TERMS OF USE
Your use of this World Wide Web site (the "Web Site") is subject to the following terms and conditions of use and privacy policy (the "Terms"). You agree to the Terms by accessing this Web Site or accepting the information from this Web Site. HEALTHPOINT, Ltd. ("HEALTHPOINT") reserves the right in its sole discretion to change the Terms at any time for any reason without notifying anyone. Your continued use of this Web Site after any changes in the Terms shall constitute your acceptance to be bound by any such changes.
Intended for US Use Only.
This Web Site is only intended for use by clinical professionals (Professional Pages) and patients (Non-Professional Pages) in the United States. All content was created to comply with the laws, regulatory requirements, and medical practices of the United States and may not be appropriate outside of the United States.
No Medical or Treatment Advice
This Web Site and its content do NOT constitute medical advice, any recommendation regarding medical treatment, or a physician-patient relationship between users of the Web Site and Healthpoint. The content of this Web Site is also not intended to supersede or replace independent clinical judgment and/or institutional or organizational treatment protocols. In all cases, actual treatment advice should be sought from, and treatment decisions made by, qualified medical professionals.
Copyright and Trademark Information/Restrictions on Use of Web Site
This Web Site and all of the Content it contains, or may in the future contain, is the property of HEALTHPOINT, its affiliates and licensors and is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by US copyright law, international conventions, and other copyright laws. You may download content only for your personal use for non-commercial purposes, but no modifications or further reproduction of the content is permitted without the express prior written consent of HEALTHPOINT.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Web Site, are registered and unregistered Trademarks of HEALTHPOINT, its affiliates, its licensors, and others. Nothing contained on the Web Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right to use any Trademark or copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site without the express written consent of HEALTHPOINT or such third party that may own the Trademarks or copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks or copyrightable material displayed on the Web Site, or any other Content on the Web Site, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that HEALTHPOINT will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.
Authorization
Requests for permission to reproduce any information contained on this Web Site should be addressed to General Counsel, HEALTHPOINT Ltd. HEALTHPOINT hereby reserves all rights not expressly granted to you.
Nothing in these Terms shall be interrupted as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right of HEALTHPOINT or any third party, except upon the express written consent of HEALTHPOINT.
Changes in Service
HEALTHPOINT may modify, suspend, discontinue, restrict the use of, charge for or make free all or any portion of this Web Site at any time and without notice or liability.
Disclaimers/Limitations on Liability
HEALTHPOINT makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency, or adequacy of any information, facts, views, opinions, statements, and recommendations contained in this Web Site. Reference to any product, process, publication, or service of any third party by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement or recommendation by HEALTHPOINT. Users are responsible for seeking the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the information, opinions, advice, or content available on this Web Site.
The Internet may be subject to breaches of security. HEALTHPOINT is not responsible for any resulting damage to any user's computer from any such security breach, or from any virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction. HEALTHPOINT makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the suitability, functionality, availability, or operation of this Web Site. HEALTHPOINT is not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the Internet including other World Wide Web sites to which this Web Site may be linked or from which this Web Site may be accessed. Users are requested to inform HEALTHPOINT of any errors or inappropriate material found on sites to which this Web Site is or may be linked. HEALTHPOINT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate a link with any Web Site which it deems inappropriate or inconsistent with this Web Site.
HEALTHPOINT SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREON.
IN NO EVENT WILL HEALTHPOINT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEB SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS TECHNICAL OPERATION OR ITS CONTENT, EVEN IF HEALTHPOINT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
General Provisions
HEALTHPOINT may alter, suspend, or discontinue the Web Site at any time for any reason without notice or cause. The Web Site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment.
HEALTHPOINT may deny or terminate the permission granted under these Terms at any time for any reason without giving you notice.
Access to this Web Site may be monitored. The requesting URL, the machine originating the request, and the time of the request may be logged for access statistics and security purposes. Use of this Web Site constitutes consent to such monitoring and HEALTHPOINT's reuse of such collected information.
By using this Web Site, you agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend HEALTHPOINT from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and all costs and expenses of defense, including but not limited to attorneys' fees, resulting directly or indirectly from a claim by a third party that is based on your use of this Web Site in violation of these terms.
Any communications you send to this site or otherwise to HEALTHPOINT are on a nonconfidential basis, and HEALTHPOINT is under no obligation to refrain from reproducing, publishing, or otherwise using them in any way or for any purpose. HEALTHPOINT shall be free to use the content of any such communications, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose including developing, manufacturing and/or marketing goods or services.
These terms shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of laws principals. In the event any of these terms are invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms shall be unaffected by such invalidity or unenforceability. In addition, the invalid and unenforceable term shall be substituted with valid and enforceable terms that, to the extent possible, carry out the intent of the parties hereto.
Mandatory Arbitration
Any disputes, controversies, or claims arising out of the Terms and/or use of the Web Site shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. All such arbitration shall be on an individual basis and shall not be combined with the arbitration of any other party. The exclusive venue for any such arbitration shall be in Fort Worth, Texas, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction thereof.
Any arbitration proceeding must be filed within one (1) year after the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the cause of action; otherwise the cause shall be barred.
PRIVACY POLICY
Healthpoint Privacy Policy
Personal information requested to enter this Web Site has been kept to a minimum and Healthpoint will take steps to maintain such information securely and in confidence.
Healthpoint will use your personal data for the proper operation and functioning of the Web Site. The data will be used for administration purposes by being held on a database so that we have a record of our users' details (including course and viewing history) and so that we can monitor the number of people accessing the Web Site. We will also use your personal data for verification and security purposes. For example, you will be issued a password when you first register with the Web Site which you may be asked for when you revisit it.
The personal information that you provide to us will be held on a central database by Healthpoint. From time to time, we may also transfer your personal information to carefully selected third parties ("agents") in order to ensure the proper functioning of the Web Site. It may also be necessary to employ a third party organization to manage the database in which your data is contained. This will involve the transfer of your data to that organization in order for it to administer the database on our behalf.
Your continued use of this Web Site indicates your consent to Healthpoint and/or its agents using your personal data for the purposes outlined in these Terms.
The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) Privacy Policy
(Applicable to CMf Content)
At the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME), we recognize and respect the importance of maintaining the privacy of our customers and members. As a result, we abide by a strict privacy policy.
NACCME pledges always to respect the privacy and anonymity of its users, including survey participants. The information (the names, email addresses or any other contact information, personal or medical data) provided to us by our visitors in their registrations and communications with us is securely stored and not shared with any third party. NACCME is committed to working with the Internet community in cultivating and maintaining trust between all its members.
This privacy policy addresses NACCME's practices regarding information collected directly from or through the site it doesn't address or govern any information gathering, use or dissemination practices related to information collected other than directly from or through this site, including, without limitation, from or via telephone, facsimile, postal mail, personal delivery, or other offline means or media.
We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement and user terms and conditions whenever interacting with any other web site.
Subject to the above provisions, by using this web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by us and the terms of this privacy policy.