Terms of Use Statement
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions which apply to
the use by you of the MCMS Sites and any other subscription product
or service offered by Maricopa County Medical Society("MCMS"). The right
to use any product or service offered by MCMS is personal to you and
is not transferable to any other person or entity.
Definitions.
The "MCMS Sites" shall mean all areas and any subscription or other
paid products and services offered or available on the interactive online
service operated by MCMS on the World Wide Web. The MCMS Sites consist
of information services and content provided by MCMS, affiliates of
MCMS and third parties. The term "Community Areas" means the bulletin
boards, chat rooms and other user participatory areas on the MCMS Sites.
General.
MCMS shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any
aspect or feature of the MCMS Sites including, but not limited to, the
Community Areas, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed
for access or use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions
shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given
by means including but not limited to, posting on the Community Areas
a revised version of this Agreement or notification by electronic mail.
Any use by you of the Community Areas after such notice shall conclusively
be deemed to be acceptance by you of such changes, modifications, additions
or deletions. You agree to review the terms and conditions of this Agreement
periodically to be aware of such revisions.
Use of the MCMS Sites and the Community Areas.
The Community Areas shall be used for lawful purposes only. No material
shall be posted on or transmitted through the Community Areas which
violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is
unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity
rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable,
which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, gives
rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any law. No conduct shall
be undertaken that, in MCMS's judgment, restricts or inhibits any other
user from using or enjoying the Community Areas. Advertising or commercial
solicitation may be posted on or transmitted through the Community Areas
but only with MCMS's express prior approval and only if the advertising
or commercial solicitation complies with all conditions imposed by MCMS.
The MCMS Sites and the Community Areas contain copyrighted material,
trademarks and other proprietary information including text, software,
photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of
the MCMS Sites are copyrighted as a collective work under the United
States copyright laws. MCMS is the owner of the copyright in the entire
MCMS Sites. MCMS owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement
and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original
to it. Each third party content provider owns the copyright in content
original to it. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate
in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit
the content of the MCMS Sites or any portion of it. Except as otherwise
expressly permitted under copyright law, you may not copy, redistribute,
publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the MCMS
Sites without the express permission of MCMS and the copyright owner.
In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication
of material from the MCMS Sites, no changes in or deletion of author
attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice shall be made. You
acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading
copyrighted material. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
you agree that any text, photo, graphic, audio, and/or video on the
MCMS Sites owned by the outside entities shall not be broadcast, rewritten
for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly
in any media. Neither these materials nor any portion thereof may be
stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. AP
will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions
therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof
or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.
You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the Community
Areas any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary
right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright,
trademark or other proprietary right. You are responsible for determining
that such material is not protected by copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting
from any infringement of copyright, trademark or other proprietary right,
or any other harm resulting from any uploading, posting or submission.
You hereby grant to MCMS. and their respective affiliates the worldwide,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license
to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative
works from, distribute, perform and display any message posted in the
Community Areas and/or any e-mail sent by you to MCMS (in whole or in
part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or
technology now known or later developed.
You may not (i) select or use a member name or e-mail address of another
person with the intention of impersonating that person; (ii) use a member
name or e-mail address of anyone else without authorization; (iii) use
a member name in violation of the intellectual property rights of any
person; or (iv) use a member name that MCMS considers to be offensive.
You shall provide MCMS with accurate, complete and updated information
provided by you at the time of registration.
The MCMS Sites contain links to other web sites, resources and advertisers.
MCMS is not responsible for the availability of these external sites
nor does it endorse or is it responsible for the contents, advertising,
products or other materials made available on or through such external
sites. Under no circumstances shall MCMS be held responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to
have been caused to a user in connection with the use of or reliance
on any content, goods or services available on such external site. You
should direct any concerns to such external site's administrator or
webmaster.
You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone,
computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of
the MCMS Sites and Community Areas and all charges related thereto.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 3 are for the benefit of
MCMS, its affiliates, developers, third party content providers and
licensors, and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such
provisions directly on its own behalf.
MCMS has carefully designed the MCMS Sites with the purpose of delivering
certain content to users in a particular format and with a particular
appearance. No third party shall have the right to utilize the content
of the MCMS Sites in any way that interferes with that purpose. In particular,
MCMS prohibits any party from displaying the content on the MCMS Sites
in any format where third party advertising or other materials that
MCMS did not authorize is viewed or viewable together with MCMS's proprietary
content.
Monitoring.
MCMS shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the
content of the Community Areas to determine compliance with this Agreement
and any other operating rules that may be established by MCMS from time
to time. MCMS shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse
to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the Community
Areas. Without limiting the foregoing, the MCMS shall have the right,
but not the obligation, to remove any material that MCMS, in its sole
discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof, otherwise
objectionable or stale. Notwithstanding this right of MCMS, users shall
remain solely responsible for the content of their messages. You acknowledge
and agree that neither MCMS nor any of its affiliates or developers
shall assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by MCMS
with respect to any conduct within the Community Areas or any communication
or posting on the Community Areas.
Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE COMMUNITY AREAS AND THE MCMS SITES
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER MCMS, ITS AFFILIATES OR DEVELOPERS NOR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS
OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE MCMS SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR
FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM USE OF THE MCMS SITES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT
OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE MCMS SITES
OR THE COMMUNITY AREAS.
THE MCMS SITES AND THE COMMUNITY AREAS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS",
"AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER
THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
THE DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 5 APPLY TO
ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR
BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MCMS IS NOT LIABLE
FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD
PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY
WITH YOU.
IN NO EVENT WILL MCMS OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING,
DEVELOPING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MCMS SITES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MCMS SITES OR OUT OF THE BREACH
OF ANY WARRANTY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION 5 SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON THE MCMS SITES AND/OR THE COMMUNITY
AREAS. MCMS'S LIABILITY TO USERS, IF ANY, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO MCMS.
MCMS NEITHER ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY
OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT ON THE MCMS SITES, NOR FOR ANY OFFENSIVE,
DEFAMATORY OR OBSCENE POSTING MADE ON THE COMMUNITY AREAS BY ANYONE
OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED TINM EMPLOYEE SPOKESPERSONS WHILE ACTING IN THEIR
OFFICIAL CAPACITIES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL MCMS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH
EITHER THE CONTENT ON THE MCMS SITES AND/OR ANY POSTINGS ON THE COMMUNITY
AREAS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS
OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE MCMS SITES AND/OR THE COMMUNITY AREAS. PLEASE SEEK THE ADVICE
OF PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, REGARDING THE EVALUATION OF ANY SPECIFIC
INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO FINANCIAL, HEALTH, OR LIFESTYLE INFORMATION, OPINION, ADVICE OR OTHER
CONTENT.
MCMS DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED THROUGH THE MCMS SITES AND WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY
WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS
OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE
THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT,YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT
AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. MCMS MAKES PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
AVAILABLE ON THE MCMS SITES WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER
THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY SECURITY OR INVESTMENT,
YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR BROKER OR OTHER FINANCIAL ADVISOR
TO VERIFY PRICING AND OTHER INFORMATION. NEITHER TINM NOR ITS THIRD
PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS
BASED UPON, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM, THE CONTENT PROVIDED HEREIN.
NEITHER MCMS NOR ITS THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS GUARANTEE OR WARRANT
THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION.
NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE MCMS SITES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS INVESTMENT
ADVICE. MCMS IS NOT A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR
AND DOES NOT GIVE INVESTMENT ADVICE OR RECOMMEND ONE PRODUCT OVER ANOTHER.
Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless MCMS, its affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from
and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising
out of the use by you of the MCMS Sites and/or the Community Areas.
Termination.
MCMS shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement
with respect to any user which MCMS, in its sole discretion, considers
to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you of this Agreement.
Trademarks. All trademarks appearing on the MCMS Sites are the property
of their respective owners, including, in some instances, MCMS.
Privacy.
The MCMS Sites collect no personally identifying information about
you except when specifically and knowingly provided by you. An adult
user's personally identifying information will not be transferred to
any other party unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. (See
below regarding personally identifying information about and from children)
Your personally identifying information may be used by MCMS for editorial
purposes. MCMS may also use such information provided by adult users
for promotional and marketing purposes. You have the ability to stop
your information being used for marketing and promotional purposes by
sending an e-mail request to MCMS at no_promote@medical-society.com.
Any personally identifying information collected by MCMS from children
is used for editorial participation and feedback purposes, together
with any other purposes that will be describe where the information
is collected, and will not be transferred to any third party.
Many of the MCMS Sites's place a "cookie" in the browser files of
your computer. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifying
information. Although the cookie could enable MCMS to relate your use
of the MCMS Sites to information that you have specifically and knowingly
provided, You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personal
information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the Community Areas,
that information can be collected and used by others and may result
in unsolicited messages from other posters or parties.
Subscription Services; Products.
Products and Other Services. With respect to products and services
offered for sale by MCMS and third parties or through the MCMS Sites:
you shall be informed of all terms of the offer, including but not limited
to pricing, methods of payment, shipping and handling, credit card information,
sales tax, return and refund policies and applicable privacy policies
on the screen where you make the purchase.
Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any operating rules for the MCMS Sites and the
Community Areas established by MCMS constitute the entire agreement
of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede
all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect
to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to its conflict
of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder
shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach
or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only
and shall not be given any legal import.
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