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1. Binding Agreement.
Please review the following Medical Week Web Site Use Agreement
("Agreement") in its entirety before using Colorectal Cancer Week
or any of the Medical Week Web Sites. This Agreement between Medical
Week, L.L.C. ("We", "Us" or "Our") and you as a user of a Medical
Week Web Site ("You" or "Your") governs your use of any Medical
Week Web Site, including, without limitation, all content such
as text, information, images, applications and audio (collectively,
"Content") and all services ("Services") made available to you
through this Medical Week Web Site (this Site and the Content
and Services are collectively referred to herein as the "Site")
by us and/or third parties.
This Agreement is a binding
legal document that defines your rights and obligations relative
to your use of this Site. In addition, if you have gained access
to this Site as a member of a group, practice, hospital or other
organization ("Organization"), your use in this Site may be subject
to additional terms and conditions agreed to by your Organization
and us. You indicate your conclusive acceptance of this Agreement
by using this Site in any manner whatsoever. If you do not agree
to this Agreement, please do not access or use this Site in any
manner whatsoever.
As provided elsewhere
in this Agreement, we may revise this Agreement or this Site at
any time in our sole discretion without notice. We will post the
revised Agreement on this Site and such revised Agreement shall
be effective immediately upon its posting. You agree you will
periodically review this Agreement for changes when using this
Site. If at any time you do not agree to the revisions we make
in this Agreement or this Site, you should no longer access or
use this Site in any manner whatsoever.
2. Your Use of Content.
The Content consists of copyrighted works proprietary to us or
to third parties who have provided us with Content ("Content Providers.")
You may download and print a single copy of the Content solely
for your use in connection with your internal non-commercial use.
Any Content you download or print may not be altered in any way
and must contain all copyright and proprietary rights notices
that were contained in such Content. ANY UNAUTHORIZED OR UNAPPROVED
USE OF ANY OF THE CONTENT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND
SUBJECTS YOU TO ALL CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR
UNDER DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAWS AND TREATIES.
3. Intellectual Property
Ownership. You agree that we (or our Content Providers) own
all worldwide rights, titles and interests in and to the Site
and all intellectual property rights therein. You may create a
bookmark in your browser to the home page of the Site. Otherwise,
you may not create a link to the Site without our prior written
approval. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are
reserved to us. No other rights or licenses, whether express,
implied, arising by estoppel, or otherwise are conveyed or intended
by this Agreement.
4. Secured Access.
The Site is intended by us to require a userID and password
to access and use. You are solely responsible for maintaining
the strict confidentiality of the userIDs, passwords and codes
(collectively, "IDs") we assign to you and any charges, damages,
or losses that may be incurred or suffered as a result of your
failure to do so. We are not liable for any harm related to the
theft of your IDs, your disclosure of your IDs, or your authorization
to allow another person or entity to access and use the Site using
your IDs. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized
use of your IDs or other need to deactivate an ID due to security
concerns.
5. Advertisements and
Links. The Site contains announcements placed by or on behalf
of third parties. These announcements may contain links to other
web sites. For your convenience, we provide links on our Site
to third party web sites. These third party web sites are not
under our control and we are not responsible for such third party
web sites. UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED BY US, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND
OR ENDORSE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WEB SITES OF ANY THIRD
PARTIES OR MAKE ANY DETERMINATION WHETHER ANY SUCH PRODUCT, SERVICE,
OR WEB SITE MAY BE EITHER NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
6. Outside the United
States; Jurisdiction. Our corporate headquarters is in Vero
Beach, Florida, in the United States of America. We make no claims
that the Site is appropriate for access or use outside the U.S.
Your access and/or use of our Site outside the U.S. is at your
own risk, and you are responsible for compliance with the laws
of your jurisdiction. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction
for any dispute with us, or in any way relating to your access
or use of the Site, resides in the courts of the State of Florida
and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of
personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Florida in
connection with any such dispute including any claim involving
us or agents, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication
providers and content providers. This Agreement is governed by
the substantive laws of the State of Florida, without respect
to its conflict of laws principles.
7. Fees and Payment
Terms. Your use of the Site is subject to payment of a subscription
fee.
