TERMS OF USE
This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Pulmcast (the “author”) and “you,” the user of this web site (the “site”). Access to, use of and/or browsing of the site is provided subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. By accessing, using and/or browsing the site, you hereby agree to these terms and conditions.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT THE AUTHOR’S LIABILITY TO YOU. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS USING, ACCESSING AND/OR BROWSING THE SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND TO EACH AND EVERY TERM AND CONDITION SET FORTH HEREIN, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT USE, ACCESS AND/OR BROWSE THE SITE.
BY ENTERING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THAT THE PROVISIONS, DISCLOSURES AND DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE, AND THAT YOUR AGREEMENT TO FOLLOW AND BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF FRAUD, DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE EXERCISED UPON YOU BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY.
MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER
Information provided here is for medical education only. We do not guarantee the accuracy or validity of the information we present. Our content is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. Further, we do not necessarily recommend our opinions to be translated into clinical medicine.
Using, accessing and/or browsing the Site and/or providing personal or medical information to the Author does not create a physician-patient relationship between you and the Author. Nothing contained in the Site is intended to create a physician-patient relationship, to replace the services of a licensed, trained physician or health professional or to be a substitute for medical advice of a physician or trained health professional licensed in your state. You should not rely on anything contained in the Site, and you should consult a physician licensed in your state in all matters relating to your health. You hereby agree that you shall not make any health or medical related decision based in whole or in part on anything contained in the Site.
We will often post links to other information on the web, but this does not necessarily imply endorsement. We do not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the content contained in these sites.
If you feel that anything on our website is misrepresented, inaccurate or out of place, please let us know immediately and we will work to correct the issue.
PATIENT DATA DISCLAIMER
There are NO real life patient data on this website. We do not write or “blog” about real patients. All case descriptions are fictional, similar to the descriptions you can find in a multiple choice questions textbook for board exam preparation. Any similarities to real people is pure coincidental.
Please report any suspected HIPAA violations to Pulmcast@gmail.com.
PRIVACY DISCLAIMER
This web site does not collect any personal information about its visitors and readers. The use of this web site is logged by visitors statistics software such as Google Analytics or SiteMeter . This enables us to know, for example, the country of origin of a user, and which external site has referred someone to this web site.This information is kept permanently for use in web site administration and research. It is kept secure and confidential and is only used by web site staff.
Your personal contact information (i.e., email address, name) is used only for direct communication between the author and you. We will not sell or redistribute your information in any way.
FINANCIAL, LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This is a private web site receiving no funds from a third party. It is hosted by Squarespace Inc. We have no financial interests in generating our content. You hereby acknowledge that nothing contained in the Site shall constitute financial, investment, legal and/or other professional advice and that no professional relationship of any kind is created between you and the Author. You hereby agree that you shall not make any financial, investment, legal and/or other decision based in whole or in part on anything contained in the Site.
ADVERTISING POLICY
This web site may display advertising through the Google AdSense program (automatically generated) or other parties. The inclusion of third party advertisements does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, warranty, or recommendation. The author makes every effort to distinguish advertisement, if present, from the editorial content by appropriate labeling.
INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
All opinions expressed here are those of their author(s) and not of their employer.
Any opinions of the Author on the Site are or have been rendered based on specific facts, under certain conditions, and subject to certain assumptions, and may not and should not be used or relied upon for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, for use in or in connection with any legal proceeding.
The Information may be changed without notice and is not guaranteed to be complete, correct, timely, current or up-to-date. Similar to any printed materials, the Information may become out-of-date. The Author undertakes no obligation to update any Information on the Site; provided, however, that the Author may update the Information at any time without notice in the Author?s sole and absolute discretion. The Author reserves the right to make alterations or deletions to the Information at any time without notice.
This web site may contain links to third party web sites. These links do not represent a guarantee, warranty, or recommendation by the authors of this web site or an indication of any affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of such third party web sites.
POSTING GUIDELINES
This web site has an open comment policy. Please consider your comments carefully and do not include anything you would prefer to keep private. By uploading or otherwise making available any information to the Author in the form of user generated comments, you grant the Author the unlimited and perpetual right to distribute, display, publish, reproduce, reuse and copy the information contained therein.
You may not impersonate any person through the Site. You may not post content that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, fraudulent, or otherwise unlawful. All user comments that violate our terms will be deleted.
MODERATION
Our blog is moderated by volunteers. Internet users posting comments on this blog should not be considered as health professionals.
Complementarity
Comments posted on this Blog should be designed to support, but NOT replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
Confidentiality
We remind you that everyone can read and use your comments. Please post carefully.
Validity
Internet users commenting on the Site must post information that is true and correct to their knowledge. We invite users to provide resources on health/medical claims when possible and relevant.
DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES
The Information made available at the Site is provided on an ?AS IS? and ?AS AVAILABLE? basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title, noninfringement, and implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Author makes no warranty, representation or guaranty as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the Information, that the Information may be relied upon for any reason or that the Information will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects can or will be corrected.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Author makes no representations or warranties with respect to any Information offered or provided within or through the Site regarding treatment of medical conditions, action, or application of medication.
Under no circumstances, as a result of your use of the Site, will the Author be liable to you or to any other person for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, consequential or other damages under any legal theory, including, without limitation, tort, contract, strict liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Author shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the Site for:
1. damages as a result of lost profits, loss of good will, work stoppage, failure of performance, delays in operation or transmission, non-delivery of information, deletions of files, mistakes, defects, errors, interruptions or computer failure or malfunction;
2. any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by the Author?s actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond the Author?s control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the Information;
3. any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the Information; or
4. any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the Information.
RESERVATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Site is protected by United States copyright laws. The Author hereby reserves any and all intellectual property rights in the Site.
AGE RESTRICTION
The Site is intended for persons eighteen (18) years or older. Persons under the age of eighteen (18) should not access, use and/or browse the Site.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold the Author 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 this 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.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
You hereby acknowledge that this Agreement represents the entire understanding between you and the Author concerning your use of the Site and the Information contained therein.
MODIFICATION
The Author may, in the Author?s sole and absolute discretion, modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement in whole or in party at any time for any reason without any notice to you, whether prior or otherwise. Such modified terms and conditions shall supersede these terms and conditions and shall become binding when published online on the Site.
WAIVER
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.
