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Terms of Use
(Updated January 2009)
The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (“we” or "THCN") operates an Internet-based
health information and communication service (the “Service”) including all
text, content, information, and data (collectively the "Content") available on
this web site and on any web site created through the Service (collectively,
the "Site") and provides users with access to the Site subject to the terms and
conditions of these Terms of Use (the “Agreement”).
By accessing the Site and/or registering with us, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement and you consent to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the
right to update or modify this Agreement at any time, and without prior notice
to you. Your use of the Site following such modification or update constitutes
your acceptance to be bound by the Agreement as changed or modified. We
encourage you to regularly read through and review the Agreement.
1. User License. We hereby grant you, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the right to view and use this Site. You may
download and/or print a copy of the Content for your personal and
non-commercial use only (the "Permitted Uses") provided the Content is not
modified in any way and all copyright and other proprietary notices are kept
intact. You agree to use the Content lawfully and only for the Permitted Uses.
No other use of the Content is permitted. Permission to reprint or
electronically reproduce any document or graphic in whole or in part for any
other purpose is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained
from the respective copyright holder(s). Furthermore, you may not sell, resell,
modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, frame or create derivative
works of or otherwise exploit for any commercial purpose the Site or any
portion thereof, other than your Member Content (as defined below), without our
prior written consent in each instance. By completing the registration process
on the Site, you establish an account with us (an “Account”) and you represent
that the information you provide in the registration process is accurate and
current.
2. Privacy. We respect your personal privacy. Our Privacy Policy is
available on this Site, and by accessing the Site, you are agreeing to be bound
by the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into
this Agreement in its entirety.
3. Health Information Disclaimer. The Content on this Site is presented
in a summary fashion, and is intended to be used for educational and
entertainment purposes only. The Content is not intended to be and should not
be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific treatment plan, product,
course of action or medical or healthcare provider. Your use of this Site does
not create a doctor / patient relationship. THE SITE DOES NOT OFFER MEDICAL
ADVICE AND NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE CONTENT IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. You should not use the
Site to diagnose a health or fitness problem or disease. Use of the Site does
not replace medical consultations with a qualified health or medical
professional to meet the health and medical needs of you or any other party. We
disclaim all responsibility for the professional qualifications and licensing
of, and services provided by, any physician or other health provider referred
to on this Site and/or any Third Party Site (as defined below). Never disregard
the medical advice of a physician or health professional, or delay in seeking
such advice, because of something you read on this Site. Although we strive to
ensure that the information we provide on this Site is correct, we cannot
guarantee that it is always accurate and up-to-date. We offer this Site “AS IS”
and without any warranties.
4. Ownership of Content and License to Member Content. You acknowledge
that all the Content provided on this Site, other than the Content that you
post, is provided either by THCN or by its licensors, third party authors,
developers, vendors and members (collectively, “Third Party Providers”) and the
underlying intellectual property rights are owned by THCN and/or its Third
Party Providers. Elements of the Site are protected by copyright, trade dress
and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. All
product names, company names, marks, logos, and symbols may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.
We do not claim a copyright in the text, files, images, photos, works of
authorship or other materials that you post on the Site, either as the host or
a visitor (collectively “Member Content”). After posting Member Content to the
Site, you shall continue to retain ownership of such Member Content. You are
responsible for all Member Content that is posted through your Account to the
Site, and you represent that (i) you own any Member Content posted through your
Account on the Site or otherwise have the right to post such Member Content and
grant the license set forth in this section, (ii) you have obtained the consent
of any individual or such individual’s legal guardian before posting any
information about such individual, and (iii) the posting of such Member Content
by you on the Site does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights,
copyrights, contract rights or other rights of any person. You agree to pay for
all royalties, fees, and any other amounts due to any person by reason of any
Member Content posted through your Account to the Site. By posting Member
Content to the Site, you thereby grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide,
fully paid up and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify,
publicly display, transmit, and sublicense, such Member Content. Without this
limited license, we would not be able to include Member Content in the Site.
This license is non-exclusive.
