Website Terms of Use

Thank you for visiting this Cleveland Clinic Website, doing business as ClevelandClinicHealth.com.  By accessing, browsing and/or using web pages or other digital content in this site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the following terms of use.

MEDICAL DISCLAIMER.  IF THIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE IMEDIATELY CALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL (911) TO GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.  DO NOT RELY ON ELECTRONIC COMMUNICIATIONS OR THIS WEBSITE FOR ASSISTANCE IN REGARD TO YOUR IMMEDIATE, URGENT MEDICAL NEEDS. THIS WEBSITE IS NOT DESIGNED TO FACILITATE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. CLEVELAND CLINIC CANNOT GUARANTEE RESPONSE TIMES IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS WEBSITE IN THE EVENT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

CONSENT. You agree that your use of the ClevelandClinicHealth.com Website and any uses of any services or materials are subject to your agreement with the Website Terms of Use, Copyright, Reprint & Licensing Policy, and the Website Privacy Policy. You agree that you will not violate any local, state, federal or international laws in using this Website or accessing any Material on this Website.

SITE ACCESS. ClevelandClinicHealth.com reserves the right to prohibit, restrict or discontinue your access to certain pages within the Website if you violate any terms of this agreement. ClevelandClinicHealth.com may modify these Terms of Use at any time without notice. The modified terms of use will be effective upon posting on our Website. To remain in compliance, ClevelandClinicHealth.com suggests that you review the Terms of Use, as well as the other Website policies listed above, at regular intervals. 

SECURITY.  ClevelandClinicHealth.com is an educational site. Please note that generally our forms and comments boxes requesting personal information (name, address, email address, etc.) are neither secure nor encrypted. The products/services on eCleveland Clinic Secure Online Services provide secure and encrypted transmission over the Internet, including, but not limited to MyChart, MyConsult, MyPractice Community, and DrConnect. Additionally, web appointment requests forms and web contact requests forms provide secure and encrypted transmission over the Internet.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.  THIS WEBSITE’S MATERIALS, SERVICES AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  ClevelandClinicHealth.com makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this Website, or the content, products and/or services, included therein. To the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, ClevelandClinicHealth.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and/or infringement. When using this Website, information will be transmitted over a medium that is beyond the control of ClevelandClinicHealth.com. ALTHOUGH OUR HEALTH INFORMATION CONTENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, CLEVELANDCLINICHEALTH.COM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT CLEVELANDCLINICHEALTH.COM DOES NOT OPERATE OR CONTROL THE INTERNET AND THEREFORE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR FREE OF TECHNOLOGY DOWNTIMES OR UNAVAILABILITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT CLEVELANDCLINICHEALTH.COM CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE AGAINST VIRUSES, WORMS, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED USERS OR HACKERS ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THIS SITE. USERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OR INTENTIONAL INTRUSION, OR OF ANY DELAY, FAILURE, INTERRUPTION, OR CORRUPTON OF DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE. 

ClevelandClinicHealth.com is not responsible for data, messages or pages lost, not delivered or misdirected because of interruptions or performance issues with the internet. The timeliness of data received is not guaranteed. Delays or omissions may occur.

ClevelandClinicHealth.com also reserves the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue this site, any page, or any functionality on this Website at any time and without notice.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL CLEVELANDCLINICHEALTH.COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR MONETARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING FEES, AND PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS SITE OR CONNECTIVITY TO OR FROM THIS SITE TO ANY OTHER SITE.

POLICY CHANGES. THE POLICIES OF ClevelandClinicHealth.com  MAY BE UPDATED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND EACH TIME A USER ACCESSES ClevelandClinicHealth.com, THE NEW POLICY WILL GOVERN USAGE, EFFECTIVE UPON POSTING. To remain in compliance, ClevelandClinicHealth.com suggests that you review the Website policies, at regular intervals. By accessing this Website after such new terms are posted, you accept and agree to any and all such modifications to ClevelandClinicHealth.com Policies.

GOVERNING LAW. You agree that any claim or dispute relating to the ClevelandClinicHealth.com Website or your use or reliance on this Website shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The parties agree to be bound and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the local, state or federal courts located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 

USER NAME AND PASSWORD. In the event you access any Service requiring a User Name and Password, you are solely responsible for keeping such User Name and Password strictly confidential.

CHILDREN. Accept as otherwise indicated, ClevelandClinicHealth.com does not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information from children under age 18. The content of our Website is directed at adults, and therefore this site is intended for use only by adults over the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please consult a parent or guardian for help in using this Website.

INBOUND LINKS. You may not, under any circumstances, establish a link to the ClevelandClinicHealth.com Website without the express written consent of the General Counsel of Cleveland Clinic, including but not limited to deep linking.

EXTERNAL LINKS. Please note that pages of this site may be linked to other sites which may have different terms of use. ClevelandClinicHealth.com does not own, control, manage, supervise, direct or otherwise have any involvement in the business or affairs of any third party site. ClevelandClinicHealth.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of the third party site. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. ClevelandClinicHealth.com encourages you to be aware when you are leaving the ClevelandClinicHealth.com site to read the privacy statements of each and every Website that you visit before providing any personally identifiable information.

TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS. All trademarks, service marks, and logos or copyrights displayed and used in this site are the property of their respective owners. Nothing in this site should be construed as granting any right or license to use any Trademark without the written permission of its owner.

PRIVACY. Please read the full text of our Website Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about our Terms of Use, please contact our Webmaster.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.

This document was last updated on: July 9, 2009

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