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Terms and Conditions

Your use of HealthOnTheWeb.com (the “Website”) is governed by this legal agreement.  Please read these Terms and Conditions (the “Agreement”) carefully before using this Website.  By accessing or using the Website you agree to be bound by the Agreement.  If you disagree with any part of the Agreement then you may not access the Website.  You represent that you are over the age of 18.  HOTW does not permit those under 18 to use the Website. The terms “we” or “our” refer to HOTW, the owner of HealthOnTheWeb.com.  The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of the Website, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.
Your access to and use of the Website is also conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of HOTW.  Our Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information when you use the Website and tells you about your privacy rights.

IMPORTANT:  Notice regarding use of medical information
This website does not provide medical advice, and the information on this website does not take the place of advice from a healthcare professional.  Consult your physician or other healthcare practitioner about any questions or concerns you may have involving a medical condition.  For a medical emergency contact your local emergency service (in the U.S. dial 911).  In particular, you are specifically cautioned against relying on the Website to diagnose a medical condition or to start, stop or change your medications or other medical treatment.  The information on this website is intended to be educational and to help prepare you for discussion with your healthcare practitioner.  This website does not represent that any specific medical product or treatment is safe or appropriate for you.  Use of this website is solely at your own risk.

IMPORTANT:  Notice regarding use of legal information
This website does not provide legal advice, and the information on this website does not take the place of advice from a legal professional.  Consult your attorney or other legal advisor about any questions or concerns you may have involving a legal issue.  The information on this website is intended to be educational and to help prepare you for discussion with your legal practitioner.  This website does not represent that any specific legal form, document or approach is appropriate for you.  Use of this website is solely at your own risk.

1. Acceptance of Agreement

You agree to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms and Conditions  Agreement (“Agreement”) regarding the Website.  This Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings regarding the Website, its content, and any products or services provided by or through the Website.  This Agreement may be amended at any time by us without specific notice to you.  The latest Agreement will be posted on the Website, and you should review this Agreement before using the Website.

2. Copyright and Service Marks

The content, organization, graphics, design and other specifics related to the Website are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and intellectual property and other rights.  Website content includes work that is copyrighted by third parties.  You do not acquire rights to any content or images accessed through the Website.  HealthOnTheWeb.com,  its logo and its service marks are the property of HOTW.  Other product and company names referenced on the Website are trademarks of their respective owners.  Nothing in this Agreement gives you the right to use any trademark, service mark or logo that appear on the Website.

3. Limited License; Permitted Uses

You are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to access and use the Website strictly in accordance with this Agreement. We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason., including without limitation if you breach this Agreement.

4. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

Your license to access and use the Website and any information and materials (together, “Content and Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use:  You may not (a) create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials from the Website; (b) use any Content and Materials from the Website in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, or proprietary or property right of HOTW or any third parties; (c) remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of use contained in the Website; (d) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any Website software or use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the Website architecture; and (e) use any automatic process to harvest information from the Website.

5. Errors, Corrections and Changes

HealthOnTheWeb.com does not represent or warrant that information obtained on or through the Website will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable.  We may make changes to any aspect of the Website at any time.  We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any content or links included on the Website.

6. Third Party Content

Content by third parties is included on the Website along with links to third party websites and content.  We are not responsible for  and assume no liability for any mistakes, incorrect statements, defamation, omissions,  or obscenity in the statements, opinions, representations or other third party content on the Website.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold HOTW and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, advertisers, and third party suppliers of information harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorney fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Website.

8. Disclaimer

The information and content from or through the Website are provided “as-is,” “as available,” with “all faults,” and all warranties, express or implied, are disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimer of any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose).  The information and services may contain bugs, errors, problems or other limitations.  We and our affiliates have no liability for your use of any information or service.  In particular, but not as a limitation, we and our affiliates are not liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, personal injury, or litigation), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise.  All responsibility or liability for any damages caused by viruses is disclaimed.  No advice or information obtained by you from us through the Website or otherwise shall create any warranty, representation or guarantee not expressly stated in this Agreement.

9. Limitation of Liability

We shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability or damage of any kind resulting in any way from (a) any errors in or omissions from the Website or any services or products obtained through the Website, (b) the unavailability or interruption of the Website or any of its features, (c) your use of the Website, (d) the content contained on the Website, or (e) any delay or failure in performance beyond the control of HOTW and its affiliates.

10. Links to Other Websites

The Website contains links to other websites.  We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites.  Our inclusion of a linked website on the Website does not imply endorsement of the linked website by us.  If you leave our Website and access a third-party site, you do so at your own risk.

11. Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use or the Website and the Content and Materials it provides.

12. Disputes Resolution

If you have any concern or dispute about the Website, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting HOTW.

13. Governing Law

The laws of the State of Pennsylvania shall govern the validity, construction, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement.

14. Miscellaneous

In the event of an acquisition, sale or merger, this Agreement and all incorporated agreements and your information may be automatically assigned by HOTW in our sole discretion to a third party.  Should any part of this Agreement be  held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistently with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.  To the extent that anything in or associated with the Website is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence.  Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.  Our rights under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.Th