5. Usage Rules. As a condition of your use of the Site, you agree that
you will not use the Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by
this Agreement. We reserve the right to deny you access to any and all parts of
this Site for any reason, and at our sole discretion. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
THIRTEEN ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SUBMIT ANY MEMBER CONTENT. We do not assume any
responsibility to monitor the Member Content on this Site for accuracy or
unacceptable use, nor will any Member Content be authenticated or endorsed by
us. We encourage you to report offensive or illegal content by using the Report
Abuse link on the Site and we reserve the right to block transmission of, and
or remove any Member Content that you post to the Site, at any time, for any
reason, and without prior notice to you. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, you expressly acknowledge and agree that the following rules shall
apply to your use of the Site:
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You are responsible for any Content posted to the Site through your Account.
The Member Content that you post to the Site is not confidential. You may not
impersonate another person
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You may not post or transmit any Member Content which is illegal, libelous or
defamatory. You may not post or transmit any Member Content which discloses
private or personal matters concerning any person other than yourself without
the consent of such person or his or her legal guardian. You may not post or
transmit any Member Content which is indecent, obscene or pornographic.
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You may not post or transmit any message, data, image or program that would
violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text,
images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary
information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.
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You may not post or transmit any file which contains viruses, worms, Trojan
horses or any other contaminating or destructive features.
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You may not post or transmit any Member Content which is harmful, threatening,
abusive or hateful. It is not our intent to discourage users from taking
controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views;
however, we reserve the right to take such action as we deem appropriate in
cases where the Member Content is being used to disseminate statements which
are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful. However, we are not obligated
to take any action.
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You may not post or transmit spam, petitions for signatures, chain letters or
letters relating to pyramid schemes. You may not post or transmit any
advertising, promotional materials or any other solicitation of other users to
use goods or services.
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You may not use any robot, spider or other automated means to access this Site
or the Services for any reason without our prior written consent, except that
you may use Standard for Robot Exclusion-compliant robots, provided that, prior
to indexing or downloading any pages, such robots immediately visit
http://www.healthcentral.com/robots.txt when connecting to the Site. You
acknowledge that http://www.healthcentral.com/robots.txt is the only method
that robots are authorized to access the Site or the Services. If you violate
this provision, we may, among other things, terminate your access to the Site,
delete your Account, remove your Member Content from the Site and prevent any
further access by you to the Site, your Account or your Member Content.
6. Review of Postings & Uploads. We assume no responsibility for
monitoring Member Content. We do not and cannot review all Member Content
posted or uploaded to the Site and are not responsible for such Member Content,
regardless of whether at any time we choose in our sole discretion, to monitor
or remove Member Content on the Site.
7. Trademarks. HEALTHCENTRAL®, HEALTHSQUARE®, HEALTHSCOUT®, FOODFIT®,
FOODFIT.COM®, HEALTHCENTRALRX®, DRDREW.COM®, MDCHOICE®, DR.KOOP.COM® and DRUG
CHECKER® are registered trademarks of THCN and its subsidiaries. All of the
trademarks, service marks, and logos displayed on this Site (the "Trademarks")
are registered and unregistered trademarks of THCN, its affiliates, or third
parties. Nothing in this Site should be construed as granting, by implication,
estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right in and to the Trademarks without
our express written permission or the express written permission of the
applicable third party. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, any use
of the Trademarks is expressly prohibited.
8. Procedures for Claimed Copyright Infringement. We respect the
intellectual property rights of others, and ask that you do the same. If you
believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please
provide the following information to our agent: (a) an electronic or physical
signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; (b)
a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) a
description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the
Site; (d) your address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a statement
that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by
the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and(f) a statement made by you,
under the penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is
accurate and that you are the copyright owner or duly authorized to act on the
copyright owner’s behalf. Our agent may be contacted as follows:
The HealthCentral Network, Inc.
2300 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Attn: General Counsel
Tel: 703-302-1040
9. Linking and Framing
. The Site may contain links to or advertisements for web sites operated by
other parties (the "Third Party Sites"). The links to and advertisements
concerning Third Party Sites are provided for your convenience only. We do not
control such Third Party Sites and we are not responsible for the content and
performance of these Third Party Sites or for your transactions with them. Our
inclusion of links to or advertisements for such Third Party Sites does not
imply any endorsement of the material, products or services on such Third Party
Sites or any association with their operators.
Without a written agreement with us to the contrary, you must obey the following
rules for linking to the Site or any pages within the Site:
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All links must be text-only links.
