Website (including but not limited to texts, images, charts, interface design, layout framework, relevant data or electronic files) are protected under local laws, regulations and relevant international treaties. Allergan enjoys the ownership of the aforementioned intellectual property in accordance with the laws, except for those rights owned by relevant obligees as stipulated in the laws. Without the written consent of Allergan or the relevant obligee, you shall not use, utilize or transfer the above intellectual property or forward the contents and information of this Website in any form, for any commercial or non-commercial purposes, by yourself or by any third party.

WEBSITE ACCESS AND MODIFICATION

We have the right to withdraw or modify the Website and any products, services or information that we provide on the Website. Although we try to keep the Website being accessible at any time, we will not take the responsibility arising out of your failure to access to all or part of the Website for certain reason. In fact, access to this Website may be interrupted due to maintenance, upgrades or other reasons beyond our control. We will try to provide accurate and real-time information. However, transmission of information and data via internet does not have absolute technical reliability. Therefore, we may not guarantee the accuracy and immediacy of all the information on this Website.

DISCLAIMER

By using the Website, you expressly agree to use the Website at your own risk. All content and services on this Website are provided as "as is". Allergan and its officers, directors, managers, members, employees, agents, third-party content providers, designers, contractors, distributors, merchants, sponsors, licensors, etc. (collectively, the "affiliates") do not warrant that the usage of the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free. Nor do Allergan and its affiliates guarantee the accuracy, completeness or immediacy of the content or products or services provided on the Website. Allergan and its affiliates hereby declare that we do not assume any expressed or implied warranties, including but not limited to, warranties pertaining to ownership, merchantability or fitness for particular purposes. Allergan or its affiliates do not provide assurance for any oral consultation or written information.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Unless prohibited by laws, Allergan or its affiliates will not be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from your usage or non-usage of this Website, including but not limited to display error, omission, interruption, deletion or damages, viruses, operation or transmission delay or any performance fault occurs to any information you obtained from the Website.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL DATA

Except for your personal data that we collect based on the relevant Privacy Statement, any messages or materials that you transmit to us through comments, messages and interactions etc. under this Website (such as inquiries, suggestions, advices) are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary data, and we shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such data. We shall be free to use such data, including, but not limited to, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained therein, for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such data.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES

Hypertext links provided by the Website may direct you to content and services published by third parties out of our control. Such hypertext links are only provided to facilitate your access to the Internet. You will be at your own risk and responsible for accessing to and using the third parties’ contents and services.

LINKS TO THE WEBSITE

You are free to establish a hypertext link to this Website so long as the link does not use any trademark or intellectual property of Allergan. Meanwhile, we strictly forbid Allergan to provide recommendation or endorsement for products or services of third parties.

BREACH OF TERMS OF USE

Failure to comply with the terms herein constitutes a material breach of this Terms of Use. Allergan may pursue all of its rights under this Terms of Use and any other rights conferred upon us by the laws and take remedial action. In case of your breach of this Terms of Use, Allergan reserves the right to terminate your access to the Website without notice.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Allergan, its executives, directors, partners, employees, agents, licensors and vendors against any and all claims, litigations, responsibilities and any other damages (including but not limited to reasonable legal and financial fees that arise out of any breach by you of this Terms of Use).

NO WAIVER

Failure of Allergan to adhere to or enforce strict enforcement of this Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any of these terms or any enforcement to perform rights under this Terms of Use, nor shall any action of any company, you or any other party be construed as a modification of this Terms of Use.

SEVERANCE

The provisions of this Terms of Use are severable. If any part or all of these terms and conditions of use is declared invalid, this will not affect the validity of any remaining part of the terms. If any terms of these Terms of Use is declared invalid or non-executable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such term will be restricted or eliminated within the necessary minimum limit, and shall be replaced with valid terms in the most effective way so as to keep the Terms of Use in full force.

GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION

You agree that the local laws and regulations will govern all matters (including dispute or claim) relating to your visit or use of this Website.

Uses:
CoolSculpting® and CoolSculpting® Elite are FDA-cleared for the treatment of visible fat bulges in the submental (under the chin) and submandibular (under the jawline) areas, thigh, abdomen, and flank, along with bra fat, back fat, underneath the buttocks (also known as banana roll), and upper arm. It is also
FDA-cleared to affect the appearance of lax tissue with submental area treatments. CoolSculpting® and CoolSculpting® Elite are not treatments for weight loss.

Important safety information:

During the procedure patients may experience sensations of pulling, tugging, mild pinching, intense cold, tingling, stinging, aching and cramping at the treatment site.13 These sensations subside as the area becomes numb.13

Following the procedure, typical side effects include redness, swelling, blanching, bruising, firmness, tingling, stinging, tenderness, cramping, aching, itching, skin sensitivity and numbness. Numbness can persist for up to several weeks. A sensation of fullness in the back of the throat may occur after submental treatment. The following rare and very rare side effects have the following incidence rates (approximate occurrences per number of treatments): paradoxical hyperplasia (1/3000 [0.033%]); late-onset pain (1/6000 [0.017%]); severe pain (1/6000 [0.017%]); hyperpigmentation (1/11000 [0.009%]); freeze burn (1/15000 [0.006%]); treatment area demarcation (1/20000 [0.005%]); vasovagal symptoms (1/30000 [0.003%]); subcutaneous induration (1/30000 [0.003%]); cold panniculitis (1/60000 [0.002%]) and hernia (1/185000 [0.001%]).13,15 The CoolSculpting® procedure is not for everyone. Patients should not have the CoolSculpting® procedure if they suffer from cryoglobulinaemia, cold agglutinin disease or paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria.13 The CoolSculpting® procedure is not a treatment for obesity.14 CoolSculpting® is not a weight loss procedure and should not replace a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

Please see CoolSculpting®  and CoolSculpting Elite®  Important Safety Information for additional information.

Effect of treatment varies with individuals

References:

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  2. All time International Cycles Summary_040621. Data sourced from Connect Cube database [provided by International Business Excellence]. May 2021.
  3. Manstein D et al. Lasers Surg Med 2008; 40: 595-604
  4. Zelickson B, et al. Derm Surg 2009; 35:1462-70
  5. Allergan Inc. Unpublished Data. CoolSculpting® Publications. INT-CSC-2050471. December 2020.
  6. Sasaki GH, et al. Aesthet Surg J 2014; 34:420–31
  7. Allergan. Unpublished data. INT-CSC-2050028. CoolSculpting® clinical “Fit and Function” study to test the V003 wells. February 2020.
  8. Allergan. Unpublished data. INT-CSC-2050288. Applicator cooling and distribution dye test. August 2020.EN-A.
  9. Allergan. CoolSculpting® system (CoolSculpting® ELITE) user manual. CS-UM-CM3-04-EN-A. 2020.
  10. Manstein D et al. Lasers Surg Med 2008; 40: 595-604
  11. Avram MM and Harry RS. Lasers Surg Med 2009; 41:703-8
  12. Krueger N, et al. Clin Cosmet Investig Derm 2014; 7:201-25
  13. Allergan, CoolSculpting® System User Manual. BRZ-101-TUM-EN6-K
  14. FDA 510(K) Summary Document. Available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf19/K193566.pdf [Accessed November 2021].
  15. Allergan Inc. US CoolSculpting® Important Safety Information. November 2021. Available at: https://www.coolsculpting.com/pdfs/CSC125713-v3-CoolSculpting-Important- Safety-Information.pdf [Accessed November 2021]