Legal Disclaimer/Terms of Use
Last updated April 14, 2009.
Please read the following carefully. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and agree to the following terms and conditions regarding the information contained in, and the use of, this website.
Agreement:
By accessing this web site you agree to the terms and conditions herein which will take effect on your first use of the website and that it will apply to all persons accessing this website from your computer. You agree that you are obligated to review these terms and conditions on a regular basis for any changes and that you agree to be bound by those changes. Medpie.com LLC has the right to amend the terms and conditions herein at any time without notice to you by making changes as posted on the site.
No Medical or Other Advice:
The information contained on this website is general in nature and should not substitute for , or be used instead of, a clinical or therapeutic relationship with a health care professional who is fully familiar with the specifics of your case. The information on this site may assist you in your personal, general research but none of it constitutes the practice of medicine or any other health care profession. Any reliance on any information provided by the website personnel, others appearing on the site at the invitation of the website and/or other visitors to the site is solely at the user’s risk. Any opinions, information, and/or content on THE SITE, or attributed to MedPie.com, any individual author, or any end user on the site: SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT be used or relied upon as complete, timely, current, up-to-date, or error-free; SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT be used or relied upon for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, personal or individual medical advice, policy advice, financial or investment advice, or for use in or in connection with any legal proceeding. E-mail correspondence with Medpie.com LLC or any of its physicians, will not, create a physician/patient relationship between us or cause Medpie.com LLC to create or retain any medical records about you, monitor your care, or communicate with your own health care provider. NOTHING contained in this site constitutes medical, financial, investment, legal and/or other professional advice. NO PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP of any kind is created between you and MedPie.com, any individual author, or end user. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding your medical care. If you suspect that you may have a medical condition, or are seeking medical advice or treatment, we recommend that you consult a qualified health professional as soon as possible. The use of THE SITE SHOULD NOT AND MAY NOT substitute for the evaluation by and advice of a medical provider licensed in your locale.
Medical Information:
The products, and the claims made about specific products, on or through this site have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not approved to diagnose, treat or prevent disease.
No Warranties:
Medpie.com LLC makes no representation, warranty or guarantee concerning errors, omissions, delays, defects in, or the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or usefulness of, the information supplied to users on this site or the Internet generally, or that its files are free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that include or manifest contaminating or destructive characteristics.
Disclaimer of Liability:
Medpie.com LLC and its directors, officers, employees, and affiliates do not warrant the content of this website and specifically disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all warranties, express or implied, of any kind of nature whatsoever, furthermore, Medpie.com LLC will not be liable to you for any damages, claims, demands or causes of action, direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive, as a result of your use of this website or any information you obtain from it.
Transmitting and Posting Information:
You should be aware of the general risks of transmitting information over the internet, which may not use encryption. You should therefore not share any personal medical information which you would wish to be held confidential in a physician/patient or similar clinical relationship. END USERS should consider comments for posting carefully, as posted comments will not be private. MedPie.com and its authorized agents have the unlimited, perpetual right to publish, reproduce, reuse, copy, distribute, display, edit, modify or adapt the content contained therein. MedPie.com requires that end users accept full responsibility for the content that they post. Posting content that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, abusive, unlawful, and/or under conditions of impersonation or false representation, and/or containing viruses or code that disrupts, damages, limits, or impairs the functioning of any computer software or hardware is prohibited. MedPie.com and its authorized agents have the right to remove any published content or posted comments that does not comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable. You agree to indemnify and hold MedPie.com, its authorized agents and contributors, harmless from any claim or demand, including attorneys’ fees, made by any third party as a result of (1) any content posted or made available by you on THE SITE, (2) any violation of law that occurs by you through THE SITE, and/or (3) anything you do using THE SITE and/or the Information contained therein.
Link Disclaimer:
Links to third party websites on this site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links you will leave this site. Medpie.com LLC has not reviewed any of these third party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Medpie.com LLC does not guarantee, warranty, sponsor, endorse, recommend, or make any representation about the products, services, advice, information, or content contained in third party web sites. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this site, you do so entirely at your own risk.
Intellectual Property Laws:
This website, including, without limitation, any logos, images and information contained herein, are the property of Medpie.com LLC and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. By using this site, you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, print, or circulate any of the contents of this web site to anyone without the express, prior written consent of Medpie.com LLC.
Jurisdiction:
Use of this website shall be deemed to have occurred in the State of New York. The terms of this disclaimer, notice and agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with New York law.
Countries:
This website and its contents are intended for use by the U.S. residents only. Nothing contained on the website should be construed as solicitation or promotion for any product or for the use of any product in a way which is not authorized by the country in which the reader is physically located. This website provides information about products or uses that may not be available in particular countries. Trademarks used for certain products may differ in specific countries. Some of the products mentioned may in certain countries be approved or cleared by regulatory authorities for sale or use with different indications, dosages, and restrictions.
Users:
THE SITE is intended for persons eighteen (18) years or older. Persons under the age of eighteen (18) should access, use and/or browse THE SITE only with the direct supervision of an authorized parent or guardian.
The Author’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such right or provision.
Privacy Policy: Individuals who submit unsolicited health information via email may expect their information to be kept confidential except in the event of projected danger to self or others. NO HEALTH INFORMATION IS SOLICITED. NO PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS as part of the use of this site or email communications. Individuals who submit health information via user-generated content (comments) may expect their health information to be published as comments but may email a request to the author or editor to remove the comment. Email adresses will be kept for the sole use of medpie.com communications, and will not be otherwise sold or distributed.