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The link’s appearance, position or other characteristics must not damage or
dilute the goodwill associated with our reputation or trademarks.
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The link’s appearance, position or other characteristics must not create the
false impression that we sponsor, endorse or are associated with any other
entity, product or service.
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The link must display the Site on the full-screen and not within a “frame.”
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We reserve the right to revoke our consent to any link at any time; in which
case, you agree to remove your links to the Site.
10. Disclaimers.
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Geographic Disclaimer. The Site is administered by THCN from Arlington,
Virginia and is intended for users who are U.S. residents. Access to the Site
and the Content may not be legal for some persons or in some countries outside
the United States. If you elect to access and use the Site and Content from
outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are solely
responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." WE
MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENT ABOUT THE SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE OF
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SERVICE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE
TIMELINESS, VALIDITY, COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT. WE DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON AND/OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH
THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS SITE. ALTHOUGH
WE MAY UPDATE THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE FROM TIME TO TIME, PLEASE NOTE THAT
MEDICAL INFORMATION CHANGES RAPIDLY. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE INFORMATION MAY BE
OUT OF DATE AND/OR MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT
THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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We take no responsibility for Member Content or third party advertisements that
are posted on the Site, nor do we take any responsibility for the goods or
services provided by our advertisers.
11. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless
THCN, its officers, directors, employees, agents, information providers,
partners, advertisers and suppliers (the "THCN Parties") from and against all
losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorney's fees,
resulting from (a) provision of Member Content by you, or (b) your use of the
Content or Site; and/or (c) your breach of the terms of this Agreement,
(including infringement of third parties' worldwide intellectual property
rights or negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing
the Site using your Account.
12. Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability. YOU AGREE THAT NONE OF
THE THCN PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY
OR INDEMNITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND
FOREVER WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE THCN PARTIES
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS BASED UPON THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE
THCN PARTIES) FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES YOU SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF
THE SITE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE THCN
PARTIES, IF ANY, FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY THE
USER TO THCN FOR THE PARTICULAR INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED. IN NO EVENT
SHALL ANY OF THE THCN PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES OTHER
THAN THE AMOUNT REFERRED TO ABOVE.
NONE OF THE THCN PARTIES WILL BE LIABLE OR HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY KIND
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT YOU INCUR IN THE EVENT OF ANY FAILURE OR
INTERRUPTION OF THIS SITE, OR RESULTING FROM THE ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY OTHER
PARTY INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS SITE OR THE DATA CONTAINED THEREIN AVAILABLE TO
YOU.
IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU, FOR ANY REASON, THAN
UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE THCN PARTIES SHALL
NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE.
13. Third Party Rights. The provisions of paragraphs 11
(Indemnification) and 12 (Waiver, Release and Limitation of Liability) are for
the benefit of the THCN Parties. Each of the THCN Parties shall have the right
to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
14. User Representations. You represent and warrant that you are at
least 13 years of age and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter
into this Agreement and to use the Site in accordance with this Agreement. You
agree to be financially responsible for your use of the Site (as well as for
use of your Account by others (whether authorized or unauthorized), including
use by any minors living with you) and to comply with your responsibilities and
obligations as stated in this Agreement.
15. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regarding
provisions relating to conflicts of law. You agree that any legal action or
proceeding between THCN and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or
the parties' obligations under this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in a
court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Arlington County, Virginia, United
States, and by accessing the Site you consent to the personal jurisdiction of
any state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Any cause
of action or claim you may have with respect to the Site and/or this Agreement
must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action
arises. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between THCN and you
with respect to your access and use of the Site. Any failure by us to insist
upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not
be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of
conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any
provision of this Agreement.
16. Termination, Assignment. We may terminate your Account at any time
without notice to you. We may assign our rights and duties under this Agreement
to any party at any time without notice to you. You may not assign this
Agreement to anyone else.
17. Notice. We may deliver notice to you under this Agreement by means of
electronic mail, a general notice on the Site, or by written communication
delivered by first class U.S. mail to your address on record in your Account
information, if any. You may give notice to us at any time by letter delivered
by first class postage prepaid U.S. mail or overnight courier to the following
address:
The HealthCentral Network, Inc.
2300 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
Attn: General Counsel
18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in
the event any provision hereof is determined to be invalid or unenforceable,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions.
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