Medicine.org Terms and Conditions of Use
The following rules govern the posting of content on Medicine.org and the conduct of all users of this site. If you see activity on Medicine.org that does not comply with these rules, please let us know using the feedback form.
Please read the following Terms and Conditions carefully before using Medicine.org. By using this site, you signify your assent to all of these Terms and Conditions. If you don't agree to the terms contained in this Agreement, please exit the site.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The terms 'You', 'Yours', and 'User' refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing this Web site for any reason.
By using Medicine.org (the "Site," "Service Provider" or "Web site"), you warrant that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in this legal notice. Medicine.org reserves the right to alter, modify, or otherwise update these terms at any time, and you agree to be bound by such alterations, modifications, or updates. Your continued usage of the Medicine.org Web site means that you accept those changes.
INFORMATION ON THIS SITE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIAGNOSIS
If you are experiencing symptoms that may indicate a serious medical condition or a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.
All information and other materials found on the Medicine.org Site ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or other qualified health care provider for medical advice related to your specific health condition or concern.
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. Medicine.org does not recommend or endorse any specific medications, procedures, tests, physicians, products, service providers or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Your use of any information provided on the Medicine.org site by employees, editors, contributors, visitors and others is solely at your own risk.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
The content available on Medicine.org is not intended for children under the age of 13. Some information and discussions related to certain medical conditions may be explicit in nature and are not suitable for children. If you are under 13 or find these materials offensive, please do not use the Site.
PASSWORD AND SECURITY
By registering, you certify that you are at least 13 years of age or older, that the information you provide on the registration form is accurate and belongs to you. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and password. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your registration or password. Disclosing or sharing your password with any third parties or using your password for any unauthorized purpose is prohibited
The following rules apply to all users of the site in any capacity. By using the Web site or submitting any information (email, content submission, forum posting, etc.) to Medicine.org, you agree to use the Medicine.org site for lawful purposes only.
You agree that the following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions, and therefore,
You will not:
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Engage in any activity or post any materials that are illegal, harmful, abusive, harassing, threatening, defamatory, slanderous, profane, offensive, invasive of another's privacy or otherwise objectionable.
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Misrepresent information about yourself, including your identity, contact details, education, qualifications, affiliations or similar. This includes, but is not limited to, impersonating another person, falsely claiming credentials or training, allowing any other person to use your identification and accessing unauthorized data, accounts or areas of the site.
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Post material that infringes or violates the intellectual property, copyright, privacy or other rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to Medicine.org, you agree that such submissions are non-confidential for all purposes and do not infringe or violate any rights of any party.
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Transmit or post any material that contains software viruses or any other harmful code or component that may limit or damage the functionality of any software or hardware or other equipment.
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Take any action that may impair the functionality of the Web site, including using any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working or normal activity of this Web Site.
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Delete or revise any material posted by any other person or entity, unless you have been granted the administrative permission and authority from Medicine.org to do so.
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Post or transmit advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, unsolicited business/sales offers or "spam" (repeatedly posting the same item).
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Collect information about others, including contact information, without their consent.
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Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits another person from comfortably using the Site, or activity that, in the sole judgment of Medicine.org, is detrimental to the Site or its users. This includes, but is not limited to, transmitting disruptive or inflammatory comments and/or repeatedly making posts unrelated to the topic of a forum or section.
- Violate any part of these Terms and Conditions, including instructions given elsewhere on the Web site.
Medicine.org reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following at its sole discretion:
- Monitor, edit, or remove any item(s) posted on the Medicine.org Site, regardless of whether such posts violate these terms.
- Deny service and terminate the account of any individual that is in violation of these Terms.
- Keep a record of postings to the site and email communications to Medicine.org.
Medicine.org has no liability or responsibility to users of the Site or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
CONTENT POSTED TO MEDICINE.ORG
Medicine.org accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. This information is contributed by third parties and is not the responsibility of Medicine.org, its officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor does it reflect the opinions of same.
Medicine.org does not monitor all submissions to the site. Individual users are solely responsible for the information they post to this site, the consequences of posting those materials, and their use of any materials found on Medicine.org. Material found on this Web Site is posted by individuals for informational purposes only and is not verified for medical accuracy.
Medicine.org disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by Medicine.org or any third party. This disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall Medicine.org be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
By posting material to Medicine.org, the posting party warrants and represents that they own the copyright to such material or have the legal permission to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. In addition, the posting party grants Medicine.org the non-exclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such information or other material. Medicine.org considers this information non-confidential and non-proprietary.