8. Access. All user
information provided to us, including without limitation the information
on the enrollment forms, must be current, accurate and complete.
You are allowed to access and use the Site subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and as may be revised from time
to time by us in our sole discretion. If we at any time discover
any error or omission in the information you provide to us, we
reserve the right to terminate your right to access.
9. Medical Disclaimers.
The Content available through the Site is for informational and
educational purposes only and is not a substitute for the professional
judgment of the health care professional in diagnosing and treating
patients. We do not give medical advice, nor do we provide medical
or diagnostic services. Your reliance upon Content obtained by
you at or through the Site is solely at your own risk.
10. General Disclaimers.
THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS" BASIS,
AND YOUR USE THEREOF IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR WARRANTIES ARISING BY
COURSE OF DEALING OR CUSTOM OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY THAT ANY CONTENT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, APPROPRIATE,
RELIABLE, OR TIMELY. WE ALSO MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
THAT YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (1) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, (2) IS FREE OF VIRUSES, UNAUTHORIZED CODE, OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR (3) IS COMPLETELY SECURE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS YOU BELIEVE NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE
TO PROTECT YOU AGAINST ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS OR HAZARD THAT
MAY ARISE BY VIRTUE OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE. Some jurisdictions
do not permit the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties.
Therefore, only if required by applicable law, some or all of
the exclusions or limitations above may not apply to you. You
may have other rights from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
11. Exclusion of Damages.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY OTHER ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS AND LOST BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT RESULT
FROM OR RELATE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER TO (1) YOUR USE OF THE
SITE, OR RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT, OR (2) ERRORS, INACCURACIES,
OMISSIONS, DEFECTS, UNTIMELINESS, SECURITY BREACHES, OR ANY OTHER
FAILURE TO PERFORM BY US OR OUR CONTENT PROVIDERS. THE FOREGOING
EXCLUSION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some jurisdictions do not
permit the exclusion of certain types of damages. Therefore, only
if required by applicable law, some or all of the exclusions above
may not apply to you. You may have other rights from jurisdiction
to jurisdiction.
12. Limitation of Liability.
IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE SHOULD
HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS, HARM
OR DAMAGE, YOU AND WE AGREE THAT SUCH LIABILITY SHALL UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEED THE LESSER OF $20 OR THE FEES YOU OR YOUR
ORGANIZATION PAID US DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
THE DAY THE ACT OR OMISSION OCCURRED THAT GAVE RISE TO YOUR CLAIM.
YOU AND WE AGREE THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS
AN AGREED ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND US AND REFLECTS THE
FEES, IF ANY, WE CHARGE YOU TO USE THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD
NOT PROVIDE THE SITE TO YOU.
13. Indemnity. You
agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless against any losses,
expenses, costs or damages (including our reasonable attorneys'
fees, expert fees' and other reasonable costs of litigation) arising
from, incurred as a result of, or in any manner related to (1)
your breach of the terms of this Agreement, (2) your unauthorized
or unlawful use of the Site, and (3) the unauthorized or unlawful
use of the Site by any other person using your IDs.
14. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and us
relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any other
oral or written communications relating thereto. This Agreement
may not be amended or supplemented by (1) any purchase order or
similar form originated by you relating to the subject matter
hereof, or (2) statements of any of our employees. We reserve
the right to make changes to this Agreement at any time without
advance notice. We agree to post all amended forms of this Agreement
on the Site and such amended forms shall be effective immediately
upon its posting. It is at all times your responsibility to read
the most current form of this Agreement before using the Site
to ensure that you agree to the terms and conditions of any amendments
made to this Agreement. You agree that these standards for notice
of amendments to this Agreement are reasonable. This Agreement
does not affect or replace any agreement that is entered into
by your Organization with us.
15. Termination.
Your right to access and use the Site immediately terminates without
further notice upon your breach of this Agreement. We may terminate
this Agreement and your right to access and use the Site at any
time, with or without cause. You may terminate this Agreement
by providing us with written notice of your termination and ceasing
to use or access the Site. We reserve the right to discontinue
or make changes to the Site at any time.
Revised April 2, 2001.
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