Medicine.org provides a mechanism for users to provide reviews of products for public viewing and comment. These reviews are solely the opinion of the individual poster(s), and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Medicine.org, its management or staff. Medicine.org does not guarantee the accuracy of product reviews or make any claim as to the quality or suitability of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you as a result of this service.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION
You agree to act in accordance with the intellectual property laws of the United States and to indemnify and hold harmless Medicine.org, its parent company, partners, employees and any related party for any loss damage or cost incurred in relation to such breach caused by user's posting(s).
REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS
Medicine.org is a community site designed to enable users to post and share health-related information. We are unable to individually review all submissions that are posted to the site, and depend upon users to abide by our terms regarding copyrighted materials. If you believe any content or other materials on this site infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials from this Web site by contacting Medicine.org through our Feedback Form and submit the following information:
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For the original copyrighted work you believe has been infringed:
Please provide the title of the work, creator's name, publication date, copyright holder's information and, if possible, the online location (URL) of an authorized version of the work. -
For the content on Medicine.org that you believe violates the copyright of this work:Please describe the item and detail why you feel it violates the copyright listed in item 1. Provide the online location (URL) where the material can be found on Medicine.org.
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Your full name and e-mail address.
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A statement detailing your complaint, which must include one of the following legal statements:
- "I swear and affirm that I own the copyright to this work, and all information provided in this communication is accurate."
- "I swear and affirm that I am legally authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf, and all information provided in this communication is accurate."
- In the Subject Field of the Feedback Form, type: "Copyright Infringement Report"
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Medicine.org contains information and links to third-party Web sites. We provide access to these links solely to assist you in locating Internet resources that may be of interest to you. Medicine.org is in no way responsible for the content of any third-party sites or any link contained therein, and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party Web sites. If you decide to access third-party sites linked from this site, you do so at your own risk.
A link to a third-party site does not imply or warrant an endorsement by Medicine.org.
PROVIDER DIRECTORY
In an effort to help users find health services providers, Medicine.org maintains a "Provider Directory" database. Medicine.org receives no payment for this service and does not warranty, certify or endorse any representations or claims regarding the experience, competence, qualifications or suitability of a Provider to provide health-related or other services. Information contained within this database is submitted by third parties, and Medicine.org makes no warranty that: (a) The information contained is accurate and error-free; (b) The Providers and/or Services will meet your requirements; and (c) The results of this service will be complete or error-free. This information is provided as-is with no guarantee as to its accuracy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO MEDICINE.ORG
The personal information you submit to Medicine.org is governed by the Medicine.org Privacy Policy. In the case of an inconsistency between this Agreement and the Medicine.org Privacy Policy, this Agreement shall govern.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY STATEMENT
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not permitted to register at this site, and must only access information with permission and supervision of a parent or guardian. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of thirteen, we will delete such information from our records. Because we do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen, we also do not knowingly distribute such information to third parties.
EDITING AND DELETIONS
Medicine.org reserves the right, but is under no obligation, to review, edit, move, or delete any material provided for display or placed on the Service or its bulletin boards (Forums), at its sole discretion and without notice.
RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
This Agreement is not intended to nor shall it constitute, create, give rise to, or otherwise recognize a joint venture, partnership or formal business arrangement of any kind, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be only those expressly set forth.
DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE OR IN ANY REFERENCED LINKS. MEDICINE.ORG DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL MEDICINE.ORG, ITS PARTNERS OR STAFF BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE.
MEDICINE.ORG HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT IS THE BASIS FOR THIS WEB SITE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
MEDICINE.ORG DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS WEB SITE. CONTENT IS POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES AND IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR NFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT VERIFIED FOR MEDICAL ACCURACY. USE OF THIS INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
MEDICINE.ORG DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE INFORMATION ON OUR SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Medicine.org may modify or discontinue the entire Web site or any part, including any associated service (temporarily or permanently) at its sole discretion.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Medicine.org, its parent company, subsidiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions, damages, or demands (including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees) alleging or resulting from your violation of these legal notices, your use of this site or site-related services, or your violation of any rights of another. Such indemnity includes but is not limited to claims in respect of the infringement of intellectual property rights. Your use of this site and the information contained within is at your own risk.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms shall not be affected. The Agreement shall be interpreted as if the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included, and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable, valid and enforceable provision that comes closest to the intent of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
JURISDICTION
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of the State of Florida shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute, which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions and/or use of the Medicine.org site.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement (Terms and Conditions) and the Privacy Statement are maintained on the Medicine.org Web site and constitute the entire understanding of the parties. These agreements supersede all prior or contemporaneous written and oral agreements, representations or negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof.
CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT
These Terms & Conditions and the Privacy Statement may be changed or modified at any time by Medicine.org at its sole discretion. These documents are maintained on the Medicine.org Web site and may be reviewed by users at any time. We encourage users to visit this page from time to time for any updates made to this Agreement.
page last updated: 09-06-2